The Lockwood Targeted Economic Development District (TEDD) was created in 2016 with the goal of developing planned industrial space with the assistance of Tax Increment Financing. Nineteen parcels within the Lockwood TEDD study area requested and were incorporated into the TEDD at that time. Additional landowners have now asked to be included in the TEDD. Nine of the requesting parcels are currently outside the county’s zoning jurisdictional boundary. Therefore, the initial step is to expand the zoning boundary and zone the affected properties as they have requested to move forward with inclusion in the TEDD. The Yellowstone County Board of Planning as per the process must review the request to expand the zoning jurisdiction boundary and make a recommendation to the Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners on the boundary expansion.

This petition to amend the current zoning jurisdiction has been initiated by the property owners and has been presented by City County Planning and Big Sky Economic Development on behalf of the property owners. The three zoning types available in the area are in accordance with the most recent Lockwood Growth Plan: Heavy Industrial, Controlled Industrial, and Agricultural/Open Space.
The nine parcels petitioning for zoning are listed below and shown on the attached map:

1. Town & Country Supply Association – S08, T01 N, R27 E, C.O.S. 1225 Tracts 5 & 6 (Heavy Industrial)
2. Todd M. & Trina G. Bressler and Gerald & Linda Green – S08, T01 N, R27 E, C.O.S. 1225, Tract 2 (Heavy Industrial)
3. Todd Allyn Krause & Elizabeth Ann Krause – S08, T01 N, R27 E, C.O.S. 3092, Tract 1 (Agricultural/Open Space)
4. Emily Lou Watson – S08, T01 N, R27 E, C.O.S. 1225, Tract 1B, as amended (Agricultural/Open Space)
5. James T. & Lucy A. Schmid – S08, T01 N, R27 E, C.O.S. 1225, Tract 1A1, as amended (Agricultural/Open Space)
6. James T. & Lucy A. Schmid – S08, T01 N, R27 E, C.O.S. 1225, Tract 1A2, as amended, and the remainder of C.O.S. AM, Tract 3A1 (Agricultural/Open Space)
7. LC Properties, LLC – S17, T01 N, R27 E, NE4NE4 (Less Hwy. and C.O.S. 1409) 37.79 acres (Controlled Industrial)
8. LC Properties, LLC – S17, T01 N, R27 E, C.O.S. 1409 (Controlled Industrial)
9. James Todd Hertz, et al. – S17, T01 N, R27 E, C.O.S. 632, Tracts 1-9, 2^nd Amended (Controlled Industrial)

On July 3, 2018, the Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners reviewed and passed the Resolution to Initiate the Process to Change the Boundary of the Jurisdictional Zoning Area of Yellowstone County. This action required the Planning Board to review the request, hold a public hearing, and forward a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners for the zoning boundary expansion. The recommendation will be the subject of a public hearing at the Board of County Commissioners following the required 45-day notice period, after which the Board of County Commissioners will vote on the Planning Board’s recommendation. If the zoning changes are approved, City County Planning and Big Sky Economic Development will continue with the process to expand the Lockwood TEDD to include the properties. This will involve coming before the Planning Board again for consideration of an amended Comprehensive Development Plan and the expansion of the boundary of the TEDD.

Dianne Lehm and Thom McLean of Big Sky EDA provided the Planning Board with a brief presentation on July 10th which has been attached. The Board had some questions about the boundary, how it came to be and if there will be future expansions. The Board will hold a public hearing at its meeting on July 24th.
 

Not Applicable

Staff recommends the Planning Board conduct a public hearing and forward a recommendation of approval for the zoning jurisdictional boundary change to the Board of County Commissioners.