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Montana Land Use Planning (1-MT-a)
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In Montana, land use planning may be delegated to local governments. M.C.A. sec. 7-1-101. The city or town council or other legislative body of cities and incorporated towns “For the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of the community…is empowered to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures; the percentage of lot that may be occupied; the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces; the density of population; and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes.” M.C.A. sec. 76-2-301.
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1-MT-a.1 – Land Use Planning Delegated to Municipal Governments
Under the Local Planning Enabling Act (M.C.A. secs. 71-1-01 to 71-1-607), land use planning authority in Montana is delegated to local governments. The Act enables local governments to establish growth policy for land within their jurisdictions. Planning jurisdictions may encompass incorporated urban areas or entire counties. The Act also sets out the required procedures. If enacted, a growth policy must include community goals and objectives and an inventory of the existing characteristics and features of the jurisdictional area, including:
- Land uses, population;
- Housing needs;
- Economic conditions;
- Local services;
- Public facilities;
- Natural resources; and
- Sand and gravel resources. M.C.A. sec. 76-1-601(3)(b).
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