(A) No land may be divided, subdivided or combined through the use of any legal description unless approved by the City in accordance with this Chapter; provided that the following shall be exempted from this requirement:
(1) An exempt split as defined in this chapter, provided such parcel is accessible.
(2) A parcel proposed as a condominium pursuant to the City Zoning Ordinance and the Michigan Condominium Act.
(B) The approval required under the provisions of this chapter shall be obtained prior to the installation of any subdivision or project improvements within the city, in public streets, public alleys, public rights-of-way, and public easements, or under ultimate jurisdiction of the city. All subdivisions or project improvements within the city installed in public streets, public alleys, public rights-of-way, and public easements, or under ultimate jurisdiction of the City shall comply with all of the provisions and requirements of this chapter or any other related ordinance.
(C) Land divisions that do not require subdivision plat approval shall be reviewed and approved in accordance with the procedure and requirements of Article VI of this chapter.
(D) All subdivision plats shall be reviewed and approved in accordance with the procedure and requirements of Articles II, IV and V of this chapter.
(E) These regulations apply to all subdivisions created after the effective date of this chapter that are located totally or partially within the boundaries of Imlay City including those which received tentative preliminary plat approval, or were submitted for review but did not receive approval under the prior Subdivision Regulations.
(F) A subdivision which received final preliminary plat or final plat approval from the City Commission prior to the effective date of this chapter shall be processed in accordance with the standards and procedures established in the previous Subdivision Regulations, provided a final plat, meeting all requirements of this chapter and the Michigan Land Division Act, is Filed with the City within two (2)years of receiving final preliminary plat approval. The City may require compliance with the standards established herein upon a determination that compliance is necessary for the preservation or protection of health, safety and welfare.
(G) This chapter shall not abrogate or annul any easement, bylaw, master deed, deed restriction, covenant, private agreement or dedicated public right-of-way, except where the regulations or standards of this chapter are more restrictive or impose a higher standard.
(H) The regulations established herein are considered to be the minimum necessary to achieve the purposes listed above. Any conflicting Ordinances, regulations, or laws of a more restrictive nature shall supersede the appropriate provisions of this chapter.
(I) Except as otherwise provided above, no vested rights shall accrue to the owner or developer of any subdivision until the actual signing of the final plat by the City Clerk.
(Ord. 152, passed 1-19-99)