Terms Used In Michigan Laws 247.41

  • Adjacent: includes any highway, or portion of a highway, lying within 5 rods of the shore of any lake or the general course of any stream. See Michigan Laws 247.46
  • Highway: includes , where applicable, local roads or streets. See Michigan Laws 247.46
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
   A public highway or a portion of a public highway that borders upon, crosses, is adjacent to, or ends at a lake, or the general course of a stream, shall not be abandoned, discontinued, vacated, or have its course altered resulting in a loss of public access by the order or action of an official or officials of a city or village in this state, until an order authorizing the abandonment, discontinuation, alteration, or vacation is made by the circuit court for the county in which the highway is situated in the manner provided in this act.