Introduced
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To recodify the state law authorizing city, village, township and county zoning laws into a single public act.
Referred to the Committee on Local Government and Urban Policy
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To specify decision standards for granting zoning variances in cases where there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in complying with zoning.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To establish that the purpose of zoning laws is "to meet the needs of the state's citizens for food, fiber, energy, and other natural resources, places of residence, recreation, industry, trade, service, and other uses of land, to ensure that use of the land is situated in appropriate locations and relationships, to limit the inappropriate overcrowding of land and congestion of population, transportation systems, and other public facilities, to facilitate adequate and efficient provision for transportation systems, sewage disposal, water, energy, education, recreation, and other public service and facility requirements, and to promote public health, safety, and welfare".
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 103 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Local, Urban, and State Affairs
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that would allow cities and villages to grant variances on the allowable uses of parcels, but not allow any townships and counties that do not currently have this authority to assume it. It would also require a two-thirds vote of the members of a zoning board of appeals to grant a use variance.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
To recodify the state law authorizing city, village, township and county zoning laws into a single public act. Cities and villages would be allowed to grant variances on the allowable uses of parcels, but townships and counties that do not currently have this authority would not be allowed to assume it. The bill would also require a two-thirds vote of the members of a zoning board of appeals to grant a use variance.
Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
