About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities of land use planning and zoning in Missoula County, particularly in relation to new business development.

If a new business wants to open in Missoula County, there’s a good chance the property owner has spoken to someone in local government about it. Then it goes through the development review process, which is dependent on the location, type of business and many other variables. Does it have to be this complicated? What kind of discretion does county government have when it comes to growth and development? Enter: land use planning and zoning. This week, the commissioners spoke with Karen Hughes,...

People in this episode

Host: Missoula County Commissioners

Guest: Karen Hughes

Topics covered

• land use
• zoning
• development review
• local government
• business growth

Keywords

• land use
• zoning
• Missoula County
• development review
• local government
• business

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Organizations: Missoula County

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