HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-05-17 Public Comment-R. Canfield & D. Haydon-Canfield - ClowADU 5/4/17 11:10 AM Clow ADU Compliance Issues R. C. Canfield
City of Bozeman Community Development
PO Box 1230, Bozeman, MT 59771-1230
ATTN: Danielle Garber
Subject: Conditional Use Permit Application #17114
The proposed project requires a Conditional Use Permit because it includes an
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) above a detached garage. Such ADUs are not allowed
in the Bon Ton Historic District's Fairview Addition subdivision, because it was platted
prior to January 1, 1997 (UDC Sec. 38.22.030.A.4). This ordinance applies whether or
not the owner of record actually physically occupies the associated principal dwelling as
a principal residence, which is a red herring that distracts from the important issue.
Approval as a conditional use depends on existing and proposed uses and how they
would work together. UDC Sec. 38.19.110.E.2 requires that the proposed use would
have no material adverse effect upon abutting property. However, the subject proposed
use would have an obvious adverse effect on this neighborhood, as follows:
• The zoning is R-1. UDC Sec. 38.08.010.A.2 - The intent of the R-1 residential
single-household low density district is to provide for primarily single-household
residential development and related uses within the city at urban densities, and
to provide for such community facilities and services as will serve the area's
residents while respecting the residential character and quality of the area.
• The proposed use would have a material adverse effect on the residential single-
family character of the neighborhood. Signatures on the enclosed petition show
that 68% of the residents of the owner-occupied adjacent parcels listed by the
City want to preserve the single-family residential character of the neighborhood.
The existing character of this neighborhood is at a tipping point; more than 50%
of the occupants of the contiguous block of Grand Avenue between College and
Alderson spanning the proposed project are not single families. The addition of
the occupants of this ADU would have a material adverse effect on the single-
family character of the neighborhood.
• The proposed use would have a material adverse effect on the quality of this
area, by worsening an existing parking problem that affects many nearby parcels
in the neighborhood. The parcel immediately south of the proposed ADU has
two grandfathered houses containing five apartments, which are rented by an
absentee landlord to ten persons who have ten cars. Only two on-site paved
parking spots are provided on that parcel. The other eight cars park on the street
or park illegally on the sidewalk or in the alley (see enclosed photos), leading to
dangerous safety problems. The additional on-street parking required for the
proposed ADU will have a material adverse effect on this already severe problem.
For these reasons, this historic neighborhood is at risk of decaying into a rental district,
one parcel at a time. This proposed use would have a material adverse effect on
single-family character and quality. Please deny this application.
Richard C. CanfiA and Deborah Haydon-Canfield
726 South Third Avenue IjE,� I
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Encl: Petition to Deny CUP Application #17114, parking prok photos
MAY 04 2017
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