Montana Code 76-25-208. Economic development
76-25-208. Economic development. (1) The land use plan must:
Terms Used In Montana Code 76-25-208
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- governing body: means the elected body responsible for the administration of a local government. See Montana Code 76-25-103
- jurisdiction: means the area within the boundaries of the local government. See Montana Code 76-25-103
- 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.
- Land use plan: means the land use plan and future land use map adopted in accordance with this chapter. See Montana Code 76-25-103
- Local government: means a county, consolidated city-county, or an incorporated municipality to which the provisions of this chapter apply as provided in 76-25-105. See Montana Code 76-25-103
(a)assess existing and potential commercial, industrial, small business, and institutional enterprises in the jurisdiction, including the types of sites and supporting services needed by the enterprises;
(b)summarize job composition and trends by industry sector, including existing labor force characteristics and future labor force requirements, for existing and potential enterprises in the jurisdiction;
(c)assess the extent to which local characteristics, assets, and resources support or constrain existing and potential enterprises, including access to transportation to market goods and services, and assess historic, cultural, and scenic resources and their relationship to private sector success in the jurisdiction;
(d)inventory sites within the jurisdiction, including zoned, unzoned, vacant, underutilized, and potentially redeveloped sites, available to meet the jurisdiction’s economic development needs;
(e)assess the adequacy of existing and projected local facilities and services, schools, housing stock, and other land uses necessary to support existing and potential commercial, industrial, and institutional enterprises; and
(f)assess the financial feasibility of supporting anticipated economic growth in the jurisdiction.
(2)The local government may incorporate by reference any information or policies identified in other relevant economic development assessments.
(3)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.