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CITY ZONING COMMISSION
AGENDA-Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 5th Floor
316 N 26th St., Billings MT 
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
 

Citizens are invited to: 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: bernsb@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 Brenda Berns, Planning Clerk @ bernsb@billingsmt.gov or 406-247-8610
Call the meeting to order.
 
Introduction of City Zoning Commission Members and Planning Department Staff.
 
Public Comment
 
Approval of Minutes:
 
Meeting Minutes of September 2, 2025
 
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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 1071 – 4524 Central Ave.  – From NX1, NX2 & N2 to N3 - A zone change request from Mixed Residential 1 & 2 (NX1 & NX2) and Mid-Century Neighborhood (N2) to Suburban Neighborhood Residential (N3) on the south 1.775 acres of Lot 2 & all of lot 3, CLEARWATER ESTATES SUB a 9.676 acre parcel of land. A pre-application neighborhood meeting was held on July 30, 2025 at 6pm, at Grace Montessori School. Tax ID: A38278 & A38279
 
 
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b.
City Zone Change 1072 - 4524 Central Ave - CMU1, NMU, NX1, NX2 & P1 to CMU1, NX1, NX2 & P2 - A zone change request from Corridor Mixed Use 1 (CMU1), Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU), Mixed Residential 1 & 2 (NX1 & NX2) and Open Space Parks Recreation (P-1) to , Corridor Mixed Use 1 (CMU1), Mixed Residential 1 & 2 (NX1 & NX2) & Public-Civic, Institutional (P-2) on approximately 3 acres of Lot 1, all of lot 4 and approximately 14 acres of lot 5, of CLEARWATER ESTATES SUB, an 24.668 acre parcel of land. A pre-application neighborhood meeting was held on August 26, 2025, at 6pm at Grace Montessori School. Tax ID: A38280, A38281, & A38277
 
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c.
City Special Review 1002 - 5545 Holiday Ave - Bar and Casino – A special review request to allow an all beverage liquor license with gaming on BLOCK 1, Lot 1 in HOLIDAY BUSINESS PARK SUB, a 35,152 square foot parcel of land, in a Corridor Mixed Use 2 (CMU2) zone. The purpose of the request is to establish a new bar with casino on the land.   
 
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Other Business/Announcements
 
Adjournment
 
The City Council has designated October 27, 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 (Zone Changes Only)will occur on November 24, 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.
As provided in Montana Code Annotated, Section 76-2-305(2), in the event of a protest petition against such zone change map amendment signed by the owners of twenty-five (25) percent or more of: (1) the area of the lots included in any proposed change; or (2) those lots or units, as defined in MCA 70-23-102, one hundred fifty (150) feet from a lot included in a proposed change, such proposed amendment shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the present and voting members of the city council. For purposes of this protest provision interest in the common elements of the condominium, as expressed in the declaration, included in the calculation of the protest. If the property, as defined in 70-23-102, spans more than one lot, the percentage of the unit owner's undivided interest in the common elements must be multiplied by the total number of lots upon which the property is located. The percentage of the unit owner's undivided interest must be certified as correct by the unit owner seeking to protest a change or by the presiding officer of the association of unit owners. 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.
Public hearings are accessible to individuals with physical disabilities. 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 notify Brenda Berns, Planning Clerk at bernsb@billingsmt.gov or 406-247-8610