December 13, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Ebli, Hammon, Sak, Byrum, Angerer, Hopgood, Kathleen Law, Lemmons, Gaffney, Garfield, Stahl and Nofs and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban and Regional Affairs.
A bill to amend 1967 PA 288, entitled
"Land division act,"
by amending section 182 (MCL 560.182).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 182. (1) The governing body of a municipality in which
the subdivision is situated may require the following as a
condition of approval of final plat, for all public and private
streets, alleys and roads in its jurisdiction:
(a) Conformance to the general plan, width and location
requirements that it may have adopted and published, and greater
width than shown on a county or state plan, but may not require
conformance to a municipal plan that conflicts with a general plan
adopted by the county or state for the location and width of
certain streets, roads, and highways.
(b) Proper drainage, grading, and construction of approved
materials of a thickness and width provided in its current
published construction standards.
(c)
Installation of bridges and culverts where it deems
considers necessary.
(d) Submission of complete plans for grading, drainage, and
construction to be prepared and sealed by a civil engineer
registered in the state.
(e) Completion of all required improvements relative to
streets, alleys, and roads or a deposit by the proprietor with the
clerk of the municipality in the form of cash, a certified check,
or irrevocable bank letter of credit, whichever the proprietor
selects, or a surety bond acceptable to the governing body, in an
amount sufficient to insure completion within the time specified.
(2) As a condition of approval of the plat, the governing body
may require a deposit to be made in the same manner as provided in
subdivision
(e) of subsection (1) (1)(e),
to insure performance of
any of the obligations of the proprietor to make required
improvements.
(3) The governing body shall rebate to the proprietor, as the
work progresses, amounts of any cash deposits equal to the ratio of
the work completed to the entire project.
(4) The governing body shall reject a plat in any of the
following circumstances:
(a)
Reject a The plat which is isolated from or which isolates
other lands from existing public streets, unless suitable access is
provided.
(b)
Reject a The plat showing shows a street or road name
duplicating one already in use in the municipality, except in
continuing a street or road.
(c)
Reject a The plat showing shows the name of a new
street,
alley, or road that is so similar to the one already in existence
in
the municipality that permitting such that use in the
subdivision may be confusing for purposes of assessing, mail
delivery, and locating by the public.
(d) The plat isolates a cemetery so that it is not accessible,
as that term is defined in section 102.