Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 560 > Act 288 of 1967 > PRELIMINARY PLATS

• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• County plat board: means the register of deeds, who shall act as chairperson, the county clerk, who shall act as secretary, and the county treasurer. See Michigan Laws 560.102
• 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
• Engineer: means a civil engineer who is a professional engineer licensed under article 20 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339. 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
• in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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
• person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
• Plat: means a map or chart of a subdivision of land. See Michigan Laws 560.102
• Preliminary plat: means a map showing the salient features of a proposed subdivision submitted to an approving authority for purposes of preliminary consideration. 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
• Public water: means a system of pipes and structures through which water is obtained and distributed to the public, including wells and well structures, intakes, and cribs, pumping stations, treatment plants, reservoirs, storage tanks and appurtenances, collectively or severally, actually used or intended for use for the purpose of furnishing water to the public for household or drinking purposes. See Michigan Laws 560.102
• seal: shall be construed to include any of the following: