(A) Generally. A proposed land division shall be approved if the following criteria are met.
(B) Criteria.
(1) All the parcels to be created by the proposed land division(s) fully comply with the applicable lot (parcel), yard, and area requirements of the applicable zoning ordinance, including, but not limited to, minimum lot (parcel) frontage/width, minimum road frontage, minimum lot (parcel) area, minimum lot width to depth ratio, and maximum lot (parcel) coverage and minimum setbacks for existing buildings/structures.
(2) The proposed land division(s) comply with all requirements of the State Land Division Act, being M.C.L.A. §§ 560.101 et seq. and this subchapter.
(3) The ratio of depth to width of any parcel created by the division does not exceed a 4:1 ratio exclusive of access roads, easements, or parcels added to contiguous parcels that result in all involved parcels complying with the ratio. The parent parcel is not subject to the requirements of this section.
(a) The permissible depth of a parcel created by a land division shall be measured within the boundaries of each parcel from the abutting road right of way to the most remote boundary line point of the parcel from the point of commencement of the measurement.
(b) The permissible minimum width shall be as defined in the applicable zoning ordinance.
(4) That the requirements of § 151.05 have been met.
(5) In the absence of applicable zoning or other ordinances providing a different standard, all parcels created by a land division shall comply with the following minimum standards.
(a) Where accessibility is to be provided by a proposed new dedicated public road, proof that the County Road Commission or Michigan Department of Transportation has approved the proposed layout and construction design of the road and of utility easements and drainage facilities connected therewith.
(b) Where accessibility by vehicle traffic and for utilities is permitted through other than a dedicated and accepted public road or easement, the accessibility shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 150.
1. Any intersection between private and public roads shall contain a clear vision triangular area of not less than 2 feet along each right-of-way line as measured from the intersecting right-of-way lines.
2. No private road or easement shall extend for more than 1,000 feet from a public road.
(Ord. 28.01, passed 11-11-1997) Penalty, see § 151.99