This bill seeks to amend Montana's laws regarding manufactured and factory-built housing to ensure that municipal zoning regulations treat these housing types equally with other residential properties. Key provisions include a prohibition on local governments differentiating between manufactured or factory-built housing units and other residential units, as well as establishing a rebuttable presumption that the placement of these homes will not negatively impact the property values of conventional housing. The bill also introduces definitions for "factory-built housing" and "manufactured housing" to clarify compliance with relevant standards.

Additionally, the bill allows for manufactured and factory-built housing to be included as an allowable commercial purpose in state trust land leases, provided that these housing types are permitted on parcels with a will-serve letter from municipal water and sewer systems. It amends existing laws to restrict local governments from imposing fees or property dedication requirements based on income levels or sale prices, and it clarifies that local governments cannot prevent the erection of amateur radio antennas or impose unreasonable restrictions on agricultural activities outside incorporated cities. The expansion of the definition of "commercial purpose" to include mobile home parks or multiple manufactured housing units for lease or rent aims to promote diverse residential options while protecting existing agricultural activities and amateur radio communications.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 76-2-202, 76-2-302, 76-2-304, 76-25-103, 76-25-303, 77-1-902
SB0252_1(1): 76-2-202, 76-2-302, 76-2-304, 76-25-103, 76-25-303, 77-1-902
SB0252_1: 76-2-202, 76-2-302, 76-2-304, 76-25-103, 76-25-303, 77-1-902