Public Notices

For all Citizen Advisory Board legal notices, Floodplain Permit notices, and City Council legal notices, the public notices will be published here.

Floodplain Permits

No current applications at this time.

Zoning Issues

There are several Zoning Chapters being amended and some new ones on the way as well.  The Zoning & Planning board has been meeting additional dates outside of their regularly scheduled 3rd Thursday of the month.  Their next meeting is 10/16 at 6:30PM and another on 10/22/2025, all held at City Hall, 206 S. Main Street, Three Forks.  These chapters may be reviewed at https://threeforks.municipalimpact.com/zoning-and-planning.  For questions contact Kelly Smith, City Zoning Official (phone 285-3431).

See below in City Council public hearings for Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5 & 7 first readings.

City Council Public Hearings

The Three Forks City Council will hold public hearings on October 14, 2025, at 6:00PM to consider the following items:

• A Resolution Noting the Assessment List of Delinquent Fees for Weed Removal, Administrative Fees and Penalty;
• A Resolution Amending the Total Number of Permits for Residential Chickens
• A Resolution to Consider Changing the November 11, 2025 City Council Meeting and Announcing a Rescheduled Public Hearing on  due to it Falling on Veteran’s Day
• A Resolution Amending the Existing Unwritten Policy of Accepting Deposits on Water/Sewer Accounts for those in Tenant Names, and Ceasing to Send Additional Copies to Property Owners when Tenants Receive Late/Disconnect Notices; Setting a New Policy Effective 1/1/2026 any New Accounts will No Longer be Placed in Tenants’ Name, and any Deposits on Record will be Applied to those Accounts
• First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Title 6, Chapter 4A, Section to Reduce the Required Neighbor Notice from 300-feet to 150-feet for Additional Dog Permit Applications
• Amending the Established Mills to be Levied for FY2025-2026 (Original Resolution #453-2025 on 8/26/2025)
• First Reading of the following Ordinances (knowing the existing numbering will be affected until all chapters are adopted):
  • Title 11 Zoning Regulations, Chapter 1: Purpose – Authority – Jurisdiction – Basic Principles
  • Title 11 Zoning Regulations, Chapter 2: Vested Rights – Nonconforming Lots, Uses, Structures
  • Title 11 Zoning Regulations, Chapter 3 Zoning Districts; Boundaries with Chapter 3: Actors in the Administration of these Regulations
  • Title 11 Zoning Regulations, Chapter 5 Agricultural Districts with Chapter 5: Zoning Permit Procedures
  • Title 11 Zoning Regulations, Chapter 7: Appeals and Variance Procedures

These hearings will be held at City Hall located at 206 S. Main Street, Three Forks, Montana.  The drafted resolutions may all be found on our website at www.threeforksmontana.us/public-notices.

The second reading of the ordinances mentioned above will be heard in November, however due to the resolution mentioned above about whether or not the Council wishes to reschedule its public hearing from 11/11/2025 to another November date, the second reading date has not yet been determined.  They will be on the agenda of the first meeting in November, whatever date that is set for at the 10/14/2025 meeting.

Written and verbal comments may be submitted prior to the hearing via email to cturner@threeforksmontana.us or ksmith@threeforksmontana.us (deadline of 5PM on 10/14/2025), or will be accepted at the hearings.  Please contact the City Office at (406) 285-3431 for any questions.