Bozeman commission approves rezoning of 68.33-acre Gallatin Center site to allow mixed commercial and residential uses

The Bozeman City Commission on Tuesday approved a zone map amendment to reclassify a 68.33-acre property at the northwest corner of North Nineteenth Avenue and Baxter Lane from BP (Business Park) and B2 (Community Commercial) to B2M (Community Commercial Mixed Use). The vote was 4-0.

The change, proposed by Gallatin Center Limited Partnership and presented by Eric Ringsock of WWC, moves the site toward zoning that allows a wider range of commercial uses and a secondary option for multifamily housing while preserving later review steps for specific development proposals. "This is an application to rezone about 70 acres, 68, from what we call BP ... to our B2M zone," Tom Rogers of the Community Development Department told the commission as he summarized staff analysis and the city’s future land use map.

The rezoning drew focused questions about on-site watercourses and potential wetlands. Rogers told commissioners the map…