May 1, 2007, Introduced by Rep. Stakoe and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 2005 PA 280, entitled
"Corridor improvement authority act,"
by amending section 5 (MCL 125.2875).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5. A development area shall only be established in a
municipality and shall comply with all of the following criteria:
(a) Be adjacent to a road classified as an arterial or
collector according to the federal highway administration manual
"Highway Functional Classification - Concepts, Criteria and
Procedures".
(b) Contain at least 10 contiguous parcels or at least 5
contiguous acres.
(c) More than 1/2 of the existing ground floor square footage
in the development area is classified as commercial real property
under section 34c of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL
211.34c.
(d) Residential use, commercial use, or industrial use has
been allowed and conducted under the zoning ordinance or conducted
in the entire development area, for the immediately preceding 30
years.
(e)
Is presently served by municipal water and sewer.
(e) (f)
Zoned to allow for mixed use that
includes high-
density residential use.
(f) (g)
The municipality agrees to all of
the following:
(i) To expedite the local permitting and inspection process in
the development area.
(ii) To modify its master plan to provide for walkable
nonmotorized interconnections, including sidewalks and streetscapes
throughout the development area.