LARA - Office of Land Survey and Remonumentation

Subdivisions

The Office of Land Survey and Remonumentation administers the applicable provisions of the Land Division Act, 1967 P.A. 288 in order to ensure the orderly development of subdivisions in the State of Michigan. Staff conducts final reviews of plat maps to ensure compliance with the Act and authorizes final plats to be submitted to the Register of Deeds for proper recordation.

• Data Downloads

• Statewide Search for Subdivision Plats

• Troubleshooting Statewide Search PDF icon

• Administrative Rules
Subdivisions of Land:

• Part 1. Department of Labor and Economic Growth R 560.101 - 560.135 PDF icon

• Part 2. Department of Transportation R 560.201 - 560.205 PDF icon

• Part 3. Department of Environmental Quality R 560.301 - 560.304 PDF icon

• Part 4. Department of Environmental Quality R 560-401 - 560.428 PDF icon

• References

• Land Division Act Notice PDF icon

• MDEQ Subdivision Floodplain Program

• Attorney General Number Opinions Excel icon

• Court Cases Excel icon

Survey and Remonumentation

The Office of Land Survey and Remonumentation is responsible for the administration of the Survey and Remonumentation Act, 1990 P.A. 345. For the first time since the original government surveyors established and monumented these initial corner positions in Michigan a concerted effort has been made to identify and remark these historic markers. All land ownership in Michigan, both public and private, was originally determined from these public land survey corners which are required to be publicly recorded (see Corner Recordation Act, 1970 PA 74).

• Administrative Rules

• Survey and Remonumentation General Rules - R 54.201 - 54.210 PDF icon

• MCS 83 State Plane Coordinate Information

• MCS 83 Data Uploads from Counties PDF icon

• MCS 83 Coordinates Report Guidelines PDF icon

• MCS 83 Surveyor's Certification PDF icon

• Miscellaneous

• 10th Biennial Report to the Legislature PDF icon

• County Grant Administrators & Representatives PDF icon

• County Remonumentation Data Entry NOTE: Must use JAVA Version 6 or earlier

• Troubleshooting County Remonumentation Data Entry PDF icon

• County Remonumentation Data Entry-Vista or IE 7 & higher NOTE: Must use JAVA Version 6 or earlier.

• Data Downloads

• Information Memorandum Index

• Michigan Case Law Related to Water - 1989 PDF icon

• Statewide Search for Remonumentation Data

• Troubleshooting Statewide Search PDF icon

• Model County Plan PDF icon

• Qualifications-Based Selection PDF icon

State Boundary Commission

Created in 1968, the State Boundary Commission is responsible for adjudicating most municipal boundary adjustments as a nonpartisan, general neutral, quasi-judicial body. In administering the provisions of the Boundary Commission Act, 1968 P.A. 191 and Administrative Rules, the State Boundary Commission adjudicates all city and village incorporations, all city, village and township consolidations, and certain types of annexations from a township to a city.

The Commission is comprised of three at-large appointees designated by the governor, and four local commissioners who are appointed by the chief probate judge of the county involving a respective petition.

Petitions can only be filed at the business location of the Commission Office, either by mail or in person.

2011-041 LR State Boundary Commission (Strike and Bold Document)
State Boundary Commission Regulatory Impact Statement

• Active Petitions and Docket Material

• State Boundary Commission Responsibilities and Meeting Schedule

• State Boundary Commission Public Hearings

• Commission Decision Definitions PDF icon

• Criteria for Annexation, Incorporation & Consolidation PDF icon

• Docket Assignment Procedures PDF icon

• Jurisdiction of Boundary Commission PDF icon

• Legal Sufficiency Criteria Checklist PDF icon

• Overview of Boundary Commission Meetings and Actions PDF icon

• Petition Signature Collection Form 2010-2002 PDF icon

• Petition Circulation Instructions PDF icon