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Missoula holds public hearing on Unified Development Code and 2045 land use plan; council delays final vote
Summary
City staff outlined a multi-year rewrite of Missoula's zoning and development rules designed to increase housing supply and implement the Missoula 2045 land use plan. After hours of public comment both supporting and opposing the changes, the council returned the package to the Land Use & Planning Committee for further amendments.
Missoula city staff presented a comprehensive public hearing on Jan. 12 that explained proposed amendments to the Missoula 2045 land use plan and the adoption of a new Unified Development Code (UDC), a consolidated Title 22 intended to modernize zoning, increase housing choices and align rules with state law.
The presentation, led by Erin Peehan of the Community Planning, Development & Innovation department, traced three years of community engagement and said the UDC is intended to streamline disparate regulations and support compact, walkable development tied to climate and equity goals. "This work has also required sustained commitment from key stakeholders who have leaned in again and again over the last 3 years," Peehan said, framing the package as the product of wide public input.
Staff described major technical changes in the code and map: 22 new zoning districts organized by context (residential, mixed use, special use); use of floor-area ratio and maximum units-per-building to control form; reduced setbacks and minimum lot widths to enable smaller-lot infill; elimination of most…
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