(A) Agriculture. Activities related to the production of food, feed and fiber commodities, livestock and poultry, bees, biological control insects, fruits and vegetables, sod, ornamentals, and nursery and horticultural crops that are raised, grown or produced for commercial purposes on lands taxed as agricultural by the state.
(B) Agriculture water user facilities. Any part of an irrigation system historically used to produce an agricultural product on property used for agricultural purposes as defined in MCA § 15-7-202.
(C) Local services. Any and all services or facilities local government is authorized to provide, such as water supply, sewage disposal, law enforcement, fire protection, emergency services, transportation systems, educational systems, and noxious weed control, as well as services that local government does not provide, such as power, telephone, state highways and the like.
(D) Natural environment. NATURAL ENVIRONMENT is defined as the physical conditions which exist within a given area, including land, air, water, mineral, flora, fauna, sound, light and objects of historic and aesthetic significance.
(E) Wildlife. WILDLIFE means animals that are neither human, domesticated, nor feral descendant of commonly domesticated animals.
(F) Wildlife habitat. WILDLIFE HABITAT means the place or type of habitat where wildlife naturally reside or travel through.
(G) Public health and safety.
(1) The prevailing healthful and sanitary condition of well-being for the community at large.
(2) Conditions that relate to public health and safety include, but are not limited to, disease control and prevention, emergency services, environmental health, flooding, fire or wildfire hazards, rock falls or landslides, unstable soils, steep slopes and other natural hazards, high voltage lines or high-pressure gas lines, and air or vehicular traffic safety hazards.
(Prior Code, § 11.02.090.010) (Ord. 151, passed 6-20-2016)