1. Zoning
  2. Billings, MT
  3. NX1

Billings, MT · zoning record

NX1 zoning in Billings.

The dimensional standards that govern what you can build in the NX1 district, straight from Billings's ordinance, with every figure quoting its source. Check a specific address to see how these rules apply to a real lot.

Free · Every figure cited · Read from the current code (2026-10-02)

NX1 dimensional standards.

These are the letter-of-the-law limits for the base NX1 district. Overlays (historic, neighborhood plan, and similar) can tighten them; a specific address check resolves the overlays that actually apply.

Maximum height

27 ft

How tall the building may be.

“Maximum Height (feet) 27”Sec. 27-307. NX1 district. › 27-307 · Billings code · read 2026-10-02

Maximum stories

2.5 stories

Story cap where the code sets one.

“Maximum Height (stories) 2.5”Sec. 27-307. NX1 district. › 27-307 · Billings code · read 2026-10-02

Minimum lot width

20 ft

Narrowest conforming lot.

“20 for 1 or 2 units; 50 for 3 or more units”Sec. 27-307. NX1 district. › 27-307 · Billings code · read 2026-10-02

Interior side setback

5 ft

Required space from a side line.

“5 minimum 10 minimum”Sec. 27-307. NX1 district. › 27-307 · Billings code · read 2026-10-02

Rear setback

5 ft

Required space from the rear line.

“Rear Setback (feet) 5 minimum”Sec. 27-307. NX1 district. › 27-307 · Billings code · read 2026-10-02

Maximum building coverage

60 %

Share of the lot the building footprint may cover.

“Maximum Building Coverage (%) 60”Sec. 27-307. NX1 district. › 27-307 · Billings code · read 2026-10-02

Sources

Every figure above is quoted verbatim from the current ordinance. We never substitute a typical-for-zone default: a field absent from the record shows nothing, not a guess.

Other Billings districts on record.

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