RESIDENTIAL EMPHASIS MIXED-USE DISTRICT (REMU)

from URBAN + FARM | Agrihood Community | Bozeman, MT

RESIDENTIAL MIXED-USE HIGH DENSITY DISTRICT (R-5)

“The intent and purpose of the REMU district is to establish areas within Bozeman that are mixed-use in character and to provide options for a variety of housing, employment, retail and neighborhood service opportunities within a new or existing neighborhood.”

Permitted Uses And Standards

1Attached single-family must have five or less attached units

2Hospitality is limited to a maximum of 40,000 square feet

3A small-lot single-family household is defined as having a lot size of 2,500 SF

4Lot coverage may be up to 100% if a structured parking facility that accommodates all required parking is provided

5Floor area bonuses given for structured parking as specified in the Code of Ordinances

6 Inclusion of affordable housing provides for an increase in maximum height for multifamily. 5% of units designated as affordable allows for 2 additional stories of height, and 50% of units designated as affordable allows for 4 additional stories.

Parking Requirements Residential

The minimum parking requirement is shown in the table below. There is no maximum. One parking space for each 24 uninterrupted linear feet of available street frontage usable for on-street parking directly adjacent to a lot may be deducted from the total parking spaces required for a development.

Commercial

The minimum parking requirement for commercial uses is shown in the table below. The maximum parking permitted in the B-2M district is the minimum requirement in the R-4/R-5/REMU district. The maximum parking permitted in the R-4/R-5/REMU district is 125% of the minimum requirement in the R-4/R-5/REMU district. Parking for commercial uses in the REMU district can be reduced by 30% for restaurants, 20% for retail, and 10% for all other commercial.

Urban

Affordable Housing Incentives

Recently, Montana state law was changed to prohibit local governments from requiring affordable units within residential communities. As a result, Bozeman City Commission approved Ordinance 2105 establishing the new Affordable Housing Ordinance which became effective in October 2022. The Ordinance does not require any affordable housing but offers two levels of incentives to residential developers who incorporate affordable housing: (1) shallow, and (2) deep.

REQUIREMENTS

An alternative to providing the affordable units on-site is to donate land that will be deed restricted for the construction of affordable housing.