SUMMARY OF FOREST PARK PROPOSED ZONE CHANGES Updates to meet State Statute The revised code of Montana is now Montana Code Annotated (MCA) The makeup of the Planning and Zoning Commission redefined Notice requirements Definitions Removed definitions that were not applicable to these regulations Agriculture Apartment House Court Dwelling, Two-family Grade, established Modular Building Unit Mobile Home Park Motel, Hotel Structural Alterations Added needed definitions Dwelling, Duplex Dwelling, Manufactured Home* Dwelling, Modular Foundation, permanent Use, Administrative Conditional* Modified definitions to provide clarity Boarding, Rooming, or Lodging House is now only Boarding House* Building Line Dwelling Family – deleted the provision for allowing non-related persons (see boarding house)* Garage, private Garage, public Home Occupation Parking, Off-street Setback Yard Yard, Front Removed regulatory text from the definition and moved to section governing the item Home Occupation Use, non-conforming Section 4 changes Updated reference to official map Assigned designation to district names 1 *Items listed in italics are substantive changes Added reference to an unofficial map* Section 6 changes Move regulatory portion of signs to general provisions section Added temporary buildings* Added portable storage containers* Added manufactured/modular homes on permanent foundations* Added administrative conditional use and moved home occupations to this section* Moved uses that generate impacts greater/different than residential to conditional use review* Churches & Schools Libraries and Museums Police and Fire Stations Clinics Added boarding houses and nursing homes under conditional use permit review* Clarified text on conforming lots Add text to indicate which measurement was being discussed (i.e, front, back) Clarified language on setbacks for accessory structures and added an appendix drawing to assist interpretation Moved discussion of sight triangle on corner lots to "general provisions" and added an appendix drawing to assist interpretation Moved parking discussion to "general provisions" with section reference Section 7 changes Changed name of section and no longer allow mobile home units* Changed minimum lot frontage requirements for manufactured units* Moved parking discussion to "general provisions" with section reference Section 8 changes Added an intent section for clarification* Modified some use definitions to provide more guidance Added a fleet storage use with indoor storage under the permitted used category and outdoor fleet storage under a conditional use permit* Added personal storage/shops with no outdoor storage* Added nursing homes and boarding houses to administrative conditional uses* Section 9 changes Cleaned up open space language for clarity about what uncovered projections (steps/decks) may extend into the open space Changed "corner lots" to title "sight triangle" and added appendix drawing for clarity. Added a restriction on garage size for residential lots* Added language on storage of flammable/combustible liquids but restricted that to the residential districts* Building permit changed to Zoning Compliance Permit (this was changed throughout the document) Clarified how parking requirements may be met Eliminated "mixed occupancies" as use section does not allow such 2 *Items listed in italics are substantive changes Parking for uses not listed in the table shall be a decision of the Administrator not the Planning and Zoning Commission* Put parking requirements into a table format Section 10 changes Changed reference to Zoning Enforcement Agent to Zoning Administrator (this was changed throughout the document) Fee reference will now reference fee schedule set by Commissioners instead of being set fees within the zoning regulations* Changed the name building permits to zoning compliance permits Information required for zoning compliance permits may be waived by the administrator* An administrative conditional use procedure has been added* Notice requirements changed to meet State statute* Protest language on amendments was deleted to conform to court rulings* Site specific zone change amendments notice for owners within 100 feet was changed from certified mail to standard mailing* Section 11 changes NONE Added Section 12 Severability. 3 *Items listed in italics are substantive changes