Rezoning Of 38th Street And River Drive North

Neighborhood Council 4 will be hearing input from a variety of sources on Thursday night, 8/28, in order to determine what their recommendation will be to the City Commission with regard to this proposed ordinance.

A public hearing for this rezoning recommendation is scheduled for September 2.

The property was originally purchased by the city from Montana Power Company and was used as a compost yard.

As was mentioned here, Council 4 was never advised that the zoning commission was going to take action on this property. As a result, they were not given the opportunity to issue a recommendation to that board before a vote was taken. The zoning commission voted 4-2 in favor of rezoning to commercial.

According to Title 2 Chapter 50 of the City Code:

The councils shall act in an advisory capacity to the City Commission, the City Manager and to other City advisory bodies. They may contribute information, opinions, advice, suggestions and recommendations to the City Commission, City Manager and other City advisory bodies on all governmental affairs and services having an effect on the area the neighborhood council represents. Topics and issues for council involvement may include, but are not limited to the following:

1. public finance;
2. public works;
3. public safety;
4. social services;
5. transportation;
6. economic development;
7. planning and zoning;
8. public health and sanitation;
9. parks and recreation;
10. environmental issues.

All Neighborhood Council meetings are open to the public and public comment is encouraged. If you have questions or concerns, please contact the chair of Council 4, Sandra Guynn at siguynn@yahoo.com.