Description: Shapes are designed to cover the approximate project limits of the documents to which they link. Some notes on the history of the shapes and cabinet:For most water, sewer, or storm as builts, the current (Mar 2013) locations of the MI Vector utility features were buffered anywhere between 4-10 feet. Sometimes the existing GIS locations differed slightly from the plans, but it was decided that laying the polygons over existing features allowed for easier querying. Note: this may cause problems in the future as utility layers are moved via edits and updated field surveys (ie the shapes will no longer be touching the features) Solutions are currently nebulous.The hope for this layer is that no one ever sees the shape outlines themselves, and that they will only be used for querying purposes. (ie. the shapes don't lie well on top of each other, are generalized to lessen the number of vertices, and are generally unfit for cartographic display)The goal of the Streets & Utilities cabinet was to put all plans and as-builts relating to public utility and road infrastructure into one place. There was some overlap, however. Private systems, short plat utility plans, etc.. often made their way into the cabinet. Conversely, many public related utility documents are likely still in the Street File and Land Use cabinets, and will remain there forever.. To sum up: If you can't find what you're looking for in this layer, it could be elsewhere!The Streets & Utilities cabinet is a combination of the old Historical Utility Info and Plans Archive cabinets, as well as a combing through of the plat files for utility plans.