Montana Code Annotated 1997

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     76-5-401. Permissible open-space uses. The following open-space uses shall be permitted within the designated floodway to the extent that they are not prohibited by any other ordinance or statute and provided they do not require structures other than portable structures, fill, or permanent storage of materials or equipment:
     (1) agricultural uses;
     (2) industrial-commercial uses such as loading areas, parking areas, or emergency landing strips;
     (3) private and public recreational uses such as golf courses, tennis courts, driving ranges, archery ranges, picnic grounds, boat launching ramps, swimming areas, parks, wildlife management and natural areas, game farms, fish hatcheries, shooting preserves, target ranges, trap and skeet ranges, hunting and fishing areas, or hiking and horseback riding trails;
     (4) forestry, including processing of forest products with portable equipment;
     (5) residential uses such as lawns, gardens, parking areas, and play areas;
     (6) excavations subject to the issuance of a permit under 76-5-405 and 76-5-406.

     History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 393, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 294, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 198, Ch. 253, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 271, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 89-3506(2).

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