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RESOLUTION 5271
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, LEVYING AND ASSESSING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2022 UPON ALL REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, COUNTY OF
GALLATIN, STATE OF MONTANA, TO DEFRAY THE COST AND EXPENSE
INCURRED IN THE CITY-WIDE PARKS AND TRAILS DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF
BOZEMAN AND TO EXTEND THE BOUNDARIES OF SAID DISTRICT TO
ENCOMPASS ANNEXED PROPERTIES.
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2021, the voter of the City of Bozeman approved the creation of
a Parks and Trails District (the “District”); and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Bozeman did on the 1st day of June,
2021, following notice and public hearing pass Commission Resolution No. 5180 entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, ORDERING THE CREATION OF A PARKS AND TRAILS SPECIAL
DISTRICT WITHIN THE INCORPORATED LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
BOZEMAN, MONTANA PURSUANT TO THE RESULTS OF THE MAY 5, 2021
ELECTION
; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Bozeman did on the 2nd day of
December, 2019, following notice and public hearing regularly pass Commission Resolution No.
5053, a Resolution: (i) ordering a referendum on the creation of the District; (ii) providing the
basis and method of assessing the cost against property herein assessed; and (iii) stating the City
Commission will, as part of its regular budget process, estimating the total costs of the District for
the following fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 5170, the City Commission adopted its annual budget
for fiscal year 2022 establishing the fiscal year 2022 budget for the District; and
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WHEREAS, in accordance with Commission Resolution No. 5053, the District
boundaries are the corporate limits of the City as amended from time to time by annexation; and
WHEREAS, to defray the costs of the District for the coming assessment year (fiscal year
2022), the Commission must now establish an assessment to be levied for to defray the costs of
the District.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the provisions of said Commission Resolution No.
5053 and the laws of the State of Montana,
BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED BY THE COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1
To defray the cost and expense of District, which is hereby extended to include the City’s corporate
limits including all annexed properties as of the date of this Resolution, for fiscal year 2022 the
Bozeman City Commission hereby levies and assesses upon all property located within the District
the respective amounts listed on Schedule A, attached hereto and by this reference made a part of
this Resolution. The assessments are an amount equal to the annual cost of the programs and
improvements of the District. The assessment amounts set forth on Schedule A shall be paid and
collected in accordance with Commission Resolution No. 5053, and the laws of the State of
Montana governing the collection of special district assessments. Failure to pay such assessment
when due and payable shall make such persons and such lots and parcels of land liable to the
penalties provided by law relative to delinquent taxes and assessments. The November assessments
shall become delinquent at 5:01 p.m. on November 30, 2021, and the May assessments shall
become delinquent at 5:01 p.m. on May 31, 2022.
Section 2
The assessment basis and method of assessing the costs of the District against property herein
assessed shall be as specified in Resolution No. 5053, which is hereby incorporated by this
reference and made a part of this Resolution.
Section 3
That the per-square-foot assessment rate in said district shall be $0.02261 per square foot of actual
lot area, with a limit on the maximum square footage assessed for zones as listed below.
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For non-conforming residences located in business and manufacturing zoning districts without any
business or manufacturing use attached, there shall be a maximum of 15,000 square feet assessed.
The minimum annual assessment will be $3.50.
Zoning Maximum assessment square footage (Cap)
R-1 15,000 sq ft
R-2 15,000 sq ft
R-3 15,000 sq ft
R-4 15,000 sq ft
R-5 15,000 sq ft
RMH 8,250 sq ft/unit
RS 15,000 sq ft
RO No Cap on developed parcels.
Cap of 15,000 sq ft on undeveloped (parcels that have
no structures and have not received subdivision
review.)
PLI (including MSU,
Schools, Govt,
Hospital, & Public
Owned property)
25% of total sq ft
REMU; NEHMU;
UMU
No Cap on developed parcels
Cap of 15,000 square ft on undeveloped (parcels that
have no structures and have not received subdivision
review.)
All Business Zones No Cap on developed parcels
Cap of 15,000 square ft on undeveloped (parcels that
have no structures and have not received subdivision
review.)
All Manufacturing
Zones
No Cap on developed parcels
Cap of 15,000 square ft on undeveloped (parcels that
have no structures and have not received subdivision
review.)
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Section 4
This assessment shall be levied for the fiscal year of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, and be
billed in October 2021 as are all other special assessments. Any condominium and/or subdivision
of land recorded on or before September 30, 2021 is subject to assessment for fiscal year 2022.
Section 5
Objections to the District assessments may be filed with the City Clerk at PO Box 1230 Bozeman,
MT 59771 or emailed to agenda@bozeman.net. The City Commission will hear objections to these
assessments at its meeting on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 beginning at 6:00 PM. Due the ongoing
emergency related to the Covid-19 Pandemic, this meeting of the City Commission will not be
held in person and instead will be held remotely. Instructions regarding how to participate in the
remote meeting may be found on the published agenda for the August 3, 2021 meeting which will
be available on the City’s website (www.bozeman.net) on the afternoon of Thursday, July 29,
2021. For any help accessing the meeting please contact the City Clerk at 582-2321.
Section 6
The City Clerk of the City of Bozeman, did publish in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle a Notice
signed by the City Clerk, stating that a Resolution levying and assessing a special assessment to
defray the cost and expense of maintenance of all city owned parks and trails located within the
City’s corporate limits for the fiscal year 2022, against the property on which such service was
rendered, is on file in the office of the City Clerk and subject to inspection. Said notice states the
time and place at which objections will be heard by the Commission to the final adoption of the
Resolution. Said Notice was published at least five (5) days before the date set by the Commission
for hearing objections and final adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana at a regular session thereof held on the 3rd day of August, 2021.
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CYNTHIA L. ANDRUS
Mayor
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ATTEST:
____________________________
MIKE MAAS
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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GREG SULLIVAN
City Attorney
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