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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-15-16 Public Comment - K. Bryan - Black OliveDear Community Planning Staff, City Commissioners and Design Review Board members, My public comment relates to the inaccuracies of the street-level perspective drawings presented at the 11-9-16 DRB Meeting and a request for additional street-level drawings showing a "neighborhood perspectives." The following documents related to my Public Comment are attached: 1) PDF Letter of public comment. 2) PDF Exhibit of images related to my public comment. In addition to sharing this email with the above parties, please print out copies of the attached PDFs for the City Commissioners and any other interested parties. If possible, I request that the PDF showing street-level perspective images to the commissioners be printed in color. Thank you for the opportunity to offer public comment related to the Black-Olive Development. This is a tipping point project for the Bozeman community and it's important to get it right. Sincerely, Kate Bryan 406-570-2839 KateBryan2000@gmail.com FR: Kate Bryan RE: Public Comment (Black-Olive Development Proposal) TOPIC: Inaccurate, Misleading & Incomplete Street-Level Perspective Drawings Dear Community Planning Staff, City Commissioners and Design Review Board Members: At the DRB Meeting on November 9th, a number of perspective drawings were presented by the City of Bozeman and the Developer. The drawings from the North and along Olive Ave. were created using Google Earth and were an attempt at showing how the proposed Black-Olive HomeBase/Holloran proposal would work "in context" with the surrounding neighborhood. Unfortunately, the Black-Olive Perspective drawings presented were inaccurate, misleading and incomplete. To view the inaccurate drawings presented, click the links below. For your convenience, I have also attached a PRINTABLE PDF showing all 3 or these drawings. Street_North (Click Here) Street_West (Click Here) Street_West2 (Click Here) I mentioned the inaccuracies in my public comment and this sentiment was echoed and emphasized by the Design Review Board (architects and others). The DRB indicated that GIS technology and structure modeling software necessary to create accurate perspective drawings exists and is accessible by the Planning department. THANK YOU to the DRB for rejecting the proposal and insisting that these street level drawings be recreated accurately. It is also essential, for full disclosure, to create drawings from the Southwest and Southeast from a "neighborhood perspective" as well. Perspective drawings must: (1) Be accurate - Building height and stories need accurate perspective lines relative to surrounding structures (e.g., Stiff Prof'l Building, Blackmore building, homes down Black Street, etc.) - Show accurate street width of Bozeman streets (The current perspective drawings show very wide streets which do not exist at Black/Olive intersection). (2) Give a complete perspective from ALL neighborhood perspectives/directions, including drawings from the East and West (Along Olive), SE and SW -- clearly and accurately showing the neighborhood view and impact of the proposed structure. I have attached an estimated perspective drawing from the SE from the corner of Black and Curtiss Avenue. I have also attached some photos taken from surrounding neighborhoods, including the backyard of our property at 210 S. Black. I request that perspective drawings be provided by the city, showing how the structure will "look" from the neighborhoods surrounding the proposed building. The attached 4 page PDF of images will help City Staff to understand the revised and additional perspective drawings that I am requesting on behalf of the surrounding neighbors and property owners. Given the significant impact this project may have on historic neighborhoods, these additional drawings are essential to creating an accurate, fair and balanced review process. Thank you (in advance) to Brian Krueger and other Bozeman Community planning staff for your efforts with regards to the requested street-level perspective drawings. Sincerely, Kate Bryan Co-Owner of 210 South Black 406-570-2839 KateBryan2000@gmail.com November 14, 2016 Inaccurate Building Height Inaccurate Building Height Inaccurate Building Height and Excessive Street Width GOOGLE PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS Presented by City Staff at 11/9/16 DRB Meeting 1 of 4 CREATE ACCURATE GIS PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS From these “Neighborhood” Perspectives Looking NE from corner of Black and Curtiss Looking East from Black Ave at the South Property Border 2 of 4 CREATE STREET-LEVEL GIS PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS Showing building from these “Neighborhood” Perspectives Looking West from Bozeman/Olive Looking East from Tracy/Olive 3 of 4 CREATE STREET-LEVEL GIS PERSPECTIVE DRAWINGS Showing building from these “Neighborhood” Perspectives Looking NW from Backyard for 210 S. Black Looking NW from Bozeman Avenue 4 of 4