SENATE BILL No. 931

 

 

December 8, 2005, Introduced by Senators BERNERO, TOY, PATTERSON, CROPSEY, LELAND, SWITALSKI, BASHAM and CHERRY and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1967 PA 288, entitled

 

"Land division act,"

 

by amending section 183 (MCL 560.183), as amended by 2004 PA 122.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 183. (1) The county road commission may require the

 

following as a condition of approval of final plat for all

 

highways, streets, and alleys in its jurisdiction or to come under

 

its jurisdiction and also for all private roads in unincorporated

 

areas:

 

     (a) Conformance to the general plan, width, and location

 

requirements that the board may have adopted and published.

 

     (b) Adequate provision for traffic safety in laying out drives

 

which enter county roads and streets, as provided in the board's

 


current published construction standards.

 

     (c) Proper drainage, grading, and construction of approved

 

materials of a thickness and width provided in its current

 

published construction standards.

 

     (d) Submission of complete plans for grading, drainage, and

 

construction, to be prepared and sealed by a civil engineer

 

registered in this state.

 

     (e) Installation of bridges, culverts, and drainage structures

 

where the board considers necessary.

 

     (2)  (f) Completion of all  If all improvements required

 

improvements  under subsection (1) relative to streets, alleys, and

 

roads  , or  are not made before approval of the final plat, the

 

board shall enter into an agreement with the proprietor for making

 

those improvements. The proprietor shall post a deposit  by the

 

proprietor  with the board in the form of cash, a certified check,

 

or irrevocable letter of credit, whichever the proprietor selects,

 

or a surety bond acceptable to the board, in an amount sufficient

 

to ensure  completion  performance of the proprietor's obligations

 

under the agreement within the time specified in the agreement.

 

     (3)  (2)  As a condition of approval of the final plat, the

 

board shall require a deposit to be made in the same manner as

 

provided in subsection  (1)(f)  (2), to ensure performance of the

 

obligations of the proprietor to make required improvements.

 

     (4)  (3)  The board shall rebate to the proprietor, as the

 

work progresses, amounts of any cash deposits equal to the ratio of

 

the work completed to the entire project.

 

     (5)  (4)  The board shall not prohibit cul-de-sacs but shall

 


reject a final plat isolating lands from existing public streets or

 

roads, unless the proprietor provides suitable access by easement

 

or dedicated to public use.

 

     (6)  (5)  As used in this section, "county road commission"

 

means the board of county road commissioners elected or appointed

 

pursuant to section 6 of chapter IV of 1909 PA 283, MCL 224.6, or,

 

in the case of a charter county with a population of 2,000,000 or

 

more with an elected county executive that does not have a board of

 

county road commissioners, the county executive for ministerial

 

functions and the county commission provided for in section

 

14(1)(d) of 1966 PA 293, MCL 45.514, for legislative functions.