HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-09-16 Public Comment - H. & G. Deichmann - Black Olive11/8/16
To: Mayor Carson Taylor, Bozeman City commission, Design Reveiw Committee & Design Reveiw
Board;
RE: Black-Olive project
As long time residents of the Lindley Pl. neighborhood, we are strongly apposed to
Andy Holloran's Black-Olive proposal to erect a five plus story, 55 unit apartment/retail building for the
following reasons.
1.- Parking and traffic on Olive st., S. Tracy, S. Black, S. Bozeman, S. Rouse, Lindley Pl,
S. Church and S Wallace has become a serious problem in recent years, due to Music on Main, Farmers
market, the heavy use of Bogert Park, Library traffic and businesses located on E Olive and S Wallace,
without adding another 55 apartments and a retail store to the neighborhood. These streets
sometimes become one lane for traffic, much of the winter months, due to snow!
2.- A five plus story, 55 unit apartment building plus a retail store and only 35 off
street parking spaces and 3 share spots just doesn't add up to good planing. In our neighborhood,
most if not all, of the apartment dwellers each have at least one car per resident. That could
potentially mean a possible increase of 110 additional cars to the neighborhood with about 70 to 75 of
them looking for parking on the surrounding, above mentioned, streets!! (Remember, this is Bozeman,
Mt; NOT Seattle, New York City or Denver!!)
3.- We are not so sure that there has been adequate consderation, if any, to the
View-Shed that will be lost to the Historic down town residences, due to the construction of such a tall
building. The design and character of this 5 plus story apartment/retail complex does not even remotely
fit the Historic flavor of the surrounding neighborhoods and will have a very negative visual affect that
compromises the integrity of the whole area.
4.- Has there been any thought on how emergency vehicles, such as fire trucks,
could access this building from all sides? Fifty five apartments plus a retail space will generate a lot of
garbage; where will dumpsters to be located?
5.-Also in question; where will mechanical equipment for heating and cooling be
located and how will the noise from said equipment be abated? Will the present sewer and water
systems be adequate for this many additional units? Will Holloran be responsible to provide adequate
public utilities?
6.- This project will have very little, or no affect on slowing the growth west of town or
anywhere else in the Gallatin Valley. It will, instead, create a much bigger parking and more
dangerous traffic problem, for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians alike, in these south east residential
neighborhoods.
We hope the Mayor and the City commision will give careful consideration to these
points in reveiwing this project and reject it as it stands at present.
Thank You
Hans and Greta Deichmann
226 Lindley Pl. Bozeman, Mt. 59715
hpdplumb@gmail.com