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Mich. Comp. Laws § 280.486 (2026)

Drains to which chapter applicable; sufficiency of petition.

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THE DRAIN CODE OF 1956

Act 40 of 1956

280.486 Drains to which chapter applicable; sufficiency of petition.

Sec. 486.

This chapter shall be applicable (1) to any county drain located, or proposed to be located, entirely within the limits of a single city, village or township; (2) to any county drain located in more than 1 city, village or township but which serves or will serve only an area located entirely within the limits of a single city, village or township so that no other city, village or township will be subject to assessment to pay the cost thereof; or (3) to several drains, including drains located, established and constructed by a county drain commissioner or drainage board, by a city, village or township, whether or not the several drains are interconnected, which several drains serve only areas located entirely within the limits of a single city, village or township, if the city, village or township shall consent thereto by resolution adopted by its governing body. In such case any petition required to be filed hereunder shall be sufficient if signed by such city, village or township only.

History: 1956, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Mar. 28, 1956 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 214, Imd. Eff. July 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1971, Act 60, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1971

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1970–2019 · leading case: Butcher v. Twp. of Grosse Ile, 180 N.W.2d 367 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970).

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Butcher v. Twp. of Grosse Ile, 180 N.W.2d 367 (Mich. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 2× “Since the drain here is entirely within the limits of Grosse Ile Township, PA 1956, No 40, § 486, MCLA § 280.486 (Stat Ann 1968 Rev § 11.1486), allows the governing body of the township to give its consent to the filing of a petition under § 463 by resolution.”

Kramer v. City of Dearborn Heights, 496 N.W.2d 301 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993). “MCL 280.486; MSA 11.1486. Contrary to plaintiffs’ claim, the statute also states that the petition need be signed by the city only.”

Elba Twp. v. Gratiot Cnty. Drain Comm'r, 812 N.W.2d 771 (Mich. Ct. App. 2011). “This Court recognized that MCL 280.486 provides that a petition for consolidation is sufficient if only the city signed it.”

City of Sterling Heights v. MacOmb Interceptor Drain Drainage Dist (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 4× “MCL 280.486 states: This chapter shall be applicable (1) to any county drain located, or proposed to be located, entirely within the limits of a single city, village or township; (2) to any county drain located in more than 1 city, village or township but which serves or will…”

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