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Stevensville moves to align variance process with state changes in first reading of Ordinance 173
Summary
Councilors reviewed and held a first reading of Ordinance 173, which revises town code sections on land‑use variances to reflect changes in Montana law. The modification streamlines steps and places initial decision authority with the zoning administrator while preserving an appeals path to the planning commission.
The Stevensville Town Council conducted a first reading of Ordinance 173, a code update that revises town procedures for land‑use variance applications to conform with changes in Montana law and to streamline the local process.
Town staff and the council said the revisions remove several intermediate steps that previously involved a board of adjustments and multiple public notices. Under the new language explained at the meeting, applicants will submit variance petitions to the town planning administrator; if the application meets the ordinance criteria, the administrator may grant the variance. Applicants who…
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