Montana § 76-25-203 - Existing Conditions And Population Projections

§ 76-25-203. Existing Conditions And Population Projections

Existing conditions and population projections. (1) The land use plan must include, at a minimum, inventories and descriptions of existing conditions of housing, local services and facilities, economic development, natural resources, environment, and hazards, and land use within the jurisdictional boundaries of the land use plan. (2) As set forth in 76-25-206 through 76-25-209 and 76-25-213 through 76-25-216 , the land use plan must include, at minimum, a description, map, and analysis of how the jurisdiction will accommodate its projected population over the next 20 years and the expected impacts of the development in the areas of housing, local services and facilities, economic development, natural resources, environment, and hazards. (3) The inventories and descriptions in the plan must be based on up-to-date surveys, maps, diagrams, charts, descriptive material, studies, and reports necessary to explain and supplement the analysis of each section of the land use plan. (4) (a) A jurisdiction shall use demographics provided by: (i) the most recent decennial census or census estimate of the United States census bureau; and (ii) population projections for a 20-year period based on permanent and seasonal population estimates: (A) provided by demographics published by the department of commerce; (B) generated by the local government; or (C) produced by a professional firm specializing in projections. (b) When a population projection is not available, population projections for the jurisdiction must be reflective of the area's proportional share of the total county population and the total county population growth.