Heads Up on Ballot Language

Heads up as we get closer to Election Day: as required by Montana law, the ballot contains a statement of purpose but does not contain the full text of the ordinance the initiative seeks to adopt. The text of the complete ordinance the initiative seeks can be found here. The ballot language is below:

"The Bozeman Water Adequacy Initiative amends 38.410.130.D of the Bozeman Municipal Code to allow development to pay cash-in-lieu of water rights only if the development provides 33% or more of the dwelling units as restricted by deed for 99 years or as long as the law allows and sold at 120% or less of area median income (AMI) or rented at 60% or less of AMI. This applies to all residential development of three units or more. The initiative also repeals the ability of residential development to satisfy its water adequacy requirements by implementing offsite water efficiency or conservation measures."