7-14-4627. Leasing of surplus or uneconomical space for incidental purposes. - Montana Statutes

     7-14-4627. Leasing of surplus or uneconomical space for incidental purposes. (1) Subject to the limitations imposed by this part, when in the judgment of the commission it is convenient or necessary to permit such use in order to utilize properly such land as a parking facility, each parking commission shall have power to lease for incidental commercial purposes surplus space or space which it is not economical to use for parking purposes, as an incident to the operation of any parking facility.
     (2) The city or parking commission shall be prohibited from operating any such additional, secondary, and incidental facilities. Such incidental use or uses must be secondary to the primary use as a parking facility. The commission or the city shall lease such space to private operators at rates comparable to the existing market rate for similar taxable space at the location.
     (3) (a) Except as provided in subsection (3)(b), if a building is erected on such property for the purpose of parking motor vehicles, then such incidental use or uses of such building shall be confined to the street level and/or below street level of such building. Such incidental use or uses at street level may occupy the entire surface area of the property less that area required for vehicular and pedestrian movement if at least two higher levels, each of equal or greater area, are devoted entirely to parking purposes.
     (b) Other provisions notwithstanding, the commission or the city may lease air rights above such building.

     History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 223, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 77, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 11-3707(part).