76-1-103. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:
     (1) "City" includes incorporated cities and towns.
     (2) "City council" means the chief legislative body of a city or incorporated town.
     (3) "Governing body" or "governing bodies" means the governing body of any governmental unit represented on a planning board.
     (4) "Growth policy" means and is synonymous with, a comprehensive development plan, master plan, or comprehensive plan that meets the requirements of 76-1-601.
     (5) "Mayor" means mayor of a city.
     (6) "Neighborhood plan" means a plan for a geographic area within the boundaries of the jurisdictional area that addresses one or more of the elements of the growth policy in more detail.
     (7) "Person" means any individual, firm, or corporation.
     (8) "Planning board" means a city planning board, a county planning board, or a joint city-county planning board.
     (9) "Plat" means a subdivision of land into lots, streets, and areas, marked on a map or plan, and includes replats or amended plats.
     (10) "Public place" means any tract owned by the state or its subdivisions.
     (11) "Streets" includes streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys, and all public ways.
     (12) "Units of government" means any federal, state, or regional unit of government or any county, city, or town.
     (13) "Utility" means any facility used in rendering service that the public has a right to demand.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 246, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 247, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 349, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3803(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 266, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 582, L. 1999.