A. Referral of the plat application. After accepting a plat application, the Director must begin review and send a copy to each agency that has review authority for roads, utilities, or other public services that will serve the proposed subdivision, for the agency’s recommendation concerning the plat.
B. Review and recommendation. The Director and other reviewing agencies must submit final recommendation on the plat application within 90 days after the date the application is accepted.
C. Plat to comply with approved preliminary plan and site plan where required.
1. With the exception of a minor subdivision, as defined in this Chapter, no plat may be approved unless it complies with an approved preliminary plan; however, the Board may allow for minor modifications from the plan which, in its opinion, do not alter the intent of the previous approval.
2. In those situations where a site plan is required, the Board may refuse to approve a plat until a site plan is approved under Section 59-7.3.4. Changes made to the lot layout of an approved preliminary plan as part of a site plan approval may be included on the plat without the need for amendment of the preliminary plan.
D. Road and storm drain plans. Before submitting a final plat, the applicant must obtain approval from the appropriate agency for the following plans:
1. final grade and profile plan for roads and pedestrian paths, except where the grades of the roads have already been established; and
2. a storm drainage concept plan.
E. Final plat. The applicant must submit a final plat legibly printed in black ink on a permanent, reproducible medium acceptable to the Director that incorporates the recommendations of the reviewing agencies.
F. Planning Board to act within 30 days. The Board must act to approve or disapprove a final plat within 30 days after its submittal; otherwise, the plat will be deemed approved. The applicant may waive this requirement and consent to an extension. If the plat is disapproved, the reasons must be stated in the minutes of the Board and provided to the applicant.
G. Planning Board may hold hearing on any plat. The Board may, upon its own motion, hold a hearing before acting upon any plat, in accordance with the Board’s Rules of Procedure.
H. Planning Board may give conditional approval. In the case of a plat requiring additional supporting data, the Board may give conditional approval, requiring the applicant to provide the Board with the supporting data.
I. Signing. A plat must be signed by applicable County agencies with review authority before Planning Board Action on the plat, unless the Board specifically permits the signature to be added as a condition of its approval. The plat must be signed by the authorized officers of the Board after the Board acts to approve the plat or, in cases of conditional approval, when the conditions are satisfied. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, §104-26; Ord. No. 7-41, §4; 1973 L.M.C., ch. 25, §8; Ord. No. 8-90, §1; Ord. No. 10-12, §3; Ord. No. 13-26, §1; Ord. No. 13-36, §1; Ord. No. 13-57, §5; Ord. No. 13-62, §1; Ord. No. 13-113, §1; Ord. No. 14-37, §1; Ord. No. 14-50, §1; Ord. No. 18-19, §2; Ord. No. 19-22, §7.)