Municipal Planning Commission; Adoption Of Master Plan; Contents; Amendment; Recommendations; Land Use Issues - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 125.36

Sec. 6.

(1) The planning commission shall make and approve a master plan for the physical development of the municipality, including any areas outside of its boundaries which, in the commission's judgment, bear relation to the planning of the municipality. The planning commission may meet with other governmental planning commissions to deliberate.

(2) A municipal plan shall comply with subsection (3) or (4) if the process of adopting the plan began under this act before the effective date of the 2001 amendatory act that added this subsection or if the plan is a revised plan and the process of revision began under this act before the effective date of the 2001 amendatory act that added this subsection. Otherwise, a municipal plan shall comply with subsection (4). If a plan is amended, but not revised, before 1 year after the effective date of the 2001 amendatory act that added this subsection, the amendment shall comply with relevant provisions of subsection (3) or (4). Otherwise, the amendment shall comply with relevant provisions of subsection (4).

(3) The municipal plan, with the accompanying maps, plats, charts, and descriptive matter shall show the planning commission's recommendations for the development of the territory, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(a) The general location, character, and extent of streets, viaducts, subways, bridges, waterways, floodplains, water fronts, boulevards, parkways, playgrounds, and open spaces.

(b) The general location of public buildings and other public property.

(c) The general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned or operated, for water, light, sanitation, transportation, communication, power, and other purposes.

(d) The removal, relocation, widening, narrowing, vacating, abandonment, change of use, or extension of any of the ways, grounds, open spaces, buildings, property, utilities, or terminals described in subdivision (a), (b), or (c).

(e) The general location, character, layout, and extent of community centers and neighborhood units.

(f) The general character, extent, and layout of the replanning and redevelopment of blighted areas.

(g) A zoning plan for the control of the height, area, bulk, location, and use of buildings and premises.

(4) The municipal plan shall address land use issues and may project 20 years or more into the future. The plan shall include maps, plats, charts, and descriptive, explanatory, and other related matter and shall show the planning commission's recommendations for the physical development of the municipality. The plan shall also include those of the following subjects which reasonably can be considered as pertinent to the future development of the municipality:

(a) A land use plan and program, in part consisting of a classification and allocation of land for agriculture, residences, commerce, industry, recreation, ways and grounds, public buildings, schools, soil conservation, forests, woodlots, open space, wildlife refuges, and other uses and purposes.

(b) The general location, character, and extent of streets, railroads, airports, bicycle paths, pedestrian ways, bridges, waterways, and water front developments; flood prevention works, drainage, sanitary sewers and water supply systems, works for preventing pollution, and works for maintaining water levels; and public utilities and structures.

(c) Recommendations as to the general character, extent, and layout for the redevelopment or rehabilitation of blighted areas; and the removal, relocation, widening, narrowing, vacating, abandonment, or changes or use or extension of ways, grounds, open spaces, buildings, utilities, or other facilities.

(d) A zoning plan for the control of the height, area, bulk, location, and use of buildings and premises.

(e) Recommendations for implementing any of its proposals.