(a) The City of the Village of Douglas embraces the territory as described in the Final Order of the State Boundary Commission dated December 6, 2002, (Docket #024-1), which is set forth below:
Area of Incorporation (Village of Douglas
Saugatuck Township, Allegan County, Michigan), June 2001,
as expressed in State Plane Grid Bearings.
Part of Sections 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, and 22 of Town 3 North, Range 16 West, Saugatuck Township, Allegan County, Michigan described as beginning at the Northwest corner of Section 16 and proceeding thence North 89 degrees 56 minutes 30 seconds East along the North line of Section 16 to the waters edge of Kalamazoo River; thence North 89 degrees 56 minutes 30 seconds East on a non-riparian line to the thread of the Kalamazoo River; thence Southeasterly and Northeasterly along the thread of the Kalamazoo River to the Northwesterly line of 1-196; thence South 18 degrees 32 minutes 30 seconds West along the Northwesterly line of 1-196 to the East line of the West 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 15; thence South 00 degrees 16 minutes 03 seconds West 2039.11 feet along the East line of the West 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 15 to the Southeast corner of the West 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 15; thence South 00 degrees 17 minutes 13 seconds West 654.81 feet along the East line of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 22 to the South line of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 22; thence North 89 degrees 04 minutes 16 seconds West 656.49 feet along the South line of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 22 to the Southwest corner of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 22; thence North 89 degrees 37 minutes 10 seconds West 2614.24 feet along the South line of the North 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 21 to the Southwest corner of the North 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 21; thence along an intermediate traverse line along the Southeasterly shore of an existing controlled level lake South 42 degrees 10 minutes 00 seconds West (recorded as North 42 degrees 25 minutes 20 seconds East) 74.94 feet (recorded as 68.17 feet); thence South 72 degrees 23 minutes 48 seconds West (recorded as North 71 degrees 08 minutes 12 seconds East) 77.82 feet; thence South 44 degrees 42 minutes 46 seconds West (recorded as North 43 degrees 27 minutes 10 seconds East) 218.92 feet; thence North 51 degrees 56 minutes 04 seconds West (recorded as South 53 degrees 11 minutes 40 seconds East) 149.77 feet; thence South 66 degrees 53 minutes 36 seconds West (recorded as North 65 degrees 38 minutes 00 seconds East) 122.50 feet; thence North 72 degrees 26 minutes 24 seconds West (recorded as South 73 degrees 42 minutes 00 seconds East) 143.33 feet; thence South 06 degrees 26 minutes 46 seconds East (recorded as North 07 degrees 42 minutes 22 seconds West) 159.22 feet; thence South 02 degrees 22 minutes 08 seconds West (recorded as North 01 degrees 05 minutes 08 seconds East) 153.61 feet (recorded as 154.14 feet); thence South 28 degrees 30 minutes 25 seconds West (recorded as North 27 degrees 15 minutes 12 seconds East) 56.58 feet; thence South 13 degrees 35 minutes 47 seconds East (recorded as North 14 degrees 51 seconds 00 minutes West) 53.92 feet; thence leaving the intermediate traverse line South 35 degrees 39 minutes 17 seconds East (recorded as North 36 degrees 54 minutes 30 seconds West) 26.78 feet; thence South 12 degrees 17 minutes 03 seconds West (recorded as North 11 degrees 01 minutes 50 seconds East) 129.30 feet to the East line of the West 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 21; thence South 00 degrees 29 minutes 55 seconds West (recorded as North 00 degrees 45 minutes 18 seconds West) 1247.09 feet along the East line of the West ½ of the Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 21 to the East-West 1/4 line of Section 21; thence North 89 degrees 33 minutes 23 seconds West 1966.82 feet along the East and West 1/4 line of Section 21 to the West 1/4 corner of Section 21; thence South 00 degrees 36 minutes 01 second West 326.90 feet along the East line of Section 20 to the South line of the North 1/4 of the North ½ of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes 15 seconds West 1249.46 feet along the South line of the North 1/4 of the North ½ of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20 to the East line of the West 1360.00 feet of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20; thence North 00 degrees 26 minutes 33 seconds East 326.75 feet along the East line of the West 1360.00 feet of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20 to the East-West 1/4 line of Section 20; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes 41 seconds West 54.82 feet along the East and West 1/4 line of Section 20 to the West line of the East ½ of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 20; thence North 00 degrees 30 minutes 52 seconds East 1738.58 feet along the West line of the East ½ of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 20; thence North 89 degrees 42 minutes 41 seconds West (recorded as West) 500.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 30 minutes 52 seconds East (recorded as North 00 degrees 13 minutes 53 seconds East) 875.00 feet to the North line of Section 20; thence South 89 degrees 42 minutes 41 seconds East (recorded as East) 1154.93 feet along the North line of Section 20 to the West line of the East ½ of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 17; thence North 00 degrees 18 minutes 09 seconds East 1232.57 feet along the West line of the East ½ of the Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 17 to the Easterly extension of the South line of Wilderness Ridge (Allegan County Subdivision Plan No 62); thence North 89 degrees 43 minutes 54 seconds West (recorded as South 89 degrees 40 minutes East) 1961.88 feet along the South line of Wilderness Ridge (Allegan County Subdivision Plan No. 62) and the Easterly extension thereof to the Southwest corner of Wilderness Ridge also being the Southeast corner of Felker’s Lake Shore Subdivision; thence North 89 degrees 45 minutes 01 second West (recorded as South 89 degrees 40 minutes East) 705.69 feet along the South line of Felker’s Lake Shore Subdivision to the Southeast corner of Felker’s High Pines Lake Shore Development Subdivision; thence North 89 degrees 53 minutes 59 seconds West (recorded as South 89 degrees 45 minutes East) along the South line of Felker’s High Pines Lake Shore Development Subdivision and the Westerly extension thereof to the Ordinary High Water Mark of Lake Michigan; thence Northerly along the Ordinary High Water Mark of Lake Michigan to the North line of Section 17; thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 54 seconds East along the North line of Section 17 to the North 1/4 corner of Section 17; thence North 89 degrees 55 minutes 54 seconds East 2604.50 feet along the North line of Section 17 to the point of beginning, EXCEPT all land lying West of and between said intermediate traverse line and existing controlled level lake.
Recorded Plats
Bryan Development
Felker’s High Pines Lake Shore Development Subdivision
Felker’s Lake Shore Subdivision
Finalay’s Addition to the Village of Douglas
Helmer’s Addition to the Village of Douglas
Macke Subdivision
McVea Plat
Mixer’s Addition to the Village of Dudleyville
Oakley Acres
Town of Douglas
Spencer’s Addition to the Village of Douglas
Spencer’s Second Addition
St. Peter’s Subdivision
Terrace Park Heights
The Gerber Plat
Trumbull’s Addition to the Village of Douglas
Trumbull’s Second Addition to the Village of Douglas
Village of Dudleysville
(b) The city shall embrace the territory constituting the City of the Village of Douglas on the effective date of this charter, together with such annexations thereto and less such detachments therefrom as may be made thereafter. Upon annexation or detachment of the territory, the boundaries shall be deemed changed without amendment of this section.
(c) The clerk shall maintain and keep available in the City of the Village of Douglas office for public inspection the official description and map of the current boundaries of the city.