Montana SB 382 — Montana Land Use Planning Act (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 HB 819 — Minimum Lot Size Cap in Cities >=5,000Montana HB 337 — Parking Minimum Cap for Multifamily Near TransitMontana SB 245 — Density Restriction Preemption in Residential ZonesMontana Property Tax Mill Levy Cap
Primary-source summary
SB 382 (October 2023)Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
city.population ≥ 5000Preempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
review_type | waive_discretionary | — | Projects consistent with the adopted land-use plan receive ministerial approval |
base_districts[category=res_sf].allowed_uses | add | housing_consistent_with_plan |
Citation
Authority source
Montana SB 382 (2023) — Montana Land Use Planning Act, MCA Title 76, Chapter 25
§ MCA §76-25-101 et seq.
Research notes
Requires cities with population >=5,000 to adopt a 10-year land-use plan with a housing element. Once adopted, projects consistent with the plan are approved ministerially — no discretionary review, no public hearings for individual housing permits. Shifts the entitlement process from project-by-project to plan-based.