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Missoula adopts 2045 land use plan after major public input and council amendments
Summary
After months of public engagement and a series of staff and council amendments, Missoula City Council unanimously adopted the Missoula 2045 land use plan and place‑type map, moving the project to the code‑reform phase where zoning changes will be developed and debated.
The Missoula City Council voted unanimously Dec. 16 to adopt the Missoula 2045 land use plan and place‑type map, concluding an 18‑month planning process that staff said included roughly 1,000 public comments and more than a hundred outreach events.
Ben Brewer, planning supervisor in the Community Planning Division, told council the adoption draft reflects analysis required by state law and community feedback and will establish policy direction for a forthcoming Unified Development Code. The adoption motion incorporated staff‑recommended changes and committee amendments, and council considered multiple additional amendments on topics from parking policy to sensitive‑lands analysis timing and climate actions before final…
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