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MEMORANDUM
TO: DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
FROM: ADDI JADIN, ASSOCIATE PLANNER
DATE: MARCH 23, 2018
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE 1998
This memo is to update the Design Review Board and request a recommendation on a non-zoning
text amendment ordinance scheduled for provisional adoption before the City Commission on
April 9, 2018. Ordinance 1998 proposes to amend Section 2.05.3000 of the Bozeman Municipal
Code to reflect recently adopted amendments to the Unified Development Code (UDC) which
included the revision of DRB Plan Review thresholds and the removal of entryway corridors.
Ordinance 1998 also proposes to remove Conditional Use Permits from the purview of the DRB.
The following text shows the entire Section 2.05.3000 with changes proposed in strikeout and/or
underline and justification listed below each item. All code references reflect the UDC Update
which will be in effect at the time of the Commission hearing on April 9, 2018.
Sec. 2.05.3000. - Established—Powers and duties.
A. The design review board (DRB) is established to evaluate aesthetic considerations of larger
and more complex proposals which are likely to produce significant community impact and to
provide recommendations regarding such proposals to the review authority, subject to the
provisions of chapter 38.
B. The DRB shall act as an advisory body to the review authority for:
1. Development applications located within overlay districts meeting one or more of the
thresholds of 38.19.040.C 38.230.040.C.;
Justification: With the removal of entryway corridors and the application of design
standards city-wide, the intent was for the DRB to review projects city-wide. Code
reference change reflects UDC Update.
2. Conditional use permits located within overlay districts, but excluding conditional use
permits for the purpose of accessory dwelling units and conditional use permits which
do not create additional building area;
Justification: The DRB is established to evaluate aesthetic considerations of larger
and more complex proposals rather than the use of a property or building.
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3. Planned unit developments; and
4. Appeals from ADR decisions; and.
5. Review of applications for large scale retail;
Justification: While true, this statement is redundant. Large-scale retail is included
within the plan design review thresholds of Sec. 38.230.040 which require DRB
review of projects with 30,000 or more square feet of office space, retail,
commercial space, service commercial space or industrial space. Large-scale retail
encompasses single-tenant buildings greater than 40,000 square feet.
C. The DRB may develop, and after adoption by the city commission, apply specific guidelines
related to such concerns as architectural appearance, landscape design and signage for the
construction and/or alteration of structures, sites or areas;
D. The DRB may review applicable development proposal applications for zoning text
amendments, or applications for moving, demolition or any other kind of permit that may
affect properties located within entryway corridors;
Justification: Entryway corridors have been removed from the UDC.
E. The DRB has responsibility for projects subject to 38.19.040.C.
Justification: This statement is redundant and more accurately stated within
2.05.3000.B.1. above.
D. When proposals for reuse, change in use or further development of a site are located in the
neighborhood conservation overlay district, review by the DRB may be required to determine
whether resubmittal as a new application is necessary in accordance with 38.230.160;
Justification: This DRB duty is found within 38.230.160 and included here to ensure
that Sec. 2.05.3000 is the complete list of DRB duties.
E. The DRB may be requested to review the following development projects within the
neighborhood conservation overlay district: new construction, alterations to existing
structures, movement of structures into or out of the neighborhood conservation overlay
district, or demolition of structures by any means or process;
Justification: This DRB duty is found within 38.340.A. and included here to ensure
that Sec. 2.05.3000 is the complete list of DRB duties.
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F. The DRB must review any tax abatement or other incentive programs being considered by the
city commission that are designed to stimulate preservation and rehabilitation of structures
and properties with the neighborhood conservation district, and to review any proposed
action or development utilizing these abatement or incentive programs.
Justification: This DRB duty is found within 38.340.020. and included here to
ensure that Sec. 2.05.3000 is the complete list of DRB duties.