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Bozeman commission votes 4-1 to reconsider denied boutique-hotel permit; new hearing to be noticed
Summary
The City Commission voted 4-1 to reopen consideration of a previously denied boutique-hotel site plan, certificate of appropriateness and setback deviation. Commissioners also approved the consent agenda unanimously earlier in the meeting.
The Bozeman City Commission voted 4-1 on June 24 to reconsider a previously denied boutique-hotel application (site plan, certificate of appropriateness and a deviation into a watercourse setback), and directed staff to re-notice the application for a new public hearing. Deputy Mayor Morrison, Commissioner Fisher, Commissioner Bodie and Mayor Cunningham voted to reconsider; Commissioner Magic voted no.
The commission took the procedural vote after staff and legal counsel explained the limited scope of tonight's decision. An assistant city attorney reminded the commission that "the code requires reconsideration to follow a two-step process" and that the only question for tonight was whether to reopen the matter, not to reargue the merits.
Why it matters: Reconsideration restarts a quasi-judicial process that will require full public notice and another hearing on the same application. If the commission votes to reconsider,…
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