Montana § 7-2-4735 - Guidelines For New Boundaries Of Municipality
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 7-2-4735 — Guidelines For New Boundaries Of Municipality, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-2-4735. Guidelines For New Boundaries Of Municipality
Guidelines for new boundaries of municipality. In fixing new municipal boundaries, a municipal governing body shall: (1) wherever practical, use natural topographic features such as ridgelines, streams, and creeks as boundaries; and (2) if a street is used as a boundary, include within the municipality land on both sides of the street, with such outside boundary not extending more than 200 feet beyond the right-of-way of the street.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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