. A planning guide for protecting Montana's wetlands and riparian areas . Wetlands; Wetland management; Riparian areas; Riparian areas. Planning and Zoning Districts Purpose: To create a planning and zoning district within a por- tion of a county through a landowner-initiated peti- tion. This type of zoning can accomplish the same purposes as County or Municipal Zoning: to pro- mote the public health, safety, and values in a com- munity by designating zones where certain types of developments can occur and setting requirements that new development must meet. Who Enacts This Tool: Property owne
. A planning guide for protecting Montana's wetlands and riparian areas . Wetlands; Wetland management; Riparian areas; Riparian areas. Planning and Zoning Districts Purpose: To create a planning and zoning district within a por- tion of a county through a landowner-initiated peti- tion. This type of zoning can accomplish the same purposes as County or Municipal Zoning: to pro- mote the public health, safety, and values in a com- munity by designating zones where certain types of developments can occur and setting requirements that new development must meet. Who Enacts This Tool: Property owners may petition the county commis- sioners to form a planning and zoning district. Upon receiving the petition and holding a public hearing, the county commissioners have discretion to create a district and adopt land use regulations for that dis- trict. Authority for Tool: Counties may adopt zoning based on a landowner petition under the County Planning and Zoning Com- mission Act (Title 76, Chapter 2, Part 1, MCA). How it Works: Resident landowners initiate a petition to create this type of planning and zoning district. These districts must be at least 40 acres in size and must be in areas outside of an incorporated area. At least 60% of the landowners in the affected area must sign the peti- tion to form a district and adopt land use regulations for that district. Unlike county-initiated and citywide zoning {see County or Municipal Zoning, page 5- 3), landowner petition planning and zoning districts can be created in the absence of a growth policy plan. If enough signatures are collected through a landowner petition, the county commissioners are responsible for holding a public hearing to decide whether to create a planning and zoning district. A planning and zoning commission is appointed to pre- pare a development plan for the district. The county commission has discretion to adopt, modify, or reject the recommended regulations. Planning and zoning districts can protect we
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