HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-11-16 Public Comment - Sovulewski - Story Mill ZMARegarding: Story Mill and Bridger Drive Proposed Zone Map Amendment.
Bozeman City Commission
Bozeman, Montana 59771-1230
Dear Commissioners,
Thank you in advance for considering this letter before your important vote at the
Monday City Commission meeting, Sept 12, 2016.
My wife and I are longtime residents of Hillside Lane. We have raised our family here and own the property that directly borders the land under consideration for a zoning
change from R-2 to R-4. As residents and property owners, we strongly object to the
proposed zoning change. An isolated, high-density development is simply not
compatible with the surrounding homes and neighborhood. The existing R-2 transitional zoning offers a reasonable and good solution to help ease the high density and traffic that will come with the Story Mill Community Park Project currently underway.
The City of Bozeman Planning Staff has indicated support of the ZMA based on the
existence of a “large amount” of R-4 land in the near vicinity. This R-4 designation came about during the Go-Build PUD. However, most of this R-4 land will now be included as part of the new Park. In fact, there are no existing R-4 developments in the
area.
We are requesting that prior to your monday evening meeting, you will take the time to visit the area in question to gain a better sense of the existing homes and longtime neighborhood that will be directly effected by this substantial increase in density and
traffic.
In closing, we sincerely hope you will consider our request and work to ease the density transition by keeping the current R-2 designation, as is.
Sincerely,
David Sovulewski
Pamela R. Roberts 1205 Hillside Lane Bozeman, Mt. 59715