Mont. Code Ann. § 76-4-127
Notice of certification that adequate storm water drainage and adequate municipal facilities will be provided
En. Sec. 150, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 509, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 529, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 140, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 554, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5003(part); amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 490, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 592, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 582, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 280, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 599, L. 2003; amd. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 433, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 344, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 371, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 80, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 611, L. 2023; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 555, L. 2025.
- (1) To qualify for the exemption from review set out in 76-4-125(1)(d), the certifying authority shall send notice of certification to the reviewing authority that adequate storm water drainage and adequate municipal facilities will be provided for the subdivision. For a subdivision subject to Title 76, chapter 3 or 25, the certifying authority shall send notice of certification to the reviewing authority prior to final plat approval.
(2) The notice of certification must include the following:
- (a) the name and address of the applicant;
- (b) a copy of the preliminary plat included with the application for the proposed subdivision or a final plat when a preliminary plat is not necessary or, for a subdivision not subject to Title 76, chapter 3 or 25, a copy of the certificate of survey map or amended plat map or a declaration and floor plan, including the layout of each unit proposed to be recorded under Title 70, chapter 23, part 3;
- (c) the number of parcels in the subdivision;
- (d) a copy of any applicable zoning ordinances in effect;
- (e) how construction of the sewage disposal and water supply systems or extensions will be financed;
- (f) the relative location of the subdivision to the city or the county water and/or sewer district boundaries of the certifying authority;
- (g) certification that adequate municipal or county water and/or sewer district facilities for the supply of water and disposal of sewage and solid waste will be provided. Facilities for subdivisions subject to 76-3-507 or 76-25-413 must be provided within the time required by the governing body under 76-3-507 or 76-25-413, as applicable.
- (h) if water supply, sewage disposal, solid waste, or storm water drainage facilities are not municipally owned, certification from the facility owners that adequate facilities will be available; and
- (i) certification that the certifying authority has or will review and approve plans to ensure adequate storm water drainage.
- (3) A municipality may be authorized to act as a reviewing authority under this section and may self-approve the municipality's own exemption.
History: En. Sec. 150, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 509, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 529, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 140, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 554, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5003(part); amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 490, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 592, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 582, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 280, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 599, L. 2003; amd. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 433, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 344, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 371, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 80, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 611, L. 2023; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 555, L. 2025.