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+ = Planning Advisory Board / Zoning Commission =
+ The Planning Advisory Board, which also sits as the Zoning Commission, advises the [[CityCommission]] on Great Falls area growth and development: amendments to the growth policy, zoning, land subdivision, annexation, transportation planning, roadway improvements and general planning.
+ '''Created''' by Ordinance 2913 and recreated by Ordinance 2923, September 2005, as part of the Land Development Code — Title 17 of the [[OfficialCode]].
+ '''Membership''' — seven citizen members appointed by the City Commission. No City employees or elected officials. All must reside within the city limits. Three-year terms.
+ '''Meets''' the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 3:00 pm in the Commission Chambers of the [[CivicCenter]]. Work sessions may be held at 4:00 pm on the preceding Monday. The City estimates two to six hours a month of reading and meetings.
+ Staffed by [[PlanningAndCommunityDevelopment]].
+ = What it handles =
+ Every annexation, planned unit development, rezoning and conditional use permit that reaches the Commission has been through this board first, with a staff report and a recommendation. Its recordings are catalogued under the file prefix ''PABZC'' — see [[MeetingRecordings]].
+ Appointments to the board were made at [[CityCommission2025-05-06]], carried 3-1, and at [[CityCommission2026-03-03]], carried 3-0 with one abstention.
+ = Meetings recorded here =
+ Board meetings for which a City-190 recording exists but no online packet, so far all 2023 and 2024:
+ [[PlanningAdvisoryBoard2023-02-28]] · [[PlanningAdvisoryBoard2023-04-25]] · [[PlanningAdvisoryBoard2023-07-11]] · [[PlanningAdvisoryBoard2023-08-22]] · [[PlanningAdvisoryBoard2023-11-14]] · [[PlanningAdvisoryBoard2024-01-09]] · [[PlanningAdvisoryBoard2024-02-13]] · [[PlanningAdvisoryBoard2024-03-26]] · [[PlanningAdvisoryBoard2024-04-09]] · [[PlanningAdvisoryBoard2024-05-14]] · [[PlanningAdvisoryBoard2024-06-11]] · [[PlanningAdvisoryBoard2024-10-08]]
+ = Under MLUPA =
+ The [[MontanaLandUsePlanningAct]] changes what the board does. City staff have been reviewing code changes for compliance, including which body hears variances and appeals — see [[WorkSession2026-01-20]] and [[BoardOfAdjustment]].
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+ Planning/Zoning Commission: https://greatfallsmt.gov/444/PlanningZoning-Commission
+ Agenda Center: https://greatfallsmt.gov/AgendaCenter
+ [[BoardsAndCommissions]] · [[ZoningOrdinances]] · [[Categories]]
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