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Bozeman officials outline multi-year Unified Development Code update, keep public engagement open
Summary
City staff described the status, schedule and public outreach for a multi-year rewrite of Bozeman's zoning (the Unified Development Code), highlighting required state changes, extensive community workshops and a draft code now under revision.
Tom Rogers, a project lead with Bozeman's Community Development Department, told the Sustainability Advisory Board on April 9 that the city is continuing a multi-year Unified Development Code (UDC) rewrite now in supplemental Phase 2 of public engagement.
The update implements Bozeman's 2020 community plan, incorporates dozens of adopted topic plans including the Climate Action Plan, and responds to new state requirements such as the Montana Land Use and Planning Act (MLUPA), Rogers said. A draft code first released in August 2023 was revised after public comment; the current draft dates from October 2024 and remains under review.
Rogers said the UDC project began in 2022 and has used a two-phase supplementary engagement program to refine the draft. Phase 1 asked residents what matters…
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