Michigan Code — PLANNING.HOUSING.AND.ZONING
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- § 125.11. Regional planning; definitions.
- § 125.12. Regional planning commission; creation; service by members of county board of commissioners.
- § 125.13. Regional planning commissions; limit of jurisdiction.
- § 125.14. Regional planning commission; per diem allowance and mileage; reimbursement for actual expenses.
- § 125.15. Regional planning commissions; chairman; rules of procedure; records.
- § 125.16. Regional planning commissions; director and employees.
- § 125.17. Aid from governmental agencies.
- § 125.18. Appointment of advisory committees or councils.
- § 125.19. Regional planning commission; powers; annual report; service charge to local governmental unit.
- § 125.20. Access to records and information.
- § 125.21. Local subdivisions; adoption of plans of regional commission.
- § 125.22. Local subdivisions; allocation of funds.
- § 125.23. Regional planning commission; acceptance of gifts and grants; disposition of funds received from governmental agencies; restrictions.
- § 125.24. Transfer of functions to regional council of government; vote required; grants-in-aid.
- § 125.25. Research studies and plans; review by office of planning coordination.
- § 125.51. Municipal planning commission; authorization to certify plats; estimate of time period for land acquisitions.
- § 125.52. Adoption by legislative body; notice before consideration; modifications; disapproval; failure to report within 30 days deemed approval.
- § 125.53. Amendments or modifications; notice of consideration; approval.
- § 125.54. Building permits, granting; public hearing.
- § 125.55. Outside lines shown by appropriate symbols on maps.
- § 125.71. Legislative findings and declaration.
- § 125.72. Definitions.
- § 125.73. Powers of municipality.
- § 125.74. Plans, statements, and actions as requirements and conditions for exercise of powers; plans to be adopted by local legislative body; designation of district areas; provisions governing citizens' district councils; consultation between local official and citizens' district council; record; notice of zoning change, hearing, or condemnation proceedings; public hearing; information; coordinating council on community redevelopment; adoption of development plan; compliance; information on housing available to displaced families and individuals; conditions to determination of blighted area; notice of approval or disapproval of development plan.
- § 125.74a. Racial segregation in housing; consultation and assistance of state civil rights commission.
- § 125.75. Rehabilitation of blighted areas; acquisition of property; proceedings under power of eminent domain; condemnation; dispossession.
- § 125.75a. Rehabilitation of blighted areas; urban renewal plat.
- § 125.76. Acquisition of property; jurisdiction of public agencies.
- § 125.77a. Municipal bonds or notes.
- § 125.77b. General obligation bonds of municipality; purpose; resolution; pledge of full faith and credit; “cost of any project” and “net project cost” defined; issuance and sale of bonds; maximum amount; designation and approval of bonds; legislative determination; assessed value of real and personal property; validation of actions and bonds; limitation on time of sale; provisions governing bonds.
- § 125.77c. Tax revenues.
- § 125.78. Loans and grants; acceptance, federal assistance, conditions; labor wages and standards.
- § 125.79. Modification of plan; hearing.
- § 125.80. Work done in accordance with plan.
- § 125.81. Designation of administrative agency.
- § 125.82. Action by ordinance or resolution; validation of prior actions.
- § 125.83. Powers deemed additional.
- § 125.84. Urban renewal projects.
- § 125.131. Short title.
- § 125.133. Definitions.
- § 125.135. Joint planning commission; approval of agreement to establish; specifications; phased transfer.
- § 125.137. Transfer of powers and duties.
- § 125.139. Adoption of ordinance by municipality; notice of intent to file petition; petition subject to certain laws; referendum.
- § 125.141. Conduct of business at public meeting; writings subject to freedom of information act.
- § 125.143. Allocation of land; conditions.
- § 125.241. Transfer of responsibility for review and approval of county zoning ordinances.
- § 125.311. Annexed property to village; continuation of zoning regulation.
- § 125.401. Short title; scope of act.
- § 125.402. Housing law of Michigan; definitions.
- § 125.402a. Enforcing agency; definition.
- § 125.407. Sewer connections and water supply.
- § 125.408. Minimum requirements; law not to be modified.
- § 125.409. State board of health; authority.
- § 125.410. Time for compliance.
- § 125.465. Public halls in multiple dwellings; lighting; exit lights.
- § 125.466. Water closets in cellars.
- § 125.467. Water closet accommodations.
- § 125.468. Basement and cellar rooms.
- § 125.469. Joint use of kitchen by more than one family prohibited.
- § 125.470. Water closets and sinks; floors under and around.
- § 125.471. Repairs and drainage.
- § 125.472. Water supply.
- § 125.473. Catch-basins.
- § 125.474. Cleanliness of dwellings.
- § 125.475. Multiple dwellings; walls of courts.
- § 125.476. Multiple dwellings; walls and ceilings of rooms.
- § 125.477. Multiple dwellings; wallpaper.
- § 125.478. Receptacles for ashes, garbage and rubbish; chutes prohibited.
- § 125.479. Prohibited uses.
- § 125.480. Storage of combustible materials.
- § 125.481. Storage of combustible materials; openings between storage room and public hall.
- § 125.482. Fire prevention and safety requirements.
- § 125.482a. Class “A” multiple dwelling; smoke alarm; requirements; violation as misdemeanor; penalty; definitions.
- § 125.483. Overcrowding; minimum space requirements.
- § 125.484. Multiple dwellings; regulation; application; lodgers prohibited.
- § 125.485. Health order; infected and uninhabitable dwellings to be vacated.
- § 125.485a. Site of illegal drug manufacturing; notification of potential contamination; determination of contamination; rules; order by local health department.
- § 125.486. Health order; repairs to buildings, other structures.
- § 125.487. Fire escape maintenance.
- § 125.488. Scuttles, bulkheads, ladders and stairs in multiple dwellings.
- § 125.489. Rooms; lighting and ventilation.
- § 125.490. Multiple dwellings; public halls and stairs, lighting and ventilation.
- § 125.491. Plumbing fixtures.
- § 125.492. Privy vaults, school-sinks and water closets.
- § 125.493. Protection of basements and cellars.
- § 125.494. Shafts and courts; openings.
- § 125.495. Egress; means above first floor.
- § 125.496. Egress; other means.
- § 125.497. Roof egress in multiple dwellings.
- § 125.523. Administration of act; joint administration and enforcement agreement.
- § 125.525. Registry of owners and premises; transfer of ownership.
- § 125.526. Inspection; inspection by federal government as substitute; basis; inspectors; consent to enter leasehold; duties of owner; access during reasonable hours; request by owner to enter leasehold; multiple lessees; discrimination prohibited; fees; report; dwelling with child residing; ordinance; "lease" defined.
- § 125.527. Inspection; warrants for nonemergency situation; no warrant required in emergency.
- § 125.528. Inspections; public policy; records; checklist of violations.
- § 125.529. Certificate of compliance; issuance; inspection.
- § 125.530. Certificate withheld; premises not to be occupied; conditions of issuance; suspension of rent payments, escrow; account for rent and possession.
- § 125.531. Certificate; application; temporary certificates; fee.
- § 125.532. Violations; recording; notice; serious and imminent hazard; order to correct, reasonable time; reinspection; notice to department of health and human services; "serious and imminent hazard" defined.
- § 125.533. Compliance by owner and occupant.
- § 125.534. Noncompliance with notice of violation; actions; parties; motion for temporary relief; service of complaint and summons; filing notice of pendency of action; orders and determinations; repair or removal of structure; exception; costs; order approving expenses; lien; authority of municipality; “urban core cities” defined.
- § 125.535. Receiver; appointment, termination; purpose; powers; expenses.
- § 125.536. Additional remedies; occupant's action; concurrent remedies.
- § 125.537. Common law rights retained.
- § 125.538. Dangerous building prohibited.
- § 125.539. “Dangerous building” defined.
- § 125.540. Notice of dangerous building; contents; hearing officer; service.
- § 125.541. Hearing; testimony; determination to close proceedings or order building or structure demolished, made safe, or properly maintained; failure to appear or noncompliance with order; hearing; enforcement; reimbursement and notice of cost; lien; remedies.
- § 125.541a. Enforcement of judgment against other assets; lien; effectiveness; priority.
- § 125.541b. Noncompliance with order as misdemeanor; penalties; designation of blight violation by municipality.
- § 125.541c. Board of appeals; establishment; appointment and terms of members; vacancy; election of officers; quorum; compensation; expenses; meetings; writings.
- § 125.542. Appeal to circuit court.
- § 125.543. Adoption of housing law not required.
- § 125.551. Fuel oil; adoption of act; scope of act restricted.
- § 125.552. Fuel oil; definitions.
- § 125.553. Installation permit; temporary tag; inspection; existing plants; fees.
- § 125.554. Prohibited furnishing of fuel oil.
- § 125.555. Flash point; tester; mixing or blending; waste oil.
- § 125.556. Scope of tests.
- § 125.557. Oil burners; equipment.
- § 125.558. Oil burners; automatic ignition.
- § 125.559. Pipes; joints; valves; packing gland.
- § 125.560. Electrical installations.
- § 125.561. Dampers; ventilation; instructions, posting; extinguisher.
- § 125.562. Oil storage tanks; construction, user; storage limit.
- § 125.563. Oil storage tanks; fill pipe; vent pipe.
- § 125.564. Oil storage; limitations.
- § 125.565. Tanks located underground.
- § 125.566. Installation of inside tanks.
- § 125.567. Underground tanks incased.
- § 125.568. Measuring devices.
- § 125.569. Metal gauge.
- § 125.570. Tanks; construction, testing; underwriter's label.
- § 125.571. Required equipment; gravity, water pressure or suction burners.
- § 125.572. Required equipment; burners connected with heating system.
- § 125.573. Gases prohibited in gas pilot.
- § 125.574. Scope of act restricted.
- § 125.575. Violation of act; penalty.
- § 125.601. Housing cooperation law; short title.
- § 125.602. Declaration of necessity.
- § 125.603. Housing cooperation law; definitions.
- § 125.604. Cooperation in housing projects; powers.
- § 125.605. Contract powers for payment for services.
- § 125.606. Advances to housing authority.
- § 125.607. Powers; procedure for exercising.
- § 125.608. Supplemental nature of act.
- § 125.610. Emergency clause.
- § 125.651. Definitions.
- § 125.652. Cities, villages, townships, counties; housing facilities and conditions, powers.
- § 125.653. Municipal housing commission; creation; referendum; rejection; powers of township and county commissioners.
- § 125.653a. Violation of MCL 168.1 to 168.992 applicable to petitions; penalties.
- § 125.654. Municipal housing commission; appointment and terms of members; tenant of public or subsidized housing as member; notice; removal; vacancies; compensation and expenses; public body corporate; powers of commission; definitions.
- § 125.655. Housing commission; conducting business at public meeting; notice; meetings; rules; record; quorum; availability of writings to public; election, appointment, duties, and compensation of officers and employees.
- § 125.656. Municipal housing commission; funds for operation.
- § 125.657. Municipal housing commission; powers and duties.
- § 125.658. Municipal housing commission; interest of members, officers, employees in contracts.
- § 125.659. Municipal housing commission; report to governing body.
- § 125.660. Municipal housing commission; proceedings under power of eminent domain.
- § 125.661. Municipal housing commission; deeds, mortgages, contracts, leases, purchases.
- § 125.661a. Property, income, and operations exempt from state taxation.
- § 125.662. Municipal housing commission; control of project.
- § 125.663. Claims against project; damages; asserting governmental immunity as defense.
- § 125.664. Claims against project; contractual.
- § 125.665. Preliminary estimate of costs.
- § 125.666. Enabling ordinances or resolutions; loan by commission; housing project to include purchase by nonprofit entity; use of proceeds.
- § 125.667. Revenue bonds generally.
- § 125.668. Bondholder's lien; contributions contract.
- § 125.669. Bondholder's lien upon revenue; enforcement.
- § 125.670. Receiver; appointment; powers and duties.
- § 125.671. Bonds; inapplicability of other laws.
- § 125.675. Free services.
- § 125.676. Additional bonds.
- § 125.677. Rent schedule; policy of state; basis; limitation.
- § 125.681. Income from sources other than operation; use.
- § 125.683. Operating year.
- § 125.684. Rents; supervision; state department of health.
- § 125.685. Housing commission; books of record and account; balance sheets and income and surplus accounts.
- § 125.687. Construction of act.
- § 125.689. Authority conferred.
- § 125.690. Declaration of necessity; liberal construction.
- § 125.692. Slum clearance and housing projects as public purposes.
- § 125.693. Immediate necessity.
- § 125.694. Housing projects; duties of operation and management; rentals and selection of tenants; appointment of receiver.
- § 125.694a. Tenancy or contract right to occupy housing; termination; just cause.
- § 125.694b. Municipal housing commission; rules; adoption; promulgation; publication.
- § 125.695. Minimum wages and maximum hours; contract provisions.
- § 125.696. Additional powers; intent of act.
- § 125.697. Promissory notes; issuance; authorization; principal and interest as indebtedness.
- § 125.698. Bonds; powers of borrower.
- § 125.705. Application of act.
- § 125.706. Cooperative action by borrowers; scope.
- § 125.707. Cooperative financing arrangement; resolution; agent borrower.
- § 125.708. Financing agreement; preparation; terms.
- § 125.709. Special obligation notes or revenue bonds; authorization; issuance.
- § 125.709a. Bond authorizing ordinance; fiscal agent; contract.
- § 125.709b. Bond proceeds; payment order; execution; delivery.
- § 125.709c. Revenues, disposition, purpose; fiscal agent, duties.
- § 125.731. Housing projects; acquisition and maintenance by municipality; operating agent; public function; inapplicable act; time limits.
- § 125.732. Housing projects; payments in lieu of taxes.
- § 125.771. Definitions.
- § 125.772. Smoke detection system and fire extinguisher required; compliance; exceptions.
- § 125.773. Approval of smoke detection systems and installation; penalty.
- § 125.774. Effective date.
- § 125.781. Registration of persons in camps, tourist homes; definitions.
- § 125.782. Register; contents.
- § 125.783. Violation of act; misdemeanor.
- § 125.784. Enactment under police power.
- § 125.801. Short title.
- § 125.802. Meanings of words and phrases.
- § 125.803. Definitions; B, C.
- § 125.804. Definitions; D to L.
- § 125.805. Definitions; N to R.
- § 125.806. Neighborhood assistance and partnership fund; creation; purpose; limitation on rebates; rules.
- § 125.807. Eligibility of neighborhood; rules; criteria.
- § 125.808. Project application; contents.
- § 125.809. Project application; approval or disapproval; review and comments.
- § 125.810. Certification; entering into project; project representative; professional assistance.
- § 125.811. Rebate; reimbursement form; amount; review and approval; eligibility; prohibitions.
- § 125.812. Annual report to department.
- § 125.813. Annual report to legislature.
- § 125.814. Transfer of duties and obligations.
- § 125.853. Definitions.
- § 125.855. Investment control; single-family home.
- § 125.857. Prohibition on purchases by large institutional investors.
- § 125.859. Violations; civil fine.
- § 125.901. Urban redevelopment corporations law; short title; applicability to townships.
- § 125.902. Legislative findings; policy of state; purpose of act.
- § 125.903. Urban redevelopment corporations law; definitions.
- § 125.904. Development plans; contents; approval; requirements; amendments; fees.
- § 125.905. Supervising agency; appointment.
- § 125.906. Redevelopment corporation; organization; articles; forfeiture of rights; name.
- § 125.907. Limitations imposed upon redevelopment corporations; limitations.
- § 125.908. Corporation code; application to redevelopment corporations.
- § 125.909. Consideration for issuance of stock, bond or debentures.
- § 125.910. Determination of development cost; procedure.
- § 125.911. Regulation of corporation by supervising agency.
- § 125.912. Exemption from increase in assessed value; limitations; development plan; “qualified entity” defined.
- § 125.912a. Redevelopment corporation; powers and authority.
- § 125.912b. Redevelopment corporation; funds, grants, agreements.
- § 125.913. Return on income debentures and stock; limitations.
- § 125.914. Proceedings against redevelopment corporations; parties.
- § 125.915. Real estate; transfer to redevelopment corporations.
- § 125.916. Acquisition of real estate; methods; condemnation.
- § 125.917. Condemnation; proceedings; damages; compensation.
- § 125.917a. Condemnation, law applicable.
- § 125.918. Leasing of property of corporation; termination of tenancy.
- § 125.919. Mortgages of corporation; provisions governing.
- § 125.920. Sale or lease of real estate by a city to corporation.
- § 125.921. Provisions of lease.
- § 125.922. Construction of act.
- § 125.941. Neighborhood areas in municipalities; improvement, declared to be public use and public purpose.
- § 125.942. Definitions.
- § 125.943. Neighborhood betterment plan; plans; statements; actions.
- § 125.944. Acquisition of property; condemnation; proceedings under eminent domain.
- § 125.945. Neighborhood areas in municipalities; transfers to public agencies; excess land sold or exchanged; special assessment district.
- § 125.946a. Issuance of bonds or notes; purpose; securing payment by pledge of loan, grant, or contribution; bonds or notes not indebtedness within meaning of debt limitation or restriction; inapplicability of charter provisions; tax exemption.
- § 125.946b. Issuance of general obligation bonds; maximum amount; designation; legislative determination; sale; applicability of other law or charter provisions; estimate of period of usefulness; definitions.
- § 125.946c. Tax levy; special assessment.
- § 125.947. Gifts, loans, grants from private or public sources; contracts for assistance.
- § 125.948. Neighborhood areas in municipalities; modification of plan, hearing.
- § 125.949. Neighborhood areas in municipalities; permits, withholding.
- § 125.950. Neighborhood areas in municipalities; plans to be officially adopted; board of appeals; hearing, notice, publication.
- § 125.951. Neighborhood areas in municipalities; actions to be by ordinance or resolution, procedure.
- § 125.951a. Neighborhood areas in municipalities; designation of administrative agency.
- § 125.952. Powers granted.
- § 125.961. Urban renewal; relocation of occupants by condemning unit.
- § 125.962. Renewal of substandard residential area with new housing; relocation of residence.
- § 125.963. Neighborhood advisory council; consultations with local government agency; records.
- § 125.971. Clearance of slum or blighted areas; issuance of bonds by cities, maximum, sale.
- § 125.981. Definitions; principal shopping district; business improvement district; creation, appointment, and composition of board.
- § 125.982. Principal shopping district project or business improvement project; methods or criteria for financing costs.
- § 125.983. District project as public improvement.
- § 125.984. Development or redevelopment of district; single improvement.
- § 125.985. Special assessments; levy; installment payments; maximum annual amounts; adjustment; special assessment bonds; full faith and credit; maturity; statutory or charter provisions; review; marketing and development plan; homestead deferment.
- § 125.986. Special assessments; off-street parking lots or structures.
- § 125.987. Additional powers.
- § 125.990. Definitions.
- § 125.990a. Business improvement zone as public body corporate; powers; authority.
- § 125.990b. Business improvement zone; establishment within city or village; basis for allocation of assessments.
- § 125.990c. Initiation by delivery of petition.
- § 125.990e. Public hearing of governing body; notice; approval or rejection; amendment; resubmission; zone plan; assessment; election; publication of notice; assisting in conduct of election.
- § 125.990f. Voting; eligibility; conduct; question; adoption of business improvement zone and zone plan; expenses; duration; compliance with state and federal laws; immunity of city or village; proportional voting; allocation requirements.
- § 125.990g. Management of day-to-day activities; members; duties and responsibilities; reimbursement.
- § 125.990h. Assessments.
- § 125.990i. Audit.
- § 125.990j. Zone plan amendment.
- § 125.990k. Expiration of qualifying period; special meeting to approve new zone plan; notice.
- § 125.990l. Dissolution.
- § 125.990m. Public meeting; compliance with open meetings act; public records; meeting location.
- § 125.990n. Merger agreement.
- § 125.991. Short title.
- § 125.992. Definitions.
- § 125.993. Warranty; scope.
- § 125.994. Warranty; contents.
- § 125.995. Provisions cumulative; waiver.
- § 125.996. Treble damages.
- § 125.1035. Trailer coach parks; location in more than one municipality.
- § 125.1041. Specific tax; collection; exception; late payment penalty.
- § 125.1042. Trailer coach parks; disbursement of tax revenue.
- § 125.1043. Trailer coach parks; tax, remittance; reimbursement of licensee.
- § 125.1201. Economic expansion department; organization, subject to approval of governor.