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Planning director outlines zoning rewrite, subdivision rules, floodplain oversight and housing challenge
Summary
Butte-Silver Bow Planning Director Julie Crane told the study commission the department is updating the county—s zoning ordinance, handling technical floodplain and subdivision reviews, and facing staffing and infrastructure constraints that affect housing supply.
Julie Crane, planning director for Butte-Silver Bow County, told the study commission the planning department runs four divisions (long-range planning, short-range planning/zoning enforcement, building permits/code enforcement, and geospatial services/GIS) and directly supervises 14 employees.
Crane said the department's long-range work follows the 2020 comprehensive plan and that the department is working on a zoning ordinance update guided by that plan. "We are in the process of updating our zoning ordinance," she said, adding the revision aims to reflect contemporary uses and technology and to guide future land use…
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