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MI Comp L § 560.203 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-ASSESSORS-PLATS - Assessor's Plats (560.201...560.213)|Section 560.203 - Assessor's Plat; Payment of Costs and Expenses; Cost Charged to Land.

560.203 Assessor's plat; payment of costs and expenses; cost charged to land. Sec. 203.  The actual and necessary costs and expenses of making assessor's plats shall be paid out of the general fund of the city, incorporated village, or township whose governing body ordered the plat. All of the cost may be charged to the land so platted. Of the cost charged to the land so platted, 1/2 shall be based on the proportion that the area of each parcel bears to the total area of the plat and 1/2 shall be charged equally to each parcel included in the assessor's plat, as a special assessment on the land, in the manner provided in Act No. 67 of the Public Acts of 1961, being sections 41.921 to 41.925 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 308, Imd. Eff. Aug. 14, 1969 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 431, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 1977 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.204 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-ASSESSORS-PLATS - Assessor's Plats (560.201...560.213)|Section 560.204 - Survey Requirements; Setting of Monuments.

560.204 Survey requirements; setting of monuments. Sec. 204.  (1) The surveyor making the plat shall survey and lay out the boundaries of each parcel, street, alley or road and dedication to public or private use, according to the records of the register of deeds and whatever other evidence that may be available to show the intent of the buyer and seller, in the chronological order of their conveyance or dedication.  (2) The surveyor shall also:  (a) Set temporary monuments to show the results of the survey.  (b) Make a map of the proposed plat to the scale of not more than 100 feet to 1 inch. History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.205 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-ASSESSORS-PLATS - Assessor's Plats (560.201...560.213)|Section 560.205 - Notice to Proprietors.

560.205 Notice to proprietors. Sec. 205.  The proprietors of record of lands in the plat shall be notified by registered mail to their last known address, in order that they shall have opportunity to examine the map, view the temporary monuments, and make known any disagreement with the boundaries as shown. History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.206 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-ASSESSORS-PLATS - Assessor's Plats (560.201...560.213)|Section 560.206 - Reconciliation of Boundaries Within Plat.

560.206 Reconciliation of boundaries within plat. Sec. 206.  (1) The surveyor making the plat shall reconcile any discrepancies that may be revealed, so that the plat as certified to the governing body shall be in conformity with the records of the register of deeds as nearly as is practicable.  (2) When boundary lines between adjacent parcels, as evidenced on the ground, are mutually agreed to in writing by the proprietors of record or in possession, such lines may be the true boundaries for all purposes thereafter, even though they vary from the metes and bounds descriptions previously of record. The written agreements shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds.  (3) When reconciliation has been completed, the temporary monuments shall be replaced with permanent monuments meeting the specifications and provisions of this act for monuments. History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.207 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-ASSESSORS-PLATS - Assessor's Plats (560.201...560.213)|Section 560.207 - Boundaries and Numbering of Lots Within Plat.

560.207 Boundaries and numbering of lots within plat. Sec. 207.  (1) On every assessor's plat, as certified to the governing body, shall appear the bearings and distances of lines of each parcel recorded in the office of the register of deeds, and each lot shall also be numbered as provided in this act for final plats.  (2) The provisions of this act as to surveys and monuments and as to form and procedure, insofar as they are applicable to the purposes of assessor's plats shall apply. History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.208 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-ASSESSORS-PLATS - Assessor's Plats (560.201...560.213)|Section 560.208 - Surveyor's Certificate.

560.208 Surveyor's certificate. Sec. 208.  The sworn certificate of the surveyor who made the plat and, if a firm of surveyors also by a partner or principal officer, shall appear on the plat and shall state the following:  (a) The name of the governing body by whose order the plat was made, and the date of the order.  (b) A statement that the plat is a correct representation of all the exterior boundaries of the land surveyed and each parcel or lot thereof.  (c) A statement that he has fully complied with the provisions of this act in filing the plat. History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.209 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-ASSESSORS-PLATS - Assessor's Plats (560.201...560.213)|Section 560.209 - Filing; County Road Commission Approval; Publication; Action to Correct Plat.

560.209 Filing; county road commission approval; publication; action to correct plat. Sec. 209.  (1) When completed, the assessor's plat shall be filed with the clerk of the governing body that ordered the plat. In unincorporated areas, the certificate of the county road commission shall first be secured, stating that the public roads shown on the plat were in existence at the time the plat was made.  (2) The clerk shall promptly give notice thereof by publication for 3 successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, village, township or county, or if there is none, in a newspaper published in the adjoining county and having general circulation in the locality where the plat is situated.  (3) The plat shall remain on file in the clerk's office for 30 days after the first publication. At any time within the 30-day period any person or public body having an interest in any lands affected by the plat may bring a suit to have such plat corrected.  (4) If no such suit is brought within such time, the plat may be approved by the governing body.  (5) If suit is brought, approval shall be withheld until it is decided. If necessary, the plat shall be revised in accordance with such decision, then approved by the governing body. History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.210 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-ASSESSORS-PLATS - Assessor's Plats (560.201...560.213)|Section 560.210 - Local Authorities Approval; Acknowledgment; Review by Director of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth; Recording.

560.210 Local authorities approval; acknowledgment; review by director of energy, labor, and economic growth; recording.Sec. 210.  The plat, when completed and certified as provided in this act with the exception of the certification by the county plat board and when approved by the governing body and in unincorporated areas by the board of county road commissioners, shall be acknowledged by the clerk thereof. When so approved and acknowledged, all copies of the plat shall be forwarded to the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth together with the recording fee specified in this act for all plats. The director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth shall review the plat for adherence to the provisions of this act, or may reject it giving his or her reasons in writing. Upon approval, the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth shall forward the plat to the register of deeds for recording. On return of the proof of recording the required recording fee shall be sent to the register of deeds and the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth shall distribute the copies as required for all other final plats. History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 63, Imd. Eff. May 6, 2010 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.211 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-ASSESSORS-PLATS - Assessor's Plats (560.201...560.213)|Section 560.211 - Recording; Notification of Local Authorities; Apportionment of Taxes.

560.211 Recording; notification of local authorities; apportionment of taxes. Sec. 211.  When an assessor's plat is recorded, the register of deeds shall notify the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall notify the assessor if any part of the lands included in the plat are delinquent for taxes or special assessments for any year prior to the date of recording. The assessor or supervisor shall apportion such taxes or assessments against the individual or several lots in the plat. The apportionment of delinquent taxes and special assessments shall be governed by the provisions of section 53 of Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, as amended. The apportioned taxes and special assessment shall thereafter become a lien against the individual or several lots in the plat and treated in the same manner as taxes of the year of the original assessment for the purpose of collection and sale for delinquent taxes as provided by Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, as amended. History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.212 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-ASSESSORS-PLATS - Assessor's Plats (560.201...560.213)|Section 560.212 - References to Plat Descriptions; Use; Plats as Evidence.

560.212 References to plat descriptions; use; plats as evidence. Sec. 212.  Reference to any land, as it appears on a recorded assessor's plat is sufficient for purposes of assessment and taxation. Conveyance may be made by reference to the plat and shall be as effective to pass title to the land so described as it would be if the premises had been described by metes and bounds. The plat or record thereof shall be received in evidence in all courts and places as correctly describing the several parcels of land therein designated. After an assessor's plat has been made and recorded with the register of deeds, all conveyances of lands included in the assessor's plat shall be by reference to the plat. Any instrument dated and acknowledged after January 1, 1968, purporting to convey or mortgage any such lands except by reference to such assessor's plat may not be recorded by the register of deeds. History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.213 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-ASSESSORS-PLATS - Assessor's Plats (560.201...560.213)|Section 560.213 - Plat Recorded After Tax Day; Substitution of Plat Description; Certification of Acquisition of Public Lands.

560.213 Plat recorded after tax day; substitution of plat description; certification of acquisition of public lands. Sec. 213.  (1) Whenever a parcel of land has been subdivided and platted and the plat recorded after the tax day, the assessing officer shall substitute the recorded plat for the description of the parcel of land on the tax roll of the succeeding tax year, and shall utilize for tax purposes descriptions of property within the platted area by lot number instead of by metes and bounds in carrying out his duties as provided in section 53 of Act No. 206 of the Public Acts of 1893, as amended.  (2) The assessing officer shall certify under his hand and seal that the municipality has acquired the title to the highways, streets, alleys and public places shown on the assessor's plat by reason of purchase, dedication, condemnation or adverse possession for public use, and if there are any roads, streets, alleys or other such places to which the municipality has not acquired title for public use the extent of their use shall be plainly stated in the dedication, and the plat shall be signed and acknowledged by the officer. History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.221 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-PLAT-CHANGES - Plat Changes (560.221...560.229)|Section 560.221 - Vacation, Correction, or Revision of Plat.

560.221 Vacation, correction, or revision of plat. Sec. 221.  The circuit court may, as provided in sections 222 to 229 vacate, correct, or revise all or a part of a recorded plat. History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.222 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-PLAT-CHANGES - Plat Changes (560.221...560.229)|Section 560.222 - Complaint; Filing.

560.222 Complaint; filing.Sec. 222.  Except as provided in section 222a, to vacate, correct, or revise a recorded plat or any part of a recorded plat, a complaint shall be filed in the circuit court by the owner of a lot in the subdivision, a person of record claiming under the owner, or the governing body of the municipality in which the subdivision covered by the plat is located. History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 590, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2005 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.222a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-PLAT-CHANGES - Plat Changes (560.221...560.229)|Section 560.222a - Public Utility Easement as Part of Recorded Plat; Relinquishment by Written Agreement; Parties; Requirements.

560.222a Public utility easement as part of recorded plat; relinquishment by written agreement; parties; requirements.Sec. 222a.  (1) Notwithstanding section 222, a public utility easement that is part of a recorded plat may be relinquished without filing an action in circuit court if a written agreement for that purpose is entered into among all of the following parties:  (a) Each public utility or municipal entity that has the right to use the recorded easement.  (b) The owner or owners of record of each platted lot or parcel of land subject to the easement.  (c) A two-thirds majority of the owners of record of each platted lot or parcel of land within 300 feet of any part of the recorded easement.  (d) The governing board of the municipality in which the subdivision covered by the plat is located.  (2) An agreement described in subsection (1) shall meet all applicable requirements for recordation and is effective upon being recorded with the register of deeds and filed with the department of labor and economic growth. The register of deeds and the department of labor and economic growth shall cross-reference the document to the affected plat. History: Add. 2004, Act 590, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2005 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.223 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-PLAT-CHANGES - Plat Changes (560.221...560.229)|Section 560.223 - Complaint; Contents.

560.223 Complaint; contents. Sec. 223.  The complaint shall set forth:  (a) The part or parts, if any, sought to be vacated and any other correction or revision of the plat sought by the plaintiff.  (b) The plaintiff's reasons for seeking the vacation, correction, or revision. History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.224 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-PLAT-CHANGES - Plat Changes (560.221...560.229)|Section 560.224 - Repealed. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978.

560.224 Repealed. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to notice of petition.Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.224a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-PLAT-CHANGES - Plat Changes (560.221...560.229)|Section 560.224a - Joinder of Parties Defendant.

560.224a Joinder of parties defendant.Sec. 224a.  (1) The plaintiff shall join as parties defendant each of the following:  (a) The owners of record title of each lot or parcel of land included in or located within 300 feet of the lands described in the petition and persons of record claiming under those owners.  (b) The municipality in which the subdivision covered by the plat is located.  (c) The director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth.  (d) The drain commissioner and the chairperson of the board of county road commissioners having jurisdiction over any of the land included in the plat.  (e) Each public utility which is known to the plaintiff to have installations or equipment in the subdivision or which has a recorded easement or franchise right which would be affected by the proceedings.   (f) The director of the state transportation department and the director of the department of natural resources if any of the subdivision includes or borders a state highway or federal aid road.   (g) If the requested action may result in a public highway or a portion of a public highway that borders upon, crosses, is adjacent to, or ends at a lake or the general course of a stream being vacated or altered in such a manner as would result in the loss of public access, the director of the department of natural resources and, if the subdivision is located in a township, the township. The department of natural resources and, if applicable, the township shall review the application and determine within 30 days whether the property should be retained by the state or township as an ingress and egress point, and shall convey that decision to the court.  (2) Service of process upon the joined parties defendant shall be made in accord with the general rules governing service of process in civil actions except that the parties defendant specified in subsection (1)(b), (f), or (g) may be served by registered mail and the parties defendant specified in subsection (1)(a) may be served by registered mail if there are more than 20 persons that must be joined pursuant to subsection (1)(a). History: Add. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978 ;-- Am. 1979, Act 184, Imd. Eff. Dec. 19, 1979 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 219, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1996 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 63, Imd. Eff. May 6, 2010 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.225 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-PLAT-CHANGES - Plat Changes (560.221...560.229)|Section 560.225 - Repealed. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978.

560.225 Repealed. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to service.Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.227 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-PLAT-CHANGES - Plat Changes (560.221...560.229)|Section 560.227 - Repealed. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978.

560.227 Repealed. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978. Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to vesting of vacated part.Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.227a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-PLAT-CHANGES - Plat Changes (560.221...560.229)|Section 560.227a - Vesting of Title Upon Vacation of Plat, Street, or Alley; Legal Description of Abutting Lot.

560.227a Vesting of title upon vacation of plat, street, or alley; legal description of abutting lot. Sec. 227a.  (1) Title to any part of the plat vacated by the court's judgment, other than a street or alley, shall vest in the rightful proprietor of that part. Title to a street or alley the full width of which is vacated by the court's judgment shall vest in the rightful proprietors of the lots, within the subdivision covered by the plat, abutting the street or alley. Title to a public highway or portion of a public highway that borders on, is adjacent to, or ends at a lake or the general course of a stream may vest in the state subject to section 226.  (2) If the lots abutting the vacated street or alley on both sides belong to the same proprietor, title to the vacated street or alley shall vest in that proprietor. If the lots on opposite sides of the vacated street or alley belong to different proprietors, title up to the center line of the vacated street or alley shall vest in the respective proprietors of the abutting lots on each side.  (3) If only part of the width of a street or alley, not extending beyond the center line, is vacated, title to the vacated part of the street or alley shall vest in the proprietor of the lots abutting the same.  (4) When title to any part of a vacated street or alley vests in an abutting proprietor, any future legal description of the abutting lot or lots shall include that part of the vacated street or alley. History: Add. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 219, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1996 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
MI Comp L § 560.228 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967|Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)|288-1967-PLAT-CHANGES - Plat Changes (560.221...560.229)|Section 560.228 - Recording of Judgment.

560.228 Recording of judgment. Sec. 228.  Within 30 days after entry of judgment, for vacation, correction, or revision of a plat, plaintiff shall record the judgment in the office of the register of deeds. The register of deeds shall place on the original plat the date, liber, and page of the record of the court's judgment. History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control