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Billings staff proposes annexation-map updates for landfill corridor, Hesper/48th and Heights bypass node

Billings City Council Work Session · April 6, 2026
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Summary

Planning staff presented four potential map amendments: add city-owned landfill property and nearby parcels to the short-term annexation zone, move a Hesper/48th development parcel into the annexation zone at the applicant's request, add long-range area around the Billings bypass/Five Mile Road, and shrink the long-range zone west of Zimmerman Trail/Highway 3.

Planning staff asked council to consider a set of map amendments to the city’s Annexation Policy in order to better align future service planning with likely development nodes.

Key recommended changes included: (1) moving the city-owned landfill area and adjacent parcels into the near-term annexation (green) zone so the city can consider annexation and provide services if requested; (2) moving an applicant’s 52-acre…

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