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<br />JUDICIAl;. REACTION <br /> <br />00233153 <br /> <br />5-341. 30 <br /> <br />considered the validity of suoh requirements. 69 . Several have <br />"~lK~ <br />~~~ upheld broad requirements.70 But one court qas held that com- <br />pliance with a tentative plan oannot be required.71 A second <br /> <br />court held that plat approval could not be denied upon <br />standards not contained in thesubdfvision regulations and noted <br /> <br />that broad review without adequate standards would probably <br /> <br /> <br />"deprive the applicant 'of his property without due process of <br /> <br /> <br />law.72 While munioipa1 planning boards nc do~bt. do gain. con- <br /> <br />siderable negotiating power by requiring compliance with a <br /> <br />master plan, many unsolved issues remain concerning the legality <br /> <br />or the restrictions associated with such broad control. <br /> <br />341.40 Other Controls <br /> <br />Subdivision plats may be subjeot to a variety of <br />. administrative regu1ations'andapprova1s. In. Nisconsin, for <br />example, local plats must comply with state administrative <br />" <br />regulations pertaining to highway access and onsite waste <br />disposal,73 In Michigan, plats must conform to special state <br />,administrative rules for flood-prone.areas.74 There is little <br /> <br />doubt that local plat approval could be refus.ed for noncom- <br /> <br />.' . .' 7" <br />plJ.ance\"J.tb reasonable state standards. . <br /> <br />342. Standards for Subdivision Improvements <br /> <br />Subdi vision enabling statute,s prescribe general <br />plat approval standards and authorize adoption of local regu- <br />, <br /> <br />lations toa wide" range of more specific matters. Looa1 or- <br />... <br /> <br />ainances commonly contain: (l)specific quantitative standards <br />for' improvements such 'as streets, drainways, . sewers , curbs and <br />gutter, and parks, and may require that primary streets be a <br />specified width and surfaced in a particular manner; and (2) <br /> <br />broader standards and conditions whi~h oermit the olannina <br />