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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The land use plan must:
(a) assess existing and potential commercial, industrial, small business, and institutional enterprises in the jurisdiction, including the types of sites and supporting services needed by the enterprises;
(b) summarize job composition and trends by industry sector, including existing labor force characteristics and future labor force requirements, for existing and potential enterprises in the jurisdiction;
(c) assess the extent to which local characteristics, assets, and resources support or constrain existing and potential enterprises, including access to transportation to market goods and services, and assess historic, cultural, and scenic resources and their relationship to private sector success in the jurisdiction;
(d) inventory sites within the jurisdiction, including zoned, unzoned, vacant, underutilized, and potentially redeveloped sites, available to meet the jurisdiction's economic development needs;
(e) assess the adequacy of existing and projected local facilities and services, schools, housing stock, and other land uses necessary to support existing and potential commercial, industrial, and institutional enterprises; and
(f) assess the financial feasibility of supporting anticipated economic growth in the jurisdiction.
(2) The local government may incorporate by reference any information or policies identified in other relevant economic development assessments.
(3) The amount of detail provided in the analysis beyond the minimum criteria established in this section is at the discretion of the local governing body.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 76. Land Resources and Use § 76-25-208. Economic development - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-76-land-resources-and-use/mt-st-76-25-208/
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