HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-23-18 Public Comment - C. Herrington - Second High School Site ExemptionsFrom:Courtney Johnson
To:Agenda
Subject:FW: Application 18085
Date:Tuesday, May 01, 2018 12:37:56 PM
Courtney Johnson, AIA, NCARB
Senior Planner
City of Bozeman | 20 East Olive St. | P.O. Box 1230 | Bozeman, MT 59771
406.582.2289 | cejohnson@bozeman.net | www.bozeman.net
On January 4, 2018 the City Commission finally approved changes to Chapter 38 of the Bozeman Municipal Code.
The changes were effective as of March 31, 2018.
-----Original Message-----
From: J Colleen Herrington <c.herrington@mac.com>
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2018 6:46 PM
To: Courtney Johnson <CEJohnson@BOZEMAN.NET>
Cc: trustees@bsd7.org
Subject: Application 18085
Ms. Johnson,
I am writing to you today to urge you and the city of Bozeman to deny the school board’s request for exemptions for
the new high school located on the edge of my neighborhood. The 5 exemptions that the school board is asking for
are important requirements that are required under state law to provide for environmentally sound and aesthetically
pleasing construction.
Currently, we are a very quiet neighborhood that will be inherently changed with the construction of the high school.
Without denying the exemptions requests that the school are asking for, including to provide the landscaping
through the project and screening of the parking lot in between the school and the residents; not allowing on street
parking by the users of the high school; exempting the planting of trees in the public right of way and to conform to
irrigation standards, our neighborhood will experience a drastic negative effect to the homeowners’ detriment.
Before the construction of the elementary school, there was a large Cottonwood grove of trees that have been
destroyed and never replaced. Now, the school board is attempting to skip providing the landscaping that would help
bring back some of the lost trees and greenery in that area. Please don’t allow this to happen.
Additionally, our neighborhood should not be forced to handle the increased parking that will happen if the city
approves the exemption to allow on-street parking for users of the high school.
Thank you for your time.
Colleen Herrington
Homeowner in Flanders Creek Neighborhood