Missoula annexes Paisley Park site and approves 100‑lot subdivision and master plan

The Missoula City Council voted 9–0 Oct. 6 to annex approximately 40 acres (the Paisley Park property) into city limits, apply form‑based transect zoning called for in the area master plan, and approve a preliminary subdivision and master site plan that would create 100 lots and up to 671 dwelling units in up to eight phases over a potential 20‑year buildout.

Dave DeGrandpre, planning supervisor in the Department of Community Planning, Development and Innovation, told council the project proposes a mix of housing types — single‑family, attached single‑family/duplexes, and larger multifamily structures — with alleys to minimize curb cuts, sidewalks, boulevards, street trees, two nonmotorized trails that connect to the city's planned network, and 4.5 acres of required parkland (the proposal contains about 5.89 acres of common open area).

Key project facts presented by staff and included in the staff report: the property is roughly 40 acres, historically irrigated hay ground (water rights were severed prior to the current sale), the developer proposes 100 lots and 671 dwelling units, and groundwater can rise seasonally within about 5 feet of the surface in spring. Two existing easements cross the site: an…