Areas where dwellings have been constructed upon lots, outlots, or parcels of record, or upon parts of lots, outlots, or parcels of record, created prior to January 1, 1968, the effective date of the Subdivision Control Act, being Public Act 288 of 1967, as amended, being M.C.L.A. §§ 560.101 through 560.293, such recorded lots, outlots, or parcels may be divided into more than two but not more than four separate lots, outlots, or parcels upon application to and approval by the City Planning Commission. A survey showing such proposed divisions prepared by a registered land surveyor, including a proper legal description of each separate lot, outlot, or parcel proposed, shall be submitted with the application. A copy of the applications, survey, and legal description shall be forwarded to the City Engineer for his or her review and recommendation. Upon receipt of such recommendation, the matter shall be placed upon the agenda of the next regularly scheduled meeting of the City Planning Commission. Should the Planning Commission approve the requested divisions, the Chairperson shall notify the City Manager, and the fact of such division shall be noted upon the city assessment roll and thereafter the divided portions of the recorded lots, outlots, or parcels shall be considered to be separate lots, outlots, or parcels for tax assessment and all other purposes. In such situations the minimum requirements of the city’s Zoning Code, including width, area, side yard, and setback requirements are hereby waived. Adequate rights-of-way and/or easements shall be provided for all water, sewer, and other public utility lines servicing the approved lots, outlots, or parcels.
(Prior Code, § 1244.02)