Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Construction Codes › Office of Land Survey and Remonumentation › Subdivisions of Land › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH › Section R. 560.112 - Minimum drafting standards

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 112.
(1)
					 The purpose of this rule is to establish minimum standards for preparation of
					 plats to ensure their quality and legibility.
(2) When preparing a plat, the surveyor shall
					 do all of the following:
(a) Use an
					 engineer's scale to prepare the plat drawing sheets. The scale shall be stated
					 and represented by a bar scale on each drawing sheet, and shall not be more
					 than 100 feet to 1 inch.
(b) Use
					 lettering not less than .10 inch high.
(c) Make the top and bottom 24 inches in
					 length with the binding margin at the left. The binding margin shall be 1.5
					 inches with all other margins being 0.5 inches as prescribed in the
					 act.
(d) Place the general
					 direction "north" toward the top or left-hand side.
(e) Provide a space 3 inches by 5 inches on
					 the last sheet for the approval to be affixed by the department of labor and
					 economic growth.
(f) Number each
					 sheet sequentially, beginning with number 1. Each sheet shall be identified as
					 "sheet __ of __". When only 1 sheet is necessary, it shall be identified as
					 sheet 1 of 1. When the plat drawing requires the use of multiple sheets, the
					 surveyor shall use match lines and do the following:
(i) Prepare all sheets with north oriented
					 the same.
(ii) Avoid splitting
					 along road rights-of-way. Split along rear or side lot lines where
					 practical.
(iii) Bearings and
					 distances shall not be shown beyond the match line.
(iv) Include an index key.
(v) A match line note, adjacent to and
					 generally aligned with the match line, shall identify adjoining
					 sheets.
(g) Place a
					 statement of any restriction on access to a lot or lots imposed by the agency
					 with jurisdiction for the road or roads to which access is restricted, if
					 applicable, adjacent to the lots restricted.
(h) Place a vicinity map or location sketch
					 showing the location of the proposed subdivision in relation to the surrounding
					 area on each drawing sheet and shall be oriented the same as the drawing. The
					 vicinity map or location sketch shall also show the section, private claim, or
					 name of tract in which the plat lies.
(i) Show the caption at the top of each sheet
					 of the plat. The caption shall contain the information prescribed in the act.
					 The words "addition", "extension", or "replat" shall not be used in the plat
					 name or caption, except on an amended plat when included in its proper
					 name.
(j) Indicate the overall
					 bearings and distances of the plat boundary lines, showing them outside the
					 boundary line. The point of beginning shall be labeled and its position
					 relative to the nearest government corners clearly identified. A traverse
					 closure sheet of the plat boundary shall accompany the final plat. A traverse
					 closure sheet shall be a forward computation using the bearings and distances
					 of the plat boundary and shall include acreage to the 1/10th of an acre and the
					 relative error of closure.
(k)
					 Place the recording information for the government corners on the plat, copies
					 of the land corner recordation certificate filed pursuant to 1970 PA 74 MCL
					 54.201 to 54.210d, may be requested by a reviewing agency.
(l) Express all boundary and lot distances to
					 2 decimals with all bearings expressed in degrees, minutes, and
					 seconds.
(m) Report distances to
					 physical features such as edge of water or flood plain line to 1 decimal or to
					 the nearest foot.
(n) Draw the
					 boundary of the plat using a heavier line weight than used to show the lot
					 lines.
(o) Show the boundary as a
					 continuous line.
(p) Not divide a
					 lot by a street, road, alley, walk, other grounds, or another lot. If a lot is
					 divided by a corporate line, the location of the corporate line shall be
					 indicated by dimensions in each municipality.
(q) If a plat abuts or is divided by a
					 corporate line, locate the corporate line by dimensions on the plat boundary
					 and each lot line it intersects. The name of each municipality shall be labeled
					 along the corporate line on its respective side.
(r) Describe each excepted parcel by bearings
					 and distances and shall label each "not included in this plat."
(s) Not include in 1 plat parcels not having
					 a common border.
(t) If the lots
					 are not served by both public sewer and public water, designate the "front" of
					 the lot under either of the following conditions:
(i) Lots have frontage on 2 roads.
(ii) Lots have frontage on a road and
					 water.
(u) Identify each
					 road, street, alley, walk, park, and other ground and the name of each road,
					 street, park, and other ground in the plat in prominent letters. Each road,
					 street, alley, walk, park, and other ground not dedicated to the public shall
					 be clearly labeled "private."
(v)
					 Affix a note on each drawing sheet that references a covenant or restriction
					 which is required to be recorded for plat approval. The note shall provide
					 space for the recording reference, department of environmental quality, health
					 department, an agency having jurisdiction of the roads.
(w) Affix surveyor's seal and original
					 signature, in durable pigment based black ink to each sheet.
(x) Show bearings and distances for each lot
					 line. The arc distance or chord distance shall be shown on curvilinear lot
					 lines. Bearings may be shown once along a continuous line. The sum of the
					 individual lot distances shall agree with the total length of the continuous
					 line.
(y) Show curve data defining
					 any curvilinear line on the plat on the sheet where the curve appears. A curve
					 which is part of the plat boundary shall show the curve data adjacent to it.
					 Data for all curves in the interior of the plat may be shown in a curve data
					 box. Each curve in a curve data box shall be numbered and a corresponding
					 number placed on the plat. Minimum curve data shall include the chord bearing
					 and length, the radius, the central angle, and the arc length. The curvilinear
					 measurements of curve segments may be either arc or chord distances.
(z) Where additional clarity is necessary,
					 use a separate detail drawing at an appropriate scale. Detail drawings shall be
					 properly referenced to the drawing on the plat.
(aa) Show all information identifying status
					 of adjacent lands shown by dashed or dotted letters, number, and lines as
					 follows:
(i) Identify adjoining subdivisions
					 by name and recording information. Individual lot lines, lot numbers, together
					 with street names, and widths shall be shown for each adjoining lot and
					 street.
(ii) Identify adjoining
					 condominiums by name, county condominium subdivision plan number, and recording
					 information.
(iii) Identify all
					 roads, streets, alleys, walks, or state trunk lines that adjoin the plat by
					 name and total width.
(iv) Identify
					 by name, railroads that adjoin the plat.
(v) Label as unplatted land adjoining the
					 plat that is not in a subdivision or condominium.
(vi) Label all streets, roads, alleys, parks,
					 or other grounds not dedicated to public use as "private."
(bb) Intermittent watercourse or drainage
					 ditch, or a portion thereof, within a plat intended to serve as a drainage
					 facility or a part of a drainage facility shall be shown on the plat and an
					 easement provided for drainage purposes.
(cc) Water's edge.
(i) When a plat is bounded by a lake, river,
					 stream, or drain with continuous flow, 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; surface
					 elevation of the lake on the date of the survey; and any floodplain information
					 required by the act or by rule adopted by the Michigan department of
					 environmental quality. All lots extending to the water's edge shall be noted
					 accordingly on the plat. The proprietor's and surveyor's certificates shall
					 include a statement, as appropriate, as follows:
"that the plat includes all land to water's edge"; or
						"lots to inclusive include all lands to water's edge"; or "lot areas embracing
						any waters of the (name of the lake, river, stream, or drain) are subject to
						the correlative right of the other riparian owners and the public trust in
						these waters"; or "lots to extend to the thread of the stream subject to the
						correlative rights of the other riparian owners and the public trust in these
						waters."
(ii) 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.
(dd) In addition
					 to the following abbreviations, up to 4 abbreviations may be used if completely
					 spelled out in the legend. All other words shall be spelled out on the final
					 plat.
Avenue
Ave
Private
Pvt.
Boulevard
Blvd
Radial
R
Court
Ct
Radius
R
Easement
Esmt.
Railroad
RR
East
E
Range
R
Government
Govt
Recorded
Rec.
Highway
Hwy
Reference Monument Ref. Mon.
International Great
Right of Way
R/W or ROW
Lakes Datum
IGLD
Road
Rd
Liber
L
Sanitary
San.
Land Corner Recordation
Section
Sec
Certificate
LCRC South
S
Maintenance
Maint.
Southeast
SE
Monument
Mon.
Southwest
SW
National Geodetic
Street
St
Vertical Datum
NGVD
Subdivision
Sub
North
N
Surface Drainage
Surf. Drn.
Northeast
NE
Thence
th.
Northwest
NW
Town
T
Number
No.
Township
Twp
Page
P
Utility or Utilities
Util.
Point of Beginning
POB
West
W
(ee) All easements including public utility
					 easements shall be shown as follows:
(i)
					 Easements shall be labeled private, in accordance with the act.
(ii) Easement labels shall include the
					 purpose of the easement.
(iii)
					 Labels of recorded easements shall include the liber and page of the document
					 creating the easement and a copy thereof shall accompany the final
					 plat.
(iv) The sidelines of
					 easements shall be shown using a dashed or dotted line type.
(v) Easements shall be located by dimension
					 as follows:
(A) The width of an easement shall
					 be shown.
(B) Where the sideline of
					 the easement is used for location, it shall be dimensioned to the nearest lot
					 corners along the intersected lot lines and to each angle point in the sideline
					 of the easement. If the easement centerline is used to locate the easement, the
					 centerline shall be clearly located by dimension and labeled.
(C) If a detail is necessary, in addition to
					 the plat drawing, to clearly locate the easement by dimension, the detail shall
					 be properly referenced to the drawing and the drawing shall reference the
					 detail sheet.
(vi) If
					 public utilities are to be installed in the road right-of-way, a written
					 acknowledgement shall be obtained at the time of the filing of the plat from
					 each public utility whose lines are installed or to be installed and shall
					 accompany the final plat.