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Bozeman Development Code Replacement - Top Edits Handout
Proposed Draft regulations and zoning map available at engage.bozeman.net/udc.
Top Formatting, Layout, and Organization Edits Updated Sept. 17, 2025
MT CoB
❖ Each zoning district portrayed in two parts, one portion for lot information, and one portion
for building information with high level key standards. Divisions 38.210, 38.220, 38.230
❖ All uses grouped into a single table for all districts for ease of comparison. Section 38.300.020
❖ Standards in each district connected by hyperlinked references to Rules of Interpretation
which provide additional details applicable to each standard. Example 38.210.020
❖ Increased graphics to illustrate standards. Example 38.260.110
❖ Wording revised to use less technical and formal language.
❖ Document reorganized to place administrative processes at the end and district and use
information in the beginning. Article 7 - Permits, Legislative Actions And Procedures
Top Process Edits
MT CoB
Replacement of criteria required for adoption or amendments to the text or zoning map to
match changed state law. - Division 38.770
Administrative appeals process changed to two steps, first to Community Development Board
and then to City Commission to meet state law. - Section 38.760.030
Noticing of individual site development projects changed to comply with state law; noticing
for text and map amendments increases. - Division 38.730
Review of individual site development or subdivision no longer includes advisory board input.
Divisions 38.740 and 38.750
Top Standards Edits
MT CoB
❖ Deleted the R-O and UMU zoning districts - Section 38.200.020
❖ Removed residential minimum lot size requirement - Division 38.210
❖ Minimum residential density increased with some exceptions for existing lots - Division
38.210, Section 38.260.030
❖ Revised height standards for the RA and RB districts to establish “wall plate” limitations on
height – Sections 38.210.020, 38.210.030, and 38.260.100
❖ Expand allowance for existing buildings in RA to have up to four dwellings under certain
conditions in response to public comment – Sections 38.300.020 and 38.320.030
❖ Expanded allowed non-residential uses (ex. services, retail, restaurant) in the RB, RC, and RD
districts with specific limiting standards – Section 38.300.020 and Division 38.320
❖ Non-residential parking – simplified, mixed uses given more flexibility, some revisions to meet
new state law – Section 38.530.040
❖ Non-residential parking – Some areas do not require minimum parking, removal of parking
alternatives, parking categories consolidated and simplified – Section 38.530.040
❖ Residential parking revised to two stage implementation and reduced amounts to conform to
new state law – Section 38.530.040
❖ Short- and long-term bicycle parking standards established – Section 38.530.070
❖ Revised the building height transitions between zoning districts – Section 38.260.070
❖ Transportation impact study content, functional standards, and mitigation criteria – Sections
38.400.060, 38.710.050
❖ Block frontage has been mostly merged into the basic district standards and rules of
interpretation – Article 2 and Division 38.520
❖ Integrated 3 separately approved amendments for short-term rentals, affordable rental
housing, and watercourses and wetlands – 38.320.060, 38.340, 38.610, and 38.620
❖ Adjusted wording in response to public comments on multiple issues – various locations
Top Zoning Map Edits
MT CoB
❖ Creation of the B-3C zoning district to match the Downtown Historic District (Downtown along
Main and between Grand and Rouse)
❖ Show the RA district (consolidation of previous RS, R1, and R2 districts) Sections 38.200.020,
38.300.020
❖ Show the RB district (renamed from R3), the RC district (renamed from R4), and the RD district
(renamed from R5)
❖ Revise map to reduce midblock zoning district boundaries
❖ Public Land and Institutions (PLI) applied for parks & schools previously shown as other zones
❖ B-2M replacing some areas of B2 along the Main Street corridor
❖ Corrected inconsistencies between zoning map and future land use map from Bozeman
Community Plan 2020.
❖ Some map changes per Commission direction in response to public requests.
Other policy or code amendment projects are underway and will be completed after UDC is adopted
• Landmark project (revisions to historic preservation & NCOD regulations & guidelines)
• Park standards updates (implementation of PRAT plan)
• Urban Forest Management Plan update
• Integrated Water Resources Plan update
Source of amendment key:
Revision to comply with state law
❖ Revision to advance local adopted planning documents