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Montana · Through Montana Code Annotated 2025

76-5-403: Prohibited uses within floodway.

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  1. TITLE 76. LAND RESOURCES AND USE
  2. CHAPTER 5. FLOOD PLAIN AND FLOODWAY MANAGEMENT
  3. Part 4. Use of Flood Plains and Floodways

The following nonconforming uses shall be prohibited within the designated floodway:

(1) a building for living purposes or place of assembly or permanent use by human beings;

(2) a structure or excavation that will cause water to be diverted from the established floodway, cause erosion, obstruct the natural flow of water, or reduce the carrying capacity of the floodway;

(3) the construction or permanent storage of an object subject to flotation or movement during flood level periods.

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