Zoning of College- & University-Owned Land (Michigan Zoning Enabling Act)

Current understanding

HB6120 (103rd Legislature) would amend section 201 of the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (2006 PA 110, MCL 125.3201) to permit local government zoning ordinances to regulate the development of land owned by colleges or universities. Under current law, higher education institutions have generally been treated as exempt from local zoning; this bill would shift that balance toward municipal control. Status: introduced.

Evidence log

• 2026-06-23 — Higher education: other; regulation of development of college- or university-owned land through local government zoning ordinance; provide for. Amends sec. 201 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3201).: cross-connection with zoning-data-center-community-benefit: Both amend the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (2006 PA 110) to expand local government zoning authority over specific categories of development. (novelty: 3)

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