(A) Application to divide a lot, acreage parcel or tract shall be made on forms provided by the township.
(B) An applicant shall file all of the following with the Township Clerk for review and approval of a proposed land division before making any division either by deed, land contract, lease or for building development:
(1) Names, addresses and phone numbers of all owners of record, including all parties to a land contract or purchase agreement, and their signatures. Separate written consent to the proposed division by fee simple owners may be accepted by the township in lieu of signatures on the application form;
(2) The applicant’s name, address, phone number and signature;
(3) The parcel identification number(s) of the parent parcel or parent tract;
(4) A true and accurate survey, including both a drawing to scale and full legal description, of the parent parcel or tract and of all parcels which would result from the proposed division of the parent parcel or tract. The survey shall include the following:
(a) All dimensions of existing and proposed property lines and easements;
(b) Location of all existing buildings, wetlands, lakes, streams, ponds, drives, public and private roads, easements, wells and septic fields, including setbacks from all property lines;
(c) The size (in square feet and acres) of each resulting parcel;
(e) Setbacks from property lines to all proposed buildings, drives, easements, wells and septic systems.
(5) Written verification and proof of ownership, by warranty deed, quit claim deed, land contract or other legal document of conveyance, which identifies the owner(s) of the parent parcel or parent tract;
(6) A written statement, signed and attached to the application form by the applicant and all owners of record, stating whether the right to make further divisions exempt from the platting process requirements of Public Act 591 of 1996, being M.C.L.A. §§ 560.101 et seq., the Land Division Act, has been transferred or otherwise conveyed;
(7) A written statement, signed and attached to the application form by the applicant and all owners of record, stating that: “The deeds for all resulting parcels that are the subject of this application shall contain the following statement: This property may be located within the vicinity of farmland or a farm operation. Generally accepted agricultural and management practices which may generate noise, dust, odors and other associated conditions may be used and are protected by the State Right To Farm Act”, Public Act 93 of 1981, being M.C.L.A. §§ 286.471 et seq.;
(8) Additional information may be required by the township to verify application information, geographic site data or to clarify status of other governmental reviews and approvals; and
(9) All applicable review fees as established by resolution of the Township Board.
(Ord. 19, passed 12-10-1997)