Montana § 76-3-506 - Provision For Granting Variances
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 76-3-506 — Provision For Granting Variances, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 76-3-506. Provision For Granting Variances
Provision for granting variances. (1) Subdivision regulations may authorize the governing body, after a public hearing on the variance request before the governing body or its designated agent or agency, to grant variances from the regulations when strict compliance will result in undue hardship and when it is not essential to the public welfare. (2) Any variance granted pursuant to this section must be based on specific variance criteria contained in the subdivision regulations. (3) A minor subdivision as provided for in 76-3-609 (2) is not subject to the public hearing requirement of this section.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 76-3-506 ("Provision For Granting Variances") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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