reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-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 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-PLAT-CHANGES - Plat Changes (560.221...560.229) › Section 560.229 - Preparation and Form of New Plat; Filing Copies; Caption; Approval; Distribution of Copies; Fees.

560.229 Preparation and form of new plat; filing copies; caption; approval; distribution of copies; fees.
Sec. 229.
(1) If the court orders a plat to be vacated, corrected, or revised in whole or in part, the court shall also direct plaintiff to prepare, in the form required by this act for a final plat, either a new plat of the part of the subdivision affected by the judgment or a new plat of the entire subdivision if the court's judgment affects a major part of the subdivision.
(2) Five true copies of the new plat, accompanied by a copy of the court's judgment, shall be filed with the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth. The caption of the new plat shall include a statement that it is a corrected or revised plat of all or part of the same subdivision covered by the original plat.
(3) After the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth has examined the new or amended plat for compliance with the court judgment and the provisions of this act for the making and filing of original final plats and has approved the new or amended plat, the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth shall distribute 1 copy each to the register of deeds, clerk of the municipality, county treasurer, and county road commission. One copy shall be filed in the office of the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth.
(4) Fees for recording and filing documents as required by this section shall be the same as for an original final plat.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 63, Imd. Eff. May 6, 2010
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.241 - Submission of Final Plat; Filing and Recording Fee; State Plat Review Fee; Disposition of Fee.

560.241 Submission of final plat; filing and recording fee; state plat review fee; disposition of fee.
Sec. 241.
(1) When a final plat is submitted to the clerk of the governing body of the municipality, the proprietor shall deposit with the plat both of the following:
(a) A filing and recording fee in an amount equal to the fee for entering and recording a real estate mortgage under section 2567 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2567. The filing and recording fee is in addition to any fee the municipality may charge under this act.
(b) A state plat review fee of $150.00, plus $15.00 for each lot over 4 lots included in the plat. The state plat review fee shall be paid by check or money order payable to the state of Michigan.
(2) Upon approval of the plat by the governing body, the clerk shall send the filing and recording fee and the state plat review fee with the plat to the clerk of the county plat board.
(3) The clerk of the county plat board shall deposit the filing and recording fee in the county trust and agency fund for subsequent payment by county warrant from this fund to the county register of deeds in the amount of the filing and recording fee, upon submission of proof to the clerk of the county plat board that the plat has been recorded in the office of the county register of deeds.
(4) If a final plat is forwarded to the state administrator, the clerk of the county plat board shall forward the state plat review fee with the plat.
(5) A state plat review fee collected by this state shall be deposited in the state treasury for use in the administration of this act. A fund in which state plat review fees shall be deposited is created in the state treasury. This fund is a revolving fund, and money remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried over in the fund to the next and succeeding fiscal years for use in the administration of this act.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 59, Imd. Eff. June 27, 1991 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 67, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1993 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 549, Imd. Eff. Jan. 20, 1999 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 231, Eff. Oct. 1, 2016
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.241a - Repealed. 1993, Act 67, Eff. Oct. 1, 1998.

560.241a Repealed. 1993, Act 67, Eff. Oct. 1, 1998.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to submission of final plat and fees.
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.242 - Director of Department of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth; Records and Indexing; Fees.

560.242 Director of department of energy, labor, and economic growth; records and indexing; fees.
Sec. 242.
(1) The director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth shall maintain a permanent file of plats and the index shall contain all pertinent information necessary to facilitate reference.
(2) A fee established by the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth shall be collected for copies of plats.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 63, Imd. Eff. May 6, 2010
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.243 - Register of Deeds; Maintaining Permanent File; Expense; Fee.

560.243 Register of deeds; maintaining permanent file; expense; fee.
Sec. 243.
(1) The register of deeds shall maintain a permanent file of recorded plats.
(2) The expense of maintaining the file, such as for binders, cabinets, supplies, and reproduction pursuant to the records media act, Act No. 116 of the Public Acts of 1992, being sections 24.401 to 24.403 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall be provided from the general fund of the county.
(3) A fee of not less than $1.00 per sheet shall be collected by the register of deeds for copies of plats recorded in his or her office.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 185, Imd. Eff. Oct. 5, 1992 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 214, Imd. Eff. Oct. 9, 1992
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.244 - Proprietor's Copy.

560.244 Proprietor's copy.
Sec. 244.
(1) If the proprietor of a subdivision desires to retain a copy of the final plat, he or she shall forward a sixth copy of it to the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth for certification as an exact copy of the approved and recorded plat.
(2) The true copy requested may be made upon tracing linen or some similar material.
(3) No charge shall be made for certification of the sixth copy.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 63, Imd. Eff. May 6, 2010
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.245 - Abstract of Title or Title Policy; Attorney's Opinion in Lieu of Abstract.

560.245 Abstract of title or title policy; attorney's opinion in lieu of abstract.
Sec. 245.
The proprietor submitting the plat for approval shall furnish to the governing body an abstract of title certified to date of the proprietor's certificate to establish recorded ownership interests and any other information deemed necessary for the purpose of ascertaining whether the proper parties have signed the plat, or a policy of title insurance currently in force, covering all of the land included within the boundaries of the proposed subdivision. The governing body, in lieu of an abstract of title, may accept on its own responsibility an attorney's opinion based on the abstract of title as to ownership and marketability of title of the 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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.246 - Governing Body; Fees.

560.246 Governing body; fees.
Sec. 246.
(1) The governing body of a municipality may adopt by ordinance a reasonable schedule of fees, based on the number of lots in the proposed subdivision. The fee charged shall be in addition to the filing and recording fee, and shall be for the examination and inspection of plats and the land proposed to be subdivided, and related expenses.
(2) A proprietor submitting a plat for approval shall be required to deposit the established fee with the clerk of the municipality and until the fee is paid, the plat shall not be considered or reviewed.
(3) The governing body may employ a surveyor as an assistant. If it is deemed more practical in a county for the county to employ a surveyor to assist governing bodies of municipalities within the county, then the board of supervisors, by resolution, may employ the surveyor and may establish a reasonable schedule of fees for his services to be charged to the governing body receiving his assistance.
(4) Until an ordinance is adopted by the governing body establishing a schedule of fees, the governing body may require the payment of a fee not to exceed $100.00.
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.247 - County Plat Board; Compensation.

560.247 County plat board; compensation.
Sec. 247.
(1) Each member of the county plat board shall be paid compensation and mileage for attendance at plat board meetings equal to compensation and mileage paid to supervisors for attendance at meetings of the board of supervisors. The compensation shall be payable from the general fund of the county.
(2) The duties of the county plat board shall not be considered as being a part of the duties of the regular offices of the members thereof.
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.248 - County Road Commission; Fees.

560.248 County road commission; fees.
Sec. 248.
The county road commission may adopt as part of the published rules by resolution, a reasonable schedule of fees, to be charged proprietors seeking approval of plats. The fee shall be for the examination of those plat features which require approval of the county road commission as provided in section 183, and plans and inspection of highways, streets and alleys, together with bridges, culverts, drainage structures or other improvements constructed in connection with the plat and related expenses.
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.249 - Board of Supervisors; Fees.

560.249 Board of supervisors; fees.
Sec. 249.
The county board of supervisors may adopt a reasonable schedule of fees to be charged proprietors seeking approval of plats to compensate the county drain commissioner for his examination of those plat features which require approval of the county drain commissioner as provided in section 192 and plans and inspection of drainage facilities constructed by the proprietor or existing on the plat site.
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.251 - Recorded Plats; Evidence.

560.251 Recorded plats; evidence.
Sec. 251.
A certified copy of the recorded plat in the register of deeds office shall be received in all courts in this state as prima facie evidence of the making and recording of the plat in conformity with the provisions of this act.
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.252 - Instruments Affecting Title; Prohibit Recording Unless Plat Recorded.

560.252 Instruments affecting title; prohibit recording unless plat recorded.
Sec. 252.
The register of deeds shall not accept for record any instrument purporting to convey or encumber lots designated by number in a subdivision of land unless a plat showing such lots has previously been recorded.
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.253 - Dedication of Plats; Reservation of Mineral Rights.

560.253 Dedication of plats; reservation of mineral rights.
Sec. 253.
(1) When a plat is certified, signed, acknowledged and recorded as prescribed in this act, every dedication, gift or grant to the public or any person, society or corporation marked or noted as such on the plat shall be deemed sufficient conveyance to vest the fee simple of all parcels of land so marked and noted, and shall be considered a general warranty against the donors, their heirs and assigns to the donees for their use for the purposes therein expressed and no other.
(2) The land intended for the streets, alleys, commons, parks or other public uses as designated on the plat shall be held by the municipality in which the plat is situated in trust to and for such uses and purposes.
(3) A reservation or an ownership interest in mineral rights or underground gas storage rights in land shall not constitute the holding of title for the purpose of signing the proprietor's certificate.
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.254 - Restrictions; Enforcement.

560.254 Restrictions; enforcement.
Sec. 254.
Any restriction required to be placed on platted land by a public body given the authority to review or approve plats by the provisions of this act or which names the public body as grantee, promisee or beneficiary, shall vest in the public body the right to enforce the restriction in a court of competent jurisdiction against anyone who has or acquires an interest in the land subject to the restriction. The restriction may be released or waived in writing but only by the public body having the right of enforcement.
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.255 - Lot Numbers Use.

560.255 Lot numbers use.
Sec. 255.
When a subdivision plat has been recorded, the lots in that plat shall be described by the caption of the plat and the lot number for all purposes, including those of assessment, taxation, sale and conveyance.
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.255a - Land Revised, Altered, or Vacated by Order of Circuit Court in County in Which Land Situated.

560.255a Land revised, altered, or vacated by order of circuit court in county in which land situated.
Sec. 255a.
Land in a subdivision dedicated to the use of the public for purposes other than pedestrian or vehicular travel, or land dedicated for a public way which is under the jurisdiction of a municipality, a portion of which public way is within 25 meters of a lake or the general course of a stream, shall not be revised, altered, or vacated except by order of the circuit court in the county in which the land is situated.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 556, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.255b - Presumption of Acceptance of Land Dedicated to Use of Public; Rebuttal.

560.255b Presumption of acceptance of land dedicated to use of public; rebuttal.
Sec. 255b.
(1) Ten years after the date the plat is first recorded, land dedicated to the use of the public in or upon the plat shall be presumed to have been accepted on behalf of the public by the municipality within whose boundaries the land lies.
(2) The presumption prescribed in subsection (1) shall be conclusive of an acceptance of dedication unless rebutted by competent evidence before the circuit court in which the land is located, establishing either of the following:
(a) That the dedication, before the effective date of this act and before acceptance, was withdrawn by the plat proprietor.
(b) That notice of the withdrawal of the dedication is recorded by the plat proprietor with the office of the register of deeds for the county in which the land is located and a copy of the notice was forwarded to the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth, within 10 years after the date the plat of the land was first recorded and before acceptance of the dedicated lands.
History:
Add. 1978, Act 556, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 63, Imd. Eff. May 6, 2010
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.256 - Opening, Vacating, Extending, Widening, or Changing Name of Street or Alley; Recording Certified Copy of Ordinance or Resolution; Copy to Director of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth.

560.256 Opening, vacating, extending, widening, or changing name of street or alley; recording certified copy of ordinance or resolution; copy to director of energy, labor, and economic growth.
Sec. 256.
Subject to the restrictions prescribed in section 255a, when the governing body of a municipality by resolution or ordinance opens or vacates a street or alley or a portion of a street or alley, or extends, widens, or changes the name of an existing street or alley, the clerk of the municipality within 30 days shall record a certified copy with the register of deeds, giving the name of the plat or plats affected, and shall send a copy to the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth. Until recorded, the ordinance or resolution shall not have force or effect.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 556, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 63, Imd. Eff. May 6, 2010
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.257 - Discontinuance of Street, Alley, or Other Public Land; Reservation of Easement; Recording Resolution or Ordinance; Copy to Director of Energy, Labor, and Economic Growth.

560.257 Discontinuance of street, alley, or other public land; reservation of easement; recording resolution or ordinance; copy to director of energy, labor, and economic growth.
Sec. 257.
(1) Subject to the restrictions prescribed in section 255a, when the governing body of a municipality determines that it is necessary for the health, welfare, comfort, and safety of the people of the municipality to discontinue an existing street, alley, or other public land shown on a plat, by resolution or ordinance, the governing body may reserve an easement in the street, alley, or land for public utility purposes and other public purposes within the right of way of the street, alley, or other public land vacated.
(2) The resolution or ordinance shall be recorded within 30 days with the register of deeds and a copy shall be sent to the director of the department of energy, labor, and economic growth.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 556, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1978 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 63, Imd. Eff. May 6, 2010
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.258 - Public Lands; Agreements for Maintenance.

560.258 Public lands; agreements for maintenance.
Sec. 258.
As a condition of final plat approval the governing body of a municipality or the board of county road commissioners may require copies of agreements, covenants or other documents showing the manner in which areas to be reserved for the common use of the residents of the subdivision are to be maintained.
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-FEES-AND-ADMINISTRATION - Fees and Administration (560.241...560.259) › Section 560.259 - Minimum Standards.

560.259 Minimum standards.
Sec. 259.
The standards for approval of plats prescribed in this act are minimum standards and any municipality, by ordinance, may impose stricter requirements and may reject any plat which does not conform to such requirements.
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-PENALTIES - Penalties (560.261...560.293) › Section 560.261 - Sale of Land; Written Disclosures to Buyer; Voidability of Sale.

560.261 Sale of land; written disclosures to buyer; voidability of sale.
Sec. 261.
No person shall sell any lot in a recorded plat or any parcel of unplatted land in an unincorporated area if it abuts a street or road which has not been accepted as public unless the seller first informs the purchaser in writing on a separate instrument to be attached to the instrument conveying any interest in such lot or parcel of land of the fact that the street or road is private and is not required to be maintained by the board of county road commissioners. In addition, any contract or agreement of sale entered into in violation of this section shall be voidable at the option of the purchaser.
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-PENALTIES - Penalties (560.261...560.293) › Section 560.262 - Monuments; Removal or Disturbance.

560.262 Monuments; removal or disturbance.
Sec. 262.
No person shall knowingly remove or disturb any monument without the permission of the governing body of the municipality in which the subdivision is located.
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-PENALTIES - Penalties (560.261...560.293) › Section 560.263 - Lots; Further Division; Regulation.

560.263 Lots; further division; regulation.
Sec. 263.
No lot, outlot or other parcel of land in a recorded plat shall be further partitioned or divided unless in conformity with the ordinances of the municipality. The municipality may permit the partitioning or dividing of lots, outlots or other parcels of land into not more than 4 parts; however, any lot, outlot or other parcel of land not served by public sewer and public water systems shall not be further partitioned or divided if the resulting lots, outlots or other parcels are less than the minimum width and area provided for in this act.
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-PENALTIES - Penalties (560.261...560.293) › Section 560.264 - Sale of Land; Noncompliance With Act; Penalty.

560.264 Sale of land; noncompliance with act; penalty.
Sec. 264.
(1) Any person who sells or agrees to sell any lot, piece, or parcel of land without first having recorded a plat thereof when required by this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment for not to exceed 180 days, or both. For each offense under this subsection after a first offense under this subsection, the person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment for not to exceed 1 year, or both. Agreement to sell under this section does not include an option to buy extended from the seller for a money consideration to the prospective buyer.
(2) Any person who violates section 108, 109, 109b, or the exempt split provision of section 103(1) and sells a resulting parcel of land is responsible for the payment of a civil fine of not more than $1,000.00 for each parcel sold. A default in the payment of a civil fine or costs ordered under this subsection or an installment of the fine or costs may be remedied by any means authorized under the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.101 to 600.9948.
(3) Any person who violates any provision of this act other than section 108, 109, 109b, or the exempt split provision of section 103(1) is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by law.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 87, Eff. Oct. 1, 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-PENALTIES - Penalties (560.261...560.293) › Section 560.265 - Enforcement of Act; Injunctive Proceedings; Venue.

560.265 Enforcement of act; injunctive proceedings; venue.
Sec. 265.
Any municipality, board of county road commissioners or county plat board may bring an action in its own name to restrain or prevent any violation of this act or any continuance of any such violation. Such action shall be brought in the county where the land is located, the defendant resides or has his principal place of business.
History:
1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968
Popular Name:
Plat Act
Popular Name:
Subdivision Control