DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION CODES
OFFICE OF LAND SURVEY AND REMONUMENTATION
SUBDIVISIONS OF LAND
Filed with the secretary of state on
These rules take effect immediately upon filing with the secretary of state unless adopted under section 33, 44, or 45a(6) of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.233, 24.244, or 24.245a. Rules adopted under these sections become effective 7 days after filing with the secretary of state.
(By authority conferred on the departments of labor and
economic growth, licensing and regulatory affairs, transportation, and
environmental quality environment, Great Lakes, and energy
by section 105 of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.105, and
Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1973-2, 1980-1, 1996-2, 2003-1, 2008-4,
and 2011-4, and 2019-1, MCL 299.11, 16.732, 445.2001, 445.2011,
445.2025, 445.2030, and 324.99923. Each part of these rules is
promulgated separately by the department whose name appears in the designation
of that part.)
R 560.104, R 560.105, R 560.107, R 560.111, R 560.112, R 560.114, R 560.115, R 560.119, R 560.120, R 560.121, R 560.122, R 560.126, R 560.127, R 560.128, R 560.129, R 560.133, and R 560.135 of the Michigan Administrative Code are amended and R 560.103, R 560.106, R 560.108, R 560.109, R 560.110, R 560.113, R 560.116, R 560.117, R 560.118, R 560.131, R 560.132, and R 560.134 are rescinded, as follows:
PART 1. DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTHLICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
R 560.103 Subdivision restrictionsRescinded.
Rule 103. The original subdivision restrictions, in
recordable form and containing the original signatures of all proprietors of
the final plat, required to be recorded for plat approval, shall accompany the
final plat along with the necessary recording fees. No other restrictions need
accompany the plat.
R 560.104 Plat material and copies.
Rule 104. (1) The purpose of this rule is to establish the specifications for approved material for plats as provided by the act.
(2) The surveyor shall prepare the final plat, on archival
quality untreated polyester film 3 to 5 mil in-thickness by 1 of the following
methods:material approved by the county plat board.
(a) Photographic fixed-line.
(b) Digital copy press.
(c) Another method that is at least the archival
equivalent to 1 specified in either subdivisions (a) or (b) of this subrule may
be substituted when the manufacturer’s specifications of that product accompany
the final plat to the county plat board and the department of labor and
economic growth.
A reproduction process that utilizes fuser oil
technology shall not be used.
(3) The department of labor and economic growthlicensing
and regulatory affairs shall arrange for a qualified reproduction source
to make the necessary reproductions on archival quality polyester film or
equivalent product at the best available price and service provide
official paper copies to the required agencies. An agency may request a digital
copy.
(4) All signatures and all revisions shall must
be executed in durable, pigment based, black ink. The final plat shall must
be signed using a pen that produces a line having a width not more than 1 millimeterMillimeter,
0.04 inch, or line produced by rapidograph pen size no. 3.
(5) The surveyor shall affix the surveyor’s seal and original signature to each sheet.
R 560.105 Proprietor’s certificate; individual.
Rule 105. (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the form and content of the certificate as required by the act.
(2) The surveyor shall affix the certificate on
the plat and a proprietor, which is an individual, shall use the certificate
which follows and it shall must contain all of the
following:
(a) Name The name and legal address of the
individual or individuals.
(b) Reference References to the plat
streets, roads, alleys, walks, parks, and other grounds.
(c) A statement Statement that the areas in
subdivision (b) of this subrule are dedicated to public use or only to the use
of lot owners, including lot owners in future contiguous subdivisions, if so
intended.
(d) A lot access restriction statement imposed by the agency with jurisdiction for the road or roads to which access is restricted, if applicable.
(e) A statement Statement that the plat
includes all land to the water’s edge when lots abut a lake, river, or stream.
If this is not the intent of the proprietor, the limits of the lots with
respect to the water shallmust be indicated with an appropriate statement.
(f) A signature Signature of each
proprietor and spouse, exactly as their names appear in subdivision (a) of this
subrule, and the legal address of each proprietor as required by 1937 PA
103, MCL 565.201 to 565.203.
PROPRIETOR’S CERTIFICATE
I (we) as proprietor(s) certify that I (we) caused the land described in this plat to be surveyed, divided, mapped, and dedicated as represented on this plat and that the (b) are for the use of (c) ; that the public utility easements are private easements and that all other easements are for the uses shown on the plat; and (d) and (e) .
Printed
name & and address
(a) and (f)
Printed
name & and address
Note: (a) to (f) refer to identically lettered paragraphs of the rule
R 560.106 Proprietor’s certificate; corporationRescinded.
Rule 106. (1) The purpose of this rule is to
prescribe the form and content of the certificate required by the act when the
proprietor of a proposed subdivision is a corporation.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and a
proprietor which is a corporation shall use the certificate which follows and it
shall contain following:
(a) Name and legal address of the corporation.
(b) Name and title of the officer authorized to sign
the certificate.
(c) Reference to the plat streets, roads, alleys, walks,
parks, and other grounds.
(d) Statement that the areas in subdivision (c) of
this subrule are dedicated to public use or only to the use of lot owners,
including lot owners in future contiguous subdivisions, if so intended.
(e) A lot access restriction statement imposed by the
agency with jurisdiction for the road or roads to which access is restricted,
if applicable.
(f) Statement that the plat includes all land to the
water’s edge, when lots abut a lake, river, or stream. If this is not the
intent of the proprietor, the limits of the lots with respect to the water
shall be indicated with an appropriate statement.
(g) Signature of each officer exactly as their name
appears in subdivision (b) of the this subrule as required by 1937 PA 103, MCL
565.201 to 565.203.
(h) State, territory, or country where corporation is
filed.
PROPRIETOR’S CERTIFICATE
(a) , a corporation duly organized and existing
under the laws of the (h) by, (b)
as proprietor, has caused the land described in this plat to be
surveyed, divided, mapped, and dedicated as represented on this plat and that
the (c) are for the use of (d) ;
that the public utility easements are private easements and that all other
easements are for the uses shown on the plat; and (e) and (f) .
(a)
(Print
corporate name and address here)
State
file number and file date
(Michigan
file number for foreign corporation)
(printed
name and title)
(g)
(printed
name and title)
Note: (a) to (h) refer to identically lettered
paragraphs of the rule.
R 560.107 Acknowledgment of proprietor’s certificate for
individuals and organized entities.
Rule 107. (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the form and content of the acknowledgment to be used when a proprietor’s certificate is signed.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and a proprietor
shall have a notary public witness the proprietor’s signature and complete
the acknowledgment that follows and it shall must contain
both of the following:
(a) Name of the county in which the acknowledgment is
takenCertificate acknowledgments that must follow the appropriate format
as outlined in section 27 of the Michigan law on notarial acts, 2003 PA 238, MCL
55.287.
(b) Date on which the acknowledgment is takenThe
state and county shown at the top of the acknowledgment for the location where
the notary is commissioned. If other than the location of the physical act of
signature, the phrase “Acting in the county of ________________” must appear
after the printed name of the notary.
(c) Proprietor’s name as written in the proprietor’s
certificate.
(d) Notary’s signature and commission expiration date
and name of county in which commissioned.
(e) Name of the state, territory, or country in which
the acknowledgment is taken.
(f) Marital status of males.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INDIVIDUAL
State, territory or country of (e)
County of (a)
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (b)
by (c) and (f) .
(d)
(Printed name)
(title or rank)
(serial number, if any)
Acting in (a) County if
acknowledgement is taken outside of county where commissioned.
CORPORATION or LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
State, territory, or country of (e)
County of (a)
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (b)
by (c) , (title, officer, or agent) of (name
of corporation or limited liability company acknowledging) a (state or
place of incorporation) corporation, on behalf of the (corporation or
limited liability company).
(d)
(printed name)
(title or rank)
(serial number, if any)
Acting in (a) County if
acknowledgement is taken outside of county where commissioned.
COPARTNERSHIP or LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
State, territory or country of (e)
County of (a)
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (b)
by (c) , copartner (or agent) on behalf of (name
of partnership), a copartnership or limited liability partnership.
(d)
(printed name)
(title or rank)
(serial number, if any)
Acting in (a) County if
acknowledgement is taken outside of county where commissioned.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
State, territory, or country of (e)
County of (a)
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (b)
by (name of attorney-in-fact), as attorney in fact on behalf of (name
of proprietor).
(d)
(printed name)
(title or rank)
(serial number, if any)
Acting in (a) County if
acknowledgement is taken outside of county where commissioned.
TRUST
State, territory, or country of (e)
County of (a)
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (b)
by (name), trustee of (name of trust).
(d)
(printed name)
(title or rank)
(serial number, if any)
Acting in (a) County if
acknowledgement is taken outside of county where commissioned.
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
State, territory, or country of (e)
County of (a)
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (b)
by (c) , general partner of (name of limited
partnership acknowledging) a (state or place of filing) limited
partnership, on behalf of the limited partnership.
(d)
(printed name)
(title or rank)
(serial number, if any)
Acting in (a) County if
acknowledgement is taken outside of county where commissioned.
URBAN RENEWAL PLAT
State, territory, or country of (e)
County of (a)
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this (b)
by (c) , (director of urban renewal or
administrative officer of the municipality) of (name of municipal
corporation acknowledging), on behalf of the municipal corporation.
(d)
(printed name)
Acting in (a) County if
acknowledgement is taken outside of county where commissioned.
Note: (a) to (f) refer to identically lettered
paragraphs of the rule.
R 560.108 Proprietor’s certificate; limited liability companyRescinded.
Rule 108. (1) The purpose of this rule is to
prescribe the form and content of the certificate required by the act when the
proprietor of a proposed subdivision is a limited liability company.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and a
proprietor, which is a limited liability company, shall use the certificate which
follows and it shall contain all of the following:
(a) Name and legal address of the limited liability
company.
(b) Name and title of each member, manager, or officer
authorized to sign the certificate.
(c) Reference to the plat streets, roads, alleys, walks,
parks, and other grounds.
(d) Statement that the areas in subdivision (c) of
this subrule are dedicated to public use or only to the use of lot owners,
including lot owners in future contiguous subdivisions, if so intended.
(e) A lot access restriction statement imposed by the
agency with jurisdiction for the road or roads to which access is restricted,
if applicable.
(f) Statement that the plat includes all land to the
water’s edge, when lots abut a lake, river or stream. If this is not the
intent of the proprietor, the limits of the lots with respect to the water
shall be indicated with an appropriate statement.
(g) Signature of each member, manager, or officer
exactly as their names appear in subdivision (b) of this subrule as required by
1937 PA 103, MCL 565.201 to 565.203.
(h) State, territory or country where limited
liability company is filed.
Proprietor’s certificate
(a) , a
limited liability company duly organized and existing under the laws of the (h)
by, (b) as proprietor, has caused the
land described in this plat to be surveyed, divided, mapped, and dedicated as
represented on this plat and that the (c)
are for the use of (d) ; that the
public utility easements are private easements and that all other easements are
for the uses shown on the plat; (e) and (f).
(a)
(Print limited liability
company name and address here)
State
file number and file date
(Michigan
file number for foreign LLCs)
(g)
(Printed
name and title)
(g)
(Printed
name and title)
Note: (a) to (h) refer to identically lettered
paragraphs of the rule.
R 560.109 Proprietor’s certificate; limited partnershipRescinded.
Rule 109. (1) The purpose of this rule is to
prescribe the form and content of the certificate required by the act when the
proprietor of a proposed subdivision is a limited partnership.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and a
proprietor, which is a limited partnership, shall use the certificate which
follows and it shall contain the following:
(a) Name and legal address of the limited partnership.
(b) Name and title of each general partner authorized
to sign the certificate.
(c) Reference to the plat streets, roads, alleys, walks,
parks, and other grounds.
(d) Statement that the areas in subdivision (c) of
this subrule are dedicated to public use or only to the use of lot owners,
including lot owners in future contiguous subdivisions, if so intended.
(e) A lot access restriction statement imposed by the
agency with jurisdiction for the road or roads to which access is restricted,
if applicable.
(f) Statement that the plat includes all land to the water’s
edge, when lots abut a lake, river or stream. If this is not the intent of the
proprietor, the limits of the lots with respect to the water shall be indicated
with an appropriate statement.
(g) Signatures of each general partner exactly as their
names appear in subdivision (b) of this subrule as required by 1937 PA 103, MCL
565.201 to 565.203.
(h) State, territory, or country where limited
partnership is filed.
Proprietor’s certificate
(a)
duly organized and existing under the laws of the (h) by,
(b) general partner as proprietor
has caused the land described in this plat to be surveyed, divided, mapped, and
dedicated as represented on this plat and that the (c)
are for the use of (d)
; that the public utility easements are private easements and that all
other easements are for the uses shown on the plat; (e) and (f).
(a)
(Print
limited partnership name
and address)
State file number and file date
(Michigan file number for
foreign partnerships)
(g)
(Printed
name, general partner)
Note: (a) to (h) refer to identically lettered
paragraphs of the rule.
R 560.110 Proprietor’s certificate; copartnershipRescinded.
Rule 110. (1) The purpose of this rule is to
prescribe the form and content of the certificate as required by the act when
the proprietor of a proposed subdivision is a copartnership.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and a
proprietor, which is a copartnership, shall use the certificate which follows
and it shall contain the following:
(a) Name and legal address of the copartnership.
(b) Name of the copartner who is authorized to sign
the certificate.
(c) Reference to the plat streets, roads, alleys, walks,
parks, and other grounds.
(d) Statement that the areas in subdivision (c) of
this subrule are dedicated to public use or only to the use of lot owners,
including lot owners in future contiguous subdivisions, if so intended.
(e) A lot access restriction statement imposed by the
agency with jurisdiction for the road or roads to which access is restricted,
if applicable.
(f) Statement that the plat includes all land to the
water’s edge when lots abut a lake, river, or stream. If this is not the
intent of the proprietor, the limits of the lots with respect to the water
shall be indicated with an appropriate statement.
(g) Signature of each copartner, exactly as their
names appear in subdivision (a) of this subrule as required by 1937 PA 103, MCL
565.201 to 565.203.
(h) County clerk certificate number and name of county
where the copartnership has been filed.
Proprietor’s certificate
We as
proprietors certify that we caused the land described in this plat to be
surveyed, divided, mapped, and dedicated as represented on this plat and that
the _______(c) are for the use of (d)
; that the public utility easements are private easements and
that all other easements are for the uses shown on the plat; (e) and (f).
(a)
(Print copartnership name and address)
(h)
(g)
(b)
(Printed name) - co-partner
(g)
(b)
(Printed name) - co-partner
Note: (a) to (h) refer to identically lettered
paragraphs of the rule.
R 560.111 Contents of plat legends.
Rule 111. (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the contents of the legend.
(2) The surveyor shall place a legend on each drawing sheet of the plat that must contain the following:
(a) A statement that the dimensions are in feet and decimals thereof. If state plane or other global positioning system (gps) derived coordinates are used, the statement must read that the dimensions are in ground feet.
(b) A statement that the curvilinear measurements are arc
or chord distances, as the case may be.
(c) A statement concerning the bearings, in accordance
with pursuant to section 126 of the act, MCL 560.126. The
bearings shall be referenced to 1 of the following:
(i) Michigan department of transportation right-of-way
map sheet number and county name.
(ii) County road commission plans – provide project number
and plan number in legend.
(iii) A recorded subdivision.
(iv) A recorded condominium. If a recorded
condominium is used as a bearing reference or the plat abuts a recorded
condominium, a copy of the recorded survey plan for the condominium shall be
submitted with the final plat.
(v) MCS 83 coordinates, when state plane coordinates
are shown on a final plat, the coordinates shall be reported at each government
corner shown. A second control station and the combined scale factor (combined
factor that is used to compute ground distance to grid distance or vice versa)
shall be reported, in addition to the reporting requirements of 1964 PA 9, MCL
54.231 to 54.239.
(vi) Celestial observation.
(d) The symbol “○” for set concrete monuments
A statement that describes set monuments as: SET CONCRETE MONUMENTS WITH A STEEL
BAR [a] INCH IN DIAMETER, [b] INCHES LONG ENCASED IN [c] INCH DIAMETER CONCRETE
AT ALL POINTS INDICATED AS “○”, where [a] is the diameter of the
steel bar, [b] is the length of the monument, and [c] is the diameter of the concrete.
If the shape is not round, substitute “IN DIAMETER” with the shape.
(e) A description of all concrete monuments and all
lot markers A statement that describes lot markers as: ALL LOT MARKERS ARE
[a] INCH STEEL BARS, [d] INCHES IN LENGTH WITH A SURVEY CAP LABELED [e] where
[a] is the diameter of the steel bar, [d] is 18 minimum and [e] describes the
label on the cap, if a cap is included.
(f) R=radial. Lines not marked are non-radial.
(g) Found concrete monuments are indicated by
“●”. Describe the visible portion of the monument, if more than 1 type,
describe on the drawing A statement that describes found monuments as: FOUND
CONCRETE MONUMENTS WITH A STEEL BAR [a] INCH IN DIAMETER ENCASED IN [c] INCH DIAMETER
CONCRETE AT ALL POINTS INDICATED AS “●” where [a] is the diameter
of the steel bar, and [c] is the diameter of the concrete. If the shape is not
round, substitute “IN DIAMETER” with the proper shape.
(h) When the Michigan continually operating reference system, (CORS) is used to determine state plane coordinates on the plat, the following statement: “nearest CORS tower used during the ground survey is XXXX, the combined scale factor is Y, where XXXX is the 4 character site identification, and Y is the combined scale factor expressed at least to 8 digits right of the decimal” must be included. The reference frame, such as NAD83(2011) Epoch 2010.00, also must be included.
(i) When a floodplain is determined on the plat, a statement “TO CONVERT ELEVATIONS: NGVD 29 +/- X = NAVD 88,” where X is the conversion factor. If other datums are used, the conversion must reference the required datum of the Michigan department of environment, Great Lakes and energy (egle).
(j) When a section corner monumented under the state survey and remonumentation act, 1990 PA 345, MCL 54.261 to 54.279, falls in a position required for a monument through this act, the monument under the state survey and remonumentation act, 1990 PA 345, MCL 54.261 to 54.279, controls and must not be disturbed.
R560.112 Minimum drafting standards.
Rule 112. (1) The purpose of this rule is to establish minimum standards for preparation of plats to ensure their quality and legibility.
(2) When preparing a plat, the surveyor shall do all
of the following:
(a) Use an engineer’s scale to prepare the plat drawing
sheets. The scale shallmust be stated and represented by a bar
scale on each drawing sheet and shallmust not be more than 100
feet to 1 inch.
(b) Use lettering not less than 0.10 inch high.
(c) Make the top and bottom 24 inches in length with the
binding margin at the left. The binding margin shallmust be 1.5 inches
with all other margins being 0.5 inches as prescribed in the act.
(d) Place the general direction “north” toward the top or left-hand side.
(e) Provide a space 3 inches by 5 inches on the last
sheet for the approval to be affixed by the department of labor and economic
growth licensing and regulatory affairs.
(f) Number each sheet sequentially, beginning with number
1. Each sheet shallmust be identified as “sheet __ of __”. When
only 1 sheet is necessary, it shallmust be identified as sheet 1
of 1. When the plat drawing requires the use of multiple sheets, the surveyor
shall use match lines and do the following:
(i) Prepare all sheets with north oriented the same.
(ii) Avoid splitting along road rights-of-way. Split along rear or side lot lines where practical.
(iii) Bearings and distances shall must not
be shown beyond the match line.
(iv) Include an index key.
(v) A match line note, adjacent to and generally aligned
with the match line, shallmust identify adjoining sheets.
(vi) Not divide a lot by a street, road, alley, walk, other grounds, or another lot. If a lot is divided by a corporate line, the location of the corporate line must be indicated by dimensions in each municipality.
(g) Place a statement of any restriction on access to a lot or lots imposed by the agency with jurisdiction for the road or roads to which access is restricted, if applicable, adjacent to the lots restricted.
(h) Place a vicinity map or location sketch showing the
location of the proposed subdivision in relation to the surrounding area on
each drawing sheet and shall bethat is oriented the same as the
drawing. The vicinity map or location sketch shall must also
show the section, private claim, or name of tract in which the plat lies.
(i) Show the caption at the top of each sheet of the
plat. The caption shallmust contain the information prescribed
in the act. The words “addition”, “extension”, or “replat” shall must
not be used in the plat name or caption, except on an amended plat when
included in its proper name.
(j) Indicate the overall bearings and distances of the
plat boundary lines, showing them outside the boundary line. The point of
beginning shall must be labeled and its position relative to the nearest
government corners clearly identified. A traverse closure sheet of the plat
boundary shall accompany the final plat. A traverse closure sheet shall be a
forward computation using the bearings and distances of the plat boundary and
shall include acreage to the 1/10th of an acre and the relative
error of closure.
(k) Place the recording information for the government
corners on the plat, copies of the land corner recordation certificate filed
pursuant to 1970 PA 74 MCL 54.201 to 54.210d, may be requested by a reviewing
agency.
(l) Express all boundary and lot distances to 2 decimals with all bearings expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds.
(m) Report distances to physical features such as edge of water or flood plain line to 1 decimal or to the nearest foot.
(n) Draw the boundary of the plat using a heavier line weight than used to show the lot lines.
(o) Show the boundary as a continuous line.
(p) Not divide a lot by a street, road, alley, walk,
other grounds, or another lot. If a lot is divided by a corporate line, the
location of the corporate line shall be indicated by dimensions in each
municipality.
(q)(p) If a plat abuts or is divided by a
corporate line, locate the corporate line by dimensions on the plat boundary
and each lot line it intersects. The name of each municipality shall must
be labeled along the corporate line on its respective side.
(r)(q) Describe each excepted parcel by
bearings and distances and shall label each “not included in this plat.”
(s) Not include in 1 plat parcels not having a common
border.
(t) If the lots are not served by both public sewer
and public water, designate the “front” of the lot under either of the
following conditions:
(i) Lots have frontage on 2 roads.
(ii) Lots have frontage on a road and water.
(u) Identify each road, street, alley, walk, park, and
other ground and the name of each road, street, park, and other ground in the
plat in prominent letters. Each road, street, alley, walk, park, and other
ground not dedicated to the public shall be clearly labeled “private.”
(v)(r) Affix a note on each drawing sheet that
references a covenant or restriction which that is required to
must be recorded for plat approval. The note shall must provide
space for the recording reference, department of environmental quality environment,
Great Lakes, and energy, health department, or an agency having
jurisdiction of the roads.
(w) Affix surveyor’s seal and original signature, in durable
pigment based black ink to each sheet.
(x) Show bearings and distances for each lot line.
The arc distance or chord distance shall be shown on curvilinear lot lines.
Bearings may be shown once along a continuous line. The sum of the individual
lot distances shall agree with the total length of the continuous line.
(y)(s) Show curve data defining any
curvilinear line on the plat on the sheet where the curve appears. A curve that
is part of the plat boundary shall must show the curve data
adjacent to it. Data for all curves in the interior of the plat may be shown
in a curve data box. Each curve in a curve data box shall must be
numbered and a corresponding number placed on the plat. Minimum curve data shall
include the chord bearing and length, the radius, the central angle, and the
arc length. The curvilinear measurements of curve segments may be either arc
or chord distances.
(z)(t) Where additional clarity is necessary,
use a separate detail drawing at an appropriate scale. Detail drawings shall
must be properly referenced to the drawing on the plat.
(aa)(u) Show all information identifying
status of adjacent lands shown by dashed or dotted letters, number, and lines
as follows:
(i) Identify adjoining subdivisions by name and recording
information. Individual lot lines, lot numbers, together with street names,
and widths shall must be shown for each adjoining lot and street.
(ii) Identify adjoining condominiums by name, county condominium subdivision plan number, and recording information.
(iii) Identify all roads, streets, alleys, walks, or state trunk lines that adjoin the plat by name and total width.
(iv) Identify by name, railroads that adjoin the plat.
(v) Label as unplatted land adjoining the plat that is not in a subdivision or condominium.
(vi) Label all streets, roads, alleys, parks, or other grounds not dedicated to public use as “private.”
(vii) Show road rights-of-way in full width.
(bb)(v) Show on the plat an intermittent
watercourse or drainage ditch, or a portion thereof, within a plat intended to
serve as a drainage facility or a part of a drainage facility shall be shown
on the plat and an easement provided for drainage purposes.
(cc) Water’s edge.
(i) When a plat is bounded by a lake, river, stream, or
drain with continuous flow, the bearings and distances of a closing
intermediate traverse, extending across the plat so that it intersects the
sidelines of the shore lots; the dimensions of the sidelines of the shore lots
from the street line to the traverse line, and the distance from the traverse
line to the water’s edge as found at the time of the survey; distances along
the traverse line between its intersections with the sidelines of the lots; the
location of monuments at all angle points of the intermediate traverse; surface
elevation of the lake on the date of the survey; and any floodplain information
required by the act or by rule adopted by the Michigan department of environmental
quality. All lots extending to the water’s edge shall be noted accordingly on
the plat. The proprietor’s and surveyor’s certificates shall include a
statement, as appropriate, as follows:
“that the plat includes all land to water’s
edge”; or
“lots to inclusive
include all lands to water’s edge”; or
“lot areas embracing any waters
of the (name of the lake, river, stream, or drain) are subject to the correlative
right of the other riparian owners and the public trust in these waters”; or
“lots to extend
to the thread of the stream subject to the correlative rights of the other
riparian owners and the public trust in these waters.”
(ii) If the proprietor intends to retain possession of
the area between the intermediate traverse and the water’s edge, a statement to
that effect shall be noted on the plat.
(dd) In addition to the following abbreviations, up to
4 abbreviations may be used if completely spelled out in the legend. All other
words shall be spelled out on the final plat.
Avenue Ave Private
Pvt.
Boulevard Blvd Radial
R
Court Ct Radius
R
Easement Esmt. Railroad
RR
East E Range
R
Government Gov’t Recorded
Rec.
Highway Hwy Reference
Monument Ref. Mon.
International Great Right
of Way R/W or ROW
Lakes Datum IGLD Road
Rd
Liber L Sanitary
San.
Land Corner Recordation Section
Sec
Certificate LCRC
South S
Maintenance Maint. Southeast
SE
Monument Mon. Southwest
SW
National Geodetic Street
St
Vertical Datum NGVD Subdivision
Sub
North N Surface
Drainage Surf. Drn.
Northeast NE Thence
th.
Northwest NW Town
T
Number No. Township
Twp
Page P Utility
or Utilities Util.
Point of Beginning POB West
W
(ee)(w) Label all easements
including public utility easements shall be shown labeled as
follows:
(i) Easements shall be labeled private, in accordance
with the actThe easement label must read as follows: [a] FOOT WIDE PRIVATE
EASEMENT FOR [b] TO [c] RECORDED IN [d], where [a] is the width in feet, [b] is
the purpose for the easement, [c] is the name of the beneficiary, and [d] is
the liber and page or document number of the recorded instrument creating the
easement.
(ii) Easement labels shall include the purpose of the
easement.
(iii) Labels of recorded easements shall include the
liber and page of the document creating the easement and a copy thereof shall
accompany the final plat.
(iv)(ii) The sidelines of easements shall
must be shown using a dashed or dotted line type.
(v)(iii) Easements shall must be
located by dimension as follows:
(A) The width of an easement shall be shownEasement
limits must be shown with enough dimensional information for a surveyor to
locate them on the ground and tied to the nearest lot marker.
(B) Where the sideline of the easement is used for
location, it shall be dimensioned to the nearest lot corners along the
intersected lot lines and to each angle point in the sideline of the easement.
If the easement centerline is used to locate the easement, the centerline shall
be clearly located by dimension and labeled.
(C)(B) If a detail is necessary, in
addition to the plat drawing, to clearly locate the easement by dimension, the
detail shall must be properly referenced to the drawing and the
drawing shall must reference the detail sheet.
(vi) If public utilities are to be installed in the
road right-of-way, a written acknowledgement shall be obtained at the time of
the filing of the plat from each public utility whose lines are installed or to
be installed and shall accompany the final plat.
(x) Show the name of the water body, surface elevation, datum and date of survey of lakes and ponds.
(y) Show the name of the water course, direction of flow, surface elevation, average width, datum and date of survey of rivers, streams and open flow drainage.
(z) If a plat is bound by a Great Lake, shall
show, label, and locate by dimension from the Intermediate Traverse
Line, the ordinary high water mark (OHWM) and the water’s edge, and shall
include the following statement on the map, in the description, and on
the proprietor’s certificate: THIS PLAT EXTENDS TO THE WATER’S EDGE OF LAKE
______ SUBJECT TO THE PUBLIC TRUST LYING BELOW THE ORDINARY HIGH WATER MARK.
R 560.113 Approved markers for lot corners and public
and private groundsRescinded.
Rule 113. (1) The purpose of this rule is to specify
approved markers for lot corners and public and private grounds of materials
additional to those specified in the act.
(2) In addition to the lot markers and monuments
described in the act the surveyor may use an iron or steel stake of any shape
but not less than 18 inches in length and weighing not less than 0.6 pound per
foot for lot markers.
(3) Public and private grounds dedicated in the plat
shall be marked by concrete monuments.
R560.114 Surveyor’s certificate.
Rule 114. (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the form and content of the certificate on the plat, as required by the act.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and shall use the
certificate that follows, which must and it shallcontains
all of the following:
(a) Name The name of the surveyor who
either personally performed or had direct charge of the survey and making of
the plat.
(b) Description The description of the land as follows
pursuant to the requirements set forth in section 134 of the act, MCL
560.134:
(i) Name of plat.
(ii) Quarter section, government lot number, or name
of tract.
(iii) Section number when applicable.
(iv) Private claim number when applicable.
(v) Township and range when applicable.
(vi) Name of municipality. The caption shall also
include the name of municipality, in parenthesis, having jurisdiction for plat
approval when the land is under a conditional transfer agreement. The transfer
agreement filed with the secretary of state’s office of the great seal shall
accompany the final plat, when applicable.
(vii) Name of county.
(viii) State of Michigan.
(ix) Any part of an original plat being replatted, if
applicable.
(x) Description of the exterior boundaries of the
subdivision as required by the act. If a segment of the plat boundary has a
curvilinear line, the direction of the curve shall be stated in addition to the
required curve data.
(xi) Name and the liber and page or document number of
abutting plats and condominiums.
(xii) Statement that plat includes all lands between
intermediate traverse line and water’s edge when applicable.
(xiii) Number of lots, outlots, parks and other
grounds.
(xiv) Acreage shown to 1/10th of an acre.
(c) Date The date of certification.
(d) The surveyor’s hand written handwritten
signature as printed in subdivision (a) of this subrule. If the surveyor is
also a partner or principal officer of a firm, the office held shall must
be indicated below the signature.
(e) The Michigan license number and complete business mailing address.
(f) Surveyor’s The surveyor’s seal
facsimile in durable, pigment based black ink. shall be used.
(3) If a firm of surveyors, the certificate must
include the name and legal address of the firm. , a A partner
or principal officer shall also hand-sign the certificate above its printed
name and license number, unless the surveyor signing in subdivision (2)(d) of
this subrule is a partner or principal officer.
SURVEYOR’S CERTIFICATE
I, (a) , professional surveyor, certify:
That I have surveyed, divided, and mapped the
land shown on this plat, and prepared the following description of the
exterior boundarydescribed as follows:
(b) .
That I have made such survey, land-division, and plat
by the direction of the owners of such landproprietors listed on this
plat.
That such plat is a correct representation of all the exterior boundaries of the land surveyed and the subdivision of it.
That the required monuments and lot markers have been located
placed in the ground or that surety has been deposited with the
municipality, as required by the act.
That the accuracy of survey is within the limits required by the act.
That the bearings shown on the plat are expressed as required by the act and as explained in the legend.
(c) (3) Print name of firm
Date address
______________________________
(Print
principal’s name and title and
license
number)
(d)
Print name and license number
(f)
Surveyor’s seal
Note: (a) to (f) refer to identically lettered paragraphs of the rule and (3) refers to paragraph (3) of the rule.
R 560.115 Surveyor certificate; , true copies.
Rule 115. (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the form and content of the certificate on the true copy of the plat, as required by the act. The surveyor and proprietor shall sign and date the final plat before making the true copies. True copies may be paper. Tax certification and approvals by the appropriate authorities may be obtained in any order before the county plat board’s approval.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the true copy of the plat
and shall use the certificate that follows, which must and
it shall contain contain all of the following:
(a) Name of surveyor who either personally performed or had direct charge of the survey and making of the plat map.
(b) Plat caption as follows: Name The
name of the plat.
(i) Name of plat.
(ii) Quarter section, government lot number, or name
of tract.
(iii) Section number, when applicable.
(iv) Private claim number when applicable.
(v) Township and range when applicable.
(vi) Name of municipality.
(vii) Name of county.
(viii) State of Michigan.
(c) Insert the The officer and authorities
with jurisdiction for approval from the following list:
(i) (name) , county drain commissioner.
(ii) (name) , county road commission.
(iii) (name , governing body of the municipality.
(iv) (name) , Michigan department of transportation.
(v) (names) , county plat board.
(d) Date The date the surveyor signs the
certificate on the true copy.
(e) Surveyor’s hand written The
surveyor’s handwritten signature as printed.
(f) Surveyor’s The surveyor’s license
number.
(g) The surveyor’s Surveyor’s seal [facsimile
in durable (pigment based) black ink shall be used].
(3) When approved, the true copies shall must be
returned to the proprietor or surveyor to accompany the final plat to the
county plat board.
SURVEYOR CERTIFICATION OF TRUE COPY
I, ________(a)________, professional surveyor, certify:
That pursuant to the land division
act, 1967 PA 288,section MCL 560.101 to 560.293,
this is a true copy of the final plat of (b) ; and, that
the final plat is subject to the approval of each of the following agencies
(whose approval is required under sections 162 to 169 of the act, section
560.101 to 560.293 MCL 560.162 to 560.169):____________(c)__________.
_________(d)___________ Signature (e) __
Date Printed name (a) _
License no. (f)
(g)
Surveyor’s seal
Note: (a) to (g) refer to identically lettered paragraphs of the rule.
R 560.116 Proprietor’s certificate; limited liability partnershipRescinded.
Rule 116. (1) The purpose of this rule is to
prescribe the form and content of the certificate as required by the act when
the proprietor of a proposed subdivision is a limited liability partnership.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and a
proprietor, which is a limited liability partnership, shall use the certificate
which follows and it shall contain the following:
(a) Name and legal address of the limited liability
partnership.
(b) Name of the copartner who is authorized to sign
the certificate.
(c) Reference to the plat streets, roads, alleys,
walks, parks, and other grounds.
(d) Statement that the areas in subdivision (c) of
this subrule are dedicated to public use or only to the use of lot owners,
including lot owners in future contiguous subdivisions, if so intended.
(e) A lot access restriction statement imposed by the
agency with jurisdiction for the road or roads to which access is restricted,
if applicable.
(f) Statement that the plat includes all land to the
water’s edge when lots abut a lake, river, or stream. If this is not the
intent of the proprietor, the limits of the lots with respect to the water
shall be indicated with an appropriate statement.
(g) Signature of each copartner exactly as their names
appear in subdivision (a) of this subrule as required by 1937 PA 103, MCL
565.201 to 565.203.
(h) County clerk certificate number and name of county
where the copartnership has been filed.
Proprietor’s certificate
We as
proprietors certify that we caused the land described in this plat to be
surveyed, divided, mapped, and dedicated as represented on this plat and that
the _______(c) are for the use of (d)
; that the public utility easements are private easements and that all
other easements are for the uses shown on the plat; (e) and (f).
(a)
(Print copartnership name and address)
(h) (County
certificate number and county name)
State file number and file date
(Michigan
file number for foreign partnerships)
(g)
(b)
(Printed name) - co-partner
(g)
(b)
(Printed name) - co-partner
Note: (a) to (h) refer to identically lettered
paragraphs of the rule.
R 560.117 Proprietor’s certificate; trustRescinded.
Rule 117. (1) The purpose of this rule is to
prescribe the form and content of the certificate as required by the act when
the proprietor of a proposed subdivision is a trust.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and a
proprietor, which is a trust, shall use the certificate which follows and it
shall contain the following:
(a) Name of trust
(b) Name and legal address of each trustee who is
authorized to sign the certificate.
(c) Reference to the plat streets, roads, alleys,
walks, parks, and other grounds.
(d) Statement that the areas in subdivision (c) of
this subrule are dedicated to public use or only to the use of lot owners,
including lot owners in future contiguous subdivisions, if so intended.
(e) A lot access restriction statement imposed by the
agency with jurisdiction for the road or roads to which access is restricted,
if applicable.
(f) Statement that the plat includes all land to the
water’s edge when lots abut a lake, river, or stream. If this is not the
intent of the proprietor, the limits of the lots with respect to the water
shall be indicated with an appropriate statement.
(g) Signatures of each trustee, exactly as their names
appear in subdivision (a) of this subrule as required by 1937 PA 103, MCL
565.201 to 565.203.
(h) Show the liber and page or document number and
county where the trust agreement or certificate of trust existence and
authority has been recorded. A copy of the recorded document shall accompany
the final plat.
Proprietor’s certificate
I (we) as proprietors certify that I (we) caused the land
described in this plat to be surveyed divided, mapped, and dedicated as
represented on this plat and that the (c) are for
the use of (d) ; that the public utility
easements are private easements and that all other easements are for the uses
shown on the plat; (e) and (f).
(a)
Print name of trust
Liber (h)
and page (h) or document (h) ,
(h) County records
(b) and (g)
Printed
name & address
(Trustee
or co-trustee)
Note: (a) to (h) refer to identically lettered
paragraphs of the rule.
R 560.118 Proprietor’s certificate; power of attorneyRescinded.
Rule 118. (1) The purpose of this rule is to
prescribe the form and content of the certificate as required by the act when
the proprietor of a proposed subdivision has authorized another to act as its
attorney-in-fact.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and a
proprietor, which authorized another to act as its attorney-in-fact, shall use
the certificate which follows and it shall contain the following:
(a) Name and legal address of the proprietor required
to sign the certificate.
(b) Reference to the plat streets, roads, alleys,
walks, parks, and other grounds.
(c) Statement that the areas in subdivision (b) of
this subrule are dedicated to public use or only to the use of lot owners,
including lot owners in future contiguous subdivisions, if so intended.
(d) A lot access restriction statement imposed by the
agency with jurisdiction for the road or roads to which access is restricted,
if applicable.
(e) Statement that the plat includes all land to the
water’s edge when lots abut a lake, river, or stream. If this is not the
intent of the proprietor, the limits of the lots with respect to the water
shall be indicated with an appropriate statement.
(f) Printed name of the attorney-in-fact.
(g) Signature of the attorney-in-fact exactly as it appears
in subdivision (f) of this subrule as required by 1937 PA 103, MCL 565.201 to
565.203.
(h) Show the liber and page or document number and
county where the power of attorney has been recorded. A copy of the recorded
document shall accompany the final plat.
Proprietor’s certificate
I (we) as proprietors certify that I (we) caused the land
described in this plat to be surveyed divided, mapped, and dedicated as
represented on this plat and that the (b) are for the
use of (c) ; that the public
utility easements are private easements and that all other easements are for
the uses shown on the plat; (d) and (e).
(a)
Printed name and address
(g)
(Printed
name (f), attorney-in-fact)
Liber
__(h)__page__(h)__ or document (h) ,
(h) County records
Note: (a) to (h) refer to identically lettered
paragraphs of the rule.
R 560.119 Proprietor’s certificate; urban renewal plat.
Rule 119. (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the form and content of the certificate as required by the act.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and a
proprietor, which is a municipal corporation, shall use the certificate which
that follows, which must contain all of the following:
and it shall contain the following:
(a) Name and legal address of municipal corporation.
(b) Name and title of the director of urban renewal or administrative officer authorized to sign the certificate.
(c) Name of municipal corporation’s administrative body.
(d) A lot access restriction statement imposed by the agency with jurisdiction for the road or roads to which access is restricted, if applicable.
(e) Statement that the plat includes all land to the
water’s edge, when lots abut a lake, river, or stream. If this is not the
intent of the proprietor, the limits of the lots with respect to the water shall
must be indicated with an appropriate statement.
(f) Signature of each officer exactly as his or her name appears in subdivision (b) of this subrule as required by 1937 PA 103, MCL 565.201 to 565.203.
Proprietor’s Certificate
(a) , a municipal corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan by (b) , by virtue of authority in us vested by 1945 PA 344, MCL 125.71 to 125.84, having been duly authorized by the (c) of the (a) , has caused the land described in this plat to be surveyed, divided, mapped, and dedicated as represented on this plat and that necessary rights to all highways, streets, alleys, walks, and public places, including parks, greenbelts, buffer strips and other grounds have been acquired by the municipality by purchase, dedication, condemnation, or adverse possession for public use; and that the public utility easements are private easements and that all other easements are for the uses shown on the plat. (d) and (e).
(a) (Print municipal corporation’s name
and address)
(f)
(Printed name and title)
(f)
(Printed name and title)
Note: (a) to (f) refer to identically lettered paragraphs of the rule.
R560.120 Surveyor’s certificate; amended plats.
Rule 120. (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the form and content of this certificate for an amended plat.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the amended plat and
shall use the certificate that follows, which must and it
shall contain contain all of the following:
(a) Name The name of the surveyor
who personally performed or had direct charge of the survey and making of the
amended plat.
(b) The description Description of the land
pursuant to section 134 of the act, MCL 560.134, with all of the following
exceptions: as follows:
(i) Name The name of the affected plat and
its original caption. Also include the The name of the current
municipality, when different, must be included. A different
municipality may result from incorporation, consolidation, annexation, or
conditional transfer. Show the new municipality in parenthesis.
(ii) A description of any Any part of an
original plat being replatted, if applicable.
(iii) Description of the exterior boundary of the
amended plat as required by the act. If a segment of the plat boundary has a
curvilinear line, the direction of the curve shall be stated in addition to the
required curve data.
(iv) Name and the liber and page or document number of
abutting plats and condominiums.
(v)(iii) A statement Statement that the
plat includes all lands between intermediate traverse line and water’s edge
when applicable.
(vi) Number of lots, outlots, parks and other grounds.
(vii) Acreage shown to 1/10th of an acre.
(c) Date The date of certification.
(d) The name Name of the firm and
its legal address.
(e) Surveyor’s hand written The surveyor’s
handwritten signature as printed in subdivision (a) of this subrule. If the
surveyor is also a partner or principal officer of a firm, the office held shall
must be indicated below the signature.
(f) The Michigan license number.
(g) Surveyor’s The surveyor’s seal (facsimile
in durable, pigment based black ink shall be used).
(h) Name The name of the plaintiff or
plaintiffs identified on the judgment.
(i) The name Name of the judge that signed
the judgment.
(j) The circuit Circuit court file number.
(k) The name Name of the county in which
the judgment was entered.
(3) If a firm of surveyors, the certificate must
include the name and legal address of the firm. , a A
partner or principal officer shall also hand-sign the certificate above its
printed name and license number, unless the surveyor signing in subrule 2(e) of
this rule is a partner or principal officer.
SURVEYOR’S CERTIFICATE
I, ________(2)(a)________, surveyor, certify:
That I have surveyed and mapped the land shown on this amended plat, described as follows: _____________(2)(b)___________________.
That I have made such survey and amended plat by the direction of the plaintiff(s).
That such amended plat is a correct representation of the exterior boundary of the land surveyed.
That the required monuments and lot markers have been located
placed in the ground, as required by the act.
That the accuracy of survey is within the limits required by the act.
That the bearings shown on the amended plat are expressed as required by the act and as explained in the legend.
That all easements of record are shown as of the date of the judgment.
That such amended plat is a true and exact copy of the portion of the plat of _____(2)(b)(i)______ as amended by the judgment to vacate, correct or revise the plat or a portion of the plat in the matter of _____(2)(h)_____, plaintiff(s), which was entered by circuit court judge, ______(2)(i)______, in the county of _____(2)(k)_____, State of Michigan, on _____day of _________, _______.
Circuit court file number: _____(2)(j)_____
_________(2)(c)___________
(2)(d) Print name of firm
Date address
_____________(3)_________________
(Print
principal’s name, and title and
license
number)
________(2)(e) & (f)_______________
(Print surveyor’s name and
license number)
(2)(g)
Surveyor’s seal
Note: (2)(a) to (2)(j) refer to identically lettered paragraphs of the rule and (3) refers to paragraph (3) of the rules.
R 560.121 Municipal certificate.
Rule 121. (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the form and content of the certificate on the plat, as required by the act.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and the
municipality shall use the certificate that follows, which must and
it shall contain contain all of the following:
(a) An indication of whether it is a township board, village council, or other municipal legislative body.
(b) Name The name of the municipality.
(c) Date The date of the meeting and
final plat approval.
(d) Date The date of approval and name of
health department when health department approval is required on a preliminary
plat.
(e) A statement that public water and public sewer
services have been installed and are ready for connection or that surety has
been posted to insure the installation of public sewer and public water
service. When a proposed plat is to be served by municipal sewer or water
and the improvements have not been constructed, copies of the respective state
construction permits and proof of surety shall accompany the final plat. When
a proposed plat is serviced by completed municipal sewer or water, the municipal
certificate to that effect is all that is required.
(f) A statement that the municipality has adopted a subdivision control ordinance and waives the minimum lot size specified.
(g) A statement that the proprietors of the
subdivision have been required by the municipality to complyplat is in
compliance with the provisions of the act when there is no county drain
commissioner.
(h) A statement that surety is posted and for what length of time if the posting of surety for the placement of monuments is permitted.
(i) Signature of the clerk when approval is given and preceding
paragraphs subdivisions (a) to (h) have been complied with.
(j) Date The date the certificate is signed
by clerk.
MUNICIPAL CERTIFICATE
I certify that this plat was approved by the (a)
, of the (b) , at a meeting held (c)
, and was reviewed and found to be in compliance with 1967 PA 288
the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.101 to 560.293.
, (d) or (e), (f), (g) and (h)
(i) (j)
(Printed name) clerk Date
Note: (a) to (j) refer to identically lettered paragraphs of
the rule.
R 560.122 Michigan department of transportation certificate.
Rule 122. (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the form and content of the Michigan department of transportation certificate on the plat as required by the act.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and the Michigan
department of transportation shall use the certificate that follows,
which must and it shall contain contain all of the
following:
(a) Date The date of certification.
(b) Signature The signature of an
authorized person signing for the Michigan department of transportation.
PROPRIETOR’S PLAT:
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Approved on (a) , as complying with the
land division act, 1967 PA 288section 1967 PA 288, MCL
560.101 to 560.293, and the applicable published rules and regulations of the
Michigan department of transportation.
(b) (a)
(Printed name and title of authorized person) Date
ASSESSOR’S PLAT:
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Approved on (a) , as
complying with existing right of way.
(b)
(a)
(Printed name and title of authorized person) Date
Note: (a) to (b) refer to identically lettered paragraphs of the rule.
R 560.126 County road commission’s certificate.
Rule 126. (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the form and content of the certificate on the plat required by the act.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and the board of
county road commissioners shall use the certificate that follows,
which must andit shall contain contain all of the
following:
(a) Date The date of the meeting and
approval.
(b) Name The typed or printed name of the
county in which the subdivision is located and in respect to which the board
has jurisdiction over roads and streets.
(c) Signature The signature of the chairperson
of the board, immediately above the printed name.
(d) Date The date the certificate is signed
by chairperson.
COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION CERTIFICATE
Approved on (a)
as complying with 1967 PA 288 the land division act, 1967
PA 288, MCL 560.183 560.101 to 560.293, and the applicable
board’s published rules and regulations relative to streets, alleys,
roads, and highways under its jurisdiction of the board of county road commissioners
of (b) County.
(c) (d)
(Printed name), chairperson Date
Note: (a) to (d) refer to identically lettered paragraphs of the rule.
R 560.127 County drain commissioner’s certificate.
Rule 127. (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the form and content of the certificate on the plat required by the act.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and the county
drain commissioner shall use the certificate that follows, which must
andit shall contain contain all of the following:
(a) Date The date of approval.
(b) Name The name of the county in
which the subdivision is located and in respect to which the commissioner has
jurisdiction over drains and drainage.
(c) Signature The signature of the drain
commissioner immediately above the printed name.
(d) Date The date the certificate is signed
by the drain commissioner.
COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER’S CERTIFICATE
Approved on (a) as
complying with 1967 PA 288, section 192 of the land division
act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.192, and the applicable rules
and regulations published by my office in the County of (b)
.
(c) (d)
(Printed name), drain commissioner or
title of authorized official where there
is no drain commissioner
Note: (a) to (d) refer to identically lettered paragraphs of the rule.
R 560.128 County or municipal treasurers’ certificate.
Rule 128. (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the form and content of the county or municipal treasurers’ certificate on the plat required by the act.
(a) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and the
county treasurer shall use the certificate which follows, when certifying taxes
on the final plat.
(b) The municipal treasurer shall use the same form
but a separate certificate when the municipality does not return its delinquent
taxes to the state.
(2) The treasurer shall do all of the following:
(a) Insert the date the certificate is signed.
(b) Sign the certificate.
(c) State the name of the county or municipality.
(3) The instructions in subrule (2) of this rule also
apply to a separate certificate that shall be is made by
the municipal treasurer when required by subrule (1) of this rule.
TREASURER’S CERTIFICATE
The records in my office show no unpaid taxes or special assessments for the 5 years preceding (a) , involving the lands included in this plat.
(b)
(Printed name) county (or municipal) treasurer
(c)
(Name of county or municipality)
Note: (a) to (c) refer to identically lettered paragraphs of the rule.
R 560.129 County plat board’s certificate.
Rule 129. (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the form and content of the county plat board certificate on the plat as required by the act.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and the county
plat board shall use the certificate which that follows, which must
and it shall contain contain all of the following:
(a) Name The name of the county.
(b) Date The date of the final plat
approval by the board.
(c) Signatures The signatures of the
majority of the plat board approving the plat.
(d) Printed The printed name of each officer
and the office held. If a county has a combined clerk-register, the chairman
of the county board of commissioners shall sign on the line indicated for the
county clerk and the clerk-register shall sign on the line indicated for the
register of deeds.
(e) Signature The signature of each member
of the board of auditors if the county has a board of auditors that has
elected to serve on the plat board.
COUNTY PLAT BOARD CERTIFICATE
This plat has been reviewed and is approved by the (a)
County plat board on (b) as
being in compliance with all of the provisions of 1967 PA 288 the
land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.101 to 560.293, and the plat
board’s applicable rules and regulations.
(c) or (d)
Register of deeds
(c) or (d)
County clerk
(c)
County treasurer
* (e)
Member, board of auditors
**
County plat engineer
* use Use
as many signature lines as necessary.
** to To
be used by county plat boards having a plat engineer
(see
section 149 See section 149 of the act, MCL 560.149).
Note: (a) to (e) refer to identically lettered paragraphs of the rule.
R 560.131 Assessor’s certificateRescinded.
Rule 131. (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe
the form of the assessor’s certificate on the plat as required by the act.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and the assessor
of a municipality shall use the certificate which follows and it shall contain
the following:
(a) Title as such supervisor or assessor.
(b) Name of the municipality and county.
(c) Statement that title to the streets, highways,
alleys, and other public places shown on the plat has been acquired by reason
of purchase, dedication, condemnation, or adverse possession, for public use.
If title has not been acquired, the extent of use shall be plainly stated.
(d) Assessing officer’s signature, title, and complete
mailing address.
ASSESSOR’S CERTIFICATE
I, as (a) , by
virtue of the authority vested in 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.201(2), having been duly
authorized by the (b) County, State of Michigan, have
caused the land described in the annexed plat to be surveyed, laid out and
platted and certify that the (c)
and that the plat conforms to 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.101 to 560.293.
(d)
Printed name (title)
Address
Note: (a) to (d) refer to identically lettered paragraphs
of the rule.
R 560.132 Acknowledgments for assessor’s platRescinded.
Rule 132. (1) The purpose of this rule is to
prescribe the form and content of the acknowledgment for an assessor’s plat as
required by the act.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and the
assessor shall use the acknowledgment for assessor’s plat which follows and it shall
contain the following:
(a) Name of the county in which the acknowledgment is
signed.
(b) Date of acknowledgment.
(c) Name of assessing officer.
(d) Name of municipality in which the assessor holds
office.
(e) Signature and printed name of the notary public.
(f) Name of the county in which the notary public is
commissioned.
(g) Date of expiration of commission of the notary
public.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR ASSESSOR’S PLAT
STATE OF MICHIGAN
COUNTY OF (a)
On this (b) day of (b)
A.D. (b) , before me personally came the
above named (c) , assessor of (d)
, known to me to be the person who executed the above certificate, and
acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed as such assessor.
(e)
Notary
public in and for (f) County
My commission expires (g)
.
Note: (a) to (g) refer to identically lettered
paragraphs of the rule.
A county treasurer’s certificate is not
required.
R 560.133. Surveyor’s certificate on assessor’s plat.
Rule 133. (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the form and content of the certificate on an assessor’s plat, as required by the act.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and shall use the
certificate that follows, which must and it shall contain
contain all of the following:
(a) Name The name of the surveyor who
either personally performed or had direct charge of the survey and making of
the plat map.
(b) Description The description of the
land, as follows pursuant to the requirements specified in section
134 of the act, MCL 560.134:
(i) Name of plat.
(ii) Quarter section, government lot number, or name
of tract.
(iii) Section number, if applicable.
(iv) Private claim number when applicable.
(v) Township and range when applicable.
(vi) Name of municipality. The caption shall also
include the name of municipality having jurisdiction for plat approval when the
land is under a conditional transfer agreement in parenthesis. The transfer
agreement filed with the secretary of state’s office of the great seal shall
accompany the final plat, when applicable.
(vii) Name of county.
(viii) State of Michigan.
(ix) Any part of an original plat being replatted, if
applicable.
(x) Description of the exterior boundaries of the
subdivision as required by the act. If a segment of the plat boundary has a
curvilinear line, the direction of the curve shall be stated in addition to the
required curve data.
(xi) Name and the liber and page or document number of
abutting plats and condominiums.
(xii) Statement that plat includes all lands between
intermediate traverse line and water’s edge when applicable.
(xiii) Number of lots, outlots, parks, and other
grounds.
(xiv) Acreage shown to 1/10th of an acre.
(c) Title The title of the approving body
and name of municipality.
(d) Date The date on which plat was ordered
made.
(e) Date The date of certification.
(f) Surveyor’s The surveyor’s handwritten
signature as printed in subdivision (a) of this subrule. If the surveyor is
also a partner or principal officer, the office held shall must be
indicated below the signature.
(g) The Michigan license number.
(h) Surveyor’s The surveyor’s seal
(facsimile in durable, pigment based black ink shall be used).
(3) If a firm of surveyors, the certificate must include
the name and legal address of the firm. , a A
partner or principal officer shall also hand-sign the certificate above its
printed name and license number unless the surveyor signing in subdivision (2)(f)
of this rule is a partner or principal officer.
SURVEYOR’S CERTIFICATE
I, (a) , professional surveyor, certify:
That I have surveyed, divided and mapped the land shown on
this plat, and prepared the following description of the exterior boundarydescribed
as follows:
(b)
That I have made such survey, land division and plat by the direction of (c) , on (d) .
That the lot lines shown on this plat agree with documents on record at the county register of deeds.
That such this plat is a correct
representation of all the exterior boundaries of the land surveyed and the
subdivision of it.
That the required monuments and lot markers have been located
placed in the ground
That the accuracy of survey is within the limits required by
the act the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.101 to
560.293.
That the bearings shown on the plat are expressed as required by the act and as explained in the legend.
(e) (3) Print name of firm here and
and complete address.
(3)
(Print principal’s name, title, and
license number here.)
(h) (f)
(g)
Note: (a) to (h) refer to identically lettered paragraphs of the rule and (3) refers to paragraph (3) of the rule.
R 560.134 Municipal certificate on assessor’s platRescinded.
Rule 134. (1) The purpose of this rule is to
prescribe the form and content of the municipal certificate for an assessor’s
plat as required by the act.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and the clerk
of the municipality shall use the certificate which follows and it shall
contain the following:
(a) Date of final approval.
(b) Title of the governing body and name of
municipality.
(c) Signature of municipal clerk, printed name, and
title.
MUNICIPAL CERTIFICATE
This plat was approved on (a)
, by the (b) of
(b) as having been made and complying with the
requirements of 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.201 and 209(4).
(c)
(Printed
name) clerk
Note: (a) to (c) refer to identically lettered
paragraphs of the rule
R 560.135 Road commission certificate on assessor’s plat.
Rule 135. (1) The purpose of this rule is to prescribe the form and content of the board of county road commission certificate for an assessor’s plat as required by the act.
(2) The surveyor shall affix on the plat and the board of
county road commissioners shall use the certificate that follows,
which must andit shall contain contain all of the following:
(a) Name The name of the county.
(b) Date The date of certification.
(c) Signature The signature of the
chairperson of the board, immediately above the printed name.
COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION CERTIFICATE
The board of county road commissioners of the county of
(a) hereby certifies that the public
roads shown on the plat were in existence at the time the plat was made. The
certification is made this (b) in
accordance with 1967 PA 288 pursuant to section 209(1) of the
land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.209(1).
(c)
(Printed name), chairperson
Note: (a) to (c) refer to identically lettered paragraphs of the rule.