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Missoula Council adopts Missoula 2045 amendments and new Unified Development Code after lengthy debate

Missoula City Council · February 3, 2026
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Summary

After hours of public testimony and targeted amendments, the Missoula City Council unanimously adopted updates to the Missoula 2045 land use plan, the Unified Development Code (UDC) and a new zoning map. Staff said the UDC becomes effective 30 days after adoption, with Phase 2 work to follow.

Missoula City Council voted unanimously Feb. 2 to adopt amendments to the Missoula 2045 land use plan and to establish a new Unified Development Code that replaces Title 20 and updates the city’s zoning map. The council passed the land use plan amendments, the UDC ordinance and the new zoning map in separate roll-call votes after more than five hours of public comment and deliberation.

Mayor Davis opened the hearing and staff summarized the multi-year process and public outreach that produced the adoption draft. Ben Brewer, a city staff member, said the materials and consolidated amendment documents are available on eScribe and that staff recommended two technical cleanups and a zoning map correction among the final…

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