(A) Submission requirements. After a preliminary plat has been tentatively approved or approved subject to conditions by the County Road Commission, the County Drain Commissioner and, where applicable, the Michigan Department of Transportation, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, and the Health Department, the proprietor for final approval of a preliminary plat shall submit 10 copies of the tentatively approved preliminary plat and all supporting materials to the administrative official, including a list of all authorities required by statute to review the preliminary plat, certifying that the list shows all such authorities, and the written approvals of the preliminary plat by such authorities, along with the required application fee. The proposed preliminary plat submitted for final approval shall be prepared by a land surveyor and, along with supporting materials, shall show at least the following:
(1) All items required by the Act and by the Board pursuant to the tentative approval of the preliminary plat, and all items required pursuant to the tentative approval of the preliminary plat by other governmental agencies.
(2) Detailed working drawings showing grades, drainage structures, proposed utilities, and construction plans for streets, pedestrian sidewalks/walkways and bicycle paths/lanes, within and adjoining the plat.
(3) Documentation of consultation with the governmental authorities responsible for all public utilities that will be servicing the plat, including the manner of resolving any conflicts in location between public utility facilities and other improvements.
(a) To the extent private sewage disposal systems are proposed for any development in the project, a letter from the Health Department shall be provided, stating that the proposed systems are acceptable and approvable.
(b) To the extent private water supply systems are proposed for the plat, a letter from the Health Department shall be provided, stating that the proposed water supply systems are acceptable and approvable.
(B) Application fee. Fees for final preliminary plat approval shall be those fees as listed in the township’s schedule of fees as adopted by the Board.
(C) Review procedure. Upon receiving an administratively complete application for a preliminary plat submitted for final approval, the administrative official shall submit same to the Planning Commission for review and approval. The Planning Commission shall review the final plat for compliance with the conditions so listed in the approval of the tentative preliminary plat and forward a recommendation to the Board. Within 20 days from the date of submission, the Board shall grant final approval of the plat, pursuant to the approval standards in division (D) below.
(D) Standards for approval. The Board shall approve a preliminary plat submitted for final approval, if all conditions specified by the Board for tentative approval of the preliminary plat have been met, and the preliminary plat complies with all applicable laws, regulations and ordinances, including the following standards:
(1) All public streets shall be subject to and comply with the construction standards applicable to streets in plats as may be adopted by the County Road Commission.
(2) All surface waters shall be adequately drained within each plat by a separate system of drainage structures, or through the connection of such separate system to an adequate adjoining system. All storm water drainage systems within each plat shall be subject to and comply with the construction standards applicable to storm water drainage system of the County Drain Commission.
(3) Connection to sanitary sewers and/or water mains may be required by the Board when it determines that sewers and/or water mains are reasonably available to the proposed subdivision. All public sanitary sewer and/or water lines shall be subject to and comply with the construction standards applicable to sanitary sewer and/or water lines in plats as may be adopted by the County Drain Commission.
(4) The proprietor shall make arrangements for all distribution lines for telephone, electric, television and other similar services distributed by wire or cable to be placed underground entirely through a residential subdivided area. Such conduits or cables shall be placed within private easements provided to such service companies by the proprietor, or within dedicated public ways. All such facilities placed in dedicated public ways shall be planned so as to not conflict with other underground utilities. All such facilities shall be constructed in accordance with standards of construction approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission or other governmental agency with jurisdiction. Private easements for underground utilities shall be shown on the preliminary plat.
(5) Storm water disposal methods proposed for the subdivision shall be adequate to insure each building site and roadway will not be flooded, and that all necessary easements for storm sewers or open drains can feasibly be dedicated to the public for such purposes.
(6) No land within the subdivision shall be isolated from a public thoroughfare, nor shall any adjoining land of the proprietor or others be isolated from a public thoroughfare, thereby creating landlocked parcels.
(7) Street lighting may be required by the township when it is determined that street lighting is necessary for public health, safety and welfare.
(8) Sidewalks may be required by the township when it is determined that sidewalks are necessary for pedestrian safety, public health and welfare.
(a) When required, sidewalks shall be constructed of concrete, 5 feet in width, 4 inches in depth, upon a 2-inch-minimum sand base, with expansion joints set at a minimum of 50 feet.
(b) Sidewalks built across driveways shall be constructed of concrete, 6 inches in depth.
(c) Sidewalks shall be provided with barrier-free ramps at all intersections.
(E) Effect and duration of final approval of preliminary plat.
(1) Final approval of a preliminary plat confers a conditional right that the general terms and conditions under which preliminary plat approval was granted will not be changed, to facilitate submission of a final plat for approval as provided in § 151.27.
(2) Final approval of a preliminary plat shall be valid for 2 years, subject to written extension at the discretion of the Board, upon request of the applicant prior to expiration of the 2-year period.
(3) The Township Clerk, or his or her designee, shall send written notice of any such extension to the other approving authorities.
(Ord. 175, passed 11-10-2008)