(A) An applicant shall file an application for land division with the Township Clerk for review and approval of a proposed land division before making any division either by deed, land contract, lease for more than 1 year, or for building development. A proposed division shall not be considered filed with the township, nor shall the time period for review and approval of the proposed division required by the State Land Division Act commence until all of the requirements for an application for land division approval have been complied with.
(B) The application shall contain all of the following:
(1) A completed application on the form as determined and provided by the township;
(2) Proof of ownership of the land proposed to be divided;
(3) 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 et seq., as amended, by a land surveyor licensed by the State of Michigan, and showing the dimensions and legal descriptions of the existing parcel and the parcels proposed to be created by the division(s), the location of all existing structures and other land improvements, and the accessibility of the parcels for vehicular traffic and utilities from existing public roads. In lieu of the survey map, at the applicant’s option, the applicant may waive any time requirement imposed by the State Land Division Act or this chapter for a decision on the application until the survey map and legal descriptions are filed with the township, 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 locally designated official prior to a final application under this section. The Montrose Township Board, or its designated agent, may waive the survey map requirement where the foregoing tentative parcel map is deemed to contain adequate information to approve a proposed land division considering the size, simple nature of the divisions, and the undeveloped character of the territory within which the property divisions are located. An accurate legal description of all the proposed divisions, however, shall at all times be required;
(4) Proof that all standards of the State Land Division Act and this chapter have been met;
(5) 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 3-31-1997, the effective date of the State Land Division Act;
(6) Proof that all due and payable taxes or installments of special assessments pertaining to the land proposed to be divided are paid in full;
(7) If transfer of division rights are proposed in the land transfer, detailed information about the terms, and availability of the proposed division rights transfer;
(8) Unless a division creates a parcel which is acknowledged and declared to be “not buildable” under § 151.08, all divisions shall result in “buildable” parcels containing sufficient “buildable” area outside of unbuildable wetlands, floor plains and other areas where buildings are prohibited therefrom, and with sufficient area to comply with all required setback provisions, minimum floor areas, off-street parking spaces, on-site sewage disposal and water well locations (where public water and sewer service is not available), and maximum allowed area coverage of buildings and structures on the site; and
(9) The fee as may from time to time be established by resolution of the Montrose Township Board for land division reviews pursuant to this chapter to cover the costs of review of the application and administration of this chapter and the State Land Division Act.
(Ord. 112, passed 6-15-1998) Penalty, see § 151.99