(A) A person requesting approval of a division of a parcel of land by the township shall make such request only on the form approved and provided by the township.
(B) After the application and required documentation is completed in full, it shall be submitted to the Clerk, Assessor, or other person designated by the Board. The Assessor shall review the application, including the supporting documents, for correctness and compliance with the State Land Division Act, being M.C.L.A. §§ 560.101 through 560.293, and this chapter.
(C) If the Assessor, after review of the application, determines that the application does not conform to the requirements of the State Land Division Act and this chapter, the application shall be returned to the applicant for completion and re-filing. Such return shall clearly state what needs to be done in order to bring the application into compliance.
(D) If the Assessor, after review of the application, determines that the application conforms to the requirements of the State Land Division Act and this chapter, the Assessor shall refer such to the Parma Township Land Division Review Committee.
(E) The Committee shall approve or deny the land division applied for within 45 days after receipt of a completed application conforming to this chapter’s requirements and the State Land Division Act, and shall promptly notify the applicant of the decision, and if denied, the reasons for denial and the appeals procedure. The application date shall be the date the application is filed or the last change or addition requested by the Assessor is made, whichever is last.
(F) An applicant aggrieved by the decision of the Committee may, within 30 days of said decision, appeal the decision to the Board, which shall consider and resolve such appeal by a majority vote of said Board at its regular meeting or a special meeting affording sufficient time for a 20-day written notice to the applicant (and appellant when other than the applicant) of the time and date of said meeting and appeal hearing.
(G) The Assessor shall maintain an official record of all applications, which includes the actions taken by the Assessor, the Committee and Board, if any, approved and accomplished land divisions or transfers.
(H) Approval of a division is not a determination that the resulting parcels comply with other ordinances or regulations.
(I) The township and its officers and employees shall not be liable for approving a land division if building permits for construction on the parcels are subsequently denied because of inadequate water supply, sewage disposal facilities, or otherwise, and any notice of approval shall include a statement to this effect.
(Ord. 141, passed 2-14-2000) Penalty, see § 151.99