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Aspire subdivision dispute splits council; staff map change to UR2 passes 9–3
Summary
Councilors and East Missoula residents clashed over whether the Aspire subdivision’s Phase 6 building types required UR3 zoning. After legal and technical discussion, council approved staff’s map amendment to change the parcel from UR3 to UR2 and restored the place type to urban residential high (9–3).
A central dispute at the Feb. 2 Missoula City Council meeting focused on the Aspire Subdivision in East Missoula and whether recent council downzoning should stand. Residents of East Missoula said last week’s downzoning restored fairness and reflected neighborhood constraints; developers and some staff argued the change could prevent construction of the building types originally approved.
Erin Cahan of CPDI told the council that Urban Residential 2 (UR2) and Urban Residential 3 (UR3) are similar in floor-area-ratio until higher…
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