Future of the NCOD and historic preservation program
Summary
The new Landmark Program would cover historic preservation outside the NCOD, but there's uncertainty about whether it will eventually replace the NCOD — Commissioner Sweeney will explain it at NENA's April 13 meeting.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
Could add costs and delays for owners demolishing older buildings, though data shows only 58 demolitions in the district since 2018.
Residents seeking clarity on how historic preservation rules will work citywide.
Property owners — especially individual homeowners — could face higher costs, longer waits, and uncertainty when redeveloping older properties.
Mentions & discussions (5)
Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board - Oct 13, 2026
The city is rewriting its historic preservation rules — covering demolition of older buildings, the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District, and Certificates of Alteration. Property owners in older neighborhoods could see changed requirements for altering or tearing down structures 50 years or older.
Community Development Board - Sep 21, 2026
Staff are rewriting demolition rules for the NCOD: possibly extending review to historic buildings over 50 years old citywide, requiring on-site public notice, splitting the two-year demolition stay into two one-year periods, and flipping the economic-life test so owners must prove hardship to demolish. Draft code could reach this board for a hearing in January.
City Commission - Jul 28, 2026
The commission spent hours debating whether the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District should keep regulating building height, mass, and setbacks, or whether a local landmark program with tailored districts should take over. Most commissioners don't want the NCOD overriding base zoning, and they asked staff to sequence demolition code revisions first.
Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board - Jun 17, 2026
The city's main historic survey dates to 1984, and about 385 of roughly 2,800 NCOD parcels are unsurveyed. Board members and the public worry older homes are being classified non-contributing and demolished before their significance is recognized — a $100,000 resurvey request is pending in the FY28 budget.
Inter-Neighborhood Council - Trim - Apr 9, 2026
The new Landmark Program would cover historic preservation outside the NCOD, but there's uncertainty about whether it will eventually replace the NCOD — Commissioner Sweeney will explain it at NENA's April 13 meeting.
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