Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Natural Resources
Fisheries Division
Utilities and Publicly Provided Facilities in Designated Natural River Areas
Section R. 281.304 - Notice of application; permit application; copies; pre-filing conference; public informational meeting
Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024
Rule 4.
(1) Within 10 days of the receipt of a completed application, the department shall give notice of the application to all riverfront property owners within 500 feet of the proposed use, as shown on the current tax assessment rolls, the respective clerks of the county and township in which the proposed use is to be located, the local soil erosion and sedimentation control enforcing agency, the local soil conservation district, and the local watershed council organized under either Act No. 253 of the Public Acts of 1964, being S323.301 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, or Act No. 200 of the Public Acts of 1957, being S123.631 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws, if any.
(2) An applicant is encouraged to have a pre-filing conference with representatives of the department and other appropriate state and local officials prior to formal submission of their application.
(3) The department may hold a public informational meeting on an application, upon written request of the general public or of 1 of those persons listed in subrule (1), within 30 days of the department's receipt of the complete application, when a proposed project appears to be controversial, or where additional information is desired prior to action by the department. If the department determines a public informational meeting shall be held, it shall be scheduled within 60 days of the department's receipt of a complete application. The department shall make a determination within 30 days following the meeting. All notification requirements of subrule (1) also apply to public informational meetings.
(4) The department shall coordinate and take into consideration any responses or constructive suggestions offered by the general public and those agencies and persons identified in subrule (1).
