12-5-6: FIRST MINOR SUBDIVISION PLANNING BOARD CONSIDERATION AND RECOMMENDATION:

   A.   Recommendation:

      1.   Consideration Standards: In recommending approval, conditional approval or denial of the subdivision application and preliminary plat, the city-county planning board shall base its recommendation on compliance of the subdivision application and preliminary plat with the following:

         a.   This title, including, but not limited to, the standards set forth in chapter 8 of this title;

         b.   Applicable zoning regulations;

         c.   The MSPA, including, but not limited to, Montana Code Annotated subsection 76-3-608(3), as delineated in section 12-5-8 of this chapter; and

         d.   Other applicable regulations.

      2.   Consideration; Evidence: In recommending approval, conditional approval or denial of the subdivision application and preliminary plat, the planning board may consider, without limitation, the following (as applicable):

         a.   The subdivision application and preliminary plat;

         b.   The summary of probable impacts and mitigation;

         c.   An officially adopted growth policy;

         d.   The city subdivision administrator and county sanitarian's reports and recommendations; and

         e.   Any additional information authorized by law.

      3.   Recommendation: Within ten (10) working days after the public meeting, the planning board shall submit the following, in writing, to the subdivider and the governing body:

         a.   Recommended findings of fact based on the evidence in subsection A2 of this section that discuss and consider the subdivision's compliance with and impact on the items listed in subsection A2 of this section.

         b.   A recommendation for approval, conditional approval (including any recommended conditions and/or mitigation measures), or denial of the subdivision application and preliminary plat; and

         c.   A recommendation for approval or denial of any requested variances 1 .

   B.   Water And Sanitation Information: The planning board or subdivision administrator shall collect public comment regarding the water and sanitation information required by the MSPA and this title. The planning board shall forward all comments regarding water and sanitation to the governing body. (Ord. 784, 8-6-2007)

 

Notes

1	1. See section 12-13-2 of this title.