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Bridger Canyon Zoning District

Background

The Bridger Canyon Zoning District is defined by four documents:

A boundary map (pdf format; this version looks obsolete to us; hopefully a new one will be posted soon)
A General Plan and Development Guide (pdf format). Note that the online version doesn't include the accompanying design guideline, which we provide here.
A Bridger Bowl Base Area Plan (the county's version lacks maps, but we provide them here ; we've also created an html version of the plan, with maps embedded, here )
Regulations implementing the master plans

BCPOA is currently working to update the zoning regulations. Updated zoning regulations have been submitted to the County Planning Department for their comments. As soon as they are finished reviewing them and we work out any conflicts, we will make them available on our web site for residents to read. At the same time, our Planning and Zoning Committee has been vigorously defending the existing zoning regulations by testifying before the Bridger Canyon Planning and Zoning Commission on current issues related to development in our District. We have also handled numerous resident complaints about zoning regulation violations by mediating between the involved parties and encourage residents to contact us whenever they believe a violation has occurred.

BCPOA would rather support good development than fight bad development after the fact. We know the zoning better than anyone, and will always be happy to help you design a project that works within the zoning and avoids difficulty in the approval process. A good way to start is by contacting the Zoning Committee.

Links

Some of these documents are in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. If you can't view them, get Acrobat Reader or Foxit Reader.

Gallatin County - Bridger Canyon Zoning District Page
Gallatin County - Subdivision Regulations
Bozeman 2020 Community Plan
Code of the West
Montana DoT Rural Traffic Flow Map
Zoning Compliance - Gallatin County Attorney
Zoning Variance Information
A Guide to Developing Near Gallatin County Waterways (Greater Yellowstone Coalition)

Gallatin National Forest

Bangtail Mountains Road Decomissioning Project
Brackett Creek Land Exchange
Other Projects

Land Use Organizations

Montana Land Reliance
The Sonoran Institute
Greater Yellowstone Coalition
Gallatin Valley Land Trust