2009 Changes to Subdivision Regulations

As a result of feedback received during the first series of public meetings in February on the proposed changes, the Commissioners assembled a working group of surveyors, developers and Planning Board members to work on more strategic revisions. Under the leadership of the Planning Director, the working group has been meeting regularly to prepare suggested changes to the Lincoln County Subdivision Regulations.

Below are several links. The first is the document the committee worked from as described above. The second is the document as modified with the proposed changes, in a format that allows one to trace the individual changes. The third link is the draft document in a "clean" format for easy reading. For further information please contact Kristin Smith at (406) 293-7781 ext. 212.

• February 2009 Draft
• Proposed Changes in Underline/Strikeout format
• Proposed Changes in "clean" format
  
• Why Change the Regulations?
• Summary of Major Changes
• Supplementary Administrative Materials
• A:
• B:  Pre-Application Form
• C:  Preliminary Plat Application
• D:  Primary Review Criteria Report
• E:  Preliminary Plat Application Checklist
• F:  Fire Risk Assessment Forms
• G:  Covenants
• H:  Road Maintenance Agreement
• I:  Acceptable Hammerhead Turnaround Design Alternatives
• J:  Final Plat Application Form
• K:  Subdivision Improvement Agreement

Public Review and Process

• November 7, 2009, the Planning Board held a work session to review the changes
• The Planning Board held a public meeting on Tuesday, December 15th at the Lincoln County Courthouse at 5:30 p.m.
• The Commissioners held a public hearing in Eureka on Wednesday, December 16th at 2:00 p.m. in the Eureka Annex Building; and in Libby on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. at the Lincoln County Courthouse. Please contact the Planning Department at Ext. 238 for further information.
• On January 20, 2010, the Commissioners adopted the regulations, with some additional changes (see memo).