[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and City Council of the City
of Monroe 3-16-2015 by Ord. No.
15-002. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Blight — See Ch. 210.
Construction codes and regulations — See Ch. 275.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 525.
STATUTORY REFERENCES
Neighborhood Enterprise Zone Act — See MCLA
§ 207.771 et seq.
The purpose of this chapter is to preserve City of Monroe neighborhoods
and to further the maintenance, preservation, improvement and development
of housing for all persons regardless of income level; to provide
that the City, by resolution, may designate one or more neighborhood
enterprise zones pursuant to the Michigan Neighborhood Enterprise
Zone Act, Public Act 147 of 1992, as amended, being MCLA § 207.771
et seq.; and to encourage, through ad valorem property tax benefits
established by said Act, the investment in existing structures and
construction of new structures that have as their primary purpose
owner-occupied one- or two-unit residential housing, and the rehabilitation
of existing structures having as their primary purpose residential
housing consisting of one to eight units, by bringing them into conformity
with minimum standards of the Property Maintenance Code of the City
of Monroe and improving the livability of units.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A certificate issued by the Building Official/Zoning Administrator,
or his or her designee, attesting to the fact that a new or rehabilitated
facility for which an enterprise zone certificate is in effect is
in compliance with the Construction, Property Maintenance and Blight
Codes of the City.
An existing structure purchased by or transferred to an owner
after December 31, 1996, that has as its primary purpose residential
housing consisting of one or two units, one of which is occupied by
an owner as his or her principal residence and is located within a
subdivision platted pursuant to state law before January 1, 1968.
A zone designated by the City Council by resolution as a
neighborhood enterprise zone pursuant to the requirements of the Michigan
Neighborhood Enterprise Zone Act, Public Act 147 of 1992, as amended,
being MCLA § 207.771 et seq.
A certificate as defined and issued pursuant to the Neighborhood
Enterprise Zone Act.
A new structure or a portion of a new structure that has
as its primary purpose residential housing consisting of one or two
units, one of which is or will be occupied by an owner as his or her
principal residence. "New facility" includes a new individual condominium
unit in a structure with one or more condominium units which has as
its primary purpose residential housing and that is or will be occupied
by an owner as his or her principal residence. "New facility" does
not include apartments.
The record titleholder of, or the vendee of the original
land contract pertaining to, a new facility or a rehabilitated facility
for which a neighborhood enterprise zone certificate is applied for
or issued.
An existing structure or a portion of a structure with a
current true cash value of $80,000 or less per unit that has or will
have as its primary purpose residential housing consisting of one
to eight units, the owner of which proposes improvements that, if
done by a licensed contractor, would cost in excess of $5,000 per
owner-occupied unit or 50% of the true cash value, whichever is less;
or $7,500 per non-owner-occupied unit or 50% of the true cash value,
whichever is less, or the owner proposes improvements that would be
done by the owner and not a licensed contractor and the cost of the
materials would be in excess of $3,000 per owner-occupied unit or
$4,500 per non-owner-occupied unit, and will bring the structure into
conformity with minimum standards in the Property Maintenance Code
of the City of Monroe for occupancy or improve the livability of the
units while meeting the minimum standards of the Property Maintenance
Code of the City of Monroe. "Rehabilitated facility" also includes
an individual condominium unit in a structure with one or more condominium
units that has as its primary purpose residential housing, the owner
of which proposes the above-described improvements. "Rehabilitated
facility" does not include a facility rehabilitated with the proceeds
of an insurance policy for property or casualty loss.
The City, by resolution, may designate one or more neighborhood
enterprise zones.
A.
A neighborhood enterprise zone shall contain not less than 10 platted
parcels of land. All the land within a neighborhood enterprise zone
shall also be compact and contiguous.
B.
The total acreage of the neighborhood enterprise zones designated
under this section shall not exceed 15% percent of the total acreage
contained within the boundaries of the City.
Once a neighborhood enterprise zone is established in the manner provided in § 448-3 and the Neighborhood Enterprise Zone Act, any person who proposes to invest in a homestead facility, construct a new facility, or rehabilitate property located in a neighborhood enterprise zone, and who intends to seek the tax benefits provided in the Neighborhood Enterprise Zone Act, may file an application for a neighborhood enterprise zone certificate with the City Clerk-Treasurer. The application must be filed before a building permit is issued for the work proposed and shall be filed in the form and manner prescribed for in said Act. The City shall charge a nonrefundable application fee which shall be set by City Council resolution and paid with the filing of the application. The application for a certificate shall be subject to the requirements, approvals and conditions of the Neighborhood Enterprise Zone Act.
A.
Before the sale of a homestead facility, new facility or a rehabilitated facility for which a neighborhood enterprise zone certificate is in effect, the owner shall file an application for a certificate of compliance with the City Building Department, and an inspection shall be completed by the Building Department or a registered private inspector in accordance with Chapter 525, Property Maintenance. The City shall charge a nonrefundable application fee and an optional inspection fee for inspections conducted by the Building Department, which shall be set by City Council resolution and paid with the filing of the application.
B.
No sale of any homestead facility or new or rehabilitated facility for which a neighborhood enterprise zone certificate is in effect may be finalized until there is compliance with the Construction, Property Maintenance and Blight Codes of the City and a certificate of compliance attesting to the fact is issued by the Building Official or his or her designee in accordance with Chapter 525, Property Maintenance.
