{"data":{"id":"us-mt/76-5-403","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"76-5-403","heading":"Prohibited uses within floodway.","body":"The following nonconforming uses shall be prohibited within the designated floodway:\n(1) a building for living purposes or place of assembly or permanent use by human beings;\n(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;\n(3) the construction or permanent storage of an object subject to flotation or movement during flood level periods.","path":["TITLE 76. LAND RESOURCES AND USE","CHAPTER 5. FLOOD PLAIN AND FLOODWAY MANAGEMENT","Part 4. Use of Flood Plains and Floodways"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0760/chapter_0050/part_0040/section_0030/0760-0050-0040-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:00:04Z","sha256":"92519971d81ae735e3a171c040bbff495aeef1904cc195fec49b6342b0079269","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/76-5-402","next":"us-mt/76-5-404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}