§ 257.5

257.5 'Business district' and 'commercial business' defined.Sec. 5. (1) 'Business district' means an area contiguous to a highway where the total widths of the adjacent buildings in use for commercial business open to the general public on both sides occupy 50% or more of the total frontage on both sides for a distance of 600 feet or more. (2) As used in this section, 'commercial business' does not include a home-based business conducted from a residence or domicile, but does include a multi-use building in which a commercial business open to the general public is operated on the ground floor and residential apartments exist on upper floors. History: 1949, Act 300, Eff. Sept. 23, 1949 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 85, Eff. Nov. 9, 2006