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Planning staff briefs board on state bills reshaping subdivision exemptions, RV pads and water reviews
Summary
Planning department staff reviewed multiple pending state bills — including House Bill 714 and Senate Bill 174 — that the department says could change how family transfers, RV/mobile home pads and water determinations are handled in Ravalli County; staff said the county will update its subdivision regulations to reflect enacted changes.
Rob, planning department staff, gave the board a legislative update on April 16, outlining several state bills that could change how Ravalli County reviews subdivisions, family transfers and sites with RV/mobile home spaces. He told members the department is tracking House Bill 714 (a revision to the subdivision exemption process) and Senate Bill 174 (which would move RV and mobile‑home spaces under the state definition for "buildings for lease or rent").
Rob said House Bill 714 — in the form discussed at the meeting — would standardize review steps for family transfers and include a required affidavit and documentation ("It actually spells it out as, you know, it has to be, like, photos. It can't be the neighbor coming in saying they're gonna subdivide that," Rob said). He said the draft increases fines for evasion and asks the attorney general to produce a standardized…
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