An applicant shall file all of the following with the Township Assessor or other official designated by the governing body for review and approval of a proposed land division before making any division either by deed, land contract, lease for more than one year, or for building development:
(A) Four copies of the completed application form;
(B) Four copies of a survey of the proposed division prepared by a registered surveyor in the state, except that, in cases where all of the parcels to be created are greater than ten acres each, a tentative parcel map drawn to scale may be submitted in lieu of a survey. The survey or tentative parcel map shall contain the following information:
(1) Name and address of the applicant and surveyor (if applicable);
(2) The date of the survey or date that the tentative parcel map was prepared, north arrow and scale;
(3) Boundary lines and acreage of the parcel or parcels to be divided, including boundary lines and acreage of entire parent parcel;
(4) Names of all streets, rights-of-way and roadway widths of all existing and proposed streets within the parcel or parcels proposed to be divided;
(5) All existing structures (including their distance from existing and proposed property lines sufficient to demonstrate compliance with zoning setback requirements) and physical features which would influence the layout and design of the proposed division; and
(6) The location, width and purpose of any and all easements.
(C) Proof of fee ownership of the land proposed to be divided;
(D) An accurate legal description of each proposed division;
(E) Proof that all standards of the State Land Division Act and this chapter have been met;
(F) If transfer of division rights is proposed in the land transfer, detailed information about the terms and availability of the proposed division rights transfer; and
(G) A reasonable fee, as may be established from time to time by resolution of the Township Board, to cover the costs of review of the application and administration of this chapter and the State Land Division Act.
(Ord. 98-1, passed 1-19-1998)