DRIVEWAYS, BANNERS, AND PARADES
Act 200 of 1969
247.325 Rules; local adoption.
Sec. 5.
The department of state highways shall make rules necessary for the administration of this act in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 88 of the Public Acts of 1943, as amended, being sections 24.71 to 24.80 of the Compiled Laws of 1948, and subject to Act No. 197 of the Public Acts of 1952, as amended, being sections 24.101 to 24.110 of the Compiled Laws of 1948. The boards of county road commissioners may adopt by reference the rules, in whole or in part, of the department of state highways or may adopt its own rules after a public hearing of which notice has been given by publication at least twice in a newspaper circulated in the county not more than 30 days nor less than 7 days prior to the hearing.
History: 1969, Act 200, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1969
AdminRule Notes:
R 247.201 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
5
cases (
2 in the last 5 years), 1988–2024 · leading case:
Smith v. Edwards, 645 N.W.2d 304 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002).
Smith v. Edwards, 645 N.W.2d 304 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002).
“The driveway act provides its own definition of “driveway”: “Driveway” means a driveway, lane, road or any other way providing vehicular access to or from the highway from or to property adjoining the highway but does not mean a city or village street or other highway covered by…”
Loyer Educ. Trust v. Wayne Cnty. Road Comm'n, 425 N.W.2d 189 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988).
“] Section 5 of the act, MCL 247.325; MSA 9.140(25), provides: The department of state highways shall make rules necessary for the administration of this act in accordance with the provisions of Act No.”
West Lansing Retail Dev. LLC v. His Acres LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).
“” MCL 247.325. Included in its rules, the MDOT directs that “[a]n application for a driveway permit shall be accepted from a property owner, governmental agency, lessee, or its legally authorized agent.”
Scholma v. Ottawa Cnty. Road Comm'n, 303 Mich. App. 13 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013).
“” MCL 247.325. No driveway is lawful except pursuant to a permit issued in accordance with the Driveway Act unless otherwise provided.”
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