7-12-4354. Minor modifications exempt. Nothing in 7-12-4351 through 7-12-4354 prevents the city or town council from eliminating unnecessary lights, relocating individual lights, upgrading lights and lighting-related facilities in the interest of energy conservation, or making other minor modifications in a special improvement lighting district without following the procedures described in 7-12-4351 through 7-12-4353. For the purposes of this section, "minor modifications" includes but is not limited to adding properties or lights if the additions:
(1) reduce assessments within the maintenance district; or
(2) increase the average assessments within the maintenance district by 3% or less in a fiscal year.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 46, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 127, L. 1997.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 12. Improvement Districts
Part 43. Special Provisions for Special Improvement Lighting Districts
7-12-4301. Special improvement districts for lighting streets authorized
7-12-4302. Resolution of intention to create special improvement lighting district
7-12-4303. Notice of resolution of intent to create lighting district
7-12-4304. Protest against creation of lighting district
7-12-4305. Consideration of protest
7-12-4306. Resolution to create lighting district
7-12-4307. Objections to irregular proceedings or manner of making improvements
7-12-4308. Operation of district
7-12-4309. Record of expenses to be kept by city engineer
7-12-4311. Termination of special improvement lighting district
7-12-4312. through 7-12-4320 reserved
7-12-4321. Apportionment of costs
7-12-4322. Choice in manner of making assessments
7-12-4323. Assessment of costs -- area or taxable valuation option -- equal assessment option
7-12-4324. Assessment of costs -- frontage option
7-12-4325. Incidental expenses considered as costs of improvements
7-12-4326. Treatment of federal lands within lighting district
7-12-4327. Assessment of costs of lighting district to certain lands lying outside of municipality
7-12-4328. Resolution to provide for assessment of costs of installation
7-12-4329. Notice of resolution for assessment of installation costs -- hearing on resolution
7-12-4330. Hearing on resolution for assessment of installation costs
7-12-4331. Lighting district fund established
7-12-4332. Resolution to provide for assessment of maintenance costs
7-12-4333. Procedure for resolution for assessment of maintenance costs
7-12-4334. Lighting district maintenance fund
7-12-4335. Change of boundaries of maintenance district
7-12-4336. Effect of mistake as to property ownership
7-12-4337. Incorporation of procedures to correct errors and omissions
7-12-4338. Assessments to have effect of lien
7-12-4339. and 7-12-4340 reserved
7-12-4341. Financing of lighting district improvements
7-12-4342. Details relating to lighting district bonds and warrants
7-12-4343. and 7-12-4344 reserved
7-12-4345. Water user entities exempt from special assessments
7-12-4346. through 7-12-4350 reserved
7-12-4351. Major modification of existing lighting district
7-12-4352. Jurisdiction to modify lighting district
7-12-4353. Objections to irregular proceedings or manner of making modification