The following standards shall apply to all subdivisions within the Township.
A. 
All lots shall face upon, and have direct access to, a public or private street.
B. 
The sidelines of lots shall be approximately at right angles or radial to the street upon which the lots face.
C. 
All lots shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 450, Zoning, for the zone in which the plat is located. This Part 1 shall not be construed as providing for lots smaller than as specified in Chapter 450, Zoning. If public water and sewer are available, the provisions of Chapter 450, Zoning, shall override Section 186 of Act 288.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See MCL 560.186.
D. 
Corner lots for residential use shall have the minimum required frontage on both streets adjacent to the lot.
E. 
The maximum depth of a lot, in relation to the width of its frontage, shall not exceed the maximum ratio permitted by applicable provisions of Chapter 450, Zoning, except where such ratio may by ordinance be varied or exceeded.
F. 
Corner lots shall have sufficient extra width so as to permit appropriate building setback from both streets or orientation to both streets. Lots abutting pedestrian mid-block crosswalks shall be treated as corner lots.
G. 
Lots in subdivisions bounded by existing streets shall only have access from internal streets constructed to serve the subdivision and not directly to such existing streets.
H. 
Greenbelts or landscaped screen plantings shall be located between a residential subdivision and adjacent major arterial streets or railroad rights-of-way. The proposed subdivision plat shall show the location of said greenbelts.
All land shall be platted such that it is usable for building lots or required improvements. Land may be platted for common or public areas if adequate provision is made for continued maintenance of such areas, unless such provision for continued maintenance is waived or deemed unnecessary by the Township. For private streets and other areas under the control of a subdivision property owners' association or similar organization, the Township may require a recorded agreement whereby the Township may maintain the area and charge the cost thereof as a lien against all properties in the subdivision if the association fails to adequately maintain the areas.
Streets and other land areas may be dedicated to the public. Any street not dedicated to the public shall comply with the design standards of the private road provisions of Township ordinances,[1] and shall include easements for public utilities within the street and at least 15 feet on either side thereof.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Chapter 450, Zoning, Article 28, Private Roads and Driveways.
Street names shall be approved by the Kent County Road Commission before printing on the final plat. All streets which are extensions of existing streets must carry the names of such existing streets.
A. 
The subdivision layout shall conform to the major street and thoroughfare plan and the comprehensive land use plan of the Township.
B. 
All proposed public and private streets shall be continuous and in alignment with existing, planned or platted streets, insofar as practicable. Where streets in new subdivisions are extensions of existing streets, the platted streets shall be at least as wide as the existing streets that are being extended.
C. 
If streets are to be dedicated to the public, a sufficient number of streets shall extend to the boundary of the subdivision so as to provide sufficient access to adjoining property and to future development on contiguous land.
D. 
No dead-end street or street terminating in a cul-de-sac shall provide access to more than 50 dwelling units.
E. 
Intersections of public or private streets shall be at angles of 90°, or as close to such angle as possible, but in no case more than 30° from perpendicular.
Public streets, intersections, and culs-de-sac in plats shall conform to the design, drainage, grade, layout, right-of-way width and construction requirements of the Kent County Road Commission.
A. 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, sidewalks at least five feet wide, on both sides of the street, shall be provided for and installed in all plats. A plat shall include rights-of-way of sufficient width so as to accommodate such sidewalks.
B. 
Such sidewalks shall be laid out and constructed when streets and other public improvements are made, unless the Planning Commission and Township Board approve an arrangement for subsequent sidewalk construction as lots are improved. With any such approval for subsequent sidewalk construction, conditions and time deadlines may be imposed.
C. 
The following are exceptions from § 275-22A:
(1) 
Sidewalks are required on only one side of the street if the other side clearly cannot be developed and if there are no existing or anticipated uses that would generate pedestrian trips on that side.
(2) 
In residential subdivisions, sidewalks are required on one side only of a street intended primarily to provide access to abutting properties if the average lot width on the street is greater than or equal to 100 feet and if the average density in the subdivision is less than or equal to two dwelling units per acre.
(3) 
In residential subdivisions, no sidewalks are required adjacent to streets intended primarily to provide for access to abutting properties if the average lot width on the street is greater than or equal to 150 feet and if the average density in the subdivision is less than or equal to 1.5 dwelling units per acre; provided, however, that a sidewalk shall be required on one side of the street for such portions of any street located within 1,500 feet of a school site which would be on a walking route to the school.
D. 
Also, in its discretion, the Planning Commission may recommend and the Township Board may approve the waiving, in whole or in part, of the sidewalk requirements of this section. In considering whether to recommend and approve such waiver, the Planning Commission and Township Board shall consider and make findings upon the following factors:
(1) 
Whether the installation of sidewalks would be a reasonably appropriate plat improvement, giving consideration to the convenience of pedestrians, the amount of available land and other applicable circumstances.
(2) 
The likelihood that pedestrians will make reasonable use of sidewalks in the plat, currently and in the future.
(3) 
Whether there are other sidewalks already installed on adjacent or nearby lands.
(4) 
The effect of topography, landscaping, location of streets and other improvements and the effect, if any, of other physical aspects of the platted lands.
Adequate streetlights may be required to be provided.
A. 
Public electricity, telephone, and gas service shall be furnished to each lot in the subdivision.
B. 
Public sanitary sewer and water, or either of them, shall be provided according to the requirements of the zoning district in which the subdivision is located and in accordance with the Township's sanitary sewer ordinances.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 367, Sewers and Sewage Disposal.
C. 
All utilities shall be installed and maintained underground and in appropriate easements.
D. 
Public utility easements shall be provided along rear lot lines and also along side lot lines when necessary. The total width of such easements shall be not less than six feet along each lot, or a total of 12 feet for adjoining lots.
E. 
When a proposed subdivision is to be served by a publicly owned or privately owned public water system, fire hydrants and other required water system appurtenances shall be provided by the subdivider.
F. 
If there is no existing or available publicly owned water supply system, the subdivider may be required to install a privately owned public water supply system for drinking and fire protection purposes for the common use of the lots within the subdivision in accordance with the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act, Act 399 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1976, as amended,[2] or successor statute of like import, and with the requirements of Township ordinance.
[2]
Editor's Note: See MCL 325.1001 et seq.
The landscape shall be preserved in its natural state, insofar as practical, by removing only those areas of vegetation or making those alterations to the topography which are reasonably necessary to develop the site in accordance with the requirements of this Part 1. A development shall respect the natural resources of the Township as recommended in the Township's Comprehensive Plan.
An adequate storm drainage system, including the necessary storm sewers, drain inlets, manholes, culverts, bridges, and other appurtenances, shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the Township and the County Drain Commissioner. Such facilities shall be designed and constructed so as to have no adverse affect on adjoining lands or upon lots within the subdivision.