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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-GENERAL-PROVISIONS - General Provisions (560.101...560.109b) › Section 560.103 - Subdivisions of Land; Surveys and Plats, Requirements.

560.103 Subdivisions of land; surveys and plats, requirements.
Sec. 103.
(1) An exempt split is not subject to approval under this act so long as the resulting parcels are accessible. A division is not subject to the platting requirements of this act but subject to the requirements of sections 108 and 109. A subdivision is subject to the platting requirements of this act.
(2) Plats of retracement or boundary surveys made by a department or agency of the United States or of state-owned lands made by a department or agency of the state for the retracement and division of public lands according to the survey instructions issued by the United States department of the interior may be recorded with the register of deeds of the county in which the lands represented on the plats are situated and need not otherwise comply with this act, except that plat size shall be as provided in section 132.
(3) A survey and plat shall be made when any amendment, correction, alteration or revision of a recorded plat is ordered by a circuit court.
(4) Urban renewal plats authorized by the governing body of a municipality as provided in Act No. 344 of the Public Acts of 1945, being sections 125.71 to 125.84 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall conform to this act.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 591, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-GENERAL-PROVISIONS - General Provisions (560.101...560.109b) › Section 560.104 - Replats; Requirements; Vacation of Original Plat.

560.104 Replats; requirements; vacation of original plat.
Sec. 104.
A replat of all or any part of a recorded subdivision plat may not be approved or recorded unless proper court action has been taken to vacate the original plat or the specific part thereof, with the following exceptions:
(a) When all the owners of lots which are to be part of the replat agree in writing thereto and record the agreement with the register of deeds, and proof that notice to the abutting property owners has been given by certified mail and the governing body of the municipality in which the land included in the recorded plat is situated, has adopted a resolution or other legislative enactment vacating all areas dedicated to public use within the proposed replat.
(b) Assessors plats made, approved and recorded as provided for in sections 201 to 213.
(c) Urban renewal plats authorized by the governing body of a municipality, as provided in Act No. 344 of the Public Acts of 1945, as amended. Roads, streets, alleys and other public places shall be vacated in accordance with the provisions of law.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 308, Imd. Eff. Aug. 14, 1969
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-GENERAL-PROVISIONS - General Provisions (560.101...560.109b) › Section 560.105 - Preliminary or Final Plat; Approval; Conditions.

560.105 Preliminary or final plat; approval; conditions.
Sec. 105.
Approval of a preliminary plat, or final plat shall be conditioned upon compliance with all of the following:
(a) The provisions of this act.
(b) Any ordinance or published rules of a municipality or county adopted to carry out the provisions of this act.
(c) Any published rules of a county drain commissioner, county road commission, or county plat board adopted to carry out the provisions of this act.
(d) The rules of the state transportation department relating to provisions for the safety of entrance upon and departure from the abutting state trunk line highways or connecting streets and relating to the provisions of drainage as required by the department's then currently published standards and specifications.
(e) The rules of the department of consumer and industry services for the approval of plats, including forms, certificates of approval, and other required certificates, captioning of plats, and numbering of lots.
(f) The rules of the department of environmental quality for the determination and establishment of floodplain areas of rivers, streams, creeks, or lakes, as provided in this act, as published in the state administrative code.
(g) The rules of the department of environmental quality relating to suitability of groundwater for on-site water supply for subdivisions not served by public water or to suitability of soils for subdivisions not served by public sewers. The department of environmental quality may authorize a city, county, or district health department to carry out the provisions of this act and rules promulgated under this act relating to suitability of groundwater for subdivisions not served by public water or relating to suitability of soils for subdivisions not served by public sewers. The department of environmental quality may require percolation tests and boring tests to determine suitability of soils. When such tests are required, they shall be conducted under the supervision of a registered engineer, registered land surveyor, or registered sanitarian in accordance with uniform procedures established by the department of environmental quality.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 591, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 87, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1997
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
Admin Rule:
R 560.101 et seq. and R 560.401 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-GENERAL-PROVISIONS - General Provisions (560.101...560.109b) › Section 560.106 - Approving Authorities; Limitation on Powers of Approval or Rejection.

560.106 Approving authorities; limitation on powers of approval or rejection.
Sec. 106.
No approving authority or agency having the power to approve or reject plats shall condition approval upon compliance with, or base a rejection upon, any requirement other than those included in section 105.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-GENERAL-PROVISIONS - General Provisions (560.101...560.109b) › Section 560.107 - Preliminary Plat; Submission, Discretion.

560.107 Preliminary plat; submission, discretion.
Sec. 107.
(1) Nothing contained in this act shall prohibit a proprietor from submitting a prepreliminary plat to a governing body for the proprietors information and review.
(2) Nothing contained in this act shall allow a municipality, county, or state agency to require an approval of a preliminary plat or plan other than those provided for in sections 112 to 120.
History:
Add. 1969, Act 308, Imd. Eff. Aug. 14, 1969
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-GENERAL-PROVISIONS - General Provisions (560.101...560.109b) › Section 560.108 - Parent Parcel or Parent Tract; Number of Parcels Resulting From Division; Limitations; Requirements.

560.108 Parent parcel or parent tract; number of parcels resulting from division; limitations; requirements.
Sec. 108.
(1) A division is not subject to the platting requirements of this act.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the division, together with any previous divisions of the same parent parcel or parent tract, shall result in a number of parcels not more than the sum of the following, as applicable:
(a) For the first 10 acres or fraction thereof in the parent parcel or parent tract, 4 parcels.
(b) For each whole 10 acres in excess of the first 10 acres in the parent parcel or parent tract, 1 additional parcel, for up to a maximum of 11 additional parcels.
(c) For each whole 40 acres in excess of the first 120 acres in the parent parcel or parent tract, 1 additional parcel.
(3) For a parent parcel or parent tract of not less than 20 acres, the division may result in a total of 2 parcels in addition to those permitted by subsection (2) if 1 or both of the following apply:
(a) Because of the establishment of 1 or more new roads, no new driveway accesses to an existing public road for any of the resulting parcels under subsection (2) or this subsection are created or required.
(b) One of the resulting parcels under subsection (2) and this subsection comprises not less than 60% of the area of the parent parcel or parent tract.
(4) A parcel of 40 acres or more created by the division of a parent parcel or parent tract shall not be counted toward the number of parcels permitted under subsections (2) and (3) and is not subject to section 109, if the parcel is accessible.
(5) A parcel or tract created by an exempt split or a division is not a new parent parcel or parent tract and may be further partitioned or split without being subject to the platting requirements of this act if all of the following requirements are met:
(a) Not less than 10 years have elapsed since the parcel or tract was recorded.
(b) The partitioning or splitting results in not more than the following number of parcels, whichever is less:
(i) Two parcels for the first 10 acres or fraction thereof in the parcel or tract plus 1 additional parcel for each whole 10 acres in excess of the first 10 acres in the parcel or tract.
(ii) Seven parcels or 10 parcels if one of the resulting parcels under this subsection comprises not less than 60% of the area of the parcel or tract being partitioned or split.
(c) The partitioning or splitting satisfies the requirements of section 109.
(6) A parcel or tract created under the provisions of subsection (5) may not be further partitioned or split without being subject to the platting requirements of this act, except in accordance with the provisions of subsection (5).
History:
Add. 1996, Act 591, Eff. Mar. 31, 1997
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-GENERAL-PROVISIONS - General Provisions (560.101...560.109b) › Section 560.109a - Parcel Less Than 1 Acre.

560.109a Parcel less than 1 acre.
Sec. 109a.
(1) If a parcel resulting from a division is less than 1 acre in size, a building permit shall not be issued for the parcel unless the parcel has all of the following:
(a) Public water or city, county, or district health department approval for the suitability of an on-site water supply under the same standards as set forth for lots under rules described in section 105(g).
(b) Public sewer or city, county, or district health department approval for on-site sewage disposal under the health department standards as set forth for lots under rules described in section 105(g).
(2) The municipality or county approving a proposed division resulting in a parcel less than 1 acre in size and its officers and employees are not liable if a building permit is not issued for the parcel for the reasons set forth in this section. A notice of approval of a proposed division resulting in a parcel of less than 1 acre in size shall include a statement to this effect.
(3) A city, county, or district health department may adopt by regulation a fee for services provided under this section. The fees shall not exceed the reasonable costs of providing the services for which the fees are charged.
History:
Add. 1997, Act 87, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1997
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-GENERAL-PROVISIONS - General Provisions (560.101...560.109b) › Section 560.109b - Parcels of 20 or More Acres.

560.109b Parcels of 20 or more acres.
Sec. 109b.
(1) An exempt split or other partitioning or splitting of a parcel or tract that only results in parcels of 20 acres or more in size is not subject to approval under this act if the parcel or tract is not accessible and 1 of the following applies:
(a) The parcel or tract was in existence on March 31, 1997.
(b) The parcel or tract resulted from an exempt split or other partitioning or splitting under this section.
(2) The proprietor shall provide the purchaser of a parcel resulting from an exempt split or other partitioning or splitting under subsection (1) with the following written statement before closing:
“This parcel is not accessible as defined in the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.101 to 560.293.”.
History:
Add. 1997, Act 87, Imd. Eff. July 28, 1997
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-PRELIMINARY-PLATS - Preliminary Plats (560.111...560.120) › Section 560.111 - Preliminary Plat; Specifications; Requirements; Preapplication Review Meeting.

560.111 Preliminary plat; specifications; requirements; preapplication review meeting.
Sec. 111.
(1) Before making or submitting a final plat for approval, the proprietor shall make a preliminary plat and submit copies to authorities as provided in this section and sections 112 to 119. A preliminary plat shall show the name, location, and position of the subdivision and the subdivision plan and layout in sufficient detail on a topographic map to enable a determination of whether the subdivision meets requirements for lots, streets, roads, and highways including drainage and floodplains.
(2) The preliminary plat shall be drawn to a scale of not more than 200 feet to 1 inch and may be an original drawing or reproduction, on unbacked paper. It shall contain proper identification of the parcel of land to be divided, the name of the plat and proposed division of the land, the name and address of the proprietor and the name, address and seal of the surveyor who prepared it, all legibly printed or typewritten. Additional preliminary land development plans may be made by other qualified persons to assist approving authorities to visualize the type and scope of the development planned.
(3) The proprietor may request that a preapplication review meeting take place by submitting a written request to the chairperson of the county plat board and submitting copies of a concept plan for the preliminary plat to the municipality and to each officer or agency entitled to review the preliminary plat under sections 113 to 118. A preapplication review meeting shall take place not later than 30 days after the written request and concept plan are received. The meeting shall be attended by the proprietor, representatives of each officer or agency entitled to review the preliminary plat under sections 113, 114, and 118, and a representative of the municipality. Representatives of each agency entitled to review the preliminary plat under sections 115 to 117 shall be informed of the meeting and may attend. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct an informal review of the proprietor's concept plan for the preliminary plat.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 525, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-PRELIMINARY-PLATS - Preliminary Plats (560.111...560.120) › Section 560.112 - Preliminary Plat; Tentative Approval; Time Period; Extension.

560.112 Preliminary plat; tentative approval; time period; extension.
Sec. 112.
(1) The proprietor shall submit 4 but not more than 10 copies of the preliminary plat and other data to the clerk of the municipality.
(2) The governing body shall tentatively approve and note its approval on the copy of the preliminary plat, or tentatively approve it subject to conditions and note its approval and conditions on the copy of the preliminary plat, to be returned to the proprietor, or set forth in writing its reasons for rejection and requirements for tentative approval, within the following time period, as applicable:
(a) Within 60 days after it was submitted to the clerk, if a preapplication review meeting was conducted under section 111(3).
(b) Within 90 days after it was submitted to the clerk, if a preapplication review meeting was not conducted under section 111(3).
(3) The governing body may require the submission of other related data as it deems necessary, if the requirement for such data has previously been adopted and published.
(4) Tentative approval under this section confers upon the proprietor for a period of 1 year from date, approval of lot sizes, lot orientation, and street layout, and application of the then-current subdivision regulations. The tentative approval may be extended if applied for by the proprietor and granted by the governing body in writing.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 525, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-PRELIMINARY-PLATS - Preliminary Plats (560.111...560.120) › Section 560.112a - Preliminary Plat; Submission of Copies to Officer or Agency; Review and Action; Time Period.

560.112a Preliminary plat; submission of copies to officer or agency; review and action; time period.
Sec. 112a.
After the tentative approval by the governing body under section 112, the proprietor shall submit copies of a preliminary plat to each officer or agency entitled to receive those copies under sections 113 to 118 for their simultaneous review and action within the 30-day time period prescribed in sections 113 to 118.
History:
Add. 2004, Act 525, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-PRELIMINARY-PLATS - Preliminary Plats (560.111...560.120) › Section 560.113 - Preliminary Plat; County Road Commissioner's Approval or Rejection.

560.113 Preliminary plat; county road commissioner's approval or rejection.
Sec. 113.
(1) The proprietor shall submit 3 copies of the preliminary plat to the engineer or chairman of the county road commission if the proposed subdivision includes or abuts roads under the commission's jurisdiction.
(2) The county road commission may also require to be submitted with the preliminary plat a topographic map showing direction of drainage and proposed widths of roads under its jurisdiction or to come under its jurisdiction and private roads in unincorporated areas.
(3) The county road commission, within 30 days after receipt of the preliminary plat, shall approve it, approve it subject to conditions, or reject it. If the preliminary plat is approved, the county road commission shall note its approval on the copy to be returned to the proprietor. If the preliminary plat is approved subject to conditions or rejected, the reasons for rejection and requirements for approval shall be given in writing to the proprietor and each of the other officers and agencies to which the proprietor was required to submit the preliminary plat under sections 114 to 115 and 117 to 119.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 525, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-PRELIMINARY-PLATS - Preliminary Plats (560.111...560.120) › Section 560.114 - Preliminary Plat; County Drain Commissioner's Approval or Rejection.

560.114 Preliminary plat; county drain commissioner's approval or rejection.
Sec. 114.
(1) The proprietor shall submit 3 copies of the preliminary plat to the county drain commissioner, if there is a county drain commissioner.
(2) The county drain commissioner or, if there is no drain commissioner, the governing body may require a topographic map showing direction of storm water drainage both within the lands proposed to be subdivided and from the land as subdivided.
(3) The county drain commissioner or governing body, within 30 days after receipt of the preliminary plat, shall approve it, approve it subject to conditions, or reject it. If the preliminary plat is approved, the drain commissioner or governing body shall note its approval on the copy to be returned to the proprietor. If the preliminary plat is approved subject to conditions or rejected, the reasons for rejection and requirements for approval shall be given in writing to the proprietor and each of the other officers and agencies to which the proprietor was required to submit the preliminary plat under sections 113 to 115 and 117 to 119.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 525, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-PRELIMINARY-PLATS - Preliminary Plats (560.111...560.120) › Section 560.115 - Preliminary Plat; State Transportation Department's Approval or Rejection.

560.115 Preliminary plat; state transportation department's approval or rejection.
Sec. 115.
(1) The proprietor shall submit 3 copies of the preliminary plat to the state transportation department, if any of the proposed subdivision includes or abuts a state trunk line highway or includes streets or roads that connect with or lie within the right-of-way of state trunk line highways.
(2) The state transportation department, within 30 days after receipt of the preliminary plat, shall approve it, approve it subject to conditions, or reject it. If the preliminary plat is approved, the department shall note its approval on the copy to be returned to the proprietor. If the preliminary plat is approved subject to conditions or rejected, the reasons for rejection and requirements for approval shall be given in writing to the proprietor and each of the other officers and agencies to which the proprietor was required to submit the preliminary plat under sections 113 to 115 and 117 to 119.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 525, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-PRELIMINARY-PLATS - Preliminary Plats (560.111...560.120) › Section 560.116 - Preliminary Plat; Department of Environmental Quality's Approval or Rejection.

560.116 Preliminary plat; department of environmental quality's approval or rejection.
Sec. 116.
(1) The proprietor shall submit 2 copies of the preliminary plat to the department of environmental quality for information purposes, if the land proposed to be subdivided abuts a lake or stream or abuts an existing or proposed channel or lagoon affording access to a lake or stream where public rights may be affected.
(2) The department, within 30 days after receipt of the preliminary plat, shall place the proprietor, the governing body of the municipality, and the county plat board on notice in writing if it has any objections or may furnish such information to each as may be helpful or necessary in its opinion to adequately plan the development and secure approval of the final plat.
(3) Copies of the letters required under subsection (2) shall be sent to the department of labor and economic growth.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 525, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-PRELIMINARY-PLATS - Preliminary Plats (560.111...560.120) › Section 560.117 - Preliminary Plat; Approval or Rejection; Fees; Disposition of Fees.

560.117 Preliminary plat; approval or rejection; fees; disposition of fees.
Sec. 117.
(1) The proprietor shall submit 2 copies of the preliminary plat to the department of environmental quality, if any of the subdivision lies wholly or in part within the floodplain of a river, stream, creek, or lake. The department of environmental quality, within 30 days after receipt of the preliminary plat, shall approve it, approve it subject to conditions, or reject it. If the preliminary plat is approved, the department of environmental quality shall note its approval on the copy to be returned to the proprietor. If the department of environmental quality approves the preliminary plat subject to conditions or rejects the preliminary plat, the department shall give the reasons for rejection and requirements for approval in writing to the proprietor and to each of the other officers and agencies to which the proprietor was required to submit the preliminary plat under sections 113 to 115 and 117 to 119. The determination of a floodplain area shall be based on rules specified in section 105(f).
(2) The preliminary plat submittal to the department of environmental quality under subsection (1) shall be accompanied by a fee of $500.00 to cover the administrative cost of the department's preliminary plat review. If the department of environmental quality determines that engineering computations are required to establish the limits of the floodplain on a preliminary plat, the department shall assess an additional fee of $1,500.00 to cover the department's cost of establishing those limits.
(3) The department of environmental quality shall forward fees collected under this section to the state treasurer for deposit in the land and water management permit fee fund created in section 30113 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.30113.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 150, Eff. Sept. 30, 1993 ;-- Am. 1995, Act 172, Imd. Eff. Oct. 9, 1995 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 549, Imd. Eff. Jan. 20, 1999 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 525, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-PRELIMINARY-PLATS - Preliminary Plats (560.111...560.120) › Section 560.118 - Preliminary Plat; Health Department's Approval or Rejection.

560.118 Preliminary plat; health department's approval or rejection.
Sec. 118.
(1) The proprietor shall submit 3 copies of the preliminary plat to the health department having jurisdiction, if public water and public sewers are not available and accessible to the land proposed to be subdivided.
(2) The health department, within 30 days after receipt of the preliminary plat, shall approve it, approve it subject to conditions, or reject all or any portion of the proposed subdivision that is not suitable. If the preliminary plat is approved, the health department shall note its approval on the copy to be returned to the proprietor. If all or any portion of the preliminary plat is approved subject to conditions or is rejected, the health department shall give its reasons for rejection and requirements for approval in writing to the proprietor, the governing body, and each of the other officers and agencies to which the proprietor was required to submit the preliminary plat under sections 113 to 115 and 117 to 119.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 308, Imd. Eff. Aug. 14, 1969 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 525, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-PRELIMINARY-PLATS - Preliminary Plats (560.111...560.120) › Section 560.119 - Preliminary Plat; Submission to County Plat Board and Public Utilities.

560.119 Preliminary plat; submission to county plat board and public utilities.
Sec. 119.
The proprietor shall submit 2 copies of the preliminary plat to the county plat board and to the public utilities serving the area for informational purposes.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-PRELIMINARY-PLATS - Preliminary Plats (560.111...560.120) › Section 560.120 - Final Approval; Proprietor's Rights and Duties; Procedure; Time Period; Extension.

560.120 Final approval; proprietor's rights and duties; procedure; time period; extension.
Sec. 120.
(1) After the preliminary plat is approved or is approved subject to conditions pursuant to sections 113 to 119, the proprietor shall do all of the following:
(a) Submit to the clerk of the governing body of the municipality a list of all authorities required by sections 113 to 119 to review the preliminary plat, certifying that the list shows all authorities as required by sections 113 to 119.
(b) Submit all written approvals to the clerk of the governing body.
(2) The governing body of the municipality, after receipt of the necessary approved copies of the preliminary plat, shall do all of the following:
(a) Consider and review the preliminary plat at its next meeting, or within 20 days from the date of submission, and approve it if the proprietor has met all conditions laid down by the municipality for approval of the preliminary plat.
(b) Instruct the clerk to promptly notify the proprietor of approval or rejection in writing and, if rejected, to give the reasons.
(c) Instruct the clerk to note all proceedings in the minutes of the meeting which minutes shall be open for inspection.
(3) Final approval of the preliminary plat under this section confers upon the proprietor for a period of 2 years from date of approval the conditional right that the general terms and conditions under which preliminary plat approval was granted will not be changed. The 2-year period may be extended if applied for by the proprietor and granted by the governing body in writing. Written notice of the extension shall be sent by the governing body to the other approving authorities.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 308, Imd. Eff. Aug. 14, 1969 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 525, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-SURVEYS - Surveys (560.125...560.126) › Section 560.126 - Survey Accuracy.

560.126 Survey accuracy.
Sec. 126.
(1) The survey of all subdivisions shall be performed by a surveyor.
(2) The relative error of closure of the surveyed land shall be less than the ratio of 1 part in 5,000.
(3) Bearings shall be expressed in relation to the true meridian, or a previously established meridian or bearing and a statement by the surveyor on the plat stating the source of information in obtaining the bearings outlined.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-FINAL-PLATS - Final Plats (560.131...560.198) › Section 560.131 - General Survey Requirements; Date of Expiration of Approval.

560.131 General survey requirements; date of expiration of approval.
Sec. 131.
(1) Following final approval of the preliminary plat under section 120, the proprietor shall cause a survey and a true plat thereof to be made by a surveyor.
(2) All approvals made on the preliminary plat shall expire as provided in section 120.
(3) A final plat shall not be accepted after the date of expiration of the preliminary plat approval.
(4) A final plat received by the department of labor and economic growth more than 1 year following the date of approval of the city or county treasurer shall be returned to the city or county treasurer who shall make a new certificate currently dated, relative to paid or unpaid taxes, special assessments, and tax liens or titles.
(5) All final plats of subdivided land shall comply with the provisions of this section and sections 132 to 151.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 525, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-FINAL-PLATS - Final Plats (560.131...560.198) › Section 560.132 - Plats; Specifications.

560.132 Plats; specifications.
Sec. 132.
All plats shall be legibly prepared according to the following general requirements:
(a) On 1 or more sheets, 18 inches wide by 24 inches long in size, leaving a 1 1/2 inch binding margin and a 1/2 inch margin on all other sides.
(b) Of an approved material, according to published specifications of the department of the treasury.
(c) Drawn or printed with nonfading black ink true to an adequate and plainly readable scale of not more than 100 feet to an inch.
(d) The name of the plat shall not duplicate the name of any plat previously recorded in the same county unless it is an addition contiguous to the same, or which is a part of the same previously approved preliminary plat under section 120. The first subdivision bearing the name may be designated as number 1, and all additions to it shall be consecutively numbered, beginning with number 2.
(e) Lots shall be numbered consecutively beginning with lot number 1 in the first subdivision bearing the name and continuing in consecutive order throughout the several additions.
(f) A north point shall be properly located thereon.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 308, Imd. Eff. Aug. 14, 1969
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-FINAL-PLATS - Final Plats (560.131...560.198) › Section 560.133 - Final Plat; Caption.

560.133 Final plat; caption.
Sec. 133.
The caption of the final plat shall be printed at the top of the plat in large, bold letters, and shall include:
(a) Name of the plat.
(b) Part of section, number of section, town and range, municipality and county.
(c) If a private claim, the number of the claim and the municipality in which the land is situated.
(d) If a tract of land that is not a section or part of a section, the name by which the tract is legally known and the town and range and municipality in which the land is situated.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-FINAL-PLATS - Final Plats (560.131...560.198) › Section 560.134 - Final Plat; Description of Land.

560.134 Final plat; description of land.
Sec. 134.
There shall be typewritten or printed on the final plat, a full and detailed description of the land embraced in the subdivision by distances and bearings. The description shall also include:
(a) The caption of the plat.
(b) If a private claim, the number of the claim and the municipality in which the land is situated.
(c) If a tract of land that is not a section or part of a section, the name by which the tract is legally known and the town and range and the municipality in which it is situated.
(d) The name of the original plat and any part of it replatted.
(e) A description by distances and bearings of each excepted parcel.
(f) The number of lots, the number of outlots and the number of private parks.
(g) The intermediate traverse line, if one is required on the plat.
(h) The area within the existing right of way of any abutting street, county road or state trunk line highway, if such area has not previously been dedicated to public use and if it is the proprietor's land.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-FINAL-PLATS - Final Plats (560.131...560.198) › Section 560.135 - Map and Engineering Requirements.

560.135 Map and engineering requirements.
Sec. 135.
The map of the subdivision, as drawn on the final plat shall comply with sections 135 to 141. It shall contain sufficient information to completely define, for the purpose of a resurvey, the location of any boundary, corner or angle point within the plat. All land lying within the boundaries of the plat shall be shown thereon in such a manner that title to the area may be clearly established as to whether dedicated to public use or reserved to private use.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-FINAL-PLATS - Final Plats (560.131...560.198) › Section 560.136 - Final Plat; Exterior Boundaries; Requirements, Specifications.

560.136 Final plat; exterior boundaries; requirements, specifications.
Sec. 136.
The exterior boundaries of the subdivision as drawn on the plat shall include and correctly show:
(a) The land surveyed and divided, with reference to a corner or corners established in the government survey and indicated by distances and bearings. The Michigan coordinate system may also be used for referencing such government survey points.
(b) The exact length and bearings thereof.
(c) Where the exterior boundary lines show bearings and distances which vary from those recorded in abutting plats the following note shall be placed along such lines, “recorded as (show recorded bearing or distance or both)”.
(d) The area within the existing right of way of any abutting street, county road or state trunk line highway, if such area has not previously been dedicated to public use and if it is the proprietor's land.
(e) When the subdivision is bounded by an irregular shoreline of a body of water, the bearings and distances of a closing intermediate traverse, extending across the plat so that it intersects the sidelines of the shore lots; the dimensions of the sidelines of the shore lots from the street line to the traverse line, and the distance from the traverse line to the water's edge as found at the time of the survey; distances along the traverse line between its intersections with the sidelines of the lots; the location of monuments at all angle points of the intermediate traverse. All lots extending to the water's edge shall be noted accordingly on the plat. If the proprietor intends to retain possession of the area between the intermediate traverse and the water's edge, a statement to that effect shall be noted on the plat.
(f) The location of all boundary monuments established in the field in their proper places.
(g) When any part of the land being subdivided is not included in the government survey, boundaries shall be indicated by distances and bearings and related to a government survey corner or if in a private claim, to a private claim corner.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-FINAL-PLATS - Final Plats (560.131...560.198) › Section 560.137 - Final Plat; Public and Private Grounds, Streets, Roads and Alleys.

560.137 Final plat; public and private grounds, streets, roads and alleys.
Sec. 137.
All public or private grounds, streets, roads and alleys included in the plat shall be shown as follows:
(a) All public or private commons, parks and other grounds except streets and alleys, by their boundaries, bearings and distances and names.
(b) All streets and roads by their bearings, widths and names.
(c) All streets, roads or alleys not dedicated to public use shall be marked “private” and named.
(d) All curved portions of streets, roads or alleys shall be defined by curve data including points of curvature, points of tangency, points of compound curvature, radii of curves, central angles and the length and bearing of its long chord.
(e) Curve data may be shown by a curve data chart or table.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-FINAL-PLATS - Final Plats (560.131...560.198) › Section 560.138 - Final Plat; Flood Plains.

560.138 Final plat; flood plains.
Sec. 138.
When any part of a subdivision lies within or abuts a floodplain area, the plat shall include and show the following:
(a) The floodplain shall be shown within a contour line, established by the water resources commission, department of conservation.
(b) The contour line shall intersect the side lines of the lots.
(c) The sidelines shall be dimensioned to the traverse line from the street line and the established floodplain (contour) line.
(d) The floodplain area shall be clearly labeled on the plat with the words “floodplain area”.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-FINAL-PLATS - Final Plats (560.131...560.198) › Section 560.139 - Public Utilities; Easements.

560.139 Public utilities; easements.
Sec. 139.
All public utility easements included in the plat shall be shown as follows:
(a) By their widths and relationship to the lot or street lines.
(b) As at least 12 feet wide where the rear lines of lots are contiguous.
(c) As at least 6 feet wide if a lot has no adjoining subdivisions.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-FINAL-PLATS - Final Plats (560.131...560.198) › Section 560.140 - Lots and Outlots; Description.

560.140 Lots and outlots; description.
Sec. 140.
All lots and outlots included in the plat shall be shown as follows:
(a) All lots numbered consecutively.
(b) All outlots lettered in alphabetical order.
(c) The length and bearing of each side lot line.
(d) The bearing of each front and rear lot line, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(e) A note showing the front line of any lot fronting on 2 or more streets or a body of water except for lots served by public sewers and public water or available and accessible thereto.
(f) The bearings and depths at each end of a tier of lots comprised of rectangles or parallelograms.
(g) The width of lots at each end of a series of lots when the front and back lines are parallel. The intermediate lots may be marked with dittos.
(h) The distance at the time of the survey from the traverse line to the water's edge.
(i) All curved boundaries shall be shown by curve data as required for public grounds, streets, roads and alleys in section 137.
(j) If a replat, outlines, numbers and other identification of lots of the previous survey shall be shown by dashed lines, figures or letters.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-FINAL-PLATS - Final Plats (560.131...560.198) › Section 560.141 - Improvements.

560.141 Improvements.
Sec. 141.
When the plat includes or abuts certain improvements other than streets, alleys, roads or highways, such as county drains, lagoons, slips, waterways, lakes, bays or canals, which connect with or are proposed to connect with or enlarge public waters, the included or abutting portions of such proposed improvement shall be shown on the plat.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967 › Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293) › 288-1967-FINAL-PLATS - Final Plats (560.131...560.198) › Section 560.142 - Certificate Required for Recording.

560.142 Certificate required for recording.
Sec. 142.
The proprietor shall provide a true copy of the final plat to each of the authorities named in sections 146 to 149. To entitle a final plat to be recorded, the following certificates, in the form prescribed by the department of labor and economic growth, lettered or printed legibly with black, durable ink or typed legibly with black ink shall appear on it and the certificates shall contain the statements and information and shall be signed and dated as prescribed in sections 141 to 151:
(a) A surveyor's certificate of compliance with the statute.
(b) A certificate of the proprietor submitting the plat.
(c) A certificate of taxes by the treasurer of the county in which the plat is situated, as required by section 135 of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.135.
(d) A certificate of taxes signed by the treasurer of the municipality in which the plat is located if the municipality does not return delinquent taxes to the state treasurer, as required by section 135 of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.135.
(e) A certificate of approval of the county drain commissioner, if there is a county drain commissioner.
(f) A certificate of approval of the board of county road commissioners, if public streets and roads shown on the plat are under its jurisdiction or to come under its jurisdiction and if any private streets or roads shown on the plat are in an unincorporated area.
(g) A certificate of approval of the governing body of the municipality. The certificate of the governing body of the municipality may not be placed on the plat unless the proprietor has deposited with the clerk both the filing and recording fee required by section 241 and the fee permitted by section 246 by the municipality for review and approval of a plat.
(h) A certificate of approval of the county plat board. The certificate may not be placed on the plat unless the filing and recording fee required by section 241 has been received by the chairperson or secretary of the county plat board.
(i) A certificate of approval of the state transportation department when the subdivision includes or abuts state trunk line highways.
(j) A certificate of approval of the department of labor and economic growth. The certificate of the department of labor and economic growth may not be placed on the plat unless the portion of the filing and recording fee due the state as provided by section 241 has been received by the department.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 308, Imd. Eff. Aug. 14, 1969 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 525, Eff. July 1, 2005
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control