Montana § 76-2-309 - Conflict With Other Laws

Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 76-2-309 — Conflict With Other Laws, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 76-2-309. Conflict With Other Laws

Conflict with other laws. (1) Wherever the regulations made under authority of this part require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces, require a lower height of building or a fewer number of stories, require a greater percentage of a lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required in any other statute or local ordinance or regulation, the provisions of the regulations made under authority of this part must govern. (2) Wherever the provisions of any other statute or local ordinance or regulation require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces, require a lower height of building or a fewer number of stories, require a greater percentage of a lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required by the regulations made under authority of this part, except for restrictions provided in 76-2-304 (3) and (4), the provisions of the other statute or local ordinance or regulation must govern.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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