HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-13-18 Public Comment - K. Kovalik - Rainbow Creek Annexation and Zone Map AmendmentFrom:kristin kovalik
To:Agenda
Subject:RE: File 18-240 Rainbow Creek Rentals annexation and zoning request
Date:Tuesday, November 13, 2018 9:21:44 AM
City of Bozeman Department of
Community Development
Attn: Assistant Planner Garber
PO Box 1230
Bozeman, Montana 59771-1230
RE: RE: File 18-240 Rainbow Creek Rentals annexation and zoning request
SENT VIA EMAIL- 11/13/18
Dear Mr. Garber
I am writing to oppose the Rainbow Creek proposal to annex the 2.29 acre property into City limits
and zone the property R-4.
The fact that the property is not in the City limits and would need to be annexed into the City does
not warrant the property as ‘infill’. By definition infill is the rededication of land in an urban
environment, to new construction.
The property is bordered on the south by Public Land Use, the west by a single family residence
zoned Agriculture by the County, and on the north and east by R-1, single family lots. Therefore, the
R-4 zoning is significantly different from the surrounding zoning.
The Baxter/Ferguson/Flanders area is growing at an alarming rate creating a loss of bird and wildlife
habitat and a loss of highly productive agriculture land.
There are no “service functions” in or near Baxter Meadows, no public transportation options near
Baxter Meadows which means everyone that lives in the area needs to drive to a supermarket and
other commercial businesses, all of which are concentrated on 19th Street. Approving a R4 zone in
an area that currently does not support it will only add to this burden. That’s poor planning.
Approving the Rainbow Creek proposal would reflect a lack of foresight and attention to smart
growth and I would like to encourage the City to be leading in this area, not approving annexation
and high density zoning in an area that does not support it. I ask the City to please deny the
Rainbow Creek Rentals annexation and zoning request.
Sincerely
Kristin Kovalik
2397 Lasso Ave.
Bozeman, MT 59718