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CITY ZONING COMMISSION
AGENDA-Tuesday, August 5, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 5th Floor
316 N 26th St., Billings MT 
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
 

Citizens are invited to:Review the Agenda Packet on the City's website at: https://ci.billings.mt.us/117/Agendas-Minutes           
Public comment will be taken only during the Public Comment periods as indicated on the agenda and during the Public Hearings, if any are scheduled, under the Regular agenda.
Comments may be sent to the Board via email before 12:00 PM on the meeting date. All emails received prior to this time will be entered into the record for the public hearing. 
Comments may be submitted by:    Mail: City/County Planning Division, PO Box 1178, Billings MT 59103
  • Email: plnonline@billingsmt.gov
  • NOTICE: All meetings and official activities of the MPO are held in buildings and locations that comply with accessibility standards according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A TTY number for the hearing impaired, 406-657-3079, is available upon request. Special arrangements for participation in the public hearings by individuals with hearing, speech, or vision impairment may be made upon request at least three days prior to the hearing.   Please direct questions to the Planning Division 406-657-8247.
  
Call the meeting to order.
 
Introduction of City Zoning Commission Members and Planning Division Staff.
 
Public Comment
 
Approval of Minutes: 
 
Meeting Minutes of June 3, 2025 (no meeting in July)
 
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 Disclosure of any Conflict of Interest-Members of the Commission and Staff
 
Disclosure of an Outside (Ex Parte Communication)-Members of the Commission and Staff
 
 
Regular Business:
 
A.
Opening of public hearings.
 
B.
Reading of rules for the procedure by which the public hearings will be conducted.
 
C.
Reading of notices of the public hearings on the following items:
 
Public Hearings:
 
a.
City Zone Change 1068 – 1503 13th St. W – From NMU to CMU1 - A zone change request from Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU) to Corridor Mixed Use 1, on C.O.S. 456, PARCEL A, D, & E, a 27,936 sf. parcel of land. A pre-application  neighborhood meeting was held on June 24, 2025, at 1604 Grand Avenue. The purpose of the zone change request is to allow retail sales within a proposed pawn shop. Tax ID: A05940
 
 
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Other Business/Announcements
 
a.
Upcoming Text Amendments
 
Adjournment
 
The City Council has designated August 25, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. as the date and time to receive the Zoning Commission recommendation for the zone changes and hold a public hearing. If approved on first reading, a second reading will occur on September 8, 2025, at 5:30 pm.  Before taking any action on an application for a Zone Change, the City Council shall first consider the findings and recommendations of the City Zoning Commission. In no case shall the City Council approve a zone change other than the one advertised. The City Council shall take one of the following actions on the zone change requests: 1) approve the application; 2) deny the application; 3) allow withdrawal of the application; or 4) delay the application for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days.  The protest petition must be received in the Planning Division office by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the first reading of the ordinance by the City Council.  Testimony regarding the above-mentioned item may also be submitted in writing to the Planning Division, P.O. Box 1178, Billings, MT 59103.