Reserve to Scott Master Plan Area - Related Land Use Plan Amendments
AVAILBE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: Review the Land Use Amendments and Proposed Place Types then comment below. You can also review the Zoning Amendments, the Master Plan, and the Roseburg Phase 2 Annexation.
Introduction
The Our Missoula 2045 Land Use Plan and Map was adopted at the end of 2024 and is already guiding growth in Missoula. The plan helps manage where and how development happens so that growth reflects community values, considers real-world constraints, and meets the needs of residents.
View the full Our Missoula 2045 Land Use Plan and visit the interactive What’s My Zoning? map to explore the City’s Place Type designations.
During the Land Use Planning process, it was recognized that there was vacant and transitioning properties between Reserve and Scott Street—including the former Roseburg Forest Products site—that would likely warrant consideration of updating the land‑use designations in the area because of redevelopment opportunities there. It was an assumption of the Land Use Plan that land use amendments and modifications to that area should be considered and generated through an updated North Reserve Scott Street Master Plan process. That new Reserve to Scott Master Plan 2026 process has been ongoing since early 2026. As that master plan heads towards adoption, these related land use plan amendments are proposed in order to align the Land Use Plan with certain land use recommendations in the master plan.
Why are we Proposing Amendments to the Land Use Plan?
These land use plan amendments are proposed in order to maintain alignment between the recommendations in the new Master Plan with the adopted Land Use Plan. The direction and guidance that is included in the new Master Plan is largely consistent with the Land Use Plan, but there are some areas where it recommends a shift in current land use policy for that area. This primarily involves re-designating Place Types for some portions of the planning area. In most cases, this shift would apply to properties currently with an Industrial & Employment designation to Urban Mixed Use, and in some cases to Urban Residential or Open and Resource. More information for the reasons for these proposed land use changes are included in the Master Plan, and descriptions and definitions of Place Types can be found in Chapter 3 of the Land Use Plan.
The related Land Use Plan amendments will generally include:
- Targeted/minimal text amendments the Land Use Plan document
- Targeted map amendments to the Place Type map within the Master Plan area
There amendments are related to the Reserve to Scott Master Plan 2026 process, as well as related proposed zoning amendments and potential annexation of the Roseburg Phase 2 property. Visit those related Engage Pages for more information.
How do these Proposed Amendments Relate to the Reserve to Scott Master Plan and State Law?
Here is how these proposed Land Use Plan amendments relate to the Reserve to Scott Master Planning effort.
- The Montana Land Use Planning Act (76-25): The MLUPA, adopted by the State in 2023, requires that localized Area Plans be aligned with the adopted Land Use Plan, and also that the adopted Land Use Plan be implemented through compatible zoning.
- Land Use Plan: The City’s Land Use Plan provides guidance for how the city grows and changes within a larger urbanized planning area, and sets the parameters for targeted master planning efforts.
- Reserve to Scott 2026 Master Plan: The Master Plan provides guidance for change and development within a specific geographic area, specifically the North Reserve Scott Street Urban Renewal Area and the area located in Missoula County between North Reserve Street and Scott Street, south of Interstate-90, and north of West Broadway Street. When the Master Plan recommendations differ from what is currently shown in the Land Use Plan, that governing document must also be updated to stay consistent. It may also mean that the zoning described in the Unified Development Code, which implements our land use policy, must be amended as well.
You can find more information about these related projects and resources on the sidebar.
How do I get involved and what comes next?
The proposed Land Use Plan amendments are available for review and comment and can be accessed from the sidebar.
- NOTE: Owners of properties affected, as well as adjacent property owners, will be notified by mail of any place Type designation changes as part of the public process.
Follow Key Dates on the side bar for upcoming opportunities for public review and comment periods and public hearings.
Visit the Related Projects and Resources on the sidebar for any of the additional processes related to the Reserve to Scott Master Planning process.
Provide us your thoughts and comments in the space below or contact the project lead listed on the sidebar directly. (For map related comments, use streets and map features to identify the locations you are commenting on.)
I feel that the proposed zoning for the study area is too fragmented and restrictive. Where not precluded by safety and environmental considerations (such as near the existing tank farm and pipeline), zoning should be uniform and maximally permissive to expand opportunities for development. Namely, the large U-R4 inclusion should be upgraded to U-MU3 or 4. The current plan is too focused on master planning the area.
Additionally, there should be greater street grid connectivity (especially on the west side of the proposed Roseburg Blvd) to avoid concentrating traffic.
I am opposed to the city plan for cemetary land. I hope the Cemetary Board will carefully consider their responsibility for taking care of the sacred land in their charge.
I am also very disappointed how the city plan for the cemetary is hidden in this engage project. Stakeholders, who include people who have loved ones buried in the cemetary need to be reached out to and informed what is being proposed. Posting this project under current title is misleading.