Kent County Health Department
Environmental Health Division
700 Fuller Ave NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone: (616) 632-6900 Fax: (616) 632-6892
Email: kcehmail@kentcountymi.gov
Website: www.accesskent.com
Instructions:
• Application must be Signed and Dated.
• Submit Application with Payment to:
Kent County Health Department
Environmental Health
700 Fuller Ave. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
• We accept Cash, Check, Money Order, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover. If paying by Check or Money Order, make it out to Kent County
Environmental Health. If paying by Credit Card, please call our office at 616-632-6900 to make payment over the phone.
• Application will not be processed unless completed, signed and submitted with required fee.
• Upon receipt of a complete application and payment, we will contact you to schedule an appointment.
ENGINEER’S and SURVEYOR’S REQUIREMENTS for SUBMITTAL of a
PRELIMINARY PLAT or SITE CONDOMINIUM
The Subdivision and Site Condominium Site Report, preliminary plat/condo drawings and all supporting documentation must be submitted in
triplicate with the applicable fees. To obtain Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) information, rules, and forms, please visit
www.michigan.gov/deq. Proposals will be reviewed in accordance with the Administrative Rules for On-site Water Supply and Sewage Disposal for
Land Divisions and Subdivisions (R560.401 to R560.428).
Submittals for preliminary plat or condominium review must be accompanied by items 1-5
1. A properly completed KCHD SUBDIVISION/SITE CONDO AND LAND DIVISION EVALUATION APPLICATION
2. All applicable fees
3. A completed Site
Report
4. Preliminary plat drawing shall show or include the following:
• Contours
Existing and proposed 5 foot contours, OR
Detailed plans with maximum 2 foot contours are required where less than one acre lots/units are proposed, where slopes exceed
12%, where groundwater is present within 6 feet of the surface and/or extensive site modifications are proposed.
• Cutting and Filling
Proposed extensive cutting and filling
must be shown on the plan and type of fill to be used.
• Physical Features – Existing or Proposed
River, stream, creek, lake, county drain, subsurface drain, lagoon, slip, waterway, bay canal &/or artificial impoundments; established
100 year floodplain area and elevation; normal high water level for waterfront property, wetlands
• Existing Facilities and Structures
Buildings, sewage systems, high tension lines, utility easements, excavations, bridges, culverts, wells, water wells (including
proposed/existing test wells), soil borings, underground storage tanks, drainage easements
• Building Setback Lines
Roads, waterfront, lot/unit lines, limi
ted and common elements
5. Supporting data regarding water supply and/or sewage disposal suitability.