76-1-106. Role of planning board. (1) To ensure the promotion of public health, safety, morals, convenience, or order or the general welfare and for the sake of efficiency and economy in the process of community development, if requested by the governing body, the planning board shall prepare a growth policy and shall serve in an advisory capacity to the local governing bodies establishing the planning board.
(2) The planning board may propose policies for:
(a) subdivision plats;
(b) the development of public ways, public places, public structures, and public and private utilities;
(c) the issuance of improvement location permits on platted and unplatted lands; or
(d) the laying out and development of public ways and services to platted and unplatted lands.
History: En. Sec. 28, Ch. 246, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 247, L. 1963; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3828(1), (2); amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 582, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 599, L. 2003.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 76. Land Resources and Use
76-1-101. Planning boards authorized
76-1-104. Procedure to establish county planning board -- protest
76-1-105. Role of county in formation of city planning board
76-1-106. Role of planning board
76-1-107. Role of planning board in relation to subdivisions and plats
76-1-108. City-county planning board as a zoning commission
76-1-109. Interaction of local government and city-county planning board
76-1-110. Cooperation with planning board by state and local governments
76-1-111. Representation of county or additional cities or towns on existing boards