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Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.221 (2026)
Boulevard, street and alley; fee of adjacent property, acquisition.
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ACQUIRING PROPERTY FOR BOULEVARD, STREET, OR ALLEY
Act 190 of 1929
213.221 Boulevard, street and alley; fee of adjacent property, acquisition.
Sec. 1.
Whenever the legislative body of any municipality shall determine that it is necessary to acquire, open or widen any boulevard, street or alley within said municipality, and whenever such legislative body shall determine that in order to carry out such proposed improvement most advantageously that it is necessary to take private property adjacent to the proposed improvement, the fee to such private property may be purchased or taken by condemnation proceedings and the taking of such private property for the purpose of advantageously carrying out the proposed improvement contemplated is hereby declared to be a taking for a public purpose.
History: 1929, Act 190, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 3912 ;-- CL 1948, 213.221
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1950–2004 · leading case: Grahovac v. Munising Twp., 689 N.W.2d 498 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).
Grahovac v. Munising Twp., 689 N.W.2d 498 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “(granting the power of eminent domain for highways to the state highway commissioner and county road commission); MCL 213.221 et seq. (granting the power of eminent domain for streets to a municipality); MCL 213.”
Johnson v. Fred L. Kircher Co., 42 N.W.2d 117 (Mich. 1950). “See Constitution 1908, art 13, § 5; CL 1948, § 213.221 [Stat Ann § 8.211]. The cited statute provides that private property for the noted purposes may be obtained by purchase or condemnation.”
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