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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-11-18 Public Comment - C. Naumann (Downtown Bozeman Partnership) - NCOD ReviewFrom:Chris Naumann To:Agenda; Addi Jadin; Phillipe Gonzalez; "Sara Adams"; "Brie Hensold"; Chris Saunders Subject:Re: Smart Planning & Protect NCOD Date:Saturday, August 11, 2018 9:17:31 PM Thanks for sharing, Chris. "Before changing the NCOD boundary, fund a proper historic building survey to assess areas that have become historic since the NCOD was established." There needs to be a considerable amount of public education about the differences between historic preservation and neighborhood conservation and neighborhood associations. Most folks see the maps being used and think everything shaded in a color is a designated historic district...ex. NENA = historic district. A first step would be to stop showing HDs and NAs on the same map...always show them on separate maps. Chris Naumann Downtown Bozeman Partnership From: Chris Saunders Sent: Friday, August 10, 2:43 PM Subject: FW: Smart Planning & Protect NCOD To: Agenda, Addi Jadin, Chris Naumann, Phillipe Gonzalez, 'Sara Adams', 'Brie Hensold' Passing on received public comment. Chris S From: webadmin@bozeman.net <webadmin@bozeman.net> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 11:35 AM To: Chris Saunders <csaunders@BOZEMAN.NET> Subject: Smart Planning & Protect NCOD Message submitted from the <City Of Bozeman> website. Site Visitor Name: Zehra Osman Site Visitor Email: zosman534@gmail.com I live in the sprawling sea of houses on the west side of town. I’m tired of hearing that “smart growth” means we must increase housing density downtown. On the contrary, when a new high-density condo complex that few can afford displaces low-and-medium-income housing downtown (and drives up surrounding costs), they’re pushing us all out into the sprawl. Many of these expensive infill apartments benefit only the absentee owners and developer. We need a commitment from the city to instead focus on creating self-contained Midtown/West/Northwest villages that are not only walkable, but have places we want to walk to; workplaces, small grocers, shops, restaurants, cafes, and spots for weekly Farmer’s Markets. Build up the density here; this is where the radical, hip, contemporary architecture should happen, as part of walkable, self-contained villages—not in the NCOD. Then, we west-siders wouldn’t have to spend so much time in traffic. Currently, west-side commercial strip developments are only accessible via hot, windy, exposed, and inhospitable sidewalks along congested, too-wide, multi-lane roads. The downtown Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District already has a sense of place worth preserving; its guidelines exist to protect our historic districts and preserve the character of Bozeman, and should not be changed. Furthermore, the consultant’s NCOD windshield survey was superficial and didn’t assess historic significance through historical research. Before changing the NCOD boundary, fund a proper historic building survey to assess areas that have become historic since the NCOD was established. Finally, I request the Bozeman City Mayor and Commissioners slow the planning down so we residents can participate. Multiple consultants are conducting multiple fast-paced planning efforts concurrently; how can we keep up with one, let alone several? Instead, begin with the umbrella Community Plan, then proceed to other plans sequentially. City of Bozeman emails are subject to the Right to Know provisions of Montana’s Constitution (Art. II, Sect. 9) and may be considered a “public record” pursuant to Title 2, Chpt. 6, Montana Code Annotated. As such, this email, its sender and receiver, and the contents may be available for public disclosure and will be retained pursuant to the City’s record retention policies. Emails that contain confidential information such as information related to individual privacy may be protected from disclosure under law.