2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.330 Basic plan; approval of public way, space, building, or structure; adoption of capital improvement program.

Sec. 10.

(1) Whenever the planning commission has adopted the basic plan of the township of 1 or more major sections or districts thereof, no street, square, park or other public way, ground or open space, or public building or structure, shall be constructed or authorized in the township or in the planned section and district until the location, character and extent thereof shall have been submitted to and approved by the planning commission. The planning commission shall communicate its reasons for approval or disapproval to the township board, which shall have the power to overrule the planning commission by a recorded vote of not less than a majority of its entire membership. If the public way, ground, space, building, structure or utility is one, the authorization or financing of which does not, under the law governing same, fall within the province of the township board, then the submission to the planning commission shall be by the board, commission or body having jurisdiction, and the planning commission's disapproval may be overruled by resolution of the board, commission or body by a vote of not less than a majority of its membership. The failure of the planning commission to act within 60 days after the official submission to the planning commission shall be deemed approval.

(2) A township may adopt a capital improvement program.

History: 1959, Act 168, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1960, Act 10, Imd. Eff. Mar. 30, 1960 ;-- Am. 2001, Act 263, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2002