Welcome to the Lincoln County Regulatory Update Page

Lincoln County received a grant from the Montana Community Reinvestment Act to conduct a wholesale revision of its Subdivision Regulations, Buildings for Lease/Rent Regulations, and all applicable forms.  This revision is being conducted with an eye towards improving procedures as well as making the application process more approachable for small acreage landowners to be able to create housing opportunities in an affordable manner within the regulatory framework of the statutes governing land use and development.

Here you will find all the documents we will be reviewing through this process, including:

Existing Regulations

Recommendations

Check back for updates as we move through the process.  Basic revisions include statutory changes from 2021, 2023 and 2025.

Existing Forms

Schedule of Review

A steering committee has been selected from the development and agency community to provide valuable input into the process for the consulting planner preparing the updates.  The Lincoln County Planning Board will review all recommendations, modify, enhance, etc. prior to final adoption by the County Commissioners

 August 19, 2025 – Initial presentation to Planning Board with summary recommendations of statutory, formatting and structural changes

September 16, 2025 – Planning Board review of Chapters I-V of Lincoln County Subdivision Regulations

October 21, 2025 – Planning Board review of Chapters VI. Design Standards A-O, excluding VI-G and IV-P.

December 16, 2025 – Planning Board review of Chapter VI-G and VI-P. Design Standards, Roads and Fire Protection

February 17, 2026 – Final Planning Board review of 2025 Subdivision Regulation changes.

March 17, 2026 – Planning Board review of Buildings for Lease or Rent (RV Parks)

April 15, 2026 – Public Hearing with Board of County Commissioners

April 29, 2026 – Final Adoption