76-2-220. Zoning commission -- appointment -- duties. (1) For the purpose of providing an optional method of amending any zoning regulations or zoning classification, the county commissioners may appoint a zoning commission to recommend amendments to the zoning regulations and classifications. Such a zoning commission must be composed of at least five citizen members appointed at large from the zoning district. The county commissioners may adopt bylaws for the zoning commission pertaining to the qualifications of the members and such other matters as the commissioners consider necessary.
(2) If a commission is appointed, it shall hold a public hearing to receive relevant testimony. The hearing, which may be held jointly with the hearing by the county commissioners, must be upon at least 15 days' notice of the time and place of the hearing and must be published in the contracted newspaper provided for in 18-7-411 or a newspaper of general circulation in the county. Recommendations of the zoning commission must be submitted to the county commissioners.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 462, L. 1981.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 76. Land Resources and Use
Chapter 2. Planning and Zoning
76-2-201. County zoning authorized
76-2-202. Establishment of zoning districts -- regulations
76-2-203. Criteria and guidelines for zoning regulations
76-2-204. Role of planning boards
76-2-205. Procedure for adoption of regulations and boundaries
76-2-206. Interim zoning district or regulation
76-2-208. Continuation of nonconforming uses
76-2-209. Effect on natural resources
76-2-210. Enforcement of zoning provisions
76-2-211. Violations and penalties
76-2-212. Minimum lot size restrictions
76-2-213. through 76-2-215 reserved
76-2-216. Wholly surrounded county property -- change of use -- hearing
76-2-217. through 76-2-219 reserved
76-2-220. Zoning commission -- appointment -- duties
76-2-222. Membership and term of board members -- vacancies
76-2-223. Powers of board of adjustment
76-2-224. Vote needed for board action
76-2-225. Public access to board activities
76-2-226. Appeals to board of adjustment
76-2-228. Awarding of costs upon appeal from board decision
76-2-229. Referendum to terminate zoning district