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Council reviews future land-use map and FY27 budget calendar; zoning changes to follow public hearings

Columbia Falls City Council · May 5, 2026
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Summary

Staff reviewed a future land-use map that highlights probable growth areas for the next 20 years (not zoning), confirmed required five-year reviews and upcoming public hearings, and presented a FY27 budget calendar with committee meetings and a July workshop; the council agreed to the timeline and discussed related zoning and subdivision regulation work later this year.

City staff revisited the proposed future land-use map May 4 and outlined how it differs from zoning, reiterated statutory review requirements and previewed upcoming public hearings tied to FY27 budget work and zoning updates.

The planner noted the future land-use map is a 20-year, nonbinding projection of likely land uses and growth areas and that the council is…

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