§ 16-57. Information required.

Applications shall be accompanied by the following information:

(1)

Except for large acreage parcels, equal to or greater than 40 acres, that can be adequately described in reference to section or quarter section lines, three copies of a drawing shall be submitted, which may be an informal scale drawing, such as a tentative parcel map referred to in section 109(1)(a) of the land division act (MCL 560.109(1)(a)), which shall include all information listed below. A tentative decision may be made based on this informal scale drawing, with final approval withheld until receipt of a formal drawing prepared by a professional land surveyor registered in the state. The final drawing shall be prepared according to the guidelines specified in section 3 of Public Act No. 132 of 1970 (MCL 54.211 et seq.), showing the parcels that

would result from the requested division of land; provided, that the parcels are drawn as large as possible within the 8½-inch × 14-inch format required by Public Act No. 132, and providing all of the following information:

a.

Dimensions of all existing and proposed parcels.

b.

All structures on and within 50 feet of the proposed parcels.

c.

Location of all existing and proposed public and private easements and rights-of-way.

d.

Zoning designation and illustrated minimum setbacks on each proposed parcel and remaining parent tract in accordance with the current township Zoning Ordinance.

e.

Location of surface water, lakes, ponds, streams, and wetlands. The initial investigation shall locate wetlands identified on the National Wetlands Inventory maps, prepared by the U.S. Department of Interior and available from the state department of natural resources. After subsequent investigation and on-site review, the township supervisor or other reviewing body may require more detailed wetlands information if deemed necessary to make a decision regarding the proposed division of land.

f.

The means of access from each resulting parcel to an existing road or street.

(2)

A legal description of existing parcels of land involved in the proposed land division.

(3)

Tentative approval may be granted without formal legal descriptions of all parcels that would result from the requested division of land, but legal descriptions must be received before final approval is granted. The legal descriptions shall be in a form sufficient for recording with the county register of deeds and shall indicate the acreage of all parcels.

(4)

Copies of existing or proposed deed restrictions related to the proposed parcels.

(5)

Sufficient information about previous land division activity to demonstrate that the parcel is eligible to be divided in the manner being proposed.

(6)

If any portion of the land is subject to a farmland development rights agreement pursuant to Public Act No. 116 of 1974 (MCL 554.701 et seq.), the farmland and open space preservation act, then a copy of the agreement shall be provided to the township for review.

(7)

If a transfer of division rights is proposed in the land transfer, then information about the terms and availability of the proposed division rights transfer shall be submitted. Such information shall be in a form that satisfies the written notice requirements specified in section 109(2) of the land division act (MCL 560.109(2)).

(8)

Proof of fee ownership of the land proposed to be divided shall be submitted.

(9)

The zoning enforcement officer, assessor or planning commission may require additional information deemed necessary to determine compliance with the standards in division 4 of this article.

(Comp. Ords. 1985, § 4.02)