Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.259 (2026)

Minimum standards.

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LAND DIVISION ACT

Act 288 of 1967

560.259 Minimum standards.

Sec. 259.

The standards for approval of plats prescribed in this act are minimum standards and any municipality, by ordinance, may impose stricter requirements and may reject any plat which does not conform to such requirements.

History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968

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Plat Act

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Subdivision Control

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1986–2004 · 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). “Contrary to what plaintiffs argue, it is clear that the Land Division Act is not preeminent in the field of land subdivisions because it expressly allows municipalities to impose stricter requirements.”

Conlin v. Scio Twp., 262 Mich. App. 379 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004). “Contrary to what plaintiffs argue, it is clear that the Land Division Act is not preeminent in the field of land subdivisions because it expressly allows municipalities to impose stricter requirements.”

Eyde Constr. Co. v. Charter Twp. of Meridian, 386 N.W.2d 687 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986). “According to the township, any conflict between the other various statutes and the SCA would have been avoided in this case if the trial court had given effect to § 259 of the SCA, MCL 560.259; MSA 26.430(259), which provides: "Sec.”

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