Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-5-4104. Control of nuisances--exception

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The city or town council has power to:

(a) define, control, and abate all conditions:

(i) that endanger health or safety;

(ii) that are offensive to the senses; or

(iii) that obstruct the free use of property that interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property by an entire community or neighborhood or by any considerable number of persons; and

(b) enforce the penalty for violations of 7-5-4113 and post copies of 7-5-4113 in conspicuous locations in the municipality.

(2) A condition that affects an entire committee or neighborhood or any considerable number of persons as provided in subsection (1)(a)(iii) is no less a nuisance because the extent of the annoyance or damage inflicted on individuals is unequal.

(3) The city or town council may not prohibit the placing of a “notice of violation” card on a motor vehicle illegally parked in an accessible parking space.

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