Our Missoula Resource Library

The following list of resources has been compiled to support educational efforts related to the Our Missoula project. The list is not exhaustive, and we will add additional resources as they become relevant. Check back often!

Key Project Deliverables

• Our Missoula 2045 Land Use Plan (Link)
• Title 22: Unified Development Code (Link)
• New Zoning Map (Link)
• Updated and Expanded City of Missoula Standards and Specifications Manual (COMSSM) (Link)

Supplemental Project Materials:

• Equity In Land Use Analysis (Link)
• Code Diagnostic (Link)
• A resolution to adopt guiding principles to support the creation of a Unified Development Code (Link)
• Our Missoula Project Overview Handout (Link)
• Timeline of Missoula's Built History (Link)
• Our Missoula Development Guide (Link)
• Neighborhood Profiles (Link)
• Prototype Testing Initial Results (Link)
• Growth Policy Update: Community Profile (Link)
• Future Growth Scenarios (Link)

Adoption Public Hearings

Phase 6 (New Unified Development Code, Zoning Map, and Land Use Plan Amendments) Public Hearing:

City Council:

• December 10th, 2025: City Council Land Use and Planning Committee Working Session
• December 15th, 2025: City Council First Reading on Consent Agenda
• December 17th, 2025: City Council Land Use and Planning Committee Working Session.
• January 7th, 2026:
  • City Council Land Use and Planning Committee Working Session
  • City Council Land Use and Planning Committee Pre-Public Hearing Meeting
• January 12th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.: City Council Public Hearing.
• January 14th, 2026: City Council Land Use and Planning Committee Working Session.
• January 21st, 2026: City Council Land Use and Planning Committee Working Session.
• January 26th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.: City Council Final Consideration (referred back to Committee)
• January 28th, 2026 (10:15-5:15): Land Use and Planning Committee Working Session
• February 2nd, 2026 (6:00 pm): City Council Final Consideration and Adoption

Planning Commission:

• November 18th, 2025: Planning Commission Public Hearing
• November 20th, 2025: Planning Commission Public Hearing (Continued)
• December 2nd, 2025: Planning Commission Public Hearing (Continued)
• December 4th, 2025: Planning Commission Public Hearing (Continued)
• December 9th, 2025: Planning Commission Public Hearing (Final)

Phase 4 (Our Missoula 2045 Land Use Plan Adoption) Public Hearing:

City Council:

• October 16, 2024: City Council Land Use and Planning Committee Informational Presentation
• December 4, 2024: City Council Land Use and Planning Committee Pre-Public Hearing
• December 9, 2024: City Council Public Hearing
• December 11, 2024: City Council Land Use and Planning Committee Working Session
• December 16, 2024: City Council Final Consideration and Decision

Planning Commission:

• October 15, 2024: Planning Commission Informational Presentation
• November 18, 2024: Planning Commission Public Hearing

Related Missoula Policies

• Our Missoula Growth Policy: 2035 (Link)
• City of Missoula Zero Waste Plan (Link)
• Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Trails Plan (Link)
• A Place to Call Home: Meeting Missoula’s Housing Needs (Link)
• City Annexation Policy (Link)
• 2019 Missoula Downtown Master Plan (Link)
• City of Missoula Strategic Plan: 2020-2023 (Link)
• Sx͏ʷtpqyen (S-wh-tip-KAYN) Neighborhoods Master Plan (Link)
• Missoula Subdivision and TED Regulations Report (Link)
• Climate Ready Missoula Plan* (Link)
• Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Resolution (Link)
• Missoula Connect: 2050 Missoula Long Range Transportation Plan (Link)

Existing Missoula Development Codes During the Our Missoula Project:

(Note: These links and titles may change or be removed as the City transitions towards the new Title 22: Unified Development Code)

• Missoula Code Annotated (MCA): City Titles Page (Link)
• MCA Title 12: Streets, Sidewalks, and Public Places (Link)
• MCA Title 20: Zoning (Link)
• MCA Title 21: Sx͏ʷtpqyen (S-wh-tip-KAYN) Form Based Code (Link)
• City of Missoula Subdivision Regulations (Link)
• MCA: Title 19 (Previous Zoning, Special Districts, PUDs) (Repealed, available upon request)
• The Public Works Standards and Specifications Manual (Link)
• Missoula Parks and Recreation Design Manual (Link)

Projects Related to Our Missoula

• Transportation Options Action Plan (Link)
• Midtown Master Plan (Link)
• Citywide Parking Plan (Link)
• 2023 State Legislative Changes (Link)
• Growth Policy 5-Year Review (Link)
• Missoula Subdivision and TED Regulations Review (Link)
• Statewide Changes (Link)

Event Recordings

• Housing, Development, and Community Needs Land Use Panel: Check out the community panel and discussion with special guest and nationally recognized planner Angela Brooks, FAICP, the current President of the American Planning Association (APA). (Link)