Michigan Compiled Laws Act 246 Of 1931 Pavements, Sidewalks, And Elevated Structures (41.271 - 41.290)

AN ACT to provide for the construction, repair, and maintenance of pavements, sidewalks, and elevated structures on or along public roads and highways; to provide for the levying of taxes and of special assessments; to authorize the borrowing of money and the issuance of bonds; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officers; to validate actions taken, special assessments levied, and bonds issued; and to provide for the lighting of certain roads, highways, and bridges.

History: 1931, Act 246, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1945, Act 141, Eff. Sept. 6, 1945 ;-- Am. 1973, Act 122, Imd. Eff. Aug. 21, 1973 ;-- Am. 1989, Act 80, Imd. Eff. June 20, 1989

Section 41.271 Pavements Or Sidewalks; Application By Petition; Eligibility Of Signers, Certificate Of Tax Status; Authority Of County Road Commissioners; Highway Or Public Highway, Definition.
Whenever the owners of more than 51% of the lineal frontage of lands outside of the corporate limits of any city or village fronting...
Section 41.271a Pavements Or Sidewalks; Application By Resolution Of Township Board; Declaration Of Necessity, Public Hearing; Petition For Discontinuance.
Any township board, by resolution, may make application to the board of county road commissioners for the improvement of a county road or portion...
Section 41.272 Pavements Or Sidewalks; Survey, Plat; Adoption Of Materials, Grade And Manner Of Construction By County Road Commissioners.
Upon the filing of such application, the commissioners shall proceed to examine the location, and, if they deem the proposed improvement necessary, shall cause...
Section 41.273 Bridges, Drains, Curbing, Culverts And Additional Rights Of Way; Deemed Part Of Improvement.
All bridges, road drains, drainage structures, curbing, culverts and any additional right of way required shall be deemed a necessary part of any proposed...
Section 41.274 Pavements Or Sidewalks; First Order Of Determination, Specifications, Description Of Assessment District By County Road Commissioners; Location Along State Trunk Line, Approval By State Highway Commissioner.
If after such survey, establishment of grades, plans and specifications and estimates of cost have been filed with them, the commissioners shall still be...
Section 41.275 Pavements Or Sidewalks; Hearing Of Objections, Notice, Contents; Change In Specifications Or Boundaries Of Assessment District, New Hearing.
The commissioners shall hear objections to the proposed improvement at the time and place to be fixed by them either at the office of...
Section 41.276 Pavements Or Sidewalks; Liability Of Petitioners.
The petitioners for the construction of any improvement under the provisions of this act shall be jointly and severally liable for the costs and...
Section 41.277 Pavements Or Sidewalks; Final Order Of Determination, Attachment Of Specifications.
Within 30 days after hearing objections, if the commissioners shall deem the proposed improvement necessary for the benefit of the public welfare and convenience,...
Section 41.278 Contracts For Construction Of Improvement; Bids, Notice, Procedure; Commencement Of Construction.
On the making of the said final order, the commissioners shall proceed to let the contract for the construction of the proposed improvement to...
Section 41.279 Special Assessment District; Determination, Announcement, Addition Of Lands; Determination Of Installments.
At the time of hearing objections to the proposed improvement, the commissioners shall finally determine the special assessment district to be assessed for benefits...
Section 41.280 Assessment Of Benefits Against Township And Parcels Of Land; Review; Assessment Against State Lands; Numbering Of Districts.
The commissioners shall apportion the percentage of the total cost of the improvement which the township at large shall be taxed to pay by...
Section 41.281 Creation Of Indebtedness; Approval By Township Board; Limitation On Issue Of Township Bonds.
In the creation of any indebtedness hereunder, it shall not be necessary to have the approval of the board of supervisors thereon, but no...
Section 41.282 Maintenance And Repair Of Improvement; Proration Of Expense Of Joint Improvement.
After the completion of said proposed improvement, the highway authorities having jurisdiction over the highway involved, shall maintain and repair said pavement and/or sidewalk...
Section 41.283 Proceedings Governed By Mcl 247.418 To 247.481; Records; Reports.
The construction of the proposed improvement, the assessment for same, the collection of the interest on the assessment, the making of any assessment district,...
Section 41.283a Bonds; Issuance And Sale; Full Faith And Credit; Assessment District Sinking Fund; Bonds Subject To Revised Municipal Finance Act.
(1) The commissioners may issue and sell bonds and pledge the full faith and credit of the assessment district for the payment of the...
Section 41.284 Advancement Of County Road Funds; Reimbursement By Township.
In lieu of borrowing money and issuing bonds or other evidence of indebtedness, the board of county road commissioners may advance the necessary funds...
Section 41.285 County Board Of Supervisors; Appropriation Of Funds For Advancement; Establishment Of Revolving Fund.
The board of supervisors of any county may appropriate necessary funds to advance the cost of any proposed improvement constructed under the provisions of...
Section 41.286 Hearing Examiners; Powers And Duties; Determination Of Board Of County Road Commissioners, Petition For Reconsideration, Filing; Notice, Hearing.
Any board of county road commissioners may designate by resolution a hearing examiner or examiners who shall be authorized to make examinations and hold...
Section 41.287 Validation Of Prior Actions, Special Assessments, And Bonds.
Actions heretofore taken, special assessments heretofore levied and bonds heretofore issued under this act, as originally adopted or subsequently amended, are validated. A board...
Section 41.288 Installation Of Sidewalks And Elevated Structures; Payment; Contracts; Approval.
(1) The township board of a township may install sidewalks along the sides of a highway and may install elevated structures for foot travel...
Section 41.288a Sidewalk Construction, Repair, Or Maintenance; Order; Meeting; Notice; Assessment Of Costs; Approval; Election.
(1) The township board of a township may order the construction, repair, or maintenance of, or may construct, repair, or maintain sidewalks in a...
Section 41.288b Public Street Cleaning Vehicles And Snow Removal Equipment.
The township board of a township, by a majority vote at a regular meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose, may authorize...
Section 41.289 Lighting Of Roads, Highways, And Bridges Generally.
The township board of a township may authorize the expenditure of funds to provide for the lighting by artificial means of roads, highways, and...
Section 41.289a Lighting Of Roads, Highways, And Bridges; Supervision; Contracts.
If lighting of a road, highway, or bridge is provided in accordance with section 19, the supervisor of the township shall exercise general supervision...
Section 41.289b Expenses For Lighting Highways; Special Assessment; Hearing; Notice.
(1) The township board or boards mentioned in section 19, either on its or their own motion, or upon the filing of a petition...
Section 41.289c Assessment In District For Lighting Roads, Highways, And Bridges.
If the township board or boards create a district under section 19b, it or they shall determine the boundaries of the district by resolution...
Section 41.289d Relieving District Of Duty To Light Streets Or Highways.
A district that has been lighting its streets or highways under this act may be relieved of this duty by action of the township...
Section 41.290 Lighting County Roads, Highways, And Bridges; Expense; Contracts; Extension Of Lines Or Service; Payment; Statement And Budget; Apportionment Of Sum Required; Tax; Lighting State Trunk Line Highways And Bridges.
(1) Notwithstanding sections 19 through 19d, the board of county road commissioners of a county operating under the county road system may provide for...

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