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Richard R. Wilcox, Chairperson
REPORT April 20, 1978
RE: Res. #8405, Authorization of Outside Contract Plat Examination
and an Alternative Fee for Plat Review
BY: Ph:Inning and Building Committee-Richard R. Wilcox, Chairperson
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Planning and Building Committee, by Richard R. Wilcox, Chairperson,
having reviewed Miscellaneous Resolution No. 3405 reports with the recommendation
that the resolution be adopted; however, any procedures to implement that policy
should be uniform between the various agencies.
The Planning and Building Committee,. by Richard R. Wilcox, Chairperson, moves
the acceptance of the foregoing report.
PLANNING AND BUILDING COMMITTEE
April 6, 1978
MISC. RES.
By
IN RE:
8405
AUTHORIZATION OF OUTSIDE CONTRACT PLAT EXAMINATION
AND AN ALTERNATIVE FEE FOR PLAT REVIEW
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, the provisions of Act 288 of the Public Acts
of 1967, commonly known as the Subdivision Control Act or the
Plat Act, require the County Drain Commissioner to review and
approve all plats to determine whether or not the proposed plat
provides for adequate storm water facilities within the land
proposed for platting and outlets thereto as more fully des-
cribed in Section 192 of Act 288, and
WHEREAS, the provisions of Section 114 of Act 288 require
that the Drain Commissioner within 30 days of his receipt of the
preliminary plat shall approve or reject said plat, and
WHEREAS, Section 163 of Act 288 requires that the Drain
Commissioner shall certify his approval on all copies of the plat
within 10 days of its submission to the Drain Commissioner, and
WHEREAS, experience under the statute to this date, and
the policy of the Oakland County Drain Commissioner with reference
to plat review has been to review plats received in the order of
their receipt, and
WHEREAS, there has been a substantial increase in the
volume of proposed plats being submitted by proprietors to the
Oakland County Drain Commissioner, and
WHEREAS, the increase in volume in the number of proposed
plats being submitted for review and approval has resulted in
a substantial backlog of plats which the Oakland County Drain
Commissioner is unable to review and approve final design plans
within a reasonable time period with the existing staff of Civil
fees approved by the Board of -Commis§ oners for review and
approval of these plats by the County Drain ommissioner, and
Engineers and supporting personnel budgeted for the County Drain
Commissioner, and
WHEREAS, Act 288 of the Public Acts of 1967 requires
that timely review and approval of these plats be made by the
County. Drain Commissioner, and
WHEREAS; the proprietors who are submitting the proposed
plats for review and approval desire to have the review and
approvalby theCounty Drain Commissioner proceed as expeditiously
as possible So that they may have their lands platted and proceed
with development of their property in as short a time frame as
possible, and
WHEREAS, an option available to the Board of Commissioners
would be to authorize the County Drain Commissioner to contract
with an outside engineering firm to review the proposed plats
submitted to the County Drain Commissioner in accordance with
written standards which have been developed and promulgated by
the County Drain Commissioner, and
WHEREAS, the cost of outside review of a proposed plat
would be in excess of the revenues received from the schedule of
WHEREAS, a fee or charge calculated at 1% of the estimated
construction cost of the grading and storm drain construction
required by the final design plans of a proposed plat would repre-
sent a charge adequate to defray the cost of outside engineering
review of said proposed plats,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Oakland County
Board of Commissioners approves and authorizes the County Drain
Commissioner to contract for outside engineering review of pro-
posed plats where in the judgement of the County Drain Commissioner
such review would expedite the processing of proposed plats, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners approves and adopts as an alternative fee for plat
review, a fee to be charged proprietors calculated at 1% of the
estimated construction cost of the grading and storm drain con-
struction required by the final design plan for outside engi-
neering review of a proposed plat, where in the judgement of the
County Drain Commissioner such review would expedite the processing
of the proposed plat.
Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Planning and Building
Committee, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Richard R. Wilcox, Chairman
Planning and Building Committee
#81405 May 4, 1978
Moved by Wilcox supported by Fortino the report be accepted and resolution
#8405 be adopted.
AYES: Moffitt, Montante, Moxley, Murphy, Olson, Page, Patterson, Perinoff,
Pernick, Peterson, Price, Simson, Wilcox, Aaron, Daly, DiGiovanni, Doyon, Fortino,
Gabler, Gorsline, Hoot, Kasper, Kelly, Lanni, McConnell, McDonald. (26)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the report was accepted and
resolution #8405 was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Miscellaneous Resolution #8405 adopted by the Oakland County Board of
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Commissioners at their meeting held on May 4, 1978
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with the original record thereof now remaining in my
office, and that it is a true and correct transcript
therefrom, and Of the whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
of May 49 78
Lynn D. Allen Clerk
By Deputy Clerk