Opinion ID: 889368
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Text: ¶ 21 We review de novo a district court's grant or denial of a motion for summary judgment. State v. Butte-Silver Bow County, 2009 MT 414, ¶ 17, 353 Mont. 497, 220 P.3d 1115. A district court's grant or denial of a writ of mandate constitutes a conclusion of law. We review for correctness a district court's conclusions of law. Belgrade Educ. Ass'n v. Belgrade Sch. Dist. No. 44, 2004 MT 318, ¶ 6, 324 Mont. 50, 102 P.3d 517. Zoning designations are legislative acts that courts review for an abuse of discretion. North 93 Neighbors Inc. v. Bd. of Co. Comm'rs, 2006 MT 132, ¶ 18, 332 Mont. 327, 137 P.3d 557.