Notwithstanding the conditions specified in section 201(1), an assessor’s plat complying with section 201 to 213 may also be ordered by the governing body of a municipality if all of the following conditions are met:
    (a) When a parcel or tract of land had been improved by 4 or more permanent residential structures before January 1, 1968.
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 560.201b

  • Division: 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 satisfies the requirements of section 108 and 109. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • Governing body: means the legislative body of a city or village or the township board of a township. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • Health department: means the department of environmental quality, a city health department, a county health department, or a district health department, whichever has jurisdiction. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Land: means all land areas occupied by real property. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • Lot: means a measured portion of a parcel or tract of land, which is described and fixed in a recorded plat. 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
  • Tract: means 2 or more parcels that share a common property line and are under the same ownership. See Michigan Laws 560.102
    (b) When division of the parcel or tract into lots for the purpose of selling or leasing the permanent residential structures thereon would result in a lot size or configuration smaller than required by this act or by local ordinance.
    (c) Each lot be serviced by a sewage disposal and water supply system approved by the local health department having jurisdiction.
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