[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Watervliet Charter Township 2-11-1985 by Ord. No. 51 (Ch. 17.000 of the Compilation of Ordinances). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Platted lots may be partitioned or divided, upon resolution adopted by the Township Board, only into not more than four parts, provided that the resulting lots or parcels or combinations of portions of two or more divided lots shall not be less in width or size than the more restrictive of Chapter 450, Zoning, or the Michigan Subdivision Control Act of 1967[1], and provided further that such resulting lots shall each have direct access to a public roadway and also to public utilities necessary or required to service such lot, and provided further that all such resulting lots shall conform in all particulars to the requirements of the Michigan Subdivision Control Act of 1967 and all Township ordinances or subdivision control ordinances of the Township.
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Editor's Note: See now the Land Division Act, MCLA § 560.101 et seq.
Application for such approval by the Township Board shall be first submitted to the Township Planning Commission. After due consideration of such application, the Township Planning Commission shall make a recommendation to the Township Board. A public hearing shall not be required, and the recommendation of the Township Planning Commission shall not be binding upon the Township Board.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
Any person or persons who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not to exceed $500 or by commitment to the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days, or by both fine and commitment. Each and every day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.