(A) Compliance. The proprietor, subdivider or developer shall comply with all sections of the Subdivision Act with respect to preliminary plats and such additional requirements as shall appear in this chapter. All documents required by the Subdivision Act shall be submitted to the City Clerk.
(B) Requirements.
(1) Submission. In addition to the number of copies required by other agencies under the Subdivision Act, the subdivider shall submit 8 copies of the preliminary plat on a topographic map to the City Clerk at least 15 days before a meeting of the Planning Commission.
(2) Size and scale. The preliminary plat may be on paper and shall be not less than 24 inches by 36 inches at a scale of 1 inch to 100 feet showing the date and north arrow.
(3) Information required. The subdivider shall furnish the following to the Planning Commission with the preliminary plat filed with the City Clerk:
(a) The name of the proposed subdivision;
(b) Names, addresses and telephone numbers of the subdivider and the surveyor preparing the plat;
(c) Location of the subdivision, giving a brief legal description of the property involved;
(d) The names of abutting subdivisions;
(e) Statement of intended use of the proposed plat, such as residential single-family, two- family and multiple housing, commercial, industrial, recreation or agricultural. Also proposed sites, if any, for multifamily dwellings, shopping centers, churches, industry and other nonpublic uses exclusive of single- family dwellings. Also, any sites proposed for parks, playgrounds, schools or other public uses;
(f) A map of the entire area scheduled for development, if the proposed plat is a portion of a larger holding intended for subsequent development;
(g) A location map showing the relationship of the proposed plat to the surrounding area;
(h) The land use and existing zoning of the proposed subdivision and the adjacent tracts;
(i) Streets, street names, right-of-way, roadway widths;
(j) Lot lines and approximate lot dimensions;
(k) Contours shall be shown on the preliminary plat at 2 foot intervals;
(l) A site report as described in the rules of the State Department of Public Health, if the proposed subdivision is not to be served by public sewer or water systems;
(m) Three copies of proposed protective covenants and deed restrictions, or state in writing that none are proposed;
(n) Right-of-way easements, showing location, width and purpose;
(o) Proposed and existing streets, water, sewers, sidewalks and other required public improvements. This plan shall contain enough information and detail to enable the city and the Planning Commission to make preliminary determination as to conformance of the proposed improvements to applicable city regulations and city standards.
(p) The City Council or the Planning Commission may require the submission of other related data which might affect the health, welfare or safety of the public or other pertinent information.
(C) Procedures.
(1) Application; fees. The subdivider shall submit a written application for approval and shall pay the fees established by §§ 62-161 et seq.
(2) Recommendation for approval by Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall recommend approval, modification or disapproval of a plat within 60 days after the submission of the plat to the city and after conducting a public hearing as set by the City Clerk within such period as required by Public Act 285 of 1931 (Extra Session), § 15, being M.C.L.A. §§ 125.31 et seq., as amended, and shall note such action upon 1 or more copies thereof and then transmit 1 or more copies thereof to the City Council.
(3) Distribution to authorities. The subdivider shall submit to the various approving authorities the number of validated copies of the preliminary plat required by the Subdivision Act.
(4) List of authorities; filing. The subdivider shall then file with the City Clerk a list of all authorities to whom validated copies of the preliminary plat have been distributed.
(D) Actions.
(1) Letters of conditional approval or rejection. When the subdivider has secured the approvals of the various approving authorities as required by the Subdivision Act, the subdivider shall deliver the approvals to the City Clerk.
(2) City Council review.
(a) The City Council shall not review, approve or reject a preliminary plat until it has received from the Planning Commission its report and recommendations, unless no such action is taken by the Planning Commission within 60 days from the date the plat is filed with the City Clerk.
(b) The City Council shall, within 30 days after receipt of the necessary approved copies of the preliminary plat, either approve or reject it and give its reasons therefor.
(E) Conditions.
(1) The city may enter into a written agreement with the developer to construct within a reasonable time certain improvements within the area to be platted. No construction shall be undertaken in the plat area before the grant of all approvals of the preliminary plat plans as provided in the Subdivision Act and the furnishing to the City Clerk of a cash deposit, certified check or irrevocable bank letter of credit, whichever the proprietor selects, or a surety bond acceptable to the city, covering the estimated costs of construction of improvements required by the city, in the amount acceptable to the city, to insure the faithful performance of the agreement. All such security arrangements shall remain in effect for the period of construction.
(2) Approval of a preliminary plat shall not constitute approval of the final plat. Approval of the final plat shall be conditioned on all further requirements being met.
(F) Duration.
(1) Approval of the preliminary plat by the City Council shall be for a period of 2 years from the date of its approval.
(2) The City Council may extend the 2 year period if applied for and granted in writing.
(3) The City Council may extend an expired preliminary plat for good cause if applied for by the proprietor and granted in writing by the City Council after review and approval of the Planning Commission.
(1993 Code, § 62-34) (Ord. passed 2-23-1998)