2019 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles
Act 300 of 1949 Michigan Vehicle Code (257.1 - 257.923)
300-1949-I Chapter I Words and Phrases Defined (257.1...257.82)
Section 257.5 "Business District" and "Commercial Business" Defined.

Universal Citation: MI Comp L § 257.5 (2019)
257.5 "Business district" and "commercial business" defined.

Sec. 5.

(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.

History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 85, Eff. Nov. 9, 2006

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