@Ben Steele Middle School Cafeteria Free At the meeting, the project team will share the draft future land use map for residents’ consideration. A future land use map provides a proposed general distribution, location, and the extent of residential, commercial, mixed, industrial, recreational, and other categories of public and private land uses. It considers the projected population over a 20-year planning period. The goal is to demonstrate adequate space to accommodate Billings’ population 20 years from today, both for housing and other types of land uses. The adoption of the future land use map will provide additional flexibility for property owners. Each land use category allows at least a couple of zoning districts. If a zoning district is allowed within the specified future land use category, property owners will be able to apply for an administrative zone change, bypassing the longer regular zone change process. As a result of this added flexibility, it is important for the community to provide feedback at this phase of the process to help shape the vision for the West End.