Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 76. LAND RESOURCES AND USE

CHAPTER 2. PLANNING AND ZONING

Part 2. County Zoning

Wholly Surrounded County Property -- Change Of Use -- Hearing

76-2-216. Wholly surrounded county property -- change of use -- hearing. (1) If a county parcel for which zoning regulations have been adopted is wholly surrounded by municipal property and a change of an allowed use in the county zoning district occurs, the county governing body shall notify the municipality and all owners of municipal property within 300 feet of the county property of the change of use.

(2) Upon request of either the municipality or at least 10% of the property owners in the municipality who have received the notice, the county governing body shall hold a hearing on the change of use.

(3) If the county governing body determines, based on testimony provided at the hearing, that the regulations in the county district are no longer as compatible as possible with the municipal zoning ordinances as provided in 76-2-203(3), the county governing body may initiate a revision to the zoning district or amendments to the regulations as provided in this part.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 274, L. 2013.