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2700 King Avenue West P.O.Box 80850-Billings,Montana 59108-0850
May 30, 2018 406.655-2700 FAX 406.655-2727
Bozeman City Commission
C/O Bozeman City Clerk
121 North Rouse Ave.
P.O. Box 1230
Bozeman,MT 59771-1230
RE: Objection to zoning change for Lots 1 and 6, Kagy Crossroads Minor subdivision, Bozeman, Montana
Dear Commissioners,
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Please accept this letter as Stockman Bank's objection to the Zone Map Amendment application to rezone the
above described real property from B-2 Community Commercial to B-2M Community Commercial Mixed.
Stockman Bank owns approximately 2.42 acres of land located at 1815 S. 19th Ave., legally described as Kagy
Crossroads Sub, S14,T02 S, R05 E, Block 1, Lot 4—5. The Stockman property is adjacent to the subject
property, as illustrated on the attached diagram. Stockman operates a full service branch bank on the property
and provides drive-through banking services and parking for its customers and employees.
Stockman's property is separated from the property proposed for rezoning by a narrow, two-lane roadway which
provides no space for parking. Stockman believes that the B-2M zoning designation's reduced parking
requirement for residential use will cause spillover parking onto the narrow roadway and onto Stockman's
property. This concern is borne-out by the Staff Report for the proposal which clearly states as follows:
There are very different parking standards between the B-2 and B-2M districts with B-2M having
the less rigorous standard. The B-2M district requires half or less of the parking required in B-2.
The placement of the isolated two lots of B-2M in the center of an existing largely developed B-2
area creates the possibility of spillover parking onto adjacent properties. This increases the
likelihood of conflict between adjacent landowners.
I8-132 Staff Report for the Kagy Crossroads Zone Map Amendment,p. 14.
The immediate area has been developed to the parking standards of B-2. Those standards are working
well for all. Each property owner provides the necessary parking to serve their own needs and does not
rely on other owners for their parking needs. The area does not provide public parking, nor are the streets
sufficient for on street parking. Therefore, rezoning the subject property to B-2M Community
Commercial Mixed will only create parking issues.
Accordingly,we request that the Commission deny the proposed amendment to change the zoning for
Lots 1 and 6,Kagy Crossroads Minor subdivision to B-2M Community Commercial Mixed.
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Sincerely,
William Coffee, CEO
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