(A) Upon receipt of a land division application package, the Township Assessor or other official designated by the Township Board shall forthwith submit the same to the Township Assessor or other designated official for decision. The Township Assessor or other designee shall approve, approve with reasonable conditions to assure compliance with applicable ordinances and the protection of public health, safety, and general welfare, or disapprove the land division applied for within 45 days after receipt of the application package conforming to this subchapter’s requirements, and shall promptly notify the applicant of the decisions and the reasons for any denial. If the application package does not conform to the requirements of this subchapter and the State Land Division Act, being M.C.L.A. §§ 560.101 et seq., the Assessor or other designee shall return the same to the applicant for completion and refiling in accordance with this subchapter and the State Land Division Act.
(B) Any person or entity aggrieved by the decision of the Assessor or designee may, within 30 days of the decision, appeal the decision to the Township Board or the other Board or person designated by the Township Board which shall consider and resolve the appeal by a majority vote of the Board or by the designee at its next regular meeting or session affording sufficient time for a 20-day written notice to the applicant (and appellant where other than the applicant) of the time and date of the meeting and appellate hearing.
(C) The Township Assessor or designee shall maintain an official record of all approved and accomplished land divisions or transfers.
(D) Approval of a division is not a determination that the resulting parcels comply with Chapter 150, other ordinances or other regulations.
(E) 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. 28.01, passed 11-11-1997; Ord. passed 3-25-2008)