The Land Use and Planning Department provides technical planning assistance as well as land use and development services in Beaverhead County. The department:

• Provides staff support to the following advisory and decision-making bodies:
• County Commission
• Town of Lima
• County Planning Board
• County Airport Board
• Provides technical planning support to the county Commission, Planning Board, and general public for the development and implementation of the Beaverhead County Growth Policy and other land use plans.
• Manages and administers the County’s Subdivision Regulations, as well as a variety of other land use ordinances and regulations.
• Provides staff support and issues permits as part of the Big Hole River Conservation Development Standards and Permitting Process.
• Administers and reports to County Commission on applications as part of the Beaverhead County Wireless Communications Facilities Ordinance.
• Reviews and reports to decision-making bodies on subdivision approvals.
• Administrates and issues permits as part of the Airport Affected Area Regulations for the Dillon Airport.
• Administrates and issues permits as part of the Floodplain Management Regulations
• Administrates and issues permits as part of the county’s Buildings for Rent/Lease Regulations.

Provided Services:

• Subdivision and Certificate of Surveys
• Exemptions
• Applying for subdivision, hears, etc.
• Subdivision Regulations
• Subdivision and COS process

Land Use Permits Required For:

• Big Hole River Conservation Development Standards
• Wireless Communications Facilities
• Dillon Airport Affected Area Ordinance
• Floodplain Management Regulations
• Buildings for Rent/Lease Regulatiions

Long Range Planning:

• Beaverhead County Growth Policy
• Area Plans
• Resource Use Plan

Planning Department:

• Application Fees
• Reports
• Current Activities
• Planning Board Bylaws
• Planning Board Expectations
• List of Planning Board Members