Sec. 201.
(1) An assessor's plat shall comply with sections 201 to 213 and may be ordered if any 1 of the following conditions exist:
(a) When a parcel or tract of land is owned by 2 or more persons.
(b) When the description of 1 or more of the different parcels within the area cannot be made sufficiently certain and accurate, or are deemed excessively complicated by the governing body, for the purposes of assessment and taxation without a survey or resurvey.
(2) The governing body of a municipality by adoption of a resolution may cause a plat to be made for purposes described in subsection (1) after a report from the assessor or supervisor bringing to its attention an area of land in which the stated conditions exist. It shall include in the resolution the estimated cost assessable to each parcel of land to be included in the plat for the purpose of immediate assessment, subject to final adjustment in accordance with section 203.
History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 431, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 1977 Popular Name: Plat ActPopular Name: Subdivision Control
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 560 - Subdivision Control Act of 1967
Act 288 of 1967 - Land Division Act (560.101 - 560.293)
288-1967-ASSESSORS-PLATS - Assessor's Plats (560.201...560.213)
Section 560.201a - Assessor's Plat; Additional Conditions for Ordering.
Section 560.201b - Assessor's Plat; Additional Conditions for Ordering.
Section 560.202 - Name and Boundary Description; Plat Made by Surveyor.
Section 560.203 - Assessor's Plat; Payment of Costs and Expenses; Cost Charged to Land.
Section 560.204 - Survey Requirements; Setting of Monuments.
Section 560.205 - Notice to Proprietors.
Section 560.206 - Reconciliation of Boundaries Within Plat.
Section 560.207 - Boundaries and Numbering of Lots Within Plat.
Section 560.208 - Surveyor's Certificate.
Section 560.209 - Filing; County Road Commission Approval; Publication; Action to Correct Plat.
Section 560.211 - Recording; Notification of Local Authorities; Apportionment of Taxes.
Section 560.212 - References to Plat Descriptions; Use; Plats as Evidence.