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Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.3101 (2026)

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MICHIGAN ZONING ENABLING ACT


Act 110 of 2006


125.3101 Short title.

Sec. 101.

    This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan zoning enabling act".

History: 2006, Act 110, Eff. July 1, 2006

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 112 cases (61 in the last 5 years), 2007–2026 · leading case: Martha Cares Olsen v. Chikaming Twp., 924 N.W.2d 889 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
Martha Cares Olsen v. Chikaming Twp., 924 N.W.2d 889 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “The Zoning Enabling Act [ MCL 125.3101 et seg.] provides, in section 3103, that notice shall be given to persons-all persons who have real property that is assessed within 300 feet of the property that is [the] subject of the request, and it seems to me that in the *177 context…”
Kyser v. Kasson Twp, 786 N.W.2d 543 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 2× “MCL 125.3101 et seq. [20] In Bevan v. Brandon Twp.”
Ypsilanti Charter Twp. v. Kircher, 761 N.W.2d 761 (Mich. Ct. App. 2008). “8 It is trae that certain violations of local ordinances enacted under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, MCL 125.3101 et seq., are presumptively classified as nuisances per se.”
Maple BPA, Inc. v. Bloomfield Charter Twp., 838 N.W.2d 915 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “V CONCLUSION We conclude that state law does not preempt the field of liquor control regulation and that Maple BPA provided no evidence from which the trial court could conclude that Bloomfield Township’s ordinance was arbitrary and capricious.”
Hughes v. Almena Twp., 771 N.W.2d 453 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). “STANDARD OF REVIEW Before its repeal by the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (MZEA), MCL 125.3101 et seq., effective July 1, 2006, MCL 125.”
Herman v. Berrien Cnty., 750 N.W.2d 570 (Mich. 2008). “The TZA has since been replaced with the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (MZEA) MCL 125.3101 et seq., but that new act expressly provides that all claims, such as the one at bar, that were pending when the Legislature replaced the TZA with the MZEA are subject to the TZA.”
Hendee v. Putnam Twp., 786 N.W.2d 521 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 2× “2006 PA 110 repealed that act and other zoning statutes and replaced them with the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, MCL 125.3101 et seq., effective July 1, 2006.”
Charter Twp. of Lyon v. Marlene Hoskins, 317 Mich. App. 482 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “See Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, MCL 125.3101 et seq. Zoning ordinances must be reasonable and promote “the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare.”
Houdek v. Centerville Twp., 741 N.W.2d 587 (Mich. Ct. App. 2007). “1 Although repealed by 2006 PA 110 , effective July 1, 2006, which enacted the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, MCL 125.3101 et seq., the TZA still controls this case.”
Christie Deruiter v. Twp. of Byron, 926 N.W.2d 268 (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “Defendant adopted its zoning ordinance regulations for land development and use under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (MZEA), MCL 125.3101 et seq .. Use of property by a medical marijuana registered caregiver was permitted only under Byron Township Zoning Ordinance (Zoning…”
Risko v. Grand Haven Charter Twp. Zoning Bd. of Appeals, 773 N.W.2d 730 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). “See Detroit Edison Co v Richmond Twp, 150 Mich App 40, 47-49 ; 388 NW2d 296 (1986); Sun Communities v Leroy Twp, 241 Mich App 665, 669 ; 617 NW2d 42 (2000); MCL 125.3101 et seq. This authority is extensive, and a regulation will generally surpass constitutional muster if there…”
Whitman v. Galien Twp., 808 N.W.2d 9 (Mich. Ct. App. 2010). “Next, plaintiffs claim that the zoning board’s decision did not comport with the law because the zoning ordinance does not comply with the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (MZEA), MCL 125.3101 et seq. We agree. Although this issue is also unpreserved, it involves a question of law,…”
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