Michigan Laws 560.134 – Final plat; description of land
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There shall be typewritten or printed on the final plat, a full and detailed description of the land embraced in the subdivision by distances and bearings. The description shall also include:
(a) The caption of the plat.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 560.134
- Caption: means the name by which the plat is legally and commonly known. See Michigan Laws 560.102
- Land: means all land areas occupied by real property. See Michigan Laws 560.102
- Municipality: means a township, city, or village. See Michigan Laws 560.102
- Parcel: means a continuous area or acreage of land which can be described as provided for in this act. See Michigan Laws 560.102
- Plat: means a map or chart of a subdivision of land. See Michigan Laws 560.102
- Proprietor: means a natural person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or combination of any of them that holds an ownership interest in land whether recorded or not. See Michigan Laws 560.102
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- subdivision: means the partitioning or splitting of a parcel or tract of land by the proprietor thereof or by his or her heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors, or assigns for the purpose of sale, or lease of more than 1 year, or of building development that results in 1 or more parcels of less than 40 acres or the equivalent, and that is not exempted from the platting requirements of this act by section 108 and 109. See Michigan Laws 560.102
- Tract: means 2 or more parcels that share a common property line and are under the same ownership. See Michigan Laws 560.102
(b) If a private claim, the number of the claim and the municipality in which the land is situated.
(c) If a tract of land that is not a section or part of a section, the name by which the tract is legally known and the town and range and the municipality in which it is situated.
(d) The name of the original plat and any part of it replatted.
(e) A description by distances and bearings of each excepted parcel.
(f) The number of lots, the number of outlots and the number of private parks.
(g) The intermediate traverse line, if one is required on the plat.
(h) The area within the existing right of way of any abutting street, county road or state trunk line highway, if such area has not previously been dedicated to public use and if it is the proprietor‘s land.