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Community Development Board Recommended Revisions to
the Unified Development Code, Chapter 38 BMC
The Community Development Board recommended approval of several substantive areas in the
Unified Development Code at their public hearing held on November 3rd and 17th. Each revision is
identified below by the date and in the order the recommendation was made. A link to the recording of
each meeting, and the time in the recording where the recommendation was discussed, is provided.
Revisions to the draft text have been prepared to enable the public and City Commission to see how
the recommendation affects the code.
For clarity, in the revised draft text standard editing marks are used with underlines indicating added
text and strikethrough indicating deletions and showing the final outcome of the revision. Underlined
text is the proposed wording. You may compare the Sept. 19, 2025, draft of the same section if
needed to identify language that was removed. Each section in the table below is hyperlinked to
pages from the code showing revisions marked up or a description of a change on the zoning map.
The Time Stamp column shows when in the hearing the item discussion began in the recording of the
relevant meeting. The Section Number in the table links to the text pages showing the recommended
revisions. Some individual motions making less substantial changes were simply included in the Base
Draft text, for those the page number is provided in the subject column as well as the hyperlinked
section number in the section number modified column.
Revisions were also suggested to the zoning map in three locations. Those have associated maps
and explanatory text but are not shown in the code language format.
Several motions are marked as zero motions. These are overall actions and do not amend individual
elements of the text or map.
November 3rd public hearing official record video [external link] public hearing draft minutes [external
PDF]
November 17th public hearing official record video [external link] public hearing draft minutes [external
PDF]
Edit #
Section Number Modified
Date Time Stamp Vote Yea/Nay Subject
0.0 Entire code
3rd 2:15:30 Vote not
taken
Main motion to recommend approval of the UDC update.
Included in November 3rd minutes.
1
38.220.010.G
3rd 2:19:30 6-0 Replacement to purpose statement for NEHMU district.
Included on page 2-19 of the November 24th Base draft.
2
38.320.090.D
3rd 2:21:35 6-0 Revision to increase restaurant size in NEHMU 2,500 to 3,000
sq. ft. Included on page 3-33 of the November 24th Base draft.
3
38.220.020
38.220.030
38.220.040
38.220.050
3rd 2:23:55 6-0
Reduction in minimum ground floor height B1, B2, B2M, B3,
REMU and NEHMU zoning districts from 15 to 12 feet
Page 2 of 2
Edit #
Section Number Modified
Date Time Stamp Vote Yea/Nay Subject
38.220.070
38.220.080
4
38.210.020
3rd 2:48:40 6-0 Revision to minimum residential density in the RA zoning
district
5
38.210.030
38.210.040
38.210.050
38.220.070
38.220.080
3rd 2:50:25 5-1
Revision to minimum residential density in the RB, RC, RD,
REMU, and NEHMU zoning districts
6 38.260.100
3rd 3:08:13 6-0 Revision to wall plate height standard to address shed roof
configurations
7 38.260.070 3rd 3:19:15 6-0 Transition standards
8 38.520.040
3rd
17th
3:33:32
00:11:41
tabled
6-0 Building massing and articulation
9 38.740.060 17th 00:52:20 6-0 Sketch plan review process allowed development types
10
38.340.040
17th 1:11:17 6-0 Remove limitation on number of homes in single structure in
RC district as affordable housing incentive
11
38.210
38.220
38.230
38.260.150
17th 2:05:02 60 Remove street facing entrance requirement in all districts.
Linked text shows the main change and an example of
amendment for the B-1 district to illustrate how the
individual district regulations would be modified.
12 Zoning Map 17th 2:34:05 4-2 Centennial area amendment of zoning map to PLI, RB, and RC
13 Zoning Map 17th 3:13:18 4-2 BonTon area amendment of zoning map to RB
14 38.410.010.B
17th 3:19:27 6-0 Retain existing language in 38.410.010.B as shown in the
draft (No alternative language needed) Included on page 4-17
of the November 24th Base Draft
15
38.320.030.B
.7
17th 3:53:23 5-1 Standards for assembly area requirements for fraternities and
sororities
16
Multiple
Zoning Map
17th 4:45:41 6-0 Implement staff recommended amendments, Included
throughout the November 24th Base Draft. Link is to summary
list of changes.
5th and Hemlock area amendment of zoning map to B2M and
REMU
Motions with no action required by Commission
0.2 Entire Code
17th 4:49:00 6-0 Amend wording of main motion to include revisions by City
Commission. Included in November 17th minutes.
0.3 Entire Code
17th 4:53:36 6-0 Statement of board that draft UDC update is improvement
with or without individual amendments, complies with the
Montana Land Use Planning Act, and recommends approval.
Included in November 17th minutes.
0.4 Entire Code
17th 4:55:36 6-0 Vote on approval of the Main Motion as amended. Included
in November 17th minutes.