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J~u~ 23, 2007 ]~ ;" O, 'q s 0 2007
To: Mont~a Cities ~d Towns ~ ~l W -'r ', ~ r } ,- ,-F~-'~'~
From: Alec H~sen, Executive Director ~~ : ' ~ ' ' ~ '
Re: Monma's Sub,vision ~d Su~eying Laws
~d Regulations - 19~ ~tion (Blue Book)
Enclosed is a copy of the 19' Edition of Montana's Subdivision and Surveying
Laws and Regulations, dated November 2006, often referred to as the "Blue Book."
edition of the "Blue Book" was prepared through a cooperative effort of
of Cities and Towns, the Montana Association of Counties, the
~artment of Labor and Industry - Board of Professional Engineers and
~and Surveyors, and the Montana Department of Commerce -
! Development Division.
~. familiar with earlier editions of the book know, this
is intended to provide a compendium of the principal statutory
~ and roles utilized by Montana's local elected officials, planning board
,~i's, engineers, surveyors and planners dealing with review of land
~i/~(~llvisions and kev surveying requirements. Specific subjects addressed include:
the Montana Subdiws~on and Platttng Act; the latest update to the Montan
Subdivision Law Digest; the latest roles for Uniform Monumentation and Surveying
Standards; copy of the Montana Sanitation in Subdivisions Act; Department of
Environmental Quality roles for the Montana Sanitation in Subdivisions Act; the
Montana Comer Recordation Act; Department of Labor roles for the Montana
Comer Recordation Act; and other surveying laws. The statutes and roles included
in this book were current as of November 2006.
We hope this publication will be useful as you seek to guide and promote quality
development in your communities.