Michigan Laws 125.1612 – Establishment of project district area boundaries; project citizens district council; establishment; appointment and qualifications of members; council as representative of project area
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(1) The governing body of the municipality for which the corporation is incorporated shall, by resolution, do the following:
(a) Establish the project district area boundaries.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.1612
- Governing body: means the body in which the legislative powers of a municipality are vested. See Michigan Laws 125.1603
- Municipality: means a county, city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 125.1603
- Project: means land or an interest in land, existing or planned improvements, machinery, furnishings, or equipment suitable for use by any of the following:
(i) An industrial or commercial enterprise, including agricultural and forestry enterprises and enterprises designed to produce energy from renewable resources. See Michigan Laws 125.1603Project area: means that land area or an interest in a land area within the municipality which will be acquired in the implementation of a project or which will be the permanent site of machinery, furnishings, or equipment constituting all or part of a project. See Michigan Laws 125.1603 Project citizens district council: means a project citizens district council established pursuant to this act. See Michigan Laws 125.1603 Project district area: means that portion of a municipality and any area adjacent to a municipality, as determined by its governing body, which contains a project area and the surrounding territory that will be significantly affected by a project. See Michigan Laws 125.1603 Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(b) Determine the necessity of establishing a project citizens district council.
(2) A project citizens district council may be established for a project district area promptly after the designation of the project area is approved by the governing body as provided in section 8(1). The project citizens district council shall be established by the governing body and shall consist of not less than 9 members. The members of the project citizens district council shall be appointed by the governing body. A member of a project citizens district council shall be at least 18 years of age.
(3) A project citizens district council shall be representative of the project area giving particular attention to those persons who reside, own real property, or maintain an establishment located in the project area.
(4) A majority of the members of a project citizens district council shall be persons residing in the project area, except if the persons of the age of majority in the project area number less than 20, or if, at the time a project citizens district council is established, the number of establishments located in the project area exceeds the number of occupied dwelling units in the project area.