GVMPO Transportation Policy Advisory Committee

Commission signals skepticism of overlay district approach to controlling building size, seeks landmark-based alternative

At a lengthy work session on Bozeman's historic preservation program, commissioners rejected using the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District to regulate building height and setbacks, instead favoring an evolution toward tailored landmark districts that would apply regulations neighborhood-by-neighborhood. The shift could reshape how the city protects older neighborhoods.

July 28, 2026·Listen · 11:43

Urban Parks and Forestry Board

Board provides extensive feedback on Urban Forest Management Plan preliminary draft, focuses on canopy goals and implementation details

The Urban Parks and Forestry Board spent much of its July 23 meeting reviewing a 100-plus-page preliminary draft of the city's 10-year Urban Forest Management Plan, pressing consultants and staff on how aggressive canopy coverage goals would be funded and implemented, and whether the plan adequately addresses tree protection in new development.

July 23, 2026

Bozeman City Study Commission

Commission settles on 10 percent population threshold for ward redistricting, pushes implementation to 2029

The Bozeman City Study Commission spent most of its July 23 meeting refining proposed Section 7.04 of the charter, which would govern how voting wards are drawn and adjusted if voters approve a ward system. The commission removed partisan language from the ward advisory board, clarified the redistricting process, and set a 10 percent population change threshold to trigger boundary reviews between census cycles.

July 23, 2026·Listen · 6:31