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Montana Code Annotated - Gallatin County, Montana

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RESOURCE DOCUMENT 3: <strong>Montana</strong> <strong>Code</strong> <strong>Annotated</strong> (MCA) Sections<br />

<strong>Gallatin</strong> <strong>County</strong> Growth Policy “A Shared Vision for a New Century”<br />

76-2-220. Zoning commission -- appointment -- duties.<br />

(1) For the purpose of providing an optional method of amending any zoning regulations<br />

or zoning classification, the county commissioners may appoint a zoning commission<br />

to recommend amendments to the zoning regulations and classifications. Such a<br />

zoning commission must be composed of at least five citizen members appointed at<br />

large from the zoning district. The county commissioners may adopt bylaws for the<br />

zoning commission pertaining to the qualifications of the members and such other<br />

matters as the commissioners consider necessary.<br />

(2) If a commission is appointed, it shall hold a public hearing to receive relevant<br />

testimony. The hearing, which may be held jointly with the hearing by the county<br />

commissioners, must be upon at least 15 days' notice of the time and place of the<br />

hearing and must be published in the contracted newspaper provided for in 7-5-2411<br />

or a newspaper of general circulation in the county. Recommendations of the zoning<br />

commission must be submitted to the county commissioners.<br />

76-2-221. Board of adjustment.<br />

(1) The board of county commissioners shall provide for the appointment of a board of<br />

adjustment and in the regulations and restrictions adopted pursuant to the authority of<br />

this part shall provide that the board of adjustment may, in appropriate cases and<br />

subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, make special exceptions to the terms<br />

of the zoning resolution in harmony with its general purposes and intent and in<br />

accordance with the general or specific rules of this part.<br />

(2) The board of adjustment shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of any<br />

resolution adopted pursuant to this part. Meetings of the board of adjustment shall be<br />

held at the call of the chairman and at such times as the board may determine. Such<br />

chairman or in his absence the acting chairman may administer oaths and compel the<br />

attendance of witnesses.<br />

76-2-222. Membership and term of board members -- vacancies.<br />

(1) The board of adjustment consists of five members, each to be appointed for a term of<br />

2 years and removable for cause by the board of county commissioners upon written<br />

charges and after public hearing. The board of county commissioners may designate<br />

the same persons to act as members of the board of adjustment for unincorporated<br />

portions of the jurisdictional area as may be appointed by the municipality within the<br />

jurisdictional area under provisions of 76-2-321 through 76-2-328.<br />

(2) Vacancies must be filled for the unexpired term of any member whose term becomes<br />

vacant.<br />

Resource Document 3: MCA RD3-12

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