HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Special Presentation on UDC Update and Review Process 9-23-2025City Commission Sept. 23, 2025
UDC Update
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Draft Released
Sept. 19, 2025
Location Processes Uses
Form and Intensity NCOD Utilities Parks
Affordable Housing Natural Resources Transport Landscape Community Design
Chpt. 38 Unified Dev. Code Elements
Color coded Table of
Contents for easy reference
Overall
Project
Summary
Draft
Specific
Revision
Summary
Processes – Article 7
•Correct inconsistencies between the future land use map and the zoning map.
•Revise zoning map in accordance with consolidated zoning districts. Additional edits in Oct 2024 to split RA into the RA/RB zoning districts.
•Remove where practical mid-block zoning district boundaries, especially those between non-residential and residential districts.
•Public requested map changes
Changes Reflected on
Proposed Zoning Map
Proposed Zoning Map Summary
October 1st – Two public info sessions / Q&A Opportunities- 12:00 pm, Online via Zoom – 6:00 pm, Bozeman Public Safety Center
November 3rd – Community Development Board public hearing
December 2nd – City Commission public hearing
Written comments may be submitted to comments@bozeman.net
Upcoming Events
•Prioritization on planning ahead and of public engagement during policy setting process.
•Revised purposes and criteria for regulations
•Encourage housing construction.
•Policy development decided by Commission.
•Site development decision processes are administrative.
MT Land Use Planning Act
Current Code Proposed Draft
R-S Residential Suburban District R-A Residential Low
R-1 Residential Low Density District R-B Residential Low-Medium
R-2 Residential Moderate Density District R-C Residential Medium
R-3 Residential Medium Density District R-D Residential High
R-4 Residential High Density District B-1 Neighborhood Mixed-Use
R-5 Residential Mixed-Use High Density District B-2 Community Business
R-O Residential-Office District B-2M Community Mixed-Use
RMH Residential Manufactured Home Community District B-3 Downtown Mixed Use
B-1 Neighborhood Business District B-3C Downtown Mixed-Use Core
B-2 Community Business District REMU Residential Emphasis Mixed Use
B-2M Community Business District - Mixed NEHMU Northeast Historic Mixed-Use
B-3 Downtown Business District B-P Business Park
UMU Urban Mixed-Use District M-1 Light Manufacturing
M-1 Light Manufacturing District M-2 Manufacturing and Industrial
M-2 Manufacturing and Industrial District PLI Public Lands and Institutions
B-P Business Park District NCOD Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District
PLI Public Lands and Institutions District PDZ Planned Development Zone
NEHMU Northeast Historic Mixed-Use District
NC Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District
REMU Residential Emphasis Mixed-use District
PDZ Planned Development Zone
Existing and Proposed Zoning Districts
Zoning Code Creation and Replacement Summary
1935 1991197319601941
1938 1954 1966 1984 1992 2002
2000 2003 2018
2005
2025
Creation of
Unified Code
Initial Adoption
of Zoning
Year Year the Zoning Code was adopted or readopted in entirety
with changes. Interim ordinances or subdivision only
ordinances not included.