Montana § 76-1-114 - Consolidated Land Use Boards -- Zoning Commission, Planning Board, And Board Of Adjustment
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§ 76-1-114. Consolidated Land Use Boards -- Zoning Commission, Planning Board, And Board Of Adjustment
Consolidated land use boards -- zoning commission, planning board, and board of adjustment. (1) The governing body of a city, county, or consolidated city-county may consolidate any combination of a planning board or planning boards as authorized in Title 76, chapter 1, a zoning commission as provided in 76-2-220 and 76-2-307 , and a board of adjustment as provided in 76-2-221 and 76-2-321 into a consolidated land use board. (2) The requirements regarding the duties and roles of a planning board as provided in Title 76, chapter 1, a zoning commission as provided in Title 76, chapter 2, parts 2 and 3, and a board of adjustment as provided in Title 76, chapter 2, parts 2 and 3, apply to a consolidated land use board. (3) A consolidated land use board allowed under this section shall adopt bylaws that clearly define the roles and duties of a member when acting as a planning board member, a zoning commission member, or a board of adjustment member. (4) (a) Except as provided in subsection (4)(b), a consolidated land use board allowed under this section must consist of at least five appointed citizen members that reside within the jurisdictional area of the consolidated land use board and who may be removed by the appointing authority. A vacancy on a consolidated land use board must be filled by the appointing authority. (b) If a consolidated land use board includes the consolidation of a joint or consolidated board as allowed in 76-1-112 or a city-county planning board as allowed in 76-1-201 , the consolidated land use board must consist of at least nine appointed citizen members as required in 76-1-201 . (5) The requirements provided in Title 76, chapter 1, and in Title 76, chapter 2, parts 2 and 3, regarding the number, qualification, and removal of members on a planning board, zoning commission, or board of adjustment do not apply to a consolidated land use board allowed under this section.
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