§ 76-4-125 — Land Divisions Excluded From Review

Montana § 76-4-125

• Jurisdiction: Montana
• Title 76: LAND RESOURCES AND USE
• Ch. 4: STATE REGULATION OF SUBDIVISIONS
• Part 1: Sanitation in Subdivisions

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76-4-125 . Land divisions excluded from review. (1) A subdivision excluded from the provisions of chapter 3 or chapter 25 must be submitted for review according to the provisions of this part, except that the following divisions or parcels, unless the exclusions are used to evade the provisions of this part, are not subject to review:
(a) the exclusions cited in 76-3-201 , 76-3-207 (1)(f), and 76-25-402 (1)(a) through (1)(h);
(b) divisions made for the purpose of acquiring additional land to become part of an approved parcel, provided that water or sewage disposal facilities may not be constructed on the additional acquired parcel and that the division does not fall within a previously platted or approved subdivision;
(c) divisions made for purposes other than the construction of water supply or sewage or solid waste disposal facilities as the department specifies by rule;
(d) as certified pursuant to 76-4-127 :
(i) new divisions subject to review under chapter 3 or chapter 25;
(ii) divisions or previously divided parcels recorded with sanitary restrictions; or
(iii) divisions or previously divided parcels of land that are exempt from review under 76-3-203 , 76-3-207 (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (1)(e), or (1)(f), or 76-25-402 (1)(i), (1)(m), or (1)(n);
(e) subject to the provisions of subsection (2), a remainder of an original tract created by segregating a parcel from the tract for purposes of transfer if:
(i) the remainder is served by a public or multiple-user sewage system approved before January 1, 1997, pursuant to local regulations or this chapter; or
(ii) the remainder is 1 acre or larger and has an individual sewage system serving a discharge source that was in existence prior to April 29, 1993, and, if required when installed, the system was approved pursuant to local regulations or this chapter; and
(f) the sale of cabin or home sites as provided for and subject to the limitations in 77-2-318 (2).
(2) Consistent with the applicable provisions of 50-2-116 , a local health officer may require that, prior to the filing of a plat or a certificate of survey subject to review under this part for the parcel to be segregated from the remainder referenced in subsection (1)(e)(ii), the remainder include acreage or features sufficient to accommodate a replacement drainfield.
(3) A previously divided parcel that meets the eligibility criteria for an existing exemption from this part may use the exemption in lieu of obtaining a certificate of subdivision approval if the appropriate document, exemption certificate, certificate of survey, or subdivision plat filed with the county clerk and recorder cites the applicable exemption in its entirety.
(4) At the request of the owner, the original certificate of subdivision approval shall be reissued for a parcel previously approved under this part if:
(a) the parcel was subsequently divided without review and approval under this part; and
(b) the unapproved parcels are aggregated to return to the original divided parcel as originally approved.

Legislative 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(8), (10); amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 490, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 289, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 280, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 299, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 302, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 337, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 111, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 150, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 405, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 217, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 123, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 379, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 224, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 344, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 3, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 80, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 419, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 518, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 752, L. 2023; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 555, L. 2025.