Livable Flathead
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Livable Flathead works to direct growth in the Flathead Valley proactively, using evidence-based policies to foster economic opportunities, interconnected transportation, and abundant housing options for all.
MLUPA 5/5: The statewide standard is set, but local updates are happening NOW in Kalispell, Whitefish, & Columbia Falls. Your Voice is Crucial as zoning codes are finalized.
➡️Attend city council meetings.
➡️Write to your reps.
➡️Support a future with more affordable housing choices.
➡️Attend city council meetings.
➡️Write to your reps.
➡️Support a future with more affordable housing choices.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
MLUPA 5/5: The statewide standard is set, but local updates are happening NOW in Kalispell, Whitefish, & Columbia Falls. Your Voice is Crucial as zoning codes are finalized.
➡️Attend city council meetings.
➡️Write to your reps.
➡️Support a future with more affordable housing choices.
➡️Attend city council meetings.
➡️Write to your reps.
➡️Support a future with more affordable housing choices.
MLUPA 4/5: Some of the 14 options cities can choose from to boost supply:
✅Allow Duplexes by right
✅Allow Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
✅Eliminate or reduce off-street Parking requirements
✅Reduce Lot Sizes or Setbacks
The goal is simple: remove policy barriers to building the homes Montana needs.
✅Allow Duplexes by right
✅Allow Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
✅Eliminate or reduce off-street Parking requirements
✅Reduce Lot Sizes or Setbacks
The goal is simple: remove policy barriers to building the homes Montana needs.
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
MLUPA 4/5: Some of the 14 options cities can choose from to boost supply:
✅Allow Duplexes by right
✅Allow Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
✅Eliminate or reduce off-street Parking requirements
✅Reduce Lot Sizes or Setbacks
The goal is simple: remove policy barriers to building the homes Montana needs.
✅Allow Duplexes by right
✅Allow Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
✅Eliminate or reduce off-street Parking requirements
✅Reduce Lot Sizes or Setbacks
The goal is simple: remove policy barriers to building the homes Montana needs.
MLUPA 3/5: Breaking restrictive zoning! MLUPA requires cities to adopt at least 5 of 14 pro-homes strategies to increase housing supply. This targets "missing middle" housing like duplexes, fourplexes, and ADUs, making them legal to build in more neighborhoods. Time to diversify the housing stock.
October 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
MLUPA 3/5: Breaking restrictive zoning! MLUPA requires cities to adopt at least 5 of 14 pro-homes strategies to increase housing supply. This targets "missing middle" housing like duplexes, fourplexes, and ADUs, making them legal to build in more neighborhoods. Time to diversify the housing stock.
MLUPA 2/5: How it works:
Plan for 20 Years of Growth: Cities must use data to project population and plan to accommodate it.
Zone for Needed Homes "By-Right": Update zoning so the required homes get permits automatically if they meet the rules—no endless public hearings. Fewer delays=lower costs.
Plan for 20 Years of Growth: Cities must use data to project population and plan to accommodate it.
Zone for Needed Homes "By-Right": Update zoning so the required homes get permits automatically if they meet the rules—no endless public hearings. Fewer delays=lower costs.
October 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
MLUPA 2/5: How it works:
Plan for 20 Years of Growth: Cities must use data to project population and plan to accommodate it.
Zone for Needed Homes "By-Right": Update zoning so the required homes get permits automatically if they meet the rules—no endless public hearings. Fewer delays=lower costs.
Plan for 20 Years of Growth: Cities must use data to project population and plan to accommodate it.
Zone for Needed Homes "By-Right": Update zoning so the required homes get permits automatically if they meet the rules—no endless public hearings. Fewer delays=lower costs.
MLUPA 1/5: The Big Idea is a shift from reaction to PROaction. MT's fastest-growing cities now need a clear, predictable game plan for growth. Set the rules upfront so compliant projects can be built quickly. Predictability = the long-term engine for housing affordability.
October 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
MLUPA 1/5: The Big Idea is a shift from reaction to PROaction. MT's fastest-growing cities now need a clear, predictable game plan for growth. Set the rules upfront so compliant projects can be built quickly. Predictability = the long-term engine for housing affordability.