HomeMy WebLinkAbout20231011 - Sustainability Advisory Board - UDC Recommendation & VoteWednesday, October 11, 2023 Sustainability Board
Unified Development Code Review and Recommendation
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
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
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.
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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
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Local service commercial -support for density 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.
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Recommendation
Having reviewed and considered the draft replacement
development code as identified in the Sustainability
Board Specific Background, public comment, and all
information presented, I move to recommend approval
of the proposed text of the identified sections of
Application 21381 to replace and augment existing
sustainability requirements and standards; and request
staff to forward our recommendation to the Community
Development Board.
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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
SB 382 Housing
Strategies
1.allow, as a permitted use, for at least a duplex where a single-unit dwelling is permitted;
2.zone for higher density housing near transit stations, places of employment, higher education
facilities, and other appropriate population centers, as determined by the local government;
3.eliminate or reduce off-street parking requirements to require no more than one parking space per
dwelling unit;
4.eliminate impact fees for accessory dwelling units or developments that include multi-unit dwellings
or reduce the fees by at least 25%;
5.allow, as a permitted use, for at least one internal or detached accessory dwelling unit on a lot with
a single-unit dwelling occupied as a primary residence;
6.allow for single-room occupancy developments;
7.allow, as a permitted use, a triplex or fourplex where a single-unit dwelling is permitted;
8.eliminate minimum lot sizes or reduce the existing minimum lot size required by at least 25%;
9.eliminate aesthetic, material, shape, bulk, size, floor area, and other massing requirements for
multi-unit dwellings or mixed-use developments or remove at least half of those requirements;
10.provide for zoning that specifically allows or encourages the development of tiny houses, as
defined in Appendix Q of the International Residential Code as it was printed on January 1, 2023;
11.eliminate setback requirements or reduce existing setback requirements by at least 25%;
12.increase building height limits for dwelling units by at least 25%;
13.allow multi-unit dwellings or mixed-use development as a permitted use on all lots where office,
retail, or commercial are primary permitted uses; or
14.allow multi-unit dwellings as a permitted use on all lots where triplexes or fourplexes are permitted
uses.
SB 382 Housing
Strategies
1.allow, as a permitted use, for at least a duplex where a single-unit dwelling is permitted;
2.zone for higher density housing near transit stations, places of employment, higher education
facilities, and other appropriate population centers, as determined by the local government;
3.eliminate or reduce off-street parking requirements to require no more than one parking space per
dwelling unit;
4.eliminate impact fees for accessory dwelling units or developments that include multi-unit dwellings
or reduce the fees by at least 25%;
5.allow, as a permitted use, for at least one internal or detached accessory dwelling unit on a lot with
a single-unit dwelling occupied as a primary residence;
6.allow for single-room occupancy developments;
7.allow, as a permitted use, a triplex or fourplex where a single-unit dwelling is permitted;
8.eliminate minimum lot sizes or reduce the existing minimum lot size required by at least 25%;
9.eliminate aesthetic, material, shape, bulk, size, floor area, and other massing requirements for
multi-unit dwellings or mixed-use developments or remove at least half of those requirements;
10.provide for zoning that specifically allows or encourages the development of tiny houses, as
defined in Appendix Q of the International Residential Code as it was printed on January 1, 2023;
11.eliminate setback requirements or reduce existing setback requirements by at least 25%;
12.increase building height limits for dwelling units by at least 25%;
13.allow multi-unit dwellings or mixed-use development as a permitted use on all lots where office,
retail, or commercial are primary permitted uses; or
14.allow multi-unit dwellings as a permitted use on all lots where triplexes or fourplexes are permitted
uses.
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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