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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-19-17 Public Comment - D. & S. Behan - 4149 Clydesdale Court CUP for Cooperative HousingFrom:Dave Behan To:Chris Saunders; Agenda Subject:PUBLIC NOTICE FOR 4149 CLYDESDALE COURT FILE 17-469 Date:Sunday, November 19, 2017 9:09:50 PM Attachments:4149 Clydesdale Court CUP for Cooperative Housing.pdf Please accept this letter in opposition of CUP for court file 17-469. Sincerely, Dave Behan406-224-1132 David​ ​and​ ​Stephanie​ ​Behan 4197​ ​Clydesdale​ ​Ct​ ​|​ ​Bozeman,​ ​MT​ ​​ ​59718 212​ ​Cattlebaron​ ​Parc​ ​Dr​ ​|​ ​Fort​ ​Worth,​ ​TX​ ​​ ​76108 November​ ​19,​ ​2017 Chris​ ​Saunders Planning​ ​Division​ ​--​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Bozeman PO​ ​Box​ ​1230 Bozeman,​ ​MT​ ​​ ​59771 Re:​ ​Public​ ​Notice​ ​for​ ​4149​ ​Clydesdale​ ​Court​ ​File​ ​17-469 Dear​ ​Mr.​ ​Saunders, My​ ​family​ ​has​ ​lived​ ​and/or​ ​owned​ ​property​ ​in​ ​Bozeman,​ ​MT​ ​since​ ​2007.​ ​​ ​My​ ​wife​ ​and​ ​I​ ​currently​ ​reside​ ​in Texas​ ​but​ ​own​ ​the​ ​property,​ ​4197​ ​Clydesdale​ ​Court,​ ​which​ ​is​ ​next​ ​door​ ​to​ ​4149​ ​Clydesdale​ ​Court.​ ​​ ​We are​ ​protesting​ ​the​ ​Kirby​ ​/​ ​Radoslovich​ ​petition​ ​for​ ​CUP. I​ ​find​ ​it​ ​interesting​ ​that​ ​so​ ​many​ ​members​ ​of​ ​the​ ​community​ ​who​ ​do​ ​not​ ​reside​ ​in​ ​Baxter​ ​Meadows​ ​choose to​ ​write​ ​letters​ ​on​ ​behalf​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Radoslovich​ ​/​ ​Kirby​ ​families.​ ​There​ ​is​ ​of​ ​course​ ​no​ ​negative​ ​affect​ ​to​ ​them personally​ ​so​ ​it​ ​is​ ​quite​ ​easy​ ​for​ ​them​ ​to​ ​vote​ ​in​ ​favor​ ​of​ ​the​ ​CUP.​ ​​ ​I​ ​wonder​ ​if​ ​they​ ​would​ ​be​ ​so​ ​willing​ ​if they​ ​stood​ ​a​ ​chance​ ​of​ ​losing​ ​value​ ​in​ ​their​ ​property​ ​or​ ​were​ ​inconvenienced​ ​as​ ​a​ ​result.​ ​​ ​It’s​ ​always​ ​a different​ ​situation​ ​when​ ​you​ ​are​ ​the​ ​one’s​ ​negatively​ ​affected.​ ​​ ​I​ ​ask,​ ​can​ ​anyone​ ​of​ ​them​ ​guarantee​ ​that my​ ​property​ ​value​ ​won’t​ ​suffer​ ​as​ ​a​ ​result?​ ​​ ​I​ ​can​ ​tell​ ​you​ ​with​ ​100%​ ​confidence​ ​I​ ​would​ ​not​ ​purchase​ ​a property​ ​next​ ​door​ ​to​ ​a​ ​home​ ​where​ ​multiple​ ​families​ ​are​ ​cohabitating​ ​under​ ​one​ ​roof.​ ​​ ​Will​ ​the​ ​city​ ​or​ ​the Radoslovich​ ​/​ ​Kirby​ ​families​ ​compensate​ ​their​ ​neighbors​ ​as​ ​property​ ​values​ ​go​ ​down​ ​or​ ​sales​ ​fall through?​ ​​ ​This​ ​type​ ​of​ ​situation​ ​goes​ ​completely​ ​against​ ​the​ ​legal​ ​definition​ ​of​ ​a​ ​single​ ​family​ ​home​ ​or​ ​R-S as​ ​the​ ​city​ ​defines​ ​the​ ​zoning​ ​at​ ​this​ ​location. The​ ​situation​ ​at​ ​hand​ ​is​ ​not​ ​a​ ​popularity​ ​contest​ ​based​ ​on​ ​the​ ​character​ ​of​ ​these​ ​individuals.​ ​​ ​It’s​ ​not​ ​about reducing​ ​fuel​ ​consumption​ ​or​ ​traffic.​ ​​ ​It’s​ ​about​ ​whether​ ​or​ ​not​ ​the​ ​city​ ​will​ ​protect​ ​its​ ​citizens​ ​and​ ​their property​ ​by​ ​upholding​ ​the​ ​laws,​ ​codes,​ ​and​ ​covenants​ ​set​ ​forth.​ ​​ ​If​ ​this​ ​CUP​ ​is​ ​accepted​ ​there​ ​will undoubtedly​ ​be​ ​a​ ​precedent​ ​established​ ​that​ ​will​ ​forever​ ​change​ ​the​ ​standards​ ​in​ ​which​ ​single​ ​family residences​ ​are​ ​defined​ ​in​ ​Bozeman.​ ​​ ​It​ ​may​ ​be​ ​your​ ​neighborhood​ ​next. The​ ​majority​ ​of​ ​the​ ​residence​ ​in​ ​the​ ​designated​ ​single​ ​family​ ​zone​ ​have​ ​worked​ ​a​ ​good​ ​portion​ ​of​ ​their lives​ ​to​ ​afford​ ​the​ ​luxuries​ ​of​ ​having​ ​more​ ​space,​ ​bigger​ ​yards,​ ​quieter​ ​neighborhoods,​ ​and​ ​larger​ ​square footage.​ ​​ ​It’s​ ​not​ ​a​ ​right​ ​afforded​ ​to​ ​anyone​ ​it’s​ ​earned.​ ​​ ​If​ ​they​ ​haven’t​ ​done​ ​enough​ ​to​ ​earn​ ​it​ ​then​ ​my suggestion​ ​is​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​working​ ​hard​ ​until​ ​it​ ​can​ ​be​ ​achieved​ ​without​ ​“conditions”.​ ​​ ​Providing​ ​this​ ​CUP sends​ ​the​ ​wrong​ ​message​ ​that​ ​the​ ​government​ ​owes​ ​these​ ​families​ ​a​ ​shortcut​ ​to​ ​something​ ​they​ ​haven’t yet​ ​earned.​ ​​ ​Protecting​ ​those​ ​opposing​ ​the​ ​CUP​ ​insures​ ​that​ ​an​ ​attractive​ ​Bozeman​ ​neighborhood​ ​stays that​ ​way. Sincerely​ ​yours, David​ ​and​ ​Stephanie​ ​Behan dbbehan3@gmail.com behanstephanie@yahoo.com 406-224-1132