MICHIGAN ZONING ENABLING ACT
Act 110 of 2006
125.3501 Submission and approval of site plan; procedures and requirements.
Sec. 501.
(1) The local unit of government may require the submission and approval of a site plan before authorization of a land use or activity regulated by a zoning ordinance. The zoning ordinance shall specify the body or official responsible for reviewing site plans and granting approval.
(2) If a zoning ordinance requires site plan approval, the site plan, as approved, shall become part of the record of approval, and subsequent actions relating to the activity authorized shall be consistent with the approved site plan, unless a change conforming to the zoning ordinance is agreed to by the landowner and the body or official that initially approved the site plan.
(3) The procedures and requirements for the submission and approval of site plans shall be specified in the zoning ordinance. Site plan submission, review, and approval shall be required for special land uses and planned unit developments.
(4) A decision rejecting, approving, or conditionally approving a site plan shall be based upon requirements and standards contained in the zoning ordinance, other statutorily authorized and properly adopted local unit of government planning documents, other applicable ordinances, and state and federal statutes.
(5) A site plan shall be approved if it contains the information required by the zoning ordinance and is in compliance with the conditions imposed under the zoning ordinance, other statutorily authorized and properly adopted local unit of government planning documents, other applicable ordinances, and state and federal statutes.
History: 2006, Act 110, Eff. July 1, 2006 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 12, Imd. Eff. Feb. 29, 2008
Notes of Decisions
Lisa Montrief v. MacOn Twp. Bd. of Trs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 5× “Appellants argue that because the Township Board was required by MCL 125.3501 to consider those sections of the ordinance when approving the site plan, the Township Board’s approval of the site plan and the granting of the special use permit was not authorized by law.”
Northgate Leelanau Pines LLC v. Twp. of Centerville (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 4× “” MCL 125.3501(1). “A decision rejecting, approving, or conditionally approving a site plan shall be based upon requirements and standards contained in the zoning ordinance, other statutorily authorized and properly adopted local unit of government planning documents, other…”
Woodcreek of Ann Arbor Ass'n v. City of Ann Arbor (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
· cites it 2× “” MCL 125.3501(1). In turn, MCL 125.3501(4) provides, in pertinent part, that a “decision rejecting, approving, or conditionally approving a site plan shall be based upon requirements and standards contained in the zoning ordinance.”
Julie E Visser Trust v. City of Wyoming (Mich. Ct. App. 2014).
· cites it 3× “See MCL 125.3501. Nothing in the MZEA prohibits a developer from working with local officials to ensure that its site plan, or rezoning application for that matter, meets the requirements of the ordinance.”
Miriam Hiser v. Vill. of MacKinaw City (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
“MCL 125.3501 provides in part: -19- (1) The local unit of government may require the submission and approval of a site plan before authorization of a land use or activity regulated by a zoning ordinance.”
Safet Stafa v. City of Troy (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
“” MCL 125.3501(1). The city’s zoning ordinances vest with the planning commission the authority to approve or deny site-plan applications.”
Lisa Montrief v. MacOn Twp. Bd. of Trs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
“3502(4) (providing that “[t]he decision on a special land use shall be incorporated in a statement of findings and conclusions relative to the special land use which specifies the basis for the decision and any conditions imposed”); MCL 125.3501(4) (“A decision rejecting,…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.3501(1) — 4 cases
Woodcreek of Ann Arbor Ass'n v. City of Ann Arbor (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
“” MCL 125.3501(1). In turn, MCL 125.3501(4) provides, in pertinent part, that a “decision rejecting, approving, or conditionally approving a site plan shall be based upon requirements and standards contained in the zoning ordinance.”
Safet Stafa v. City of Troy (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
“” MCL 125.3501(1). The city’s zoning ordinances vest with the planning commission the authority to approve or deny site-plan applications.”
Northgate Leelanau Pines LLC v. Twp. of Centerville (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
“” MCL 125.3501(1). “A decision rejecting, approving, or conditionally approving a site plan shall be based upon requirements and standards contained in the zoning ordinance, other statutorily authorized and properly adopted local unit of government planning documents, other…”
Julie E Visser Trust v. City of Wyoming (Mich. Ct. App. 2014).
“See MCL 125.3501. Nothing in the MZEA prohibits a developer from working with local officials to ensure that its site plan, or rezoning application for that matter, meets the requirements of the ordinance.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.3501(3) — 1 case
Lisa Montrief v. MacOn Twp. Bd. of Trs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
“Appellants argue that because the Township Board was required by MCL 125.3501 to consider those sections of the ordinance when approving the site plan, the Township Board’s approval of the site plan and the granting of the special use permit was not authorized by law.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.3501(4) — 4 cases
Lisa Montrief v. MacOn Twp. Bd. of Trs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
“Appellants argue that because the Township Board was required by MCL 125.3501 to consider those sections of the ordinance when approving the site plan, the Township Board’s approval of the site plan and the granting of the special use permit was not authorized by law.”
Woodcreek of Ann Arbor Ass'n v. City of Ann Arbor (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
“” MCL 125.3501(1). In turn, MCL 125.3501(4) provides, in pertinent part, that a “decision rejecting, approving, or conditionally approving a site plan shall be based upon requirements and standards contained in the zoning ordinance.”
Northgate Leelanau Pines LLC v. Twp. of Centerville (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
“” MCL 125.3501(1). “A decision rejecting, approving, or conditionally approving a site plan shall be based upon requirements and standards contained in the zoning ordinance, other statutorily authorized and properly adopted local unit of government planning documents, other…”
Lisa Montrief v. MacOn Twp. Bd. of Trs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
“3502(4) (providing that “[t]he decision on a special land use shall be incorporated in a statement of findings and conclusions relative to the special land use which specifies the basis for the decision and any conditions imposed”); MCL 125.3501(4) (“A decision rejecting,…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.3501(5) — 2 cases
Northgate Leelanau Pines LLC v. Twp. of Centerville (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
“” MCL 125.3501(1). “A decision rejecting, approving, or conditionally approving a site plan shall be based upon requirements and standards contained in the zoning ordinance, other statutorily authorized and properly adopted local unit of government planning documents, other…”
Julie E Visser Trust v. City of Wyoming (Mich. Ct. App. 2014).
“See MCL 125.3501. Nothing in the MZEA prohibits a developer from working with local officials to ensure that its site plan, or rezoning application for that matter, meets the requirements of the ordinance.”
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