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Gallatin County listening sessions show strong defense of existing zoning; unzoned landowners largely absent
Summary
County planning and zoning board members and commissioners heard persistent themes in three public listening sessions: residents of existing zoning districts want to preserve local rules; speakers raised water, wildlife and property-rights concerns; and officials said outreach to owners of unzoned land was limited.
Gallatin County staff and members of the county commission, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the county Planning Board convened a series of three listening sessions on zoning reform and reported common themes from public input, but noted limited participation from owners of unzoned land.
The listening sessions, held Feb. 18, March 13 and March 25 and posted at EnvisionGallatin.com, drew 76 total participant appearances representing about 60 unique individuals, according to planning staff. The county recorded 51 in-meeting comments, 20 emailed comments and two online-form submissions during the outreach period.
County officials said the most consistent message was that residents who helped create the county’s 22 existing special zoning districts strongly value and want to preserve those districts’ rules. “I think, one of the most important things is to see…
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