Agenda for City Zoning Commission

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CITY ZONING COMMISSION
AGENDA-Tuesday, April 7, 2026, 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). Special arrangements for participation in public hearings by individuals with hearing, speech, or vision impairment may be made upon request at least three days prior to the hearing.

Call the meeting to order.

Introduction of City Zoning Commission Members and Planning Department Staff.

Public Comment

Approval of Minutes:

Minutes of March 3, 2026

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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:

Opening of public hearings.

Reading of rules for the procedure by which the public hearings will be conducted.

Reading of notices of the public hearings on the following items:

Public Hearings:

City Zone Change 1078 - Barber Farms Sub - PND-MU Ag to CMU1, NX1, N2, N3, and P1 - A Planned Neighborhood Development-Mixed Use (PND-MU) zone change request from Agriculture (A) to Corridor Mixed Use 1 (CMU1), Mixed Residential 1 (NX1), Mid Century Residential (N2), Suburban Neighborhood (N3) and Parks and open space 1 (P1) on PARCEL 1A, C.O.S. 2007, S03, T01 S, R25 E, parcels of land to be known as Lots 3 and 4 of Barber Farm Subdivision, a parcel of land approximately 55.46 acres. This application is being submitted in conjunction with an annexation petition. A pre-application neighborhood meeting was held on February 23, 2026, at 6:00 pm, at the Emmanuel Baptist Church. Tax ID: D00349

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City Zone Change 1079 – Adjacent to the intersection of Shiloh Rd. & Hesper Rd. – PND-MU Ag to CMU2, NX3 & P1 - A Planned Neighborhood Development-Mixed Use (PND-MU) zone change request from to Corridor Mixed Use 2 (CMU2), Mixed Residential 3 (NX3), and Parks and open space 1 (P1), on Lots 1 and 2, Block 1 of Long Subd. and Lot 4A, Block 1, of Amended Plat of Lot 3 and Lot 4 of Long Subd., S15, T01 S, R25 E, on three parcels of land totaling approximately 144 acres. This application is being submitted in conjunction with an annexation petition. A pre-application neighborhood meeting was held on February 17, 2026, at 6:00 pm, at Homewood Suites conference room, 3420 Ember Lane. Tax ID: C11980, C11981, C11983. City Ward 5

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City Zone Change 1080 – Zoo Drive & Shiloh - PND-MU-Ag, RR1 & NMU to CMU1, NX1, N1, P1- A Planned Neighborhood Development-Mixed Use (PND-MU) zone change request from Agriculture (A), Rural Residential 1 (RR1), and Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU), to Corridor Mixed Use 1 (CMU1), Mixed Residential 1 (NX1), First Neighborhood Residential (N1) and Parks and open space 1 (P1), on Tract 1-A-2, of Amended Tract 1-A, COS 1100, Tract 2-B of Amended Plat of Tract 2, COS 1100, and Tract 2-A-1 of Amended Tract 2-A of Amended Tract 2, COS 1100, S22, T01 S, R25 E, three parcels of land totaling approximately 75 acres. A pre-application neighborhood meeting was held on February 23, 2026, 6:00 pm, at 1300 N. Transtech Way. Tax ID: D00797A, D00799, D00799A

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Other Business/Announcements

Presentation by Dan Brooks, an Update on the Billings 2045 Plan Related to the Montana Land Use Planning Act

Adjournment

The City Council has designated April 27, 2026 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.

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.

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 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 the Planning Division plnonline@billingsmt.gov or 406-657-8247.