For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. All terms as defined in the Subdivision Act shall control in this chapter unless indicated to the contrary in this section.
BLOCK. Property abutting one side of a street and lying between the two nearest intersecting streets, or between the nearest such street and railroad right-of-way, unsubdivided acreage, river or live stream; or between any of the foregoing and any other barrier to the continuity of development.
CLERK. The Clerk of the Township of Burtchville.
COMMISSION. The Planning Commission of the Township of Burtchville.
EASEMENT. A grant by the owner of the use of a strip of land by the public, a corporation, or persons for specific uses and purposes, to be designated as a “public” or “private” easement depending on the nature of the use.
FILING DATE. For the purpose of these regulations, the filing date shall be the initial meeting date at which the plan for preliminary plat (stage 1) , preliminary plat (stage 2) , tentative or final, and final plat review appears on the Planning Commission or Township Board’s regular meeting agenda.
IMPROVEMENTS. Grading, street surfacing, curb and gutters, sidewalks, crosswalks, water mains and lines, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, culverts, bridges, utilities, and other additions to the natural state of land which increases its value, utility, or habitability.
LOT. A measured portion of a parcel or tract of land, which is described or fixed in a recorded plat.
MAJOR STREETS OR THOROUGHFARE PLAN. The part of the Master Plan which sets forth the location, alignment and dimensions of existing and proposed streets and thoroughfares.
MASTER PLAN. The comprehensive land use plan for the township, including graphic and written proposals indicating the general locations recommended for the streets, parks, schools, public buildings, zoning districts, and all physical developments of the township, and includes any unit or part of such plan separately adopted, and any amendments to such plan or parts thereof duly adopted by the Planning Commission.
PARCEL or TRACT. A continuous area or acreage of land which can be described as provided for in the Subdivision Act.
PLAT. A map or chart of a subdivision of land.
(1) PRELIMINARY PLAT (STAGE 1). A map indicating the proposed layout of the subdivision in sufficient detail to provide adequate basis for review and to meet the requirements and procedures set forth in this chapter.
(2) PRELIMINARY PLAT (STAGE 2). A map showing the salient features of a proposed subdivision submitted to an approving authority for purposes of preliminary consideration prepared in conformance with the Subdivision Act.
(3) FINAL PLAT. A map of all or part of the subdivision providing substantial conformance to the preliminary plat (stage 2) of the subdivision prepared in conformance with the requirements of the Subdivision Act and this chapter, and suitable for recording by the County Register of Deeds.
PROPRIETOR. A natural person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or combination of any of them which may hold any ownership interest in land, whether recorded or not.
STREET. Any street, avenue, boulevard, road, lane, parkway, viaduct/alley, or other way which is an existing state, county, or municipal roadway; or a street or way shown in a plat heretofore approved pursuant to law or approved, by official action; or, a street or way on a plat duly filed and recorded in the office of the County Register of Deeds. A STREET includes the land between the street lines, whether improved or unimproved, and may comprise pavement, shoulders, gutter, sidewalks, parking areas, and lawns.
(1) ALLEY. A minor service street and primarily to provide secondary vehicular access to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting upon a street.
(2) BOULEVARD STREET. A street developed to two, two-lane, one-way pavements separated by a median.
(3) COLLECTOR STREET. A street intended to serve as a major means of access from minor streets to major thoroughfares which has considerable continuity within the framework of the Major Thoroughfare Plan.
(4) CUL-DE-SAC STREET. A short minor street having one end permanently terminated by a vehicular turn-around.
(5) MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. An arterial street of great continuity which is intended to serve as a large volume trafficway for both the immediate township area and region beyond, and may be designated in the Township Major Thoroughfare Plan as a major thoroughfare, parkway, expressway, or equivalent term to identify those streets comprising the basic structure of the street plan.
(6) MARGINAL ACCESS STREET. A minor street paralleling and adjacent to a major thoroughfare which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
(7) MINOR STREET. A street of limited continuity used primarily for access to abutting residential properties.
(8) TURN-AROUND. A short boulevard street permanently terminated by a vehicular turn-around.
SUBDIVISION. The partitioning or splitting of a parcel or tract of land by the proprietor thereof or by his heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors or assigns for the purpose of sale, or lease of more than one year, or of building development that is not exempted from the platting requirements of the Subdivision Act. SUBDIVISION does not include a property transfer between two or more adjacent parcels, if the property taken from one parcel is added to an adjacent parcel; and any resulting parcel shall not be considered a building site unless the parcel conforms to the requirements of the township Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 154 of this code).
SUBDIVISION ACT. Means Michigan Public Act 288 of 1967, as amended, presently known as the Land Division Act.
TOWNSHIP. The Township of Burtchville.
TOWNSHIP BOARD. The Board of Trustees of the Township of Burtchville.
TOWNSHIP ENGINEER or ENGINEER. The staff engineer or consulting engineer of the township.
TOWNSHIP PLANNER or PLANNER. The staff planner or consulting planner of the township.
ZONING ORDINANCE. The Township of Burtchville Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 154 of this code).
(Ord. 98-02, passed 4-20-1998)