Bozeman commission schedules June 24 work session, narrows priorities for UDC update

The Bozeman City Commission on June 3 directed staff to return June 24 for focused work sessions on elements of the city’s Unified Development Code update, singling out building mass and scale, targeted zoning map changes, and environment/transportation-related items for near-term review.

The work session matters because Montana’s recent land-use changes require municipalities to adopt certain code changes by May 2026, and commissioners told staff they want narrower, topic-specific meetings to make progress without rushing complex ordinances. “So tonight…we lost two weeks. We’re coming back to the commission on June 24 with another work session,” City Manager (Mr. Wynne) told the commission, referencing the earlier, extended meeting that left the item unfinished.

Commissioners and staff spent more than two hours parsing dozens of public comments and written submissions about parking,…