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Bozeman commission re-adopts annexation policy after debate on affordability limits
Summary
The Bozeman City Commission unanimously adopted a revised annexation policy (replacing Resolution 5,076) after staff explained the changes and commissioners debated the city’s limited authority to require affordable housing at annexation under state law.
The Bozeman City Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to replace and readopt the city’s annexation policy, continuing the policy first adopted in 1984 and formally replacing Resolution 5,076.
The updated policy, presented by Chris Saunders of Community Development, keeps existing priorities—favoring contiguous annexations and clarifying procedural language—while updating cross-references to the city’s parks and transportation plans and modernizing administrative language. "Annexation is the legal process where property comes into the city. It's a delegation from the state to the city," Saunders told the commission.
The policy governs landowner-initiated annexations only; staff and Saunders emphasized that the resolution does not change city-initiated annexation authority. City Manager Webb said the revision contains no substantive policy changes from the 2019 version but was…
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