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City Planning Commission

The City Planning Commission reviews and makes recommendations to the City Council according to the Montana Land Use Planning Act (MLUPA). The commission shall also hear and decide appeals from any site-specific land use decisions made by the Planning Administrator.

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Board Information

Purpose :

The City Planning Commission makes recommendations to City Council regarding the development, adoption, amendment, review, and approval or denial of the following documents:

1. The Land Use Plan and Future Land Use Map as provided in the MLUPA.

2. Zoning Regulations and Zoning Map as provided for in the MLUPA.

3. Subdivision Reglations as provided for in the MLUPA.

Additional Information :

On the City's current agendas and minutes page, use the filter button to the right of the search bar to filter by date or by the name of a board or commission. This link will have agendas and minutes for this coommission from March 25, 2026 forward.

Meeting Information :

Meetings are held virtually on Teams and in City Council Chambers, 140 W Pine Street, as needed on the third Wednesday of every month at 6:00 p.m.

Composition :

The commission consists of three citizen members and one alternate citizen member appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of City Council; and four citizen members and one alternate citizen member to be appointed by the City Council.

Quorum :

Four voting members must be present. Alternates can be elevated to a voting member if a voting member is absent.

Qualifications :

All citizen members of the commission shall be residents of the City of Missoula and reside within the municipal limits of the city.

Department Liaison :

Community Planning, Development & Innovation Planning: Planning Supervisor, Dave DeGrandpre [email protected] or Senior Planner, Jen Gress - [email protected].

Appointment Process :

Three regular members and one alternate member to be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council. Four regular members and one alternate member to be appointed by City Council.

Council Committee :

Land Use and Planning

Authority :

Resolution 8921

MCA 76-25-104

Bylaws

Name	Position	Term Start	Term End	Status	Appointed By
Bridegam, Patrick	Regular Member	16 Mar 2026	31 Dec 2029	Active	Mayor
Mayer, Owen	Regular Member	16 Mar 2026	31 Dec 2027	Active	City Council
Mitchell, Sandy	Alternate 1	16 Mar 2026	31 Dec 2027	Active	City Council
Morrissey, Shane	Regular Member	16 Mar 2026	31 Dec 2028	Active	City Council
Newman, John	Chair	16 Mar 2026	31 Dec 2029	Active	Mayor
Pham, Tung	Regular Member	16 Mar 2026	31 Dec 2028	Active	Mayor
Tenenbaum, Danny	Regular Member	16 Mar 2026	31 Dec 2029	Active	City Council