Montana § 7-12-4405 - Improvements Within Maintenance Districts -- Ordinance Required
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§ 7-12-4405. Improvements Within Maintenance Districts -- Ordinance Required
Improvements within maintenance districts -- ordinance required. (1) (a) Cities and towns may prepare and improve streets, avenues, and alleys within the maintenance districts so that the maintenance will be of a durable and continuing benefit. The city or town council shall provide by ordinance a method or methods of doing the work and improvements. (b) For the purposes of this section, "improvements" includes but is not limited to the installation of traffic signs, new curb and gutter construction, and widening of existing streets. (2) Cities and towns are authorized to maintain the work and improvements made under subsection (1). (3) At least 12 days must elapse between the day on which the proposed ordinance is introduced and the day on which final action on the ordinance is taken.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-12-4405 ("Improvements Within Maintenance Districts -- Ordinance Required") 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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