HOUSE BILL No. 5727


     May 4, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Gilbert, Richardville, Hager, Ehardt, DeRossett, LaSata and Tabor and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development.


        A bill to amend 1921 PA 207, entitled

   "City and village zoning act,"

   by amending section 12 (MCL 125.592).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec.  12.  (1) A zoning ordinance or zoning decision shall

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      not have the effect of totally prohibiting the establishment of a

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      land use within a city or village in the presence of a demon-

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      strated need for that land use within either the city or village

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      or the surrounding area within the state, unless a location

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      within the city or village does not exist where the use may be

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      appropriately located or THE use is unlawful.

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           (2) A CITY OR VILLAGE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE MORE

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      THAN 20% OF THE CITY'S OR VILLAGE'S DWELLING UNITS LOCATED WITHIN

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      MOBILE HOME PARKS.




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           Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take

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      effect unless all of the following bills of the 90th Legislature

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      are enacted into law:

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           (a) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5729  (request

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      no. 04683'99 *).

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           (b) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. 5728  (request

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      no. 06093'00).










































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