The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutZC & PB Amendment Summary MEMORANDUM TO: Bozeman Planning Board and Zoning Commission FROM: Tom Rogers, Senior Planner SUBJECT: Zoning Commission and Planning Board amendments the UDC update; 7/11/17 and 7/18/17 DATE: July 18, 2017 Amendments and issues related to the Unified Development Code (UDC) update. Amendment 1 Page 82, 38.230.040. DRB Authority. Expand DRB review authority to include, “When along a zoning district boundary between R1, R2, (or otherwise zoned property currently in residential use, i.e. one to two family homes) and B1, B2, B3, B2M, M1, BP or UMU and including a project with more than 30 dwelling units or 30 parking spaces.” Staff comment: Does parking applicability include surface and/or structured parking? Determining the use of a property may be challenging to determine. Responsibility for determining use? PB (6:0) ZC (1:2) Amendment 2 Page 213. 38.320.060. Zone Edge Transition. Consider point #3 of the Downtown Business Partnership comment letter dated July 10, 2017. Specifically, allow adjacent residential properties a height bonus to offset possible building height in the B-3 district. Staff comment: Current code states NCOD prevails. Commission to determine which zone edge transition standard will apply, in B-3 District. PB (6:0) ZC (2:1) Amendment 3 Page 2447. 38.360.040 Accessory dwelling units (ADU). Relax square footage of Accessory Dwellings Units (ADU) to 800 square feet in all residential zoning district. And remove 38.360.040C.2(2), subordinate clause and eliminate the one-third limitation. Staff comment – Multiple detached dwellings are permitted in most districts by right. Two household attached dwellings are permitted in all residential districts except R-S and R-1. Eliminating the size restriction appears to eliminate the City’s effort to differentiate between and ADU ad a second dwelling unit. PB (6:0) ZC (2:1) Amendment 4 Page 245. 38.360.030.H.2(b). Accessory structure setback requirement. Delete setback requirements for Accessory structures for alley loaded lots. PB (6:0) ZC (3:0) Amendment 5 Page 253. 38.360.110.C. Cottage affordable housing applicability. Remove affordable housing requirement for cottage housing projects. PB (2:4) ZC (2:0) Amendment 6 Page 279. 38.360.210.C. Row house and townhouse garage standards. Eliminate impediments to garage on units less than or equal to 30 feet in width. Staff comment – Please clarify staff captured your intent correctly. The Boards referenced page 275 however, the language suggested the desire to eliminate impediments to attached residential structures from not having garage facing the street for units less than 30 feet in width. This provision in on page 279. PB (5:1) ZC (2:1) Amendment 7 Page 366. 38.500.020.B. Building additions, remodels, and site improvements. Generally reduce impediments for property owners to make incremental improvements to their properties. In particular within TFF districts. Staff comment – The proposed language is considerable less stringent that today requirement. Discussion at approximately 9:00 pm. PB (6:0) ZC (3:0) Amendment 8 Page 397. 38.520.050. Internal roadway design. Eliminate drive through screening requirement. PB (6:0) ZC (3:0) Amendment 9 Page 404 and 407. 38.520.070.B.5 and 38.520.E.1. Location and design of service areas and mechanical equipment. Add “orientate” to list and remove residential limitation so standards applies to all zoning districts. Staff comment – May have unintended consequences in industrial districts. PB (6:0) ZC (3:0) Amendment 10 Page 409 – 428. 38.530. Building design. Industry groups to review and codify realistic building design standards. Staff comment – Building design concepts and standards were presented at public workshops, brought before the Zoning Commission and Planning Board for multiple workshops to solicit comment. The Design Review Board, made up of design professionals and another advisory board to the City Commission, held numerous public meetings to discuss the building design standards. The DRB found the provisions and standards in the draft code to further the Community Plan and the Bozeman Design Objectives Plan. The UDC Update Advisory Committee considered each aspect of the draft development code including the building design components. Numerous members of the architectural design community participated in these meetings. Additional workshops specifically for the design community took place to educate and refine the standards. The Bozeman Community Plan clearly states the content in the draft code is supported by the broadly community, not just design professionals, with specific goals and objectives. In addition to the one goal and objective referenced by the design community please see the following 14 goals and objectives for a more complete picture: G-1 Growth Management Objective G-1.3: Require development to mitigate its impacts on our community as identified and supported by evidence during development review, including economic, health, environmental, and social impacts. Goal C-1: Human Scale and Compatibility Objective C-1.1: - Expand design review programs citywide to ensure well designed spaces throughout the community. Objective C-1.2: - Update design objectives to include guidelines for urban spaces and more dense development. Objective C-1.4: Achieve an environment through urban design that maintains and enhances the City’s visual qualities within neighborhood, community and regional commercial areas. Goal C-3: Neighborhood Design Objective C-3.2: Provide for neighborhood focal points to encourage local identity within the community and provide a place for social interaction. Objective C-3.4: Create neighborhood Commercial Centers that will provide uses to meet consumer demands from surrounding Residential Districts for everyday goods and services, and will be a pedestrian oriented place that serves as a focal point for the surrounding neighborhoods. Goal C-4: Design guidelines Objective C-4.1: Continue to develop the design guidelines for site planning and buildings to emphasize creativity, diversity, and individuality. The design guidelines shall be based on the premise that truly creative design is responsive to its context and contributes to a comfortable, interesting community. Objective C-4.2: All new residential buildings should be designed to emphasize the visually interesting features of the building, as seen from the public street and sidewalk. The visual impact of garage doors, driveways, and other off-street parking will be minimized and mitigated. Objective C-4.3: Ensure the development of new residential structures that are aesthetically pleasing through urban design. Objective C-4.4: Provide for the protection of character and the enhancement of services in existing residential neighborhoods. Objective C-4.5: Investigate expanding form based zoning as a design review strategy for the City. PB (6:0) ZC (3:0)