HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230809 - Sustainability Advisory Board - UDC Work Session #4Wednesday, August 9, 2023 Sustainability Board
Unified Development Code Replacement Overview
Montana Land Use Planning Act
•Prioritization on planning ahead and concentration of
public engagement during policy setting process.
•Land Use Plan and Issue Plans to explore development
impacts and mitigation required for planning period.
•Coordination to avoid redundant work in processes.
•Encourage housing construction.
•Public engagement at policy stage not development
•Site development processes are administrative.
SB 382
Montana Land Use Planning Act
Land Use
Plan
Zoning
Regulations
Project
DecisionSubdivision
Regulations
Public Comment only on significant issues not previously addressed
SB 382
Issue
Plan
Project Website
https://engage.bozeman.net/udc
Overall Timeline
•Policy Development
o Bozeman 2020 Community Plan –November 2020
o Climate Action Plan –December 2020
o Community Housing Action Plan –April 2020
•Implementation
o Code Audit Report –Dec 2021
o Targeted affordable housing support text amendments -2022
o Overall Code Replacement –June 2022 –Dec 2023
•Senate Bill 382 passed –May 2023
Unified Development Code
•Entire replacement to address new state requirements plus implement City policy directives
•Existing community priorities continue forward.
•Policy direction from:
o Bozeman Community Plan 2020,
o Community Housing Action Plan,
o Climate Action Plan 2020
•Extensive public outreach during plan development
•Ongoing public outreach with UDC replacement
UDC Engagement
•9/13/2022 City Commission Work Session #1 -Formatting and layout
•10/18/2022 City Commission Work Session #2 -Residential districts
Consolidation
•11/15/2022 City Commission Work Session #3 -Sustainability
•2/14/2023 City Commission Work Session #4 -Commercial districts and
zone edge transitions
•2/28/2023 City Commission Work Session #5 -Non-residential parking
amendments
•4/11/2023 City Commission Work Session #6 -Transportation amendments
Introduction and overview of
draft document and map
•July 25th –City Commission introduction and outreach
overview –staff special presentation only
•August 7th –Community Development Board introduction
•Aug 14th –Draft posted to Engage.Bozeman.net/udc
•Aug 23rd -24th –Two in-person open houses for public
overview and questions/answers
•August 28th –Code Connect for remote overview and
questions/answers
Community Development Board
Public hearings as currently scheduled
•Sept 11th Community Development Board –Overview
presentation and hearings start
•Sept 18th Community Development Board public hearing
•Oct 2nd Community Development Board public hearing
•Oct 16th Community Development Board vote and
recommendation on both map and text
City Commission
Public hearings as currently scheduled
•Oct 24th City Commission –Overview presentation
•Nov 14th City Commission public hearing
•Nov 21st City Commission public hearing
•Nov 28th City Commission public hearing -provisional
adoption text and map
•Dec 19th City Commission final adoption –text and map
Limits
2023 Legislature
•SB 241 –Prohibit required solar or EV equipment
•SB 208 –Prohibit ban or limitation on energy types
•SB 228 –Prohibit ban on petroleum fuel
District and
Standard
Changes
•Implement adopted plans
o Consolidate zoning districts
o Change zoning map to reflect
consolidation and growth policy changes
o Support infill, redevelopment, and
affordable housing
o Sustainability features added
•SB 382 -Housing Creation
o Required to demonstrate at least 5 of 14
housing strategies implemented
Existing Housing Trends
Sustainability
Related
Changes
Facilitation of electric vehicle charging:
•38.800.060 Inclusion of electric vehicle
charging as part of essential services allowed
in all zoning districts
•38.710.070.A.2 Add EV future charging to list
of facilities for depiction on site plans.
Urban agriculture allowances:
•38.300.020 Add agricultural uses to allowed
uses in individual zoning districts.
•38.320.110 Add standards to expand
allowances for agriculture within the
community,
Recycling and composting:
•38.710.070.A.2 Add recycling and
composting facilities as items for depiction
on site plans.
Sustainability
Related
Changes
Support for density:
•38.210.020 consolidation of residential zoning
districts,
•38.210.020 amendment of standards to remove
minimum lot area requirements,
•38.210.020 increase minimum density
requirements for residential districts, and
•Table 38.530.040-4 reduce non-residential
parking requirements.
Clarification of provisions for solar
energy and district energy
•38.800.060 Inclusion of shared solar and storage
and district energy as an essential service
Sustainability
Related
Changes
Local service commercial -Density
support also facilitates viable local
services within walkable distance
•38.540.040.B allow an amount of commercial in
mixed use districts to have no parking
requirement.
Parking:
•38.540 simplify all parking provisions.
•Table 38.530.040-4 simplify and reduce non-
residential parking requirements,
•38.540.040.A set parking requirements in areas
with common funding and management
capability to zero,
•38.540.070 Expand provisions for bicycle parking
to include both short and long-term.
o Map viewer –Allows side by side comparison of new and old map
and zoning districts
New Zoning Map
Project Website
https://engage.bozeman.net/udc