Planning Commission; Creation; Designation; Extension Of Powers And Duties; Applicability Of SS 125.33, 125.34, And 125.35; Planning Commission Under Charter Not Affected; Boards Serving As Planning Commission In Certain Cities Or Villages - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 125.32

Sec. 2.

(1) Any municipality is authorized and empowered to make, adopt, amend, extend, add to, or carry out a municipal plan as provided in this act and create by ordinance a planning commission with the powers and duties provided in this act. The planning commission of a city shall be designated city planning or city plan commission; of a village, village planning or village plan commission and of any other municipality, such designation as its council may specify. The legislative body of any city or village now or hereafter having a plan commission created by charter may by ordinance extend the powers and duties of the commission in accordance with the terms of this act. Sections 3, 4, and 5 shall not apply to such cities or villages or to cities or villages having a board which is serving as the planning commission pursuant to subsection (2). This act shall not affect the powers and duties or organization of such planning commission under a charter except as they may be added to or enlarged by the terms of this act.

(2) A city or village that has a population of less than 5,000, and that has not established a planning commission by charter, may by ordinance have 1 of the following boards serve as its planning commission:

(a) The board of directors of the economic development corporation of the city or village created under the economic development corporations act, Act No. 338 of the Public Acts of 1974, being sections 125.1601 to 125.1636 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

(b) The board of a downtown development authority created under Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of 1975, being sections 125.1651 to 125.1680 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, if the border of the downtown development authority is the same as the border of the city or village.

(c) A board created under the tax increment finance authority act, Act No. 450 of the Public Acts of 1980, being sections 125.1801 to 125.1829 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, if the border of the tax increment finance authority is the same as the border of the city or village.