Montana § 7-12-1114 - Hearing On Protest -- Sufficient Protest To Bar Proceedings

§ 7-12-1114. Hearing On Protest -- Sufficient Protest To Bar Proceedings

Hearing on protest -- sufficient protest to bar proceedings. (1) At a regular meeting of the governing body after the expiration of the time within which protest may be made, the governing body shall proceed to hear and pass upon all protests. Its decision shall be final and conclusive. (2) The governing body may adjourn the hearing from time to time. A protestant shall have the right to withdraw a protest at any time before final action thereon by the council or commission. (3) No further action shall be taken upon the proposed district or proposed expansion of an existing district for 1 year if a written protest against passage of the proposed ordinance is filed by: (a) owners of property within the proposed district or area of a proposed expansion having a taxable valuation, when aggregated, representing not less than 50% of the total taxable valuation of property within the district or within the area of a proposed expansion; (b) not less than 50% of the owners of property within the district or area of a proposed expansion; or (c) owners of property within the proposed district or area of a proposed expansion having projected assessments, when aggregated, representing not less than 50% of the total projected assessments for property within the district or within the area of a proposed expansion.