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Blanchard Family Transfer and Aggregations Exemptions in Huson

Project Description

Dennis and Kristal Blanchard are requesting to use the family transfer exemption from subdivision review to divide their 20-acre property at 20470 Whitetail Ridge Road in Huson into two 10-acre lots. They plan to gift one of the new lots to their daughter, Krisden Blanchard, who is currently a minor. The Blanchards have also applied for an aggregation exemption from subdivision review to expunge a historic boundary line that intersects their property.

Subdivision Regulations and Exemptions

Missoula County’s subdivision regulations promote public health, safety and general welfare by ensuring any subdivision of land in the County’s jurisdiction provides for adequate light, air, water supply, sewage disposal, parks and recreation areas, ingress and egress and other public requirements. Many requests to divide land must go through the subdivision process to ensure these requirements are met, but certain types of land division are exempt from subdivision review. Landowners can apply for one or multiple subdivision exemptions when their development plans meet the state and local requirements for the applicable exemptions.

Being granted these exemptions means the property owner does not need to go through the standard subdivision review process to divide their property. These requests require administrative review by planning staff and, in some cases, may require approval by the county commissioners to ensure the applicant is not evading these regulations.

Family Transfer Exemption
Landowners can request a family transfer exemption when they intend to divide their property to gift or sell the newly created parcel(s) to an immediate family member.
Aggregation Exemption
Landowners can request an aggregation exemption when the division or combination of parcels will not create new lots or otherwise significantly alter the development potential.

View subdivision exemption review criteria

Project Timeline

Board of County Commissioners hearing: Thursday, July 24, 2 p.m.

In-person location: Sophie Moiese Room, Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 West Broadway, Missoula
Virtual option: Residents can attend the meeting via Microsoft Teams. To join the call on your phone, call 406-272-4824, Conference ID 467 457 758#. To join the meeting on your device, follow the links on the agenda that will be published at http://missoula.co/bccmeetings.

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Project Lead

Patrick Swart, 406-258-4841, pswart@missoulacounty.us