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Code · Montana · Title 76 — Land Resources and Use · Chapter 25 · Part 2

76-25-207. Local services and facilities.

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76-25-207 . Local services and facilities.
(1)The land use plan must:
(a)determine the existing and anticipated levels of public safety and emergency services necessary to serve the projected population of the jurisdiction, including law enforcement, fire protection, emergency management system agencies, and local health care organizations;
(b)contain an inventory and map of existing fire protection, law enforcement, and emergency service jurisdictional areas and anticipated response times, a description of mutual aid or cooperative service agreements, and the location of hospitals or clinics in the jurisdiction;
(c)identify capital and service improvements for fire, law enforcement, emergency services, and health services for the jurisdictional area necessary to meet the projected population;
(d)determine the existing capacity, existing deficiencies, planned expansion, and anticipated levels of utility services necessary to serve the projected population in the jurisdiction, including water, wastewater, and storm water systems, solid waste disposal, and other utility services, as identified by the local government;
(e)contain an inventory and map of all utility service areas, system networks, and facilities;
(f)identify local utility capital and service improvements for the jurisdictional area necessary to meet the projected population;
(g)determine the existing capacity, existing deficiencies, planned expansion, and anticipated improvements to the transportation network serving the jurisdictional area necessary to serve the projected population in the jurisdiction;
(h)contain an inventory and classification map of all existing and planned roads within the jurisdictional area, including major highways, secondary highways, and local routes, all non-motorized routes, including bike lanes and pedestrian thoroughfares, and all public transit systems and facilities; and
(i)identify planned capital and service transportation improvements necessary to serve the projected population.
(2)The local government shall:
(a)coordinate with school districts within the jurisdiction to determine the existing capacity of, planned expansion of, and anticipated improvements necessary for the local K-12 school system to serve the projected population in the jurisdiction; and
(b)request that the local school district provide any inventory and maps of existing K-12 educational facilities within the jurisdictional area and identify any capital and service improvements necessary to meet the projected population.
(3)The local government may include an analysis of existing capacity and service levels, planned expansions of, and anticipated improvements necessary to provide other services to the projected population in the jurisdiction.
(4)The local government may incorporate by reference any information or policies identified in other relevant local services or facilities assessments adopted by the local governing body, such as a capital improvements plan or an impact fee study.
(5)The amount of detail provided in the analysis beyond the minimum criteria established in this section is at the discretion of the local governing body.
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