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Bozeman commission adopts revised affordable housing ordinance after debate
Summary
After hours of public comment and edits, the Bozeman City Commission voted 3-2 to adopt a revised Affordable Housing Ordinance that narrows height bonuses, raises minimum parking for some incentives, and adds a pre‑application community‑meeting requirement for most incentive categories.
At its February commission meeting, the Bozeman City Commission voted 3-2 to adopt a revised Affordable Housing Ordinance intended to encourage deed‑restricted affordable rental housing while tightening some incentives after public concern.
The ordinance matters because commissioners and residents are wrestling with how to create more affordable units while limiting what some called “radical” change to established neighborhoods. Supporters said the package will help projects that rely on layered funding, while opponents said the current version still over‑incentivizes apartment-style development in certain areas.
City staff presented the ordinance amendments and the public offered extended comment. David Fine, the city’s affordable housing and urban renewal program manager, summarized final edits and how the ordinance would operate at adoption. Among the changes included in the adopted ordinance, staff and the commission described: 1) a pre‑application community meeting requirement for developments using A, B or C incentives with mailed notice to…
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