St. Clair County
Treasurer Office
Ph: 810-989-6920
Fax: 810-966-2566
Review for
Compliance
P.A. 591
(Land Division Act)
Zoning Compliance
Depth x Width
Acreage
Access
Workflow for Splitting or Combining Property
in St. Clair County
Contact local
municipality
Road Commission
Review
Adequate access
Public Utility
Easements
(gas,electric,water)
All approvals
Back to municipality
for final approval
Final Approval & Survey(s)
sent to St. Clair County
Treasurer Office
for tax parcel numbers to
be assigned
Record proper deeds at Register of Deeds office
for property to be sold or transferred.
The approval
from municipality does not legally transfer land.
Contact survey company
to complete drawings & legal
descriptions. Make sure what
you are proposing meets all
municipality requirements &
Land Division Act P.A. 591
Updated: 06/05/19
www.stclaircounty.org
St. Clair County
Treasurer Office
Monday-Friday
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Phone:(810) 989-6920
Website: www.stclaircounty.org
How to Split or Combine Property in St. Clair County
The County of St. Clair assists in the maintenance and updating of property descriptions, taxpayer name and address
records for all 31 local assessing units (23 townships, 8 cities and 2 villages). Available to residents are property
maps, which are updated as new information is obtained and aerial photos.
Property Split and Combination CHECKLIST:
1. Contact your local municipality to verify the zoning requirements; frontage/acreage, usage, access. This is
to assure requested change meets the local ordinances.
2. IF creating a new taxable parcel, acquire documentation to show adequate easements for public utilities as
per the State Land Division Act. This involves contacting the local municipality to find what utility easements
will be necessary. A combination or transfer to adjacent parcel should not need to have easements done, as
they most likely are already in place, please check with your local municipality to make sure everything is in
order.
3. Submit application including sketch or survey to St. Clair County Treasurer Department to
lebner@stclaircounty.org or FAX 810-966-2566 for review of Land Division Act PA 591 for proposed
split/combination. (ownership, delinquent taxes, parent parcel 1997, splits available, transferred &
remaining, re-divisions available) Questions may be directed to (810) 989-6920. An administration fee of
$25 & a tax certification fee of $5 is billed at the time for processing. ($30)
4. Contact the St. Clair County Road Commission for a driveway evaluation on the resulting parcels. Contact
utility companies for verification of proper easements if needed. These are requirements of the Land Division
Act (P.A. 591)
5. Submit all your approval letters, completed land division application, survey including new property
descriptions to the municipality for final approval. Once this is submitted the township has 45days to issue
an approval or denial, per the Land Division Act (P.A. 591)
6. A copy of the land division application, approvals, legal descriptions for all parcels and necessary documents
need to be returned to the St. Clair County Treasurer Office for new tax identification numbers to be
assigned. This adds the property to the current year working tax roll.
7. You can now sell or transfer the property. Please note: a legal name change and a deed with updated legal
should be recorded with the register of deeds office for the split to be recognized per P.A. 591 and ownership
to be properly transferred. If a new survey has been completed, PA 132 states a certified copy of that survey
shall be recorded with the Register of deeds at the time of conveyance of title. (i.e the survey and deed
should be recorded at ROD at same time) This makes the survey “of record”.
Timeline for Processing Splits and Combinations
• FEBRUARY 15 – splits approved prior should be entered at municipality for MBOR approval
• MARCH – splits/combos posted
• APRIL 4 – Local units MUST have their rolls turned into St. Clair County Equalization
• MARCH to MAY – NO SPLITS/COMBOS processed due to Equalizations preparing the tax rolls for the State
• JUNE – splits/combos posted
• SEPTEMBER – splits/combos posted
• DECEMBER – splits/combos posted
Contacts
St. Clair County Road Commission, 21 Airport Drive, St. Clair MI 48079-1404, PERMITS DEPARTMENT, (810) 364-
5720 or [email protected] FAX (810) 364.9050 website http://www.sccrc-roads.org/
City, Township and Village listing of telephone numbers and websites can be found at
http://www.stclaircounty.org/Offices/treasurer/Cities.aspx
Detroit Edison, Right Of Way Department, (586) 783-1932, FAX (586) 783-1981
AT & T, Right Of Way Department, 54 Mill St. P O Box 30, Pontiac MI 48342, FAX (248) 972-0001 or Angela
Wesson at (248) 456-0361 or [email protected]
SEMCO Energy, Right of Way Department, 1411 Third Street Suite A, Port Huron MI 48060, Patrick Hurd, Engineer
(810) 887-3041 FAX (810) 887-4233 email Patrick.hurd@semcoenergy.com
Comcast, Construction Division, Lake Huron Construction Division, 6095 Wall Street, Sterling Heights MI 48312,
office phone (586) 883-7250 Construction Department Jim Stitzel (586) 883-7253 (prefers to be contacted via phone
in the morning) FAX (586) 883-7406 [email protected]
Resources
A listing of Cities, Townships and Villages can be found at this website
http://www.stclaircounty.org/Offices/treasurer/Cities.aspx
If you need an official tax roll, contact your local township assessor.
LAND DIVISION ACT 288 of 1967 - http://www.legislature.mi.gov/
Updated: 02-20-20
