HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-29-17 Public Comment - H. Grenier (HRDC) - UDC Update, ConsiderationsFrom:Heather Grenier
To:Agenda
Cc:Tom Rogers; Martin Matsen
Subject:UDC considerations
Date:Friday, September 29, 2017 3:23:30 PM
Attachments:UDC Edits HRDC Code language short list 2017-09-29.docx
Good Afternoon Commissioners,
After many discussions with City staff and our friends in the development and design
community, we have revised some of our comments on the latest UDC draft to a lesser,condensed version. Please see attached.
As always, we are happy to visit at any time regarding our submission.
Sincerely.
Heather Grenier
President/CEO
HRDC
32 S Tracy Avenue, Bozeman | 406.587.4486
111 S 2nd Street, Livingston | 406.333.2537
www.thehrdc.org
Article 3
1. 38.300.100 (Page 166) - Summary of Housing Types
Recommended Edit:
Insert a row after row 7 with the following text:
Housing Type RS R1 R2 R3 R4 R5
Townhouse when utilized to
satisfy division 38.380,
Affordable Housing
[insert photo]
2. 38.310 (Pages 177-193) - Authorized Uses
Recommended Edit:
Add “Transitional and Emergency Housing” as a “C” (Conditional Use) in all zoning districts (both
residential, commercial, industrial and mixed use) in Section 38.310.
Also add the following definition of “Transitional and Emergency Housing” in Section 38.700:
“The primary characteristic of transitional and emergency housing is that it is temporary. While
emergency housing provides short-term shelter for displaced individuals and households,
residents of transitional housing are classified as homeless individuals. Other names for
transitional housing include transitional shelters, transitional living programs and transitional
housing programs. Transitional and emergency housing programs help homeless and displaced
individuals/households obtain permanent housing within a specified period of time.”
3. 38.310.040.B, Footnote 11 (Page 188) – M1 Accessory Residential Uses
Recommended Edit:
Maintain existing code language for 38.310.040.B, Footnote 11.
4. Table 38.320.030 (Page 196) – Table of Form & Intensity Standards
Recommended Edits:
Edit row 1, Table 38.320.030 as follows (and adjust footnotes as necessary):
Use type/standard RS R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 RO RMH
Single-household dwelling
5,000 5,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 3,000 4,000 3,000
Edit row 16, Table 38.320.030 as follows (and adjust footnotes as necessary):
Use type/standard RS R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 RO RMH
Single-household dwelling
50 50/36 40/36 40/36 40/36 35/25 40/36 40/36
Also edit Section 38.320.050, Footnote 1 as follows:
“…Lot area per each dwelling used to satisfy the requirements of division 38.380 must not be
less than 2,700 square feet per detached single-household dwelling…”
5. 38.360.180 (Page 256) – Manufactured Home Communities
Recommended Edit:
Maintain existing code language.
6. 38.360.240 (Pages 267-272) – Townhouse and rowhouse dwellings
Recommended Code Edit:
Add an additional section - 38.360.240.G “Exemptions”
“Townhomes and rowhomes on lots platted prior to the adoption of this section [insert date]
are exempt from these requirements.”
7. Section 38.380.130 (Page 290)
Recommended Edit:
Insert a row between rows 6 and 7 to Section 38.380.130 repeating the following text that is
currently located in 38.230.050.E (Pages 81-82):
Expedited review
for affordable
housing for
Planning
Development
Applications
Preference in order of scheduling will be given to those
projects which provide the most affordable housing in excess
of minimum requirement, as measured by the total number
of affordable units.
x x x
Article 4
8. 38.430.090.E.7.a (Page 349) - PUD Points for Affordable Housing
Recommended Edit:
a) Provision of affordable housing. Exclusive of housing used to satisfy chapter 38, article 43:
(i) Four Five points for each percent of dwellings to be constructed in the residential
development which are provided by donation to the city or non-profit Community Housing
Development Organization; or — one three points for each build ready lot donated to the city or
non-profit Community Housing Development Organization for affordable housing provided by a
residential or nonresidential development; or
(ii) One Three points for each percent of dwellings to be constructed in the residential
development which are provided by long term contractual obligation to an affordable housing
agency, for a period of not less than 20 years, with a written plan assuring on-going affordability
pricing and eligibility monitoring, and annual re-certification. The city's affordability guidelines
and subsequent revisions shall establish affordability and eligibility
Article 5
9. Beginning on Page 356 - General Comments Related to Project Design:
Article 5 needs to be revisited in more detail to ensure that design regulations do not harmfully
impact the diversity of our overall housing stock, specially related to affordability and
accessibility. While departures are often cited by Staff as a means to increased flexibility, the
increased time and money needed to request departures (not in terms of application fees but
rather in terms of costs related to design and application preparation) may be difficult to justify
without additional predictability.