(A) The procedure for the preparation and review of a preliminary plat requires tentative and final approval as follows.
(1) Filing.
(a) Ten copies of a valid and complete preliminary plat of the proposed subdivision, together with written application in triplicate and any other information required to be submitted under the Subdivision Act, M.C.L.A. §§ 560.101 to 560.293 shall be filed with the Clerk.
(b) Submittal with the Clerk shall be at least ten days prior to the regular Commission meeting (which meeting shall be considered as the date of filing) at which the proprietor will be scheduled to appear. Should any of the data required in this section be omitted, the Clerk shall notify the proprietor of the additional data required and Commission action shall be delayed until the required data is received. The Commission shall act on the pre-preliminary plat within 60 days after the date of filing unless the proprietor agrees to an extension of time in writing.
(B) Identification and description. The pre-preliminary plat shall include the following:
(1) Proposed name of subdivision;
(2) Location by section, town and range or by other legal description;
(3) Names and addresses of the proprietor, owner proprietor, and the planner, designer, engineer or surveyor who designed the subdivision layout. The proprietor shall also indicate his or her interest in the land;
(4) Scale of plat: one inch equals 100 feet as minimum acceptable scale;
(5) Date; and
(6) Northpoint.
(C) Existing conditions.
(1) The pre-preliminary plat shall include:
(a) An overall area map at a scale of not less than one inch equals 2,000 feet showing the relationship of the subdivision to its surroundings such as section lines and/or major streets or collector streets;
(b) Boundary line of proposed subdivision, section or corporation lines within or adjacent to the tract and overall property dimensions;
(c) Property lines of adjacent tracts of subdivided and unsubdivided land shown in relation to the tract being proposed for subdivision including those of areas across abutting roads;
(d) Location, widths, and names of existing or prior platted streets and private streets and public easements within or adjacent to the tract being proposed for subdivision, including those located across abutting roads;
(e) Location of existing sewers, water mains, storm drains and other underground facilities within or adjacent to the tract being proposed for subdivision; and
(f) Topography to be based on U.S.G.S. datum and topographical survey maps at a minimum scale of one inch equals 100 feet showing existing grades of the land on a two-foot contour intervals shown prior to any land changes and to include any proposed finished final grades. (This requirement may be waived only with prior consent of the Planning Commission based on existing grades and the development plan).
(2) The school board or school superintendent of the school district having jurisdiction in the area concerned shall be informed and made aware of the proposed pre-preliminary plat by the proprietor. A letter or document from the school board or school superintendent indicating awareness of the proprietor’s intentions shall be submitted to the Planning Commission as part of the pre-preliminary plat.
(D) Proposed conditions. The pre-preliminary plat shall include the following:
(1) Layout of streets indicating proposed street names, right-of-way widths and connections with adjoining platted streets and also the widths and location of alleys, easements and public walkways;
(2) Layout, numbers and dimensions of lots, including building setback lines showing dimensions;
(3) Indication of parcels of land intended to be dedicated or set aside for public use or for the use of property owners in the subdivision;
(4) An indication of the ownership and existing and proposed use of any parcels identified as “executed” on the pre-preliminary plat. If the proprietor has an interest or owns any parcel as “excepted”, the pre-preliminary plat shall indicate how this property could be developed in accordance with the requirements of the existing zoning district in which it is located and with an acceptable relationship to the layout of the proposed pre-preliminary plat;
(5) An indication of system proposed for sewage by a method approved by the City Council and the City Engineer;
(6) An indication of system proposed for water supply by a method approved by the City Council and the City Engineer;
(7) An indication of storm drainage proposed by a method approved by the City Council and the City Engineer and, if involving county drains, the proposed drainage shall be acceptable to the County Drain Commissioner; and
(8) In a case where the proprietor wishes to subdivide a given area, but wishes to begin with only a portion of the total area, but wishes to begin with only a portion of the total area, the pre-preliminary plat shall include the proposed general layout for the entire area. The part which is proposed to be subdivided shall be clearly superimposed upon the overall plan in order to illustrate clearly the method of development which the proprietor intends to follow. Each subsequent plat shall follow the same procedure until the entire area controlled by the proprietor is subdivided.
(E) Pre-preliminary plat review by Planning Commission.
(1) The Clerk shall receive and check for completeness the pre-preliminary plat, as required under this section, if complete and basically in conformance with applicable municipal requirements. The Clerk shall place the proposal in the agenda of the next regular Commission meeting.
(2) The Clerk shall transmit a copy of the pre-preliminary plat to the City Engineer and the City Planner for their technical review and recommendations.
(3) The Commission shall review all details of the proposed subdivision within the framework of Ch. 150, within the various elements of the Master Plan and within the standards of this subchapter.
(5) The Commission shall approve conditionally, disapprove or approve the pre-preliminary plat.
(6) Should the approval be a conditional approval and therefore tentative, the pre-preliminary plat shall not be forwarded to the City Council until said conditions have been satisfied by the proprietor.
(7) Should the Commission disapprove the pre-preliminary plat, it shall record the reasons in the minutes of the regular meeting. A copy of the minutes shall be sent to the proprietor.
(8) Should the Commission find that all conditions have been satisfactorily met, it may give approval to the pre-preliminary plat. The Chairperson shall make a notation to that effect on each copy of the pre-preliminary plat and distribute copies of same as follows:
(a) Return one copy to the proprietor;
(b) Retain one copy which shall become a matter of permanent record in the Commission files;
(c) Forward one copy to the school board or school superintendent of the school district having jurisdiction in the area concerned; and
(d) Forward the remaining copies to the City Council via the Clerk’s office with recommendation for approval.
(F) Pre-preliminary plat review by City Council.
(1) The City Council will not review a pre-preliminary plat until it has received the review and recommendations of the Commission. Following the receipt of such recommendations, the City Council shall consider the pre-preliminary plat at such meeting that the matter is placed on the regularly scheduled agenda. The City Council shall take action on the pre-preliminary plat within 90 days of the date of filing, as defined herein.
(2) Should the City Council approve the pre-preliminary plat, it shall be deemed to confer upon the proprietor the right to proceed with the preparation of a preliminary plat.
(3) Approval of the pre-preliminary plat shall not constitute approval of the preliminary plat. It shall be deemed as approval of the layout submitted on the pre-preliminary plat as a guide to the preparation of a preliminary plat.
(4) The approval of the City Council shall be effective for a period of 12 months. Should the preliminary plat, in whole or in part, not be submitted within this time limit, a pre-preliminary plat must again be submitted to the Commission for approval.
(5) No installation or construction of any improvements shall be made at this time.
(1979 Code, § 5.282) (Ord. 45, passed 6-6-1972; Ord. 156, passed 3-18-2003)