HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-12-26 Public Comment - M. Osman - Support for an interim zoning ordinance during NCOD updateFrom:Mary Lou Osman
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 7:47:01 AM
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Please share this comment with the Historic Preservation Advisory Board in advance of their
April 15 meeting.
Dear HPAB:
Recently, several hundred residents both from within and outside of the NCOD participated ina 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 thatmay 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 IZOto 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 HistoricPreservation Officer.
Please make a recommendation to the City Commission to adopt an IZO while the NCOD is
being updated.
Thank you for your consideration, Mary Lou Osman