76-1-507. Resolution of conflicts over jurisdictional areas of several city-county planning boards. In case an unincorporated area is within the potential jurisdiction of more than one planning board, then the boundary between the conflicting areas shall be determined by agreement between the planning boards involved with the approval of their respective governing bodies. A map showing the boundary lines so agreed upon and approved shall be filed as provided in 76-1-506 and thereafter shall fix the limit of territorial jurisdiction of the respective planning boards.

Terms Used In Montana Code 76-1-507

  • governing bodies: means the governing body of any governmental unit represented on a planning board. See Montana Code 76-1-103
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Planning board: means a city planning board, a county planning board, or a joint city-county planning board. See Montana Code 76-1-103
  • Several: means two or more. See Montana Code 1-1-201