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Commission approves Hill-Lambott boundary relocation exemption in Deep Creek Estates
Summary
The Broadwater County commissioners approved a boundary relocation exemption between property owners Leonard Lambott and David and Julianne Hill in Deep Creek Estates; staff said the change does not create new lots and will remain subject to DEQ review for wastewater and wells if locations are altered.
The Broadwater County Board of County Commissioners approved a boundary relocation exemption request between Leonard Lambott and David and Julianne Hill affecting Lots 20 and 21B of the Deep Creek Estates subdivision.
Nicole Brown, Broadwater County community development director, presented a staff report and survey materials describing the request. Brown said the relocation is being requested to provide Mr. Lambott less-restrictive access to an irrigation system on Deep Creek. She noted both parcels are under 20 acres and therefore subject to Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) review for septic and well issues. Brown read the staff report into the record and cited Montana Code Annotated sections that allow relocation of common boundary lines in platted subdivisions (quoting 76-3-207(1)(d) and noting surveying requirements at 76-3-401).
Brown said no home ownership is changing hands as a result of the relocation and that the change will not affect existing irrigation easements, including a 90-foot-wide Broadwater-Missouri Canal easement and a 50-foot irrigation ditch easement. She also said Lower Deep Creek borders the western edge of one of the amended lots but that this relocation will not disrupt flow patterns.
The commission heard from staff, the surveyor and Mr. Lambott (one of the applicants was present). Commissioners said they had no questions and expressed that the application was straightforward. A motion to approve the Hill-Lambott boundary relocation (Section 3, Township 6 North, Range 2 East) was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote with no public comment.
Authorities cited in the record: Montana Code Annotated 76-3-207 and 76-3-401; DEQ review requirements for on-site wastewater systems were also noted in the staff report.
The board noted the deadline for action on this request was June 20, 2025; Brown said she would not be present at a later meeting and that, if tabled, the item would need to appear on the June 18 agenda.
