An applicant shall file all of the following with the Village Clerk’s Department on normal business hours before making any division either by deed, land contract, lease for more than one year, or for building development:
(A) Completed application with any such additional information as may be required thereon;
(B) Proof of fee ownership of the land proposed to be divided;
(C) (1) A survey map of the land proposed to be divided, prepared pursuant to the survey map requirements of Public Act 132 of 1970, being M.C.L.A. § 54.211, as amended, by a land surveyor licensed by the state, and showing the dimensions and the land descriptions of the existing parcel and the parcel proposed to be created by the division(s), the location of all existing structures and other land improvements, and the accessibility of the parcel for vehicular traffic and utilities from existing public roads.
(2) In lieu of such survey map, at the applicant’s option, the applicant may waive in writing the 45-day statutory requirement for a decision on the applicant until each survey map and legal description are filed with the governing body, and submit a tentative preliminary parcel map drawn to scale of not less than that provided for on the application form including an accurate legal description of each proposed division, and showing the boundary lines, dimensions, and the accessibility of each division from existing or proposed public roads for automobile traffic and public utilities, for preliminary review, approval, and/or denial by the Village Council or other official designated by the governing body, prior to a final application to the governing body under this section.
(3) The governing body, or its designated agent delegated such authority by the governing body, may waive the survey map requirement where the foregoing tentative map is deemed to contain adequate information to approve a proposed land division considering the size, simple nature of the divisions, and the underdeveloped character of the territory within which the proposed divisions are located. An accurate legal description of all of the proposed divisions, however, shall at all times be required.
(D) Proof that all standards of the State Land Division Act and this chapter have been met;
(E) The history and specifications of any previous divisions of land of which the proposed division was a part sufficient to establish the parcel to be divided was lawfully in existence as of March 31, 1997, the effective date of the State Land Division Act;
(F) Proof that all due and payable taxes or installments of special assessment pertaining to the land proposed to be divided are all paid in full;
(G) If transfer of division rights are proposed in the land transfer, detailed information about the terms and availability of the proposed division rights transfer;
(H) Unless a division creates a parcel which is acknowledged and declared to be not buildable under § 152.08, all divisions shall result in buildable parcels containing sufficient buildable area outside of the unbuildable wetlands, floodplains, and other areas where buildings are prohibited therefrom, and with sufficient parking spaces, on-site water and sewer hookup, and maximum allowed area coverage of building and structures on the site; and
(I) The fee as may from time to time be established by resolution of the governing body for land division review pursuant to this chapter to cover the cost of review of the application and administration of this chapter and State Land Division Act.
(Ord. 2001-9, passed 10-24-2001) Penalty, see § 152.99