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Montana HB 337 — Parking Minimum Cap for Multifamily Near Transit (MT)

Tracked preemption from the Montana overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
2023-10-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:MT
Other Montana preemptions
Montana SB 323 — Duplex By-Right in Cities >=5,000Montana SB 528 — ADU Statewide By-RightMontana SB 382 — Montana Land Use Planning ActMontana HB 819 — Minimum Lot Size Cap in Cities >=5,000Montana SB 245 — Density Restriction Preemption in Residential ZonesMontana Property Tax Mill Levy Cap

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

AND
  • parcel.base_zone_category == res_mf
  • parcel.within_half_mile_transit == True

Preempted fields

1 field on the base district schema is rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[category=res_mf].parking_ratiocap_at1.0Cap of 1.0 space per unit for multifamily within 1/2 mile of transit

Citation

Authority source
Montana HB 337 (2023) — codified at MCA Title 76, Chapter 2
§ HB 337 §1
https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2023/billpdf/HB0337.pdf

Research notes

Caps parking requirements at 1.0 space per unit for multifamily residential projects located within 1/2 mile of a transit stop. Does not prohibit voluntary parking provision; only limits the mandate.