HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-15-19 Public Comment - J. Welles - Cottonwood & Ida Preliminary PUDFrom: Jeffrey Welles
To: Agenda
Subject: Application 18516
Date: Friday, March 15, 2019 10:00:42 AM
Dear Members of the Department of Community Development,
I am writing to express my opposition to the Cottonwood and Ida Preliminary Planned Development Application
18516. The application requests the city to relax 11 standards affecting such issues as permissible building heights,
setbacks, lot line provisions, lot coverage, residential and commercial transparency, parking standards, etc. I live
adjacent to the proposed development in a recently completed condominium. That project complied to the letter of
the law with every city standard and requirement with no variances or “relaxation”. I’m sure that the Department of
Community Development has well established and thoughtful requirements for development that are consistent with
the Bozeman Community Plan and Municipal Code. I don’t understand why those standards and requirements
should be “relaxed” for a developer to build a more imposing, visible, and denser project. If your mission is to
balance the interests of economic development, the community, and developers, the preliminary plan seems to
overly accommodate a developer at the expense of the community and your own standards and requirements. Thank
you for considering my opposition and, if possible, I would request that you acknowledge receipt of my comments. I
also will plan to attend the City Commission public hearing on March 25th to register my opinions.
Best Regards, Jeffrey Welles
620 E. Cottonwood unit 201
Bozeman, MT 59715