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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Every municipality shall have power, within the municipality:
(a) to make or have made all plans necessary to the carrying out of the purposes of this part and to contract with any person, public or private, in making and carrying out such plans; and
(b) to adopt or approve, modify, and amend such plans.
(2) Such plans may include, without limitation:
(a) a comprehensive plan or parts thereof for the locality as a whole;
(b) urban renewal plans;
(c) plans for carrying out a program of voluntary or compulsory repair and rehabilitation of buildings and improvements;
(d) plans for the enforcement of state and local laws, codes, and regulations relating to the use of land and the use and occupancy of buildings and improvements and to the compulsory repair, rehabilitation, demolition, or removal of buildings and improvements; and
(e) appraisals, title searches, surveys, studies, and other preliminary plans and work necessary to prepare for the undertaking of urban renewal projects.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-15-4254. Municipal power in the preparation of various plans - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-7-local-government/mt-st-7-15-4254/
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