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<br />002285 <br /> <br />ie' . . <br />REGULATORX PROGnAMS <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />5-210 <br /> <br />,:;~.., <br />fit:j..,~- <br />"'llF <br /> <br />CHAPTER II <br /> <br />STATE, AND LOCAL SUBPIVISION REGULATIONS <br /> <br />210. AN OVERVIEl'1 <br /> <br />Comprehensive subdivision control is principally a local <br />governmental function. But state agencies in several states <br />now review plats to dete~~ine the presence of flood hazards, <br />or the adaqtiacy of waste disposal or highway access,l <br /> <br />Many states b.av.ealso adopted "full disclosure" acts <br />which are designed to protect out-of-state buyers,2 These <br /> <br />acts require that accurate descriptions of marketed properties <br /> <br />besuDJ::lied in aihranc& to purcpc;se.s: Also, the Interstate Laild . <br /> <br />Sales Full Disclosure Act adopted by Congress in 1960 re- <br />quires review by the ~~partmentof aousing and Urban Develop- <br />ment of certain aspects. of subdivisions sold in interst.ate com- <br />merce or by mail. 3. <br />All levels of review may function simultaneously in <br />some states. For example, a Michigan subdivider may. be subject <br />to (ll local subdivision regulations, (2) state-level sub- <br /> <br />division review to determine the adequacy of water supply <br />and waste disposal, high~lay access ,and possible flood <br />hazards and (3) federal review by the Department of Housing and <br />Urban Development under the'Fe~eral Interstate Land Sales Full <br /> <br />Disclosure Act. <br /> <br />The diverse subdivision acts, ordinance provisions, and case <br /> <br /> <br />law create a varied pattern of subdivision .control throughout <br /> <br />the nation. <br />