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Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.167 (2026)

Municipality governing body; approval procedure.

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LAND DIVISION ACT


Act 288 of 1967


560.167 Municipality governing body; approval procedure.

Sec. 167.

    (1) At its next regular meeting, or at a meeting called within 20 days after the date of receiving the plat under section 161(2)(c), the governing body shall do 1 of the following:

    (a) Approve the plat if it conforms to all of the provisions of this act and instruct the clerk to notify the proprietor of the governing board's approval and certify the governing body's approval, showing the date of the governing body's approval, the approval of the health department, when required, and the date thereof as shown as the approved preliminary plat.

    (b) Reject the plat, instruct the clerk to give the reasons in writing as set forth in the minutes of the meeting, and return the plat to the proprietor.

    (2) The governing body shall instruct the clerk to record all proceedings in the minutes of the meeting, which shall be open for inspection, and to send a copy of the minutes to the county plat board.

History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 525, Eff. July 1, 2005

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Plat Act

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Subdivision Control
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2004 · leading case: Conlin v. SCIO TP., 686 N.W.2d 16 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).
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Conlin v. SCIO TP., 686 N.W.2d 16 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “However, a municipality " shall: ... approve " a platted subdivision "if the proprietor has met all conditions laid down for approval of the preliminary plat.”
Conlin v. Scio Twp., 262 Mich. App. 379 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “However, a municipality “shall: ... approve” a platted subdivision “if the proprietor has met all conditions laid down for approval of the preliminary plat.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.167(b): 2 cases
Conlin v. SCIO TP., 686 N.W.2d 16 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “However, a municipality " shall: ... approve " a platted subdivision "if the proprietor has met all conditions laid down for approval of the preliminary plat.”
Conlin v. Scio Twp., 262 Mich. App. 379 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “However, a municipality “shall: ... approve” a platted subdivision “if the proprietor has met all conditions laid down for approval of the preliminary plat.”
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