Section R. 559.401 - General requirementsRule 401.
(1) The condominium subdivision plan shall be an exhibit to the master deed. The drawings which constitute the plan shall be prepared by an architect, land surveyor, or civil engineer licensed to practice in this state. More than 1 such individual may prepare different segments of the same condominium subdivision plan.(2) Each sheet shall contain the name of the condominium and the name and address of the firm responsible for the preparation of that sheet and shall bear a legible seal and signature of the individual responsible for the preparation of that sheet. A complete condominium subdivision plan shall be comprised of all of the following: (f) Section plans, where applicable.(g) Floodplain plan, where applicable.(h) Where appropriate, individual plans may be combined, if this does not impair legibility.(3) Pursuant to section 66(2)(j) of the act, all proposed structures and improvements shown on the drawings shall be labeled either "must be built" or "need not be built." This shall be done on the site plan for all proposed structures and improvements, other than utilities, and on the utility plan for all utilities. When labeling a portion of structure "need not be built" and the remainder "must be built," or vice versa, the labeling shall be done on the applicable floor plans and sections.(4) When a condominium subdivision plan is drawn, it shall, at a minimum, comply with all of the following provisions: (b) All lettering and numbering shall be mechanical lettering not less than 0.14 inches high. Freehand lettering is not acceptable.(c) Be drawn on sheets measuring 24 inches by 36 inches.(d) The top shall be either the 24- or 36-inch length with the binding margin on the top or left side, respectively.(e) All margins from the edge of the sheet to the drawings shall be 1/2 inch, except the binding margin, which shall be 2 inches.(f) The general direction "north" shall be placed toward the top or left-hand side of the sheet.(g) Each sheet shall be numbered consecutively, beginning with the number 1. The use of suffixes, such as a, b, c, shall only be acceptable when adding supplemental sheets after the initial recording.(h) Lots of platted subdivisions which fall within the project boundary shall be shown by dashed lines and dotted numbers. Platted subdivisions which fall contiguous to the project boundary shall be shown by solid lines and numbers.(i) Indicate the scale of each drawing by means of a graphic bar scale.(j) Show the name of the condominium on each sheet, agreeing exactly with the name used in the master deed.(k) Use match lines when the survey plan, site plan, or floor plans are shown on more than 1 sheet. The symbol for match lines shall be different from those used for property lines or utility lines.(l) All signatures shall be in black ink.(m) Include a composite plan, to show the relationship of the various sheets to each other, when more than 3 sheets are required to do a survey, site, floodplain, or utility plan.(n) Each sheet shall be identified as "proposed, dated __________ " or "as-built dated __________ ."Mich. Admin. Code R. 559.401