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Staff presents economic growth projections and draft future land‑use map categories to council
Summary
Planning staff summarized an SB Friedman economic analysis projecting population and housing growth to 2045 and previewed the draft future land‑use categories and mapping approach; council discussed infill incentives, annexation, open‑space labeling and transitional N3/N4 categories.
Planning staff presented an economic analysis prepared by SB Friedman and Orion Planning & Design and previewed the draft future land‑use categories that will underpin the Billings2045 map.
Staff reported the analysis projects roughly 30,000 new residents and a little over 16,000 housing units for Billings by 2045, along with nearly 23,000 new jobs in the study horizon. The presentation highlighted a recent shift toward denser housing types (two‑family,…
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