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

• Governing body: means the legislative body of a city or village or the township board of a township. See Michigan Laws 560.102
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Surveyor: means a professional surveyor licensed under article 20 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339. See Michigan Laws 560.102