Planning Department
The Planning Department works with the Jefferson County Commissioners, County boards, County departments, and federal, state, and local governments to promote responsible development, growth, and land uses in Jefferson County.
Tasks assigned to the Planning Department include:
General long-range planning
Growth Policy development and implementation
Developing & reviewing new planning regulations and regulation updates, revisions and amendments
Subdivision review
Zoning administration and permitting
Survey review committee
Rural Improvement Districts (RIDs) and Rural Management Districts (RMDs)
Permit coordination
Planning Board
The Planning Board typically meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month but may hold other public meetings as needed. Meetings are usually held in the Clerk and Recorder’s Office Meeting Room.
| Name | Location | Appointed | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arica Klapan | Whitehall (chair) | 2/1/2024 | 1/31/2026 |
| Christina Binkowski | Boulder (vice chair) | 2/1/2023 | 1/31/2025 |
| Diane Fitzgerald | (conservation district rep) | 1/31/2024 | 1/31/2026 |
| vacant | 2/1/2022 | 1/31/2024 | |
| Mike Ferriter | Montana City | 2/1/2023 | 1/31/2025 |
| vacant | 2/1/2023 | 1/31/2025 | |
| Joseph Dunn | Montana City | 2/1/2024 | 1 /31/2026 |
| Susan Pullman | MT HWY 69 | 2/1/2024 | 1/31/2026 |
| vacant | 2/1/2024 | 1/31/2026 |
Planning Board Agenda
Capital Improvements Plan and Fire Needs Assessment
In 2019, Jefferson County hired Great West Engineering and Fire Logistics Incorporated to create a capital improvements plan, inspect and inventory conditions of some county roads, and complete a fire needs assessment. The consultants completed their work in 2019 and 2020 and documents have been created to memorialize that information. Great West has produced the Jefferson County Capital Improvements Plan (dated October 2020) and the Jefferson County Road Inventories Map Series (dated October 2020). Fire Logistics Incorporated, with the assistance of Great West Engineering, produced the Jefferson County Fire Needs Assessment (dated July 2020). These documents will serve as guiding documents to assist the County Commission as it plans for future capital improvement projects and plans for increased public service needs associated with growth and development.
Contact:
LaDana Hintz, Planning Director
PO Box H
Boulder MT 59632
phone (406) 225-4040
lhintz@jeffersoncounty-mt.gov
HOURS:
8-12 pm 1-5 pm
First Floor of Courthouse
Forms and Documents
- Building For Lease or Rent
- Growth Policy
- Review Fees
- Subdivision Pre-Application Meeting
- Exemption Criteria
- Northern Jefferson County Zoning Regulations
- Site Permit Application
- Request for Board of Adjustment Review
- Zoning Amendment Application
- Procedure for the Establishment, Alteration, or Abandonment of a County Road Right-of-Way
- RID/RMD Handbook
