HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-22-19 Public Comment - C. Naumann - NCOD Policy RecommendationsFrom: Chris Mehl
To: Agenda
Subject: FW: ZC-PB NCOD Meeting February 26th
Date: Friday, February 22, 2019 11:19:55 AM
Chris Mehl
Bozeman Deputy Mayor
cmehl@bozeman.net
406.581.4992
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From: Chris Naumann [chris@downtownbozeman.org]
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2019 9:49 AM
To: Henry Happel (hap@fastmail.fm); Cathy Costakis; lwaterton@sandersonstewart.com; Jennifer Madgic; Paul
Spitler; 'George Thompson'; 'Jerry Pape'; Mark Egge (mark@eateggs.com); Chris Mehl; 'Erik Garberg'; Julien
Morice (j@ironwoodd.com)
Cc: Tom Rogers
Subject: ZC-PB NCOD Meeting February 26th
Zoning Commission and Planning Board Members,
In light of your February 26th meeting regarding the NCOD policy recommendations, I wanted to provide you with
related information from the draft Downtown Bozeman Improvement Plan
(www.downtownbozeman.org/plan<http://www.downtownbozeman.org/plan>).
The draft Downtown Plan includes revised recommendations regarding the NCOD. Here is a summary of the
recommendations found in the draft Downtown Plan:
* Recognize downtown within the NCOD as a distinct and independent ‘neighborhood’ (as defined by the B3
zone boundary)
* Adopt a specific set of downtown design guidelines that inform urban design, architecture, and
landscape/streetscape elements
The full NCOD narrative can be found on page 112. In addition, I would also direct your attention to page 70 that
addresses downtown’s historic districts and properties. Pages 114-116 cover the recommendations about building
heights, mix of scales, and transition.
I think the revised Downtown Plan recommendations compliment Bendon-Adams’ initial NCOD policy ideas:
2.3 NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN STANDARDS + GUIDELINES (P.18) Recommendation: Create design
standards and guidelines for each neighborhood within the NCOD.
Alternative policy recommendation: Create 2 sets of design standards and guidelines that are divided into a character
area north of Main Street and a character area south of Main Street.
The blending of the Downtown Plan recommendations and NCOD policy options would yield a hybrid sufficiently
serving the needs of the community:
1. Recognize three distinct NCOD ‘character areas’
* The Downtown District
* The area north of the Downtown District
* The area south of the Downtown District
1. Develop a unique set of design guidelines for each of the three areas
Please let me know if you have any questions. I am planning to attend your meeting on February 26th.
Also, please forward this e-mail to Christopher Scott as I do not have his address. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Chris Naumann
Executive Director
Downtown Bozeman Partnership
222 East Main Street #302
Bozeman MT 59715
406-586-4008
www.downtownbozeman.org<http://www.downtownbozeman.org/>