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Commissioners adopt revised addressing and road-naming policy
Summary
Yellowstone County commissioners adopted Resolution 25-77 on June 3, 2025, updating the county's addressing and road-naming policy after staff and builder representatives discussed timing of address assignment, enforcement of approach permits and safety concerns.
Yellowstone County commissioners adopted Resolution 25-77 on June 3, 2025, revising the county's addressing and road-naming policy at a public meeting in the county commissioners' chambers in Billings.
The policy change clarifies how the county ties address issuance to approved approach permits and formalizes recent inspection procedures intended to reduce unsafe or noncompliant driveway approaches. County staff and a representative of the Home Builders Association described the change as necessary to protect sight distance, stormwater controls and emergency response, while builders said the timing of address issuance creates logistical problems for construction and utility hookups.
Kim Wells, chief executive officer of the Home…
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