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Billings council scraps duplex allowance in work‑session vote, declines one housing incentive
Summary
At a special work session, the Billings City Council voted to remove a proposed allowance that would have permitted duplexes where single‑family homes are currently allowed and declined one named housing incentive; staff will revise the draft land‑use materials before the next hearing.
The Billings City Council held a special work session to review proposed zoning incentives and the draft Billings2045 land‑use map, then voted in a work‑session voice vote to remove a previously discussed allowance that would have permitted duplexes on lots now restricted to single‑family houses.
Staff had presented a packet of housing incentives and zoning options — labeled A through N — that the council had discussed at prior meetings. Item N would have permitted higher‑density multiunit dwellings in places where only single‑unit…
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