HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-12-26 Public Comment - P. McGown - Support for an interim zoning ordinance during NCOD updateFrom:Patty McGown
To:Bozeman Public Comment; Erin George; Rebecca Harbage; Alison Sweeney
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Support for an interim zoning ordinance during NCOD update
Date:Sunday, April 12, 2026 1:18:51 PM
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Please share this comment with the Historic Preservation Advisory Board in advance of their April 15 meeting.
Dear Historic Preservation Advisory Board:
Listening to local residents is one of the best ways to gather crucial and critical information that informs making
important decisions that will impact the Bozeman community for years and years to come. Recently, several
hundred residents both from within and outside of the NCOD participated in a basic survey organized by the Inter-
Neighborhood Council (INC) to gauge interest in enacting an Interim Zoning Ordinance (IZO). 428 residents
responded to the survey, with 83% supporting that the City Commission consider an IZO for one year while NCOD
guidelines are updated.
A local government may adopt an IZO as “an urgency measure to regulate or prohibit uses that may conflict with a
zoning proposal that the governing body is considering." NCOD guidelines are about to undergo an overhaul. I
support the City Commission adopting an IZO to temporarily prohibit demolitions and new large developments (e.g.
over 30,000 sq ft) within the NCOD until the update is complete and until the City is able to hire a new Historic
Preservation Officer.
Please make a recommendation to the City Commission to adopt an IZO while the NCOD is being updated.
Standing by,
Patty McGown