Missoula County Zoning Decisions: February 2026

In February 2026, Missoula County held 4 public meetings covering zoning matters. 4 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 4 approved (100% approval rate). Activity was down 48% compared to January (208 activity items across 2 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Brown Family Transfer Exemption

Approved.

Approved family transfer exemption for Lita Brown to divide existing 1-acre parcel at 3114 South 7th Street West into two lots (0.31 acres and 0.69 acres), transferring the northern lot to adult daughter Megan Brown who intends to construct a single family residence.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Cobos Family Transfer Exemption at 1015 Humboldt Rd

Approved.

Mark Cobos received approval to use the family transfer exemption to divide his 2.45-acre property at 1015 Humboldt Rd into two lots. A 1.38-acre tract will be transferred to his daughter Emily Alsbury, who intends to construct a primary residence. The remaining 1.07-acre parcel will be retained by Mark Cobos. Property is zoned Rural Residential Small Agriculture (RRS1) and is within the Target Range Overlay District.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Swan Valley Neighborhood Plan Adoption

Approved.

Commissioners adopted the Swan Valley Neighborhood Plan as an amendment to the Missoula County growth policy. The plan updates the 1996 neighborhood plan and was developed over two years by a planning committee. The community council voted with one abstention to approve. The plan does not include residential density zoning after community pushback, only recommending zoning for large commercial businesses. Commissioners emphasized this is a policy document, not zoning.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

RSID 8901 Boundary Modification

Approved.

Approved resolution changing boundaries of Rural Special Improvement District 8901 (Lolo water and sewer) to add 117 parcels currently receiving service but not paying into the system, and remove 30 parcels no longer receiving benefit. District currently includes approximately 1,350 parcels.

See the vote tally and conditions for this decision →

Top Keywords This Month

• zoning: 41 instances
• residential: 15 instances
• land use: 12 instances
• subdivision: 11 instances
• density: 6 instances

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