Oldenburg v. County of Flathead Ex Rel. Board of County Commissioners

Appellant appeals from the ruling of the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County, dismissing his action and quashing a writ of certiorari challenging the Flathead County Commissioners’ authority to make an extension of approval of a preliminary plat sixty days after the original approval period expired. He claims this violated subdivision law as provided in Section 76-3-610, MCA. We affirm the District Court.

On October 27, 1981, the Board of County Commissioners of Flathead County gave a preliminary one year plat approval to the Eagle Bend Subdivision. Oldenburg cast the opposing…