Land use: farmland and open space; land subject to conservation easement; allow partial relinquishment of. Amends sec. 36110 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36110). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0685'25, SB 0687'25, SB 0688'25, SB 0689'25, SB 0690'25, SB 0699'25
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Overview
This bill modifies a law related to farmland and open space conservation easements in Michigan. It allows landowners with development rights agreements to partially relinquish their land under certain circumstances, such as the death or disability of an owner or a key farm operator. The relinquishment is subject to specific limitations, including acreage restrictions and the need for local approval, and can be used to divide farmland into smaller parcels while maintaining the terms of the original agreement.
Key provisions
- Allows partial relinquishment of land subject to development rights agreements.
- Sets a limit of 1 acre of land that can be relinquished.
- Requires approval from the local governing body and the state land use agency for relinquishment.
- Addresses relinquishment in cases of disability or death of a key farm operator.
- Permits division of farmland subject to a development rights agreement into smaller parcels.
- Smaller parcels created by division must meet minimum size requirements.
- Requires a variance for smaller parcels if they don't meet local zoning requirements.
- Specifies criteria for defining an ‘individual essential to the operation of the farm’.
Who is affected
- Landowners with development rights agreements
- Local governing bodies
- State land use agencies
- Farmers
- Agricultural conservation easement holders
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