(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