Wetland and Watercourse Text Amendment, Application 26217
Description
A city-initiated text amendment to Chapter 38 of the municipal code updating wetland regulations, watercourse setbacks, and submittal requirements, scheduled for provisional adoption after a Planning Commission recommendation to approve.
Impact summary
City regulations become the primary protection for many Bozeman wetlands after the federal rollback — developers face clearer, updated submittal requirements.
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 1
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · City Commission
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
City Commission - Sep 15, 2026
Final adoption of a text amendment updating wetland regulation application, watercourse setbacks, and submittal requirements in Chapter 38 of city code — largely a response to the Sackett v. EPA decision shrinking federal wetland oversight.
City Commission - Sep 1, 2026
The commission provisionally adopted a text amendment dropping two wetland submittal requirements — the Army Corps jurisdictional determination and the Gallatin Conservation District watercourse letter — while keeping all local wetland protections.
Community Development Board - Aug 17, 2026
A city-initiated text amendment to Chapter 38 fixing wetland and watercourse submittal rules. The board recommended adoption 4-0; the City Commission makes the final decision.
Related issues (2)
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