Terms Used In Michigan Laws 399.213

  • Commission: means a historic district commission created by the legislative body of a local unit under section 4. See Michigan Laws 399.201a
  • Historic district: means an area, or group of areas not necessarily having contiguous boundaries, that contains 1 resource or a group of resources that are related by history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture. See Michigan Laws 399.201a
  • Historic preservation: means the identification, evaluation, establishment, and protection of resources significant in history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, or culture. See Michigan Laws 399.201a
  • Local unit: means a county, city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 399.201a
   The local legislative body may prescribe powers and duties of the historic district commission, in addition to those prescribed in this act, that foster historic preservation activities, projects, and programs in the local unit.