Montana Code 85-9-502. Annexation of property
85-9-502. Annexation of property. (1) To annex real property to the district, the procedure is as follows:
Terms Used In Montana Code 85-9-502
- Court: means the district court of the judicial district in which the largest portion of the taxable valuation of real property of the proposed district is located and within the county in which the largest portion of the taxable valuation of real property of the proposed district is located within the judicial district. See Montana Code 85-9-103
- Directors: means the board of directors of a conservancy district. See Montana Code 85-9-103
- District: means a conservancy district. See Montana Code 85-9-103
- Person: means a natural person, firm, partnership, cooperative, association, public or private corporation, including the state of Montana or the United States, foundation, state agency or institution, county, municipality, district or other political subdivision of the state, federal agency or bureau, or any other legal entity. See Montana Code 85-9-103
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Real property: means lands, tenements, hereditaments, and possessory title to public lands. See Montana Code 1-1-205
(a)The directors shall petition the court.
(b)The petition must:
(i)give a general description of the real property to be annexed sufficient to enable a person to determine if the person’s property is in the proposed annexation; and
(ii)describe the benefits to accrue to the real property as a result of the annexation.
(2)The court shall:
(a)give notice and hold a hearing on the petition; and
(b)upon good cause shown, order or deny the annexation.