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April 17, 2017
Bozeman City Commission
P O Box 1230
Bozeman MT 59717-1230
RE: Amending B-2M parking requirements
Dear Commissioners:
We request your acceptance of proposed changes to minimum
parking requirements within the B-2M Zoning along N. 7th Avenue. The
recent study by Rick Williams Consulting will be presented to you
during your May 1 meeting. The Midtown Urban Renewal Board voted
as follows during our April 13 meeting concerning the study data:
Retail/Office/Mixed Use
Three votes in favor of reducing to a zero minimum;
Two votes against this zero level but with suggestions of
reducing to ½ or 1 minimum per 1,000ft2;
Residential
All in favor of a 1.25 per dwelling unit minimum;
Restaurant, stand-alone
All in favor of 5 per 1,000 gross square footage minimum; and
Hotel
All is favor of .8 per room minimum.
We believe redevelopment in our District will be spurred to a higher
rate of activity with these reductions in parking requirements, and in
turn will both reduce the existing blight and promote infill. We ask for
your support in this effort.
Sincerely,
Scott Hedglin
Chair, Midtown Urban Renewal Board