<div>The Madison County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed Resolution 58-2026 which created the first ever Madison County Zoning Commission at their Oct. 27 regular meeting. The impetus for creating a zoning commission came from the petition and creation of three citizen initiated zoning districts from communities in the South Madison County, Raynald’s Pass area. The Madison County Zoning Commission, as outlined by State statute, will consist of the three county commissioners, two residents from the citizen-initiated zoning districts, the Clerk and Recorder and the Clerk of the District Court. The commission will be responsible for reviewing and refining the proposed regulations proposed during the creation of the citizen-initiated zoning districts. Once the commission has completed a review of the regulations, it will make a recommendation for or against adoption of the regulations to the Board of Commissioners, who will make the final decision on whether or not to adopt the zoning districts and regulations, as a whole.If adopted, these will be the first set of zoning regulations ever adopted in Madison County, although citizen-initiated zoning has previously been proposed. The County currently utilizes subdivision review, buildings for lease or rent review, floodplain development review, and airport affected area review to regulate land use.“Zoning does not control the division of land, but it controls the use of the land,” said Madison County Planner Cody Marxer. “Subdivision is very specific what you, as a government, are limited to evaluating and what you are required to evaluate, in regards to the use of the land. And zoning for specific land uses can be as restrictive or non-restrictive as desired, depending on the goals of the district and regulations.” At the same meeting, the commissioners approved resolutions that create the three citizen initiated zoning districts that were brought to be by petitions that included more than 60% of the land owners in each district. Those petitions included a proposed set of zoning regulations that the new zoning commission will review for legality and enforceability and making any revisions they deem necessary before the Board of Commissioners considers final approval. The county is currently advertising for the two citizen board positions. Once filled, the zoning commission will develop a set of bylaws and begin the process of reviewing the proposed regulations for the three districts. More information is available at www.madisoncountymt.gov/481/Commissioners</div>

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The Madison County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed Resolution 58-2026 which created the first ever Madison County Zoning Commission at their Oct. 27 regular meeting. The impetus for creating a zoning commission came from the petition and creation of three citizen initiated zoning districts from communities in the South Madison County, Raynald’s Pass area.

Madison County creates first zoning commission

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The Madison County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed Resolution 58-2026 which created the first ever Madison County Zoning Commission at their Oct.

Madison County creates first zoning commission

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