Section 560.114. Surveyor's certificate.

 (1)  The purpose of this rule  is   to  prescribe   the  form  and content of the  certificate on the plat, as required by the act.

(2)     The surveyor shall affix on the plat and  shall   use  the  certificate which follows and it shall contain the following:

(a)     Name of surveyor who either personally performed or had direct  charge of the survey and making of the plat.

(b)     Description of the land as follows:

(i)     Name of plat.

(ii)     Quarter section,  government lot number, or name of tract.

(iii)     Section number when applicable.

(iv)     Private claim number when applicable.

(v)     Township and range when applicable.

(vi)         Name of municipality. The caption shall also include the name of municipality, in parenthesis, having jurisdiction for plat approval when  the land is under a conditional transfer agreement. The transfer agreement filed with the secretary of state's office of the great seal  shall accompany the final plat, when applicable.

(vii)     Name of county.

(viii)     State of Michigan.

(ix)     Any part of an original plat being replatted, if applicable.

(x)     Description of the exterior boundaries of the subdivision as required by the act. If a segment of the plat boundary has a curvilinear line,  the direction of the curve shall be stated in addition to the required curve data.

(xi)        Name and the liber and page or document number of abutting plats    and condominiums.

(xii)       Statement that plat includes all lands between intermediate traverse line and water's edge when applicable.

(xiii)     Number of lots, outlots, parks and other grounds.

(xiv)     Acreage shown to 1/10th of an acre.

(c)     ) Date of certification.

(d)    Surveyor's hand written signature as printed in  subdivision  (a)  of this subrule. If the surveyor is also a partner or principal officer of a firm, the office held shall be indicated below the signature.

(e)     )  Michigan license number and complete business mailing address.

(f)    )  Surveyor's seal facsimile in durable, pigment based black ink shall be used.

(3)     If a firm of surveyors, name and legal address of the firm, a partner or principal officer shall also hand-sign the certificate above its printed name and license number, unless the surveyor signing in subdivision (2)(d) of this subrule is a partner or principal officer.

SURVEYOR’S CERTIFICATE

I,                              (a)                        , surveyor, certify:

That I have surveyed divided and mapped the land shown on this plat, described as follows:

                                              (b)                            .

That I have made such survey, land-division and plat by the direction of the owners of such land.

That such plat is a correct representation of all the exterior boundaries of the land surveyed and the subdivision of it.

That the required monuments and lot markers have been located in the ground or that surety has been deposited with the municipality, as required by the act.

That the accuracy of survey is within the limits required by the act.

That the bearings shown on the plat are expressed as required by the act and as explained in the legend.

                        (c)                                                   (3) Print name of firm Date                                address

(Print principal’s name, title and

license number)

(f)

                      (d)       (e)                        Print name and license number

Surveyor’s seal

                           (d)                            

Note:  (a)  to (f) refer to identically lettered paragraphs of the rule and (3) refers to paragraph (3) of the rule.

History: 1979 AC; 2008 AACS.