Swan Valley Planning Committee
On January 29th, the Board of County Commissioners voted affirmatively on the resolution of intent to adopt the Swan Valley Neighborhood Plan. On February 12th, the Board of County Commissioners held a second meeting and voted to adopt the Swan Valley Neighborhood Plan as an amendment to the Missoula County Growth Policy.
The Swan Valley Neighborhood Plan is not zoning. No zoning or zoning district was created by this process. The plan does make a recommendation on implementing zoning. The zoning envisioned in the plan would not regulate residential uses or lot sizes. Any zoning enacted in the future has to be in substantial compliance with the plan.
Public comment for this project is no longer being accepted. This planning process has concluded.
The adoption process is described below:
- Swan Valley Community Council: an affirmative recommendation was made at the November 18th, 2025 meeting
- Missoula Consolidated Planning Board: an affirmative recommendation was made at the hearing on December 16th, 2025
- Board of County Commissioners: an affirmative vote on the resolution of intent to adopt occurred on January 29th. A second meeting was held on February 12th when the County Commissioners voted to adopted the plan.
The Swan Valley Planning Committee was a sub-committee of the Swan Valley Community Council tasked with exploring ideas, opportunities, and applications for land use planning tools that could be developed to address residents’ concerns around growth in the Swan Valley.
Members of the Planning Committee were appointed by the Swan Valley Community Council on Nov. 21, 2023. They were directed to explore land use issues the community is most concerned about, and what planning tools might best address those issues. The Planning Committee determined to pursue updating the 1996 Swan Valley Neighborhood plan, which was approved by the Swan Valley Community Council. The Community Council disbanded the Planning Committee by vote on October, 21st 2025 after presenting the draft neighborhood plan.
