Montana Code 7-6-1534. Resort area district — notice of petition — hearing required
7-6-1534. Resort area district — notice of petition — hearing required. (1) The board of county commissioners shall publish the text of the petition described in 7-6-1533, as provided in 7-1-2121, in each county in which the proposed resort area district lies and shall publish the date, time, and place that a public hearing on the petition will be held.
Terms Used In Montana Code 7-6-1534
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Resort area: means an area that:
(a)is an unincorporated area and is a defined contiguous geographic area;
(b)has a population of less than 2,500 according to the most recent federal census;
(c)derives more than 50% of its economic well-being from businesses catering to the recreational and personal needs of persons traveling to or through the area for purposes not related to their income production and excluding economic activity from health care, schools, government, and other services that primarily benefit residents; and
(d)has been designated by the department of commerce as a resort area not more than 2 years prior to its establishment by the county commissioners as provided in 7-6-1508. See Montana Code 7-6-1501
- Resort area district: means a district created under 7-6-1532 through 7-6-1536, 7-6-1539 through 7-6-1544, 7-6-1546 through 7-6-1548, and 7-6-1550 that has been established as a resort area under 7-6-1508. See Montana Code 7-6-1501
(2)In addition to the requirements of subsection (1), the board of county commissioners shall publish the text of the petition described in 7-6-1533 in a newspaper of general circulation in the county within which the proposed resort area district lies.
(3)A person wishing to comment on the creation of the proposed resort area district may file, by first-class mail or otherwise, comments with the clerk and recorder of the county in which the proposed resort area district lies.
(4)If the resort area lies within two or more counties, the provisions of this section apply to each county.