Flathead Valley City Planners Give State Legislators Progress Report on Housing and Zoning Reform

Flathead Valley City Planners Give State Legislators Progress Report on Housing and Zoning Reform

City planning staff from Kalispell, Whitefish and Columbia Falls on Thursday reported to a handful of state legislators on their respective city’s progress with 2023 legislation, the Montana Land Use Planning Act (MLUPA), and shared the challenges faced while bringing each city’s growth policy and zoning and subdivision regulations into compliance with state law.  The Flathead Valley representatives were part of a larger, two-part panel on the i…