Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Construction Codes
Office of Land Survey and Remonumentation
Subdivisions of Land
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Section R. 560.112 - Minimum drafting standards
Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 560.112
Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 112.
(1) The purpose of this rule is to establish minimum standards for preparation of plats to ensure their quality and legibility.
(2) When preparing a plat, the surveyor shall do all of the following:
(a) Use an
engineer's scale to prepare the plat drawing sheets. The scale shall be stated
and represented by a bar scale on each drawing sheet, and shall not be more
than 100 feet to 1 inch.
(b) Use
lettering not less than .10 inch high.
(c) Make the top and bottom 24 inches in
length with the binding margin at the left. The binding margin shall be 1.5
inches with all other margins being 0.5 inches as prescribed in the
act.
(d) Place the general
direction "north" toward the top or left-hand side.
(e) Provide a space 3 inches by 5 inches on
the last sheet for the approval to be affixed by the department of labor and
economic growth.
(f) Number each
sheet sequentially, beginning with number 1. Each sheet shall be identified as
"sheet __ of __". When only 1 sheet is necessary, it shall be identified as
sheet 1 of 1. When the plat drawing requires the use of multiple sheets, the
surveyor shall use match lines and do the following:
(i) Prepare all sheets with north oriented
the same.
(ii) Avoid splitting
along road rights-of-way. Split along rear or side lot lines where
practical.
(iii) Bearings and
distances shall not be shown beyond the match line.
(iv) Include an index key.
(v) A match line note, adjacent to and
generally aligned with the match line, shall identify adjoining
sheets.
(g) Place a
statement of any restriction on access to a lot or lots imposed by the agency
with jurisdiction for the road or roads to which access is restricted, if
applicable, adjacent to the lots restricted.
(h) Place a vicinity map or location sketch
showing the location of the proposed subdivision in relation to the surrounding
area on each drawing sheet and shall be oriented the same as the drawing. The
vicinity map or location sketch shall also show the section, private claim, or
name of tract in which the plat lies.
(i) Show the caption at the top of each sheet
of the plat. The caption shall contain the information prescribed in the act.
The words "addition", "extension", or "replat" shall not be used in the plat
name or caption, except on an amended plat when included in its proper
name.
(j) Indicate the overall
bearings and distances of the plat boundary lines, showing them outside the
boundary line. The point of beginning shall be labeled and its position
relative to the nearest government corners clearly identified. A traverse
closure sheet of the plat boundary shall accompany the final plat. A traverse
closure sheet shall be a forward computation using the bearings and distances
of the plat boundary and shall include acreage to the 1/10th of an acre and the
relative error of closure.
(k)
Place the recording information for the government corners on the plat, copies
of the land corner recordation certificate filed pursuant to 1970 PA 74 MCL
54.201 to 54.210d, may be requested by a reviewing agency.
(l) Express all boundary and lot distances to
2 decimals with all bearings expressed in degrees, minutes, and
seconds.
(m) Report distances to
physical features such as edge of water or flood plain line to 1 decimal or to
the nearest foot.
(n) Draw the
boundary of the plat using a heavier line weight than used to show the lot
lines.
(o) Show the boundary as a
continuous line.
(p) Not divide a
lot by a street, road, alley, walk, other grounds, or another lot. If a lot is
divided by a corporate line, the location of the corporate line shall be
indicated by dimensions in each municipality.
(q) If a plat abuts or is divided by a
corporate line, locate the corporate line by dimensions on the plat boundary
and each lot line it intersects. The name of each municipality shall be labeled
along the corporate line on its respective side.
(r) Describe each excepted parcel by bearings
and distances and shall label each "not included in this plat."
(s) Not include in 1 plat parcels not having
a common border.
(t) If the lots
are not served by both public sewer and public water, designate the "front" of
the lot under either of the following conditions:
(i) Lots have frontage on 2 roads.
(ii) Lots have frontage on a road and
water.
(u) Identify each
road, street, alley, walk, park, and other ground and the name of each road,
street, park, and other ground in the plat in prominent letters. Each road,
street, alley, walk, park, and other ground not dedicated to the public shall
be clearly labeled "private."
(v)
Affix a note on each drawing sheet that references a covenant or restriction
which is required to be recorded for plat approval. The note shall provide
space for the recording reference, department of environmental quality, health
department, an agency having jurisdiction of the roads.
(w) Affix surveyor's seal and original
signature, in durable pigment based black ink to each sheet.
(x) Show bearings and distances for each lot
line. The arc distance or chord distance shall be shown on curvilinear lot
lines. Bearings may be shown once along a continuous line. The sum of the
individual lot distances shall agree with the total length of the continuous
line.
(y) Show curve data defining
any curvilinear line on the plat on the sheet where the curve appears. A curve
which is part of the plat boundary shall show the curve data adjacent to it.
Data for all curves in the interior of the plat may be shown in a curve data
box. Each curve in a curve data box shall be numbered and a corresponding
number placed on the plat. Minimum curve data shall include the chord bearing
and length, the radius, the central angle, and the arc length. The curvilinear
measurements of curve segments may be either arc or chord distances.
(z) Where additional clarity is necessary,
use a separate detail drawing at an appropriate scale. Detail drawings shall be
properly referenced to the drawing on the plat.
(aa) Show all information identifying status
of adjacent lands shown by dashed or dotted letters, number, and lines as
follows:
(i) Identify adjoining subdivisions
by name and recording information. Individual lot lines, lot numbers, together
with street names, and widths shall be shown for each adjoining lot and
street.
(ii) Identify adjoining
condominiums by name, county condominium subdivision plan number, and recording
information.
(iii) Identify all
roads, streets, alleys, walks, or state trunk lines that adjoin the plat by
name and total width.
(iv) Identify
by name, railroads that adjoin the plat.
(v) Label as unplatted land adjoining the
plat that is not in a subdivision or condominium.
(vi) Label all streets, roads, alleys, parks,
or other grounds not dedicated to public use as "private."
(bb) Intermittent watercourse or drainage
ditch, or a portion thereof, within a plat intended to serve as a drainage
facility or a part of a drainage facility shall be shown on the plat and an
easement provided for drainage purposes.
(cc) Water's edge.
(i) When a plat is bounded by a lake, river,
stream, or drain with continuous flow, the bearings and distances of a closing
intermediate traverse, extending across the plat so that it intersects the
sidelines of the shore lots; the dimensions of the sidelines of the shore lots
from the street line to the traverse line, and the distance from the traverse
line to the water's edge as found at the time of the survey; distances along
the traverse line between its intersections with the sidelines of the lots; the
location of monuments at all angle points of the intermediate traverse; surface
elevation of the lake on the date of the survey; and any floodplain information
required by the act or by rule adopted by the Michigan department of
environmental quality. All lots extending to the water's edge shall be noted
accordingly on the plat. The proprietor's and surveyor's certificates shall
include a statement, as appropriate, as follows:
"that the plat includes all land to water's edge"; or "lots to inclusive include all lands to water's edge"; or "lot areas embracing any waters of the (name of the lake, river, stream, or drain) are subject to the correlative right of the other riparian owners and the public trust in these waters"; or "lots to extend to the thread of the stream subject to the correlative rights of the other riparian owners and the public trust in these waters."
(ii) If the
proprietor intends to retain possession of the area between the intermediate
traverse and the water's edge, a statement to that effect shall be noted on the
plat.
(dd) In addition
to the following abbreviations, up to 4 abbreviations may be used if completely
spelled out in the legend. All other words shall be spelled out on the final
plat.
| Avenue | Ave | Private | Pvt. |
| Boulevard | Blvd | Radial | R |
| Court | Ct | Radius | R |
| Easement | Esmt. | Railroad | RR |
| East | E | Range | R |
| Government | Govt | Recorded | Rec. |
| Highway | Hwy | Reference Monument Ref. Mon. | |
| International Great | Right of Way | R/W or ROW | |
| Lakes Datum | IGLD | Road | Rd |
| Liber | L | Sanitary | San. |
| Land Corner Recordation | Section | Sec | |
| Certificate | LCRC South | S | |
| Maintenance | Maint. | Southeast | SE |
| Monument | Mon. | Southwest | SW |
| National Geodetic | Street | St | |
| Vertical Datum | NGVD | Subdivision | Sub |
| North | N | Surface Drainage | Surf. Drn. |
| Northeast | NE | Thence | th. |
| Northwest | NW | Town | T |
| Number | No. | Township | Twp |
| Page | P | Utility or Utilities | Util. |
| Point of Beginning | POB | West | W |
(ee) All easements including public utility
easements shall be shown as follows:
(i)
Easements shall be labeled private, in accordance with the act.
(ii) Easement labels shall include the
purpose of the easement.
(iii)
Labels of recorded easements shall include the liber and page of the document
creating the easement and a copy thereof shall accompany the final
plat.
(iv) The sidelines of
easements shall be shown using a dashed or dotted line type.
(v) Easements shall be located by dimension
as follows:
(A) The width of an easement shall
be shown.
(B) Where the sideline of
the easement is used for location, it shall be dimensioned to the nearest lot
corners along the intersected lot lines and to each angle point in the sideline
of the easement. If the easement centerline is used to locate the easement, the
centerline shall be clearly located by dimension and labeled.
(C) If a detail is necessary, in addition to
the plat drawing, to clearly locate the easement by dimension, the detail shall
be properly referenced to the drawing and the drawing shall reference the
detail sheet.
(vi) If
public utilities are to be installed in the road right-of-way, a written
acknowledgement shall be obtained at the time of the filing of the plat from
each public utility whose lines are installed or to be installed and shall
accompany the final plat.
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