Michigan Laws 125.1620 – Situations not requiring project citizens district council; dissolution of council
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A project citizens district council shall not be required and, if formed, shall be dissolved in any of the following situations:
(a) On petition of not less than 20% of the adult resident population of the project district area by the last federal decennial or municipal census, a governing body, after public hearing with notice given in accordance with section 17, and by a 2/3 vote, may adopt a resolution for the project to eliminate the necessity of a project citizens district council.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.1620
- Governing body: means the body in which the legislative powers of a municipality are vested. See Michigan Laws 125.1603
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
- 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 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 Project plan: means that information and those requirements for a project set forth in section 8. See Michigan Laws 125.1603 Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
(b) When there are less than 18 residents, real property owners, or representatives of establishments located in the project district area eligible to serve on the project citizens district council.
(c) When the governing body determines that the objectives of the project plan have been substantially achieved. The determination shall not become effective until 20 days after notice is given, in writing, to the project citizens district council advising the project citizens district council of the determination. If, within the 20-day period, the project citizens district council notifies the governing body, in writing, of its disapproval of the determination, the determination shall not become effective unless thereafter approved by a 2/3 majority of the governing body more than 30 days after receipt of the notice of disapproval. During that period, the governing body shall consult with the project citizens district council concerning the objections of the project citizens district council to the determination.
(d) Upon termination of a project by resolution of the governing body.
(e) When the project plan does not include a zoning change and the implementation of the project plan does not require the taking of private property pursuant to section 22.