Building our Future Together - Development Code Update

There are plenty of opportunities to get involved and engage with the project next month both virtually and in-person. Keep an eye out for the following events and engagement opportunities:

• Ongoing: Online engagement surveys (click here to learn more and participate)
• City Commission Work Session #4 – Commercial Zoning – February 14th
• Community Development Board UDC Work Session – February 27th
• City Commission Work Session #5 – Parking – February 28th
• Code Connect Webinar #3 – Zoning Districts and Parking – March 8th

We will also be scheduling more in-person engagement station events on a regular basis, so be sure to check back on this page often. We look forward to hearing your thoughts!

Over the last several months, the project team has conducted in-person activities with informational pamphlets and surveys about topics related to the UDC update. These materials are now available online for you to review, interact with, and provide feedback on! The responses we gather both online and in-person will be used to inform our revisions to the UDC. We will continue to update this page with new topics throughout the project, so check back often.

Follow the link below to go to our virtual library, available in English and Spanish, and provide your input. We look forward to hearing what you have to say!

UDC Engagement Library: (link)

We’ve been busy meeting with high school and university students, community members, city staff, advisory boards, and City Commission. Midway through our engagement efforts, here’s what we’ve done and who we’ve heard from so far. The stats below provide a high-level summary of where we've been, who we've talked to, and what we've heard so far.

• 7 mobile engagement station events
• More than 250 people spoken with
• 157 completed engagement surveys (click here to learn more and participate)
  • Most popular topics include Height Limits, Housing Diversity, Solar Power Generation and Urban Agriculture
• 2 neighborhood group meetings
• 2 development and design professionals focus groups
• Over 40 high school and college students during class visits and focus group conversations
• Major takeaways:
  • Interest in creating more connected neighborhoods where pedestrian and biker safety is prioritized
  • Increasing the amount of mixed-use land throughout the city was popular, tempered by concern about encroachment into existing neighborhoods
  • Widespread interest in creating a greater variety of housing types throughout Bozeman

Continue to stay involved as we continue our outreach efforts throughout the course of this project, and remember to come back to this site for the latest updates!

Last week the project team participated in a virtual work session with the Community Development Board. They discussed progress on the project so far, including some of the draft regulations for residential zoning districts and a summary of community engagement efforts conducted through the end of 2022. Check out the presentation and meeting recording at the links below to learn more!

Link to meeting video

Link to presentation

Happy New Year, Bozeman!

The MSU “Street Team” has been out and about the last semester with a mobile engagement station to gather input for the city’s development code update. You might have seen them at city parks, the Winter Farmer’s Market, HandMADE Fair, or most recently at the Christmas Stroll. Architecture students Rebecca Hennings and Krista Hunton have been leading the outreach efforts for the MSU Street Team and were joined by Daisy Parnell, Jenavieve Lynch, and City Planner Tom Rogers.

Your input on things like housing diversity, height limits, and sustainable design will help the consultant team, Community Development Board, and City Commission improve regulations around new development to help our community meet climate goals, achieve the vision in our Community Plan, and address housing supply and affordability in Bozeman.