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MT Code § 7-12-4421 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 44. Special Provisions for Street Maintenance Districts|7-12-4421. Choice in manner of making assessments

  7-12-4421. Choice in manner of making assessments. The assessments for the costs and expenses of maintaining streets, alleys, and public places shall be made against all of the property embraced within each maintenance district by one of the methods provided in 7-12-4422.   History: En. Sec. 28, p. 218, L. 1897; re-en. Sec. 3394, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5276, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 97, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5276, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2267(part); amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 212, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 657, L. 1985.
MT Code § 7-12-4422 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 44. Special Provisions for Street Maintenance Districts|7-12-4422. Assessment of costs

  7-12-4422. Assessment of costs. (1) For the purposes of this section, "assessable area" means the portion of a lot or parcel of land that is benefited by the maintenance district. The assessable area may be less than but may not exceed the actual area of the lot or parcel.   (2) The city council shall assess the percentage of the cost of maintenance established in 7-12-4425 against the entire district as follows:   (a) each lot or parcel of land within the district may be assessed for that part of the cost that its assessable area bears to the assessable area of the entire district, exclusive of streets, avenues, alleys, and public places;   (b) each lot or parcel of land within the district abutting upon a street upon which maintenance is done may be assessed for that part of the cost that its street frontage bears to the street frontage of the entire district;   (c) if the city council determines that the benefits derived from the maintenance by each lot or parcel are substantially equivalent, the cost may be assessed equally to each lot or parcel located within the district without regard to the assessable area of the lot or parcel;   (d) each lot or parcel of land, including the improvements on the lot or parcel, may be assessed for that part of the cost of the district that its taxable valuation bears to the total taxable valuation of the property of the district;   (e) each lot or parcel of land within the district may be assessed for that part of the cost that the reasonably estimated vehicle trips generated for a lot or parcel of its size in its zoning classification bear to the reasonably estimated vehicle trips generated for all lots in the district based on their size and zoning classification;   (f) any other assessment method provided in 7-11-1024 may be used; or   (g) any combination of the assessment options provided in subsections (2)(a) through (2)(f) may be used for the district as a whole or for any lot or parcel within the district.   History: En. Sec. 28, p. 218, L. 1897; re-en. Sec. 3394, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5276, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 97, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5276, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2267(2); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 657, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 178, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 567, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 139, L. 2019.
MT Code § 7-12-4423 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 44. Special Provisions for Street Maintenance Districts|7-12-4423. Repealed

  7-12-4423. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 657, L. 1985.   History: En. Sec. 28, p. 218, L. 1897; re-en. Sec. 3394, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5276, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 97, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5276, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2267(1); amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 212, L. 1983.
MT Code § 7-12-4424 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 44. Special Provisions for Street Maintenance Districts|7-12-4424. Repealed

  7-12-4424. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 657, L. 1985.   History: En. Sec. 28, p. 218, L. 1897; re-en. Sec. 3394, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5276, R.C.M. 1921; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 97, L. 1927; re-en. Sec. 5276, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2267(3); amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 212, L. 1983.
MT Code § 7-12-4425 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 44. Special Provisions for Street Maintenance Districts|7-12-4425. Resolution for assessment of costs of maintenance

  7-12-4425. Resolution for assessment of costs of maintenance. (1) The city council shall estimate, as near as practicable, the cost of maintenance in each established district annually, not later than the second Monday in August. The council shall pass and finally adopt a resolution specifying the district assessment option and levying and assessing all the property within the several districts with an amount equal to not less than 75% of the entire cost of said work.   (2) The resolution levying the assessment to defray the cost of maintenance shall contain or refer to a list in which shall be described the lot or parcel of land assessed, with the name of the owner thereof if known, and the amount levied thereon set opposite.   (3) Such resolution shall be kept on file in the office of the city clerk.   History: (1)En. Sec. 27, p. 218, L. 1897; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 123, L. 1903; re-en. Sec. 3393, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5275, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5275, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-2266, R.C.M. 1947; (2), (3)En. Sec. 29, p. 218, L. 1897; re-en. Sec. 3395, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5277, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5277, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 11-2268, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2266(part), 11-2268(part); amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 212, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 657, L. 1985.
MT Code § 7-12-4426 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 44. Special Provisions for Street Maintenance Districts|7-12-4426. Notice of resolution for assessment

  7-12-4426. Notice of resolution for assessment. (1) A notice, signed by the city clerk, stating that the resolution levying a special assessment or changing the method of assessment to defray the cost of maintenance in the district or districts is on file in the city clerk's office and subject to inspection, must be published as provided in 7-1-4127.   (2) The notice must state the time and place at which objections to the final adoption of the resolution will be heard by the council and must contain a statement setting out the method of assessment being proposed for adoption or the change in the method of assessment that is being proposed for adoption. The time for the hearing must be at least 5 days after the final publication of the notice.   History: En. Sec. 29, p. 218, L. 1897; re-en. Sec. 3395, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5277, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5277, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2268(part); amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 251, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 212, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 188, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 354, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-12-4427 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 44. Special Provisions for Street Maintenance Districts|7-12-4427. Hearing on resolution for assessment of costs

  7-12-4427. Hearing on resolution for assessment of costs. (1) At the time so set, the council shall meet and hear all objections which may be made to such assessment or any part thereof and may adjourn from time to time for that purpose and may by resolution modify such assessment in whole or in part.   (2) A copy of the resolution, certified by the city clerk, must be delivered to the financial officer, and the assessments shall be placed upon the tax roll and collected in the same manner as other taxes.   History: En. Sec. 29, p. 218, L. 1897; re-en. Sec. 3395, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5277, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5277, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2268(part); amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 212, L. 1983.
MT Code § 7-12-4428 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 44. Special Provisions for Street Maintenance Districts|7-12-4428. Assessment of costs of improvements and maintenance of improvements

  7-12-4428. Assessment of costs of improvements and maintenance of improvements. Cities and towns are authorized to assess the cost of the work, improvements, and maintenance authorized by 7-12-4405 against the property in maintenance districts in the manner and as provided in 7-12-4421 and 7-12-4422 to meet the payments required to be made each year.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 12, Ex. L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 5271.4, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2261; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 212, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 657, L. 1985.
MT Code § 7-12-4429 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 44. Special Provisions for Street Maintenance Districts|7-12-4429. Financial assistance options

  7-12-4429. Financial assistance options. Cities and towns are authorized to:   (1) enter into suitable agreements with the United States of America, the state of Montana, or a building and loan association, savings and loan association, bank, or credit union that is a regulated lender as defined in 31-1-111 for loans of money and for receiving financial assistance to do the work and improvements contemplated by 7-12-4405; and   (2) provide for the repayment of the loans by yearly payments from funds derived from districts created under 7-12-4402, apportioned over a period of time not exceeding 20 years.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 12, Ex. L. 1933; re-en. Sec. 5271.2, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2259; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 212, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 370, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 139, L. 2019.
MT Code § 7-12-4430 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 44. Special Provisions for Street Maintenance Districts|7-12-4430. through 7-12-4435 reserved

  7-12-4430 through 7-12-4435 reserved.
MT Code § 7-12-4436 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 44. Special Provisions for Street Maintenance Districts|7-12-4436. Water user entities exempt from special assessments

  7-12-4436. Water user entities exempt from special assessments. Rights-of-way, ditches, flumes, pipelines, dams, water rights, reservoirs, equipment, machinery, motor vehicles, and other personal property owned by a nonprofit water company, water users' association, irrigation company, canal company, ditch company, reservoir company, or similar nonprofit water user entity are exempt from every special assessment imposed by any improvement or maintenance district created under Title 7, chapter 12.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 276, L. 1987.
MT Code § 7-12-4501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 45. Special Provisions for Street Parking Districts|7-12-4501. Abandonment of street parking improvement district -- resolution

  7-12-4501. Abandonment of street parking improvement district -- resolution. Whenever it is deemed to the best interest of a city or town or the inhabitants thereof by the mayor and council of such city or town, the mayor and council are authorized to abandon the maintenance of any street parking improvement district established in such city or town by the passage of a resolution of intention to abandon the same.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 1951; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2285(part).
MT Code § 7-12-4502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 45. Special Provisions for Street Parking Districts|7-12-4502. Notice of intention to abandon district

  7-12-4502. Notice of intention to abandon district. (1) After the passage of the resolution provided for in 7-12-4501, the city or town clerk shall publish a notice as provided in 7-1-4127 of the intention to abandon.   (2) The notice must specify the boundaries of the district to be abandoned, the date of the passage of the resolution of intention to abandon, and the date set for the passage of the resolution of abandonment and that unless 40% of the owners in the district file written protest with the clerk of the city or town before the passage of the resolution, it will be passed. The notice must also set forth, when applicable, that it is the duty of the owners of the property abutting on the street parking district involved to maintain the property after the abandonment.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 1951; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2285(part); amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 354, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-12-4503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 45. Special Provisions for Street Parking Districts|7-12-4503. Protest to abandonment of district

  7-12-4503. Protest to abandonment of district. Unless 40% of the property owners owning property abutting the district file written protests against the abandonment by the date set for the passage of the resolution of abandonment, the council shall pass a resolution declaring the district abandoned.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 1951; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2285(part); amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 251, L. 1979.
MT Code § 7-12-4504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 45. Special Provisions for Street Parking Districts|7-12-4504. Responsibility and liability of property owners following abandonment of district

  7-12-4504. Responsibility and liability of property owners following abandonment of district. (1) Following passage of the resolution of abandonment, it shall be the duty of all property owners owning property abutting said district to maintain such portion thereof abutting their property.   (2) Such abandonment, however, shall not relieve the property owners from the assessment and payment of a sufficient amount to liquidate all charges existing against said district prior to the date of abandonment.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 38, L. 1951; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2285(part).
MT Code § 7-12-4505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 45. Special Provisions for Street Parking Districts|7-12-4505. through 7-12-4510 reserved

  7-12-4505 through 7-12-4510 reserved.
MT Code § 7-12-4511 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 45. Special Provisions for Street Parking Districts|7-12-4511. Water user entities exempt from special assessments

  7-12-4511. Water user entities exempt from special assessments. Rights-of-way, ditches, flumes, pipelines, dams, water rights, reservoirs, equipment, machinery, motor vehicles, and other personal property owned by a nonprofit water company, water users' association, irrigation company, canal company, ditch company, reservoir company, or similar nonprofit water user entity are exempt from every special assessment imposed by any improvement or maintenance district created under Title 7, chapter 12.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 276, L. 1987.
MT Code § 7-12-4601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 46. Fire Hydrant Maintenance Districts|7-12-4601. Authorization to create fire hydrant maintenance districts

  7-12-4601. Authorization to create fire hydrant maintenance districts. Whenever the public convenience and necessity may require, one or more fire hydrant maintenance districts may be established in a city or town.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 572, L. 1983.
MT Code § 7-12-4602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 46. Fire Hydrant Maintenance Districts|7-12-4602. Resolution of intention to create fire hydrant maintenance district

  7-12-4602. Resolution of intention to create fire hydrant maintenance district. (1) Before creating any fire hydrant maintenance district, the city council shall pass a resolution of intention to do so.   (2) The resolution must designate the district number, describe the boundaries of the district, provide an estimate of the cost of any improvement and the cost of maintaining district fire hydrants, and the proportion of such costs to be assessed against the property within the district.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 572, L. 1983.
MT Code § 7-12-4603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 46. Fire Hydrant Maintenance Districts|7-12-4603. Notice of resolution of intent to create fire hydrant maintenance district

  7-12-4603. Notice of resolution of intent to create fire hydrant maintenance district. (1) Upon passing the resolution required by 7-12-4602, the council shall publish a notice of the passage as provided in 7-1-4127. A copy of the notice must be mailed to the last-known address of every person, firm, or corporation having property within the proposed district on the same day the notice is first published or posted.   (2) The notice must describe the general character of the proposed improvement, state the estimated cost of the improvement and the cost of maintaining the hydrants within the district for the first year, and designate the time when and place where the council will hear and pass upon all protests against the establishment of the improvement or the creation of the district. The notice must refer to the resolution on file in the office of the city clerk for a description of the boundaries.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 572, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 354, L. 2001.
MT Code § 7-12-4604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 46. Fire Hydrant Maintenance Districts|7-12-4604. Protest against creation of fire hydrant maintenance district

  7-12-4604. Protest against creation of fire hydrant maintenance district. At any time within 15 days after the date of the first publication or posting of the notice of passage of the resolution of intention, an owner of property who would be liable for district assessments may make a written protest against the proposed improvement or the creation of the district, or both. The protest must be delivered, in writing, to the clerk of the city council, who shall endorse on the protest the date of receipt.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 572, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 558, Ch. 61, L. 2007.
MT Code § 7-12-4605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 46. Fire Hydrant Maintenance Districts|7-12-4605. Consideration of protest

  7-12-4605. Consideration of protest. (1) At the next regular meeting of the city council after the expiration of the 15-day protest period provided for in 7-12-4604, the city council shall proceed to hear and pass upon all protests, and its decision is final and conclusive. If the council finds that the owners of a majority of the property proposed to be assessed have protested on grounds of cost of the improvement, no further proceedings may be taken on the subject of such proposed improvement district for a period of at least 6 months from the date of expiration of the 15-day protest period.   (2) In determining whether or not sufficient protests have been filed to prevent further proceedings, property owned by a county, city, or town is considered the same as other property in the district.   (3) The city council may adjourn and reconvene the hearing on protests from time to time.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 572, L. 1983.
MT Code § 7-12-4606 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 46. Fire Hydrant Maintenance Districts|7-12-4606. Resolution to create fire hydrant maintenance district

  7-12-4606. Resolution to create fire hydrant maintenance district. (1) The city council has jurisdiction to order the proposed improvements if:   (a) no protests have been delivered to the clerk of the city council within the 15-day protest period provided for in 7-12-4604; or   (b) protests have been found by the city council to be insufficient in number to halt further proceedings and such protests have been heard on their merits and denied.   (2) Before ordering the proposed improvements, the city council shall pass a resolution creating the fire hydrant maintenance district in accordance with the resolution of intention previously introduced and passed by the council.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 572, L. 1983.
MT Code § 7-12-4607 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 46. Fire Hydrant Maintenance Districts|7-12-4607. through 7-12-4610 reserved

  7-12-4607 through 7-12-4610 reserved.
MT Code § 7-12-4611 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 46. Fire Hydrant Maintenance Districts|7-12-4611. Resolution for assessment -- assessment options

  7-12-4611. Resolution for assessment -- assessment options. The city or town council shall estimate, as nearly as practicable, the entire cost of installing and maintaining fire hydrants each year and the portion thereof to be assessed against the property within the district. Before the first Monday in October, the council must pass and finally adopt a resolution levying and assessing the property within the district. The city or town council, for the purpose of making the assessment, shall adopt one of the following methods:   (1) The council may assess the cost of fire hydrant installation and maintenance against the entire district, each lot or parcel of land within the district to be assessed for that part of the whole cost which its area bears to the area of the entire district, exclusive of streets, avenues, alleys, and public places.   (2) The council may assess the cost of fire hydrant installation and maintenance against the entire district, each lot or parcel of land within the district bordering or abutting on the streets where fire hydrants are located to be assessed in its lineal proportion to the total lineal feet bordering or abutting on such streets.   (3) If the city council determines that the area, frontage, or combination options are inequitable, it may assess the cost of fire hydrant installation and maintenance:   (a) against the entire district, each lot or parcel of land within such district to be assessed for that part of the whole cost that its taxable valuation, including improvements, bears to the taxable valuation of the entire district; or   (b) against the entire district, each lot or parcel of land receiving service within the district to be assessed by apportioning the whole cost according to a ratio between the water meter size servicing each lot or parcel and the whole cost.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 572, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 266, L. 1985.
MT Code § 7-12-4612 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 46. Fire Hydrant Maintenance Districts|7-12-4612. Collection method -- utility options -- resolution of assessment

  7-12-4612. Collection method -- utility options -- resolution of assessment. The city council may assess the costs of fire hydrant maintenance through a resolution of assessment or it may collect the costs by assessing them along with water and sewer fees.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 572, L. 1983.
MT Code § 7-12-4613 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 46. Fire Hydrant Maintenance Districts|7-12-4613. through 7-12-4620 reserved

  7-12-4613 through 7-12-4620 reserved.
MT Code § 7-12-4621 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 7. Local Government|Chapter 12. Improvement Districts|Part 46. Fire Hydrant Maintenance Districts|7-12-4621. Water user entities exempt from special assessments

  7-12-4621. Water user entities exempt from special assessments. Rights-of-way, ditches, flumes, pipelines, dams, water rights, reservoirs, equipment, machinery, motor vehicles, and other personal property owned by a nonprofit water company, water users' association, irrigation company, canal company, ditch company, reservoir company, or similar nonprofit water user entity are exempt from every special assessment imposed by any improvement or maintenance district created under Title 7, chapter 12.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 276, L. 1987.