(A) The preliminary plat shall be designed and drawn in accordance with Public Act 288 of 1967, being M.C.L.A. §§ 560.101 through 560.293. At least 30 days prior to the regular meeting of the Planning Commission and/or Zoning Commission, as required, the proprietor shall submit ten copies of a letter of intent and the preliminary plat which shall contain and clearly indicate the following information in sufficient detail to enable a determination of whether the subdivision meets or will meet, when finally approved, the requirements of this chapter.
(B) Dimensional information in this stage may be approximated and scaled.
(1) Key map showing integration of proposed subdivision with surrounding area;
(2) Owners of adjacent property;
(3) Adjacent development names;
(4) Tract boundary;
(5) Title of subdivision;
(6) North arrow and date of preparation;
(7) (a) Site date; total acreage:
1. Gross;
2. Net (residential use only); and
3. Any other use, i.e., golf course, marina, and the like.
(b) Number of lots and outlots indicating type of use in each outlot; and
(c) Typical building sizes, placement, and arrangement. Setback lines must be shown on all corner lots, cul-de-sac lots, and other lots having unusual shape or configuration.
(8) Streets.
(a) Right-of-way widths;
(b) Pavement lines where necessary to illustrate design (e.g., intersections, cul-de-sacs, and the like);
(c) Names; and
(d) Identification of any streets or roads in or abutting the plat under jurisdiction of the County Road Commission.
(9) Lot lines and numbers;
(10) Easement lines, use of easement;
(11) Prominent natural and human-made features (identify any county drains in or serving the plat);
(12) Notation of reserved and dedicated parcels, specifying intended use and deed conveyances, if any;
(13) Proposed development drawn over a two-foot contour interval map;
(14) Letter of intent, containing proposed types and extent of improvements for: streets; curbs and gutters; sidewalks; water supply and distribution; sanitary sewers; storm sewers; street trees; common open spaces and recreational facilities; any other improvements pertinent to the purposes of this chapter;
(15) Draft outline of restrictive covenants and other proposals referred to in Public Act 288 of 1967, being M.C.L.A. § 560.258; and
(16) The preliminary plat shall be drawn to a scale of 100 feet to one inch.
(b) Planning Commission and/or Zoning Commission, as required, action. Upon completion of its review and within 45 days of submittal by the proprietor, the Planning Commission and/or Zoning Commission, as required, will:
1. Recommended complete denial by the governing body for specific reasons;
2. Recommended approval by the governing body of the preliminary plat as submitted; or
3. Recommended approval by the governing body after receipt of plans containing specified revisions.
(c) Governing body review. Upon notification by the Planning Commission and/or Zoning Commission, as required, the Clerk-Treasurer then places the review of the preliminary plat on the agenda of the governing body.
(d) Governing body action. Upon review of the Planning Commission’s and/or Zoning Commission’s, as required, recommendation, the governing body shall, within 90 days from date of submittal by proprietor, grant tentative approval or reject, for specific reasons, the preliminary plat.
(e) Approval period.
1. Tentative approval of a preliminary plat shall become void after the expiration of one year from the date of such approval, unless the proprietor shall have submitted a preliminary plat for final approval or unless the governing body, in its discretion, grants an extension to the said one-year period upon the written application of the proprietor.
2. Said tentative approval shall confer only the rights afforded to the proprietor under the provision of Public Act 288 of 1967, being M.C.L.A. § 560.112(4).
(1984 Code, § 6-02-03-030) (Ord. 11, passed 8-26-1969)