Michigan § 257.5 - "Business district" and "commercial business" defined.
Full text of Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws § 257.5 — "Business district" and "commercial business" defined., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 257.5. "Business district" and "commercial business" defined.
(1) "Business district" means an area contiguous to a highway where the total widths of the adjacent buildings in use for commercial business open to the general public on both sides occupy 50% or more of the total frontage on both sides for a distance of 600 feet or more.
(2) As used in this section, "commercial business" does not include a home-based business conducted from a residence or domicile, but does include a multi-use building in which a commercial business open to the general public is operated on the ground floor and residential apartments exist on upper floors.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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