Michigan Laws 125.3807 – Master plan; adoption, amendment, and implementation by local government; purpose
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 125.3807
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- local unit: means a county or municipality. See Michigan Laws 125.3803
- Master plan: means either of the following:
(i) As provided in section 81(1), any plan adopted or amended before September 1, 2008 under a planning act repealed under section 85. See Michigan Laws 125.3803Population: means the population according to the most recent federal decennial census or according to a special census conducted under section 7 of the Glenn Steil state revenue sharing act of 1971, 1971 PA 140, MCL 141. See Michigan Laws 125.3803
(1) A local unit of government may adopt, amend, and implement a master plan as provided in this act.
(2) The general purpose of a master plan is to guide and accomplish, in the planning jurisdiction and its environs, development that satisfies all of the following criteria:
(a) Is coordinated, adjusted, harmonious, efficient, and economical.
(b) Considers the character of the planning jurisdiction and its suitability for particular uses, judged in terms of such factors as trends in land and population development.
(c) Will, in accordance with present and future needs, best promote public health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare.
(d) Includes, among other things, promotion of or adequate provision for 1 or more of the following:
(i) A system of transportation to lessen congestion on streets and provide for safe and efficient movement of people and goods by motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, and other legal users.
(ii) Safety from fire and other dangers.
(iii) Light and air.
(iv) Healthful and convenient distribution of population.
(v) Good civic design and arrangement and wise and efficient expenditure of public funds.
(vi) Public utilities such as sewage disposal and water supply and other public improvements.
(vii) Recreation.
(viii) The use of resources in accordance with their character and adaptability.