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Michigan Local Historic Districts Act — 1970 PA 169 (MI)

Tracked preemption from the Michigan overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1970-07-27
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:MI
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Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

parcel.in_local_historic_district == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
review_typerequirehistoric_district_commission_certificate_of_appropriatenessAny work affecting the exterior appearance of a resource within a locally designated historic district requires a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic District Commission established under 1970 PA 169.
base_districts[*].demolitionrestrictsubject_to_HDC_notice_to_proceed

Citation

Authority source
Local Historic Districts Act, 1970 PA 169 — MCL 399.201 et seq.
https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(0))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-Act-169-of-1970

Research notes

State-enabling act for local historic district commissions. Procedural framework imposed statewide on any locally designated district. Coordinated with National Register of Historic Places (federal advisory) and State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) review. Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Marshall, Holland, Petoskey, and numerous Lake Michigan resort communities operate HDCs under this act.