2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.331 Transfer of powers and duties for zoning boards to planning commission; postponement; filing zoning ordinances and amendments.

Sec. 11.

The township board, by resolution, may transfer to the planning commission all powers and duties provided by the township rural zoning act, Act No. 184 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 125.271 to 125.301 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for zoning boards created under that act. If the existing zoning board is nearing the completion of its zoning plan, the township board shall postpone the transfer of the zoning board's powers and duties until the completion of the zoning plan, but the postponement shall not exceed 1 year. In a county in which a county planning commission is established, the township planning commission shall file with the county planning commission a copy of the township zoning ordinances and any amendments to the ordinances.

History: 1959, Act 168, Eff. Mar. 19, 1960 ;-- Am. 1966, Act 193, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 228, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1980 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 142, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1990