Michigan MCL 125.3207 — Moratoria Duration & Renewal Limits (MI)
Tracked preemption from the Michigan overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
2006-07-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:MI
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Primary-source summary
Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (MZEA) — MCL 125.3101 et seq.Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
city.active_zoning_moratorium == TruePreempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
moratorium_duration | cap_at | statutory_cap_with_renewed_findings_required | Emergency interim ordinances are subject to durational caps; renewals require renewed findings. Municipality must concurrently initiate the zoning study/amendment justifying the moratorium. |
review_type | require | concurrent_zoning_amendment_process |
Citation
Authority source
MCL 125.3207 (2006 PA 110)
Research notes
Substantive ceiling on moratorium powers — displaces common-law / charter-based 'interim zoning' lacking statutory safeguards. Exact day-count caps and renewal-vote thresholds should be re-verified at legislature.mi.gov before litigation or ordinance drafting; section is a frequent target of narrow amendments in budget bills.