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Belgrade commission hears overview of Montana Land Use Planning Act, sets schedule toward 2026 adoption
Summary
City consultant Charles Frowell told the Belgrade Interim Planning Commission that the Montana Land Use Planning Act consolidates local planning boards, requires 20-year population projections linked to housing needs, and sets an adoption timeline that aims for a land use plan by spring 2026.
Belgrade’s Interim Planning Commission on Oct. 27 heard an overview of the Montana Land Use Planning Act and how the city’s Clearly Belgrade master planning work will be used to meet the law’s new requirements.
Charles Frowell, an urban planner with Cushing Terrell, told commissioners the state law consolidates some local boards and updates planning processes. “It consolidates existing boards and commissions to one body, the Planning Commission,” Frowell said, describing the statute’s intent to streamline review of zoning, subdivision and land-use issues.
Why it matters: the act ties 20-year population projections to housing estimates, requires a public participation plan and directs jurisdictions to align zoning and subdivision regulations with an adopted land use plan. Frowell said Belgrade must…
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