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Council conditionally approves Sunny Cove annexation and zone change; Patty Shack anchor cited

Billings City Council · November 25, 2025
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Summary

Billings planners recommended and the council conditionally approved annexation 25-0-5 and zone change 10-73 for Lot 7 of Sunny Cove Fruit Farms, adding an annexation agreement condition. The developer said a recreational anchor (Patty Shack) and neighborhood retail will be included; neighbors asked questions about access and buffering.

The Billings City Council voted to conditionally approve annexation 25-0-5 and associated zone change 10-73, a proposal to bring Lot 7 of Sunny Cove Fruit Farms into the city and to change its rural-residential zoning to corridor-mixed use. Councilmember Neeson moved the annexation motion with an addition that an annexation agreement be attached; the motion carried after council debate and public input.

Planning staff said the property lies in zone 1 of the limits of annexation and recommended conditional approval subject to an annexation agreement and subdivision improvement agreement as required. Karen, a city planning presenter, said the proposed zoning…

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