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INCREASE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE
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NUMBER OF DIVIDED PARCELS
Analysis available at
Senate Bill 480 (proposed substitute H-2) http://www.legislature.mi.gov
Sponsor: Sen. Kevin Hertel
House Committee: Local Government and Municipal Finance
Senate Committee: Local Government
Complete to 12-11-24
SUMMARY:
Senate Bill 480 would amend the Land Division Act to increase the maximum number of
parcels that the first 10 acres of a parcel (a continuous area or acreage of land) or a tract (a
group of parcels under the same ownership that share a common property line) can be divided
into. It would also allow a municipality to authorize the division of a parcel or tract without
being subject to the act’s limitations on the number of resulting parcels or tracts. The bill would
go into effect July 1, 2025.
Division means the partitioning or splitting of a parcel or tract of land by its proprietor
or by their heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors, or assigns
for the purpose of sale, lease of more than one year, or building development that
results in one or more parcels of generally less than 40 acres. 1
The Land Division Act generally allows the first 10 acres of a parent parcel or parent tract (the
parcel or tract currently in existence) to be divided into up to four parcels. Every additional 10
acres can be divided into one parcel, for up to 11 additional parcels, and each 40 acres in excess
of those first 120 acres can be divided into one additional parcel. (Some divisions do not count
toward these maximums, such as a division of certain land that does not impact the accessibility
of the resulting parcels or tracts.)
Senate Bill 480 would increase the maximum number of allowable divided parcels for the first
10 acres of a parent parcel or tract from four to 10. It would also allow land to be divided into
a greater number of parcels or tracts than allowed under the act at any time if the municipality
or county authorized to approve or disapprove a division 2 authorizes the partitioning or split
by ordinance and the division complies with the standards set forth in that ordinance. Any
further division of the parcels or tracts would have to comply with a municipal ordinance or
with the Land Division Act.
MCL 560.108
1
The term does not include a property transfer where property is taken from one parcel and added to an adjacent
parcel, and any resulting parcel is not considered a building site unless the parcel conforms to the requirements of the
Land Division Act or an applicable local ordinance.
2
The Land Division Act allows municipalities with a population of up to 2,500 to transfer the authority for approving
or disapproving a land division to the applicable county.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
The bill would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on state and local government. Any fiscal
impact would be related to changes in value and development on any affected parcel as a direct
result of bill’s provisions, which cannot be projected with any certainty.
Legislative Analyst: Holly Kuhn
Fiscal Analyst: Ben Gielczyk
■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency staff for use by House members in their
deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
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Statutes affected:
Substitute (S-2): 560.108
Substitute (H-2): 560.108
Senate Introduced Bill: 560.108
As Passed by the Senate: 560.108