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Bozeman Commission work session narrows UDC changes as neighbors press for zoning protections
Summary
City staff and the Community Development Board outlined dozens of substantive edits to the Unified Development Code and discussed two resident-led neighborhood rezoning requests (Centennial Park and Bon Ton). Commissioners signaled broad support for Centennial’s RA proposal and mixed views on Bon Ton.
Bozeman City Commission members spent the Nov. 18 work session digging into the draft Unified Development Code (UDC), with staff and the Community Development Board (CDB) outlining substantive edits and neighborhood proposals ahead of a Dec. 2 public hearing.
The discussion focused on standards intended to implement the 2020 community plan and recent state land-use law changes, map cleanups and three neighborhood-led requests to alter zoning designations. Community Development Director Erin George said, “It's been a long road to get here,” noting the process began in 2022 and that staff expect a public hearing packet for Dec. 2 and a second reading Dec. 16.
Why it matters: The UDC overhaul will reorganize development rules across Bozeman, set new minimum densities in residential districts, change how transitions between different zones are measured, and adjust design standards that govern building massing, entrances and facade articulation. Those edits determine what property owners can build and influence the long-term shape of neighborhoods, infrastructure needs and housing supply.
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