76-3-504. Minimum requirements for subdivision regulations. The subdivision regulations adopted under this chapter shall, at a minimum:
     (1) require the subdivider to submit to the governing body an environmental assessment as prescribed in 76-3-603;
     (2) establish procedures consistent with this chapter for the submission and review of subdivision plats;
     (3) prescribe the form and contents of preliminary plats and the documents to accompany final plats;
     (4) provide for the identification of areas that, because of natural or human-caused hazards, are unsuitable for subdivision development and prohibit subdivisions in these areas unless the hazards can be eliminated or overcome by approved construction techniques;
     (5) prohibit subdivisions for building purposes in areas located within the floodway of a flood of 100-year frequency as defined by Title 76, chapter 5, or determined to be subject to flooding by the governing body;
     (6) prescribe standards for:
     (a) the design and arrangement of lots, streets, and roads;
     (b) grading and drainage;
     (c) subject to the provisions of 76-3-511, water supply and sewage and solid waste disposal that, at a minimum, meet the regulations adopted by the department of environmental quality under 76-4-104;
     (d) the location and installation of utilities;
     (7) provide procedures for the administration of the park and open-space requirements of this chapter;
     (8) provide for the review of preliminary plats by affected public utilities and those agencies of local, state, and federal government having a substantial interest in a proposed subdivision. A utility or agency review may not delay the governing body's action on the plat beyond the time limits specified in this chapter, and the failure of any agency to complete a review of a plat may not be a basis for rejection of the plat by the governing body.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 500, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 334, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 213, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3863(2), (3); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 236, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 274, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 238, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 471, L. 1995.