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Short-term rental operators urge City Commission to restore renewal path after UDC changes
Bozeman City Commission · April 14, 2026
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Summary
Operators of Type 2 short-term rentals told commissioners the Unified Development Code change removed renewals for many existing permits; staff acknowledged unintended impacts and said they will bring a text amendment back to preserve existing legal operators.
At the April 14 meeting a group of short-term rental operators raised an unintended consequence of the city's recently adopted Unified Development Code. Tessa Whitmer, who identified herself as a Type 2 operator, told the commission that the UDC eliminated the ability for many existing Type…
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