Section 560.112. Minimum drafting standards.

(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	Gov’t		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.

History: 1979 AC; 2008 AACS.