CHAPTER 155: ZONING
Section
General Provisions
   155.001   Short title
   155.002   Authority
   155.003   Purposes
   155.004   Jurisdiction
   155.005   Severability
   155.006   Conflict with other laws
   155.007   Terms and definitions
   155.008   Establishment of zoning districts
   155.009   Official zoning map
   155.010   Interpretation of map boundaries
   155.011   Interpretation of uses
   155.012   Determining permitted, conditional and prohibited uses
   155.013   Divisions of land
   155.014   Annexation
   155.015   Specification standards
Districts
   155.030   District regulations
   155.031   Residential ‘A’ District (R-A)
   155.032   Residential ‘B’ District (R-B)
   155.033   Central Business District (CBD)
   155.034   General Commercial Industrial District (GCID)
   155.035   Old Coal Mining Mitigation Area Overlay District (OCM Overlay District)
Supplemental Regulations
   155.050   Application of district regulations
   155.051   Accessory buildings
   155.052   Outdoor lighting
   155.053   Access, utilities, municipal services and floodplain compliance
   155.054   Home occupations
   155.055   Fences, walls and plantings
   155.056   Signs
   155.057   Off-street parking and loading
   155.058   Clear vision triangles
Administration and Enforcement
   155.070   Zoning administration
   155.071   Permits and activities exempt from permitting
   155.072   Application of zoning regulations to state and local government agencies (M.C.A. § 76-2-402)
   155.073   Non-conforming uses
   155.074   Board of Adjustment
   155.075   Conditional uses
   155.076   Variances
   155.077   Zoning appeals
   155.078   Zone changes and zoning amendments
   155.079   Planned unit developments
   155.080   Public hearing notices
   155.081   Violations/enforcement
   155.082   Zoning Commission
 
   155.999   Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 155.001 SHORT TITLE.
   These regulations shall be known as the “Zoning Regulations of the Town of Fairview, Montana”.
(Ord. 329, passed 1-11-2016)
§ 155.002 AUTHORITY.
   These zoning regulations and the zoning map, which divides the jurisdictional area into separate zoning districts are adopted in accordance with and under the authority of M.C.A. § 76-2-301.
(Ord. 329, passed 1-11-2016)
§ 155.003 PURPOSES.
   The purposes of these regulations are to:
   (A)   Promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community (M.C.A. §§ 76-2-304 and 76-2-304(1)(b)(ii));
   (B)   Accord to the town’s Growth Policy (M.C.A. § 76-2-304(1)(a));
   (C)   Secure safety from fire and other dangers (M.C.A. § 76-2-304(1)(b)(i));
   (D)   Facilitate adequate provisions for transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements (M.C.A. § 76-2-304(1)(b)(iii));
   (E)   Provide adequate light and air (M.C.A. § 76-2-304(2)(a));
   (F)   Minimize negative effects on motorized and non-motorized transportation systems (M.C.A. § 76-2-304(2)(b));
   (G)   Promote compatible urban growth (M.C.A. § 76-2-304(2)(c));
   (H)   Enhance the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses (M.C.A. § 76-2-304(2)(d));
   (I)   Conserve the value of buildings and encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the jurisdictional area (M.C.A. § 76-2-304(2)(e));
   (J)   Provide appropriate regulations to be enforced within the jurisdictional area’s various districts (M.C.A. § 76-2-307); and
   (K)   Comply with the requirements of M.C.A. § 76-8-107 to adopt regulations for the administration and enforcement of the creation of buildings for lease or rent on a single tract, thus exempting all buildings for lease or rent from special review provided they are in conformance with this chapter.
(Ord. 329, passed 1-11-2016)
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