Residential Zoning & Growth Management

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To be populated as evidence accumulates.

Evidence log

• 2026-02-24 — Land use: zoning and growth management; zoning restrictions related to accessory dwelling units and mobile homes; modify. Amends sec. 102 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3102) & adds secs. 207a & 516.: cross-connection with mobile-home-commission-act: HB5585 links zoning preemption for ADUs with mobile-home siting restrictions in a single amendment to the Zoning Enabling Act. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-02-24 — Land use: zoning and growth management; duplexes; permit in single-family residential zones. Amends sec. 102 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3102) & adds sec. 517.: HB5584 (introduced) proposes amending the Zoning Enabling Act to mandate duplexes as permitted uses in single-family residential zones, constraining local single-family-only zoning. (novelty: 3)
• 2026-02-24 — Land use: zoning and growth management; setback requirement greater than 25 feet; prohibit. Amends 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3101 - 125.3702) by adding sec. 205c.: cross-connection with housing-building-codes: HB5583’s 25-foot setback cap is another state-level preemption of local zoning tools, joining the HB5581/HB5582 package limiting local minimum home size, parking, and mobile-home restrictions. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-02-24 — Land use: zoning and growth management; minimum residential parking space requirements and limitations on mobile homes; limit. Amends 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3101 - 125.3702) by adding sec. 205b.: cross-connection with mobile-home-commission-act: HB5582 links zoning preemption to mobile-home siting by limiting both local minimum parking requirements and local restrictions on mobile homes in a single Zoning Enabling Act amendment. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-02-24 — Land use: zoning and growth management; minimum home size requirements; limit. Amends sec. 201 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3201) & adds sec. 205e.: cross-connection with housing-building-codes: HB5581 preempts local minimum home size zoning rules, linking building/housing-code policy with the residential zoning and growth management framework. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-05-20 — Land use: zoning and growth management; regulating land development for residential use; temporarily restrict. Amends sec. 201 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3201).: SB 985 (introduced) would amend section 201 of the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (2006 PA 110; MCL 125.3201) to temporarily restrict local zoning and growth-management regulation of land development for residential use. (novelty: 2)

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