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(A) The proprietor shall submit to the City Clerk:
(1) Written approval of the preliminary plat by all authorities whose approval is required under §§ 112 and 119 of the 1967 Subdivision Control Act, being M.C.L.A. §§ 560.101 through 560.293;
(2) A written statement from the City Treasurer that there are no special assessments or ad valorem taxes outstanding against the property;
(3) Written approval of the preliminary plat by all public utility companies proposed to service the area to be subdivided; and
(4) Copies of the plat bearing the written approval of authorities, boards, and utility companies as may be designated by the city.
(B) Upon receipt of the above requested information, the City Commission, at its next regular meeting or within 20 days, shall grant preliminary plat approval if the proprietor has met all the conditions, if any, of tentative approval. The City Commission shall instruct the City Clerk to notify the proprietor in writing of approval or rejection. If the plat is rejected, the reasons for the action shall also be noted. The proprietor may revise the rejected plat and resubmit the same to the City Commission at any time within one year from the granting of the tentative approval by the City Commission.
(C) Final approval of the preliminary plat under this section shall confer upon the proprietor for a period of two years from the date of approval, the conditional right that any variances or any other general terms or conditions under which approval was granted will not be changed. The two-year period may be extended by the City Commission if applied for by the proprietor in writing. Written notices of the extension shall be sent by the governing body to the other approving authorities. Failure on the part of the proprietor to proceed in accordance with this chapter with final plat procedures within the period specified shall result in automatic withdrawal of the approval of the preliminary plat. In order to regain the approval, the proprietor must again apply and proceed through the pre-application sketch and preliminary plat stages in accordance with this subchapter.
(1993 Code, § 153.17) Penalty, see § 152.999
(A) Submittal and required data and preparation. The proprietor shall submit the final plat to the City Clerk.
(1) The final plat shall comply with the provisions of the Subdivision Control Act.
(2) The final plat shall conform substantially to the preliminary plat as approved, except that it may constitute only that portion of the approved preliminary plat which the proprietor proposes to record and develop at the time.
(3) The proprietor shall submit to the City Clerk, as evidence of title, an abstract of title certified to date and a policy of title insurance or copy thereof for examination in order to ascertain whether or not the proper parties have signed the plat.
(4) The final plat shall be accompanied by one set of the approved proposed construction plans and specifications for the improvements, and necessary surety, or if the improvements have been satisfactorily completed and accepted by the city, plans as-built shall be submitted and any other plans as may be required by the city.
(B) Review of the plat. The city shall review the final plat for conformance with the preliminary plat and may prepare a set of recommendations to be submitted to the Planning Commission.
(C) Action required — Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall examine the final plat and shall approve the plat, with or without modifications or conditions, or reject it. If the final plat is approved with modifications and/or conditions, the Planning Commission shall specify in writing the reasons therefor. In approving a plat, the Planning Commission may grant variances from the regulations in this chapter, but only in accordance with the standards set out in § 152.009, and must state its reasons therefor in writing. If the final plat is rejected, the grounds for rejection, including citation to the applicable regulations shall be stated on the record of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall transmit written report of its action to the City Commission.
(D) Action required — City Commission.
(1) No final plat shall be approved by the City Commission without the prior approval of the Planning Commission.
(2) The City Commission shall approve the final plat with or without modifications or conditions, or reject it, within a period of 20 days after the filing with the City Clerk of the written report of the Planning Commission as noted above.
(3) Rejected plats may be referred back to the Planning Commission for further study and review and required correction.
(4) One Mylar copy and three paper prints of the final plat shall be filed by the proprietor with the City Clerk, and the proprietor shall deposit any sums of money as the City Commission may require under the provisions of this code. Upon approval by the City Commission, the City Clerk shall sign the plat attesting to the action.
(1993 Code, § 153.18) Penalty, see § 152.999
(A) Any lot, outlot, or other parcel of land in a recorded plat may be further partitioned into not more than four parts.
(B) Notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter, this code, or any other ordinances of the city to the contrary, no building permit shall be issued for any construction on any lot, outlot, or other parcel in a recorded plat, which lot, outlot, or other parcel has been partitioned, or for construction on a lot (as defined in Chapter 153), comprised in whole or in part of a partitioned, platted lot, outlot, or parcel unless and until the City Commission, by resolution, consents to the partitioning.
(C) An application for partitioning of any lot, outlot, or parcel of land for building sites, in a recorded plat, signed by the owner thereof, shall be filed with the City Clerk. The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the city and obtainable at the office of the City Clerk.
(1) The Planning Commission shall consider the application and forward its written comments and recommendations to the City Commission.
(2) Upon receipt of the comments and recommendations of the Planning Commission, the City Commission may at its discretion, hold a public hearing on the matter and shall take action thereon as it deems appropriate.
(3) The actions of the Planning Commission and the City Commission shall be subject to and governed by provisions of Public Act 288 of 1967, § 263, being M.C.L.A. §§ 560.101 through 560.293.
(4) If the application for partitioning is approved, a copy of the resolution of the City Commission approving same, certified by the Clerk, and containing a copy of the plot plan and a complete legal description of the lot, outlot, or parcel being partitioned and of the parcels being created by the partitioning shall be given to the City Assessor who shall cause same to be recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for the county. A copy of the resolution shall be forwarded by the Clerk to the applicant.
(1993 Code, § 153.19) Penalty, see § 152.999
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