HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-05-19 Planning Board Minutes (Draft)City Planning Board
March 5th, 2019 | 7:00 PM | City Commission Chamber – 121 N. Rouse Avenue
A. 07:04:12 PM (00:00:01) Call Meeting to Order & Roll Call
Present were:
Cathy Costakis
Jennifer Madgic
George Thompson (Chair)
Deputy Mayor Chris Mehl (Commission Liaison)
Paul Spitler
Lauren Waterton
Mark Egge
Jerry Pape
B. 07:04:45 PM (00:00:34) Changes to the Agenda-none
C. 07:04:51 PM (00:00:40) Minutes for Approval
2.19.19 Minutes (PDF)
o 2.19.19 Video Link
07:04:56 PM (00:00:45) MOTION: I move to approve the February 19th minutes: Chris Mehl.
07:04:58 PM (00:00:47) SECONDED: Jerry Pape
07:04:59 PM (00:00:48) VOTE: All in Favor – Motion Carries Unanimously.
D. 07:05:09 PM (00:00:58) Public Comment – Please state your name and address in an audible tone of voice
for the record. This is the time for individuals to comment on matters falling within the purview of the
Committee. There will also be an opportunity in conjunction with each action item for comments
pertaining to that item. Please limit your comments to three minutes. None.
E. Special Presentations
1. 07:05:50 PM (00:01:39) Seat at the Table Update (Jennifer Boyer)
Jennifer Boyer gave a brief overview of the initiative.
07:09:13 PM (00:05:02) Boyer summarized the results of the initiative, including top responses, concerns, and
priorities of participants.
07:15:57 PM (00:11:46) A quick question and comment period took place.
F. Action Items
1. 07:18:16 PM (00:14:05) Bridger Vale Subdivision Preliminary Plat 17231 (Krueger)
A Preliminary Plat application to allow the subdivision of 6.48 acres into twenty townhome lots, one
commercial lot, one city park lot, one open space lot with an associated street and alley. The application
includes a concurrent Preliminary Planned Unit Development (PUD) application to allow the mixed residential
and commercial development with relaxations to zoning regulations requested for park frontage, street
design and a request for concurrent construction.
17231 Staff Report
17231 Application Materials
17231 Site & Landscape Plans
17231 Supporting Studies, Plans & Reports (Environmental, Traffic, Stormwater, etc.)
17231 Subdivision Declaration of Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions
Krueger presented the application to the board.
07:33:17 PM (00:29:06) Krueger took questions from the board regarding the location of the old landfill and
related environmental concerns, nearby zoning, and the limited back yard area.
07:46:16 PM (00:42:05) Krueger answered a more questions from the board regarding the time frame and
progression of the project as well as designations and land use.
07:58:12 PM (00:54:01) Krueger answered questions about parking, drive and pedestrian access, further
environmental and legal concerns, and the cash in lieu for affordable housing.
08:09:44 PM (01:05:33) Krueger answered questions about the Staff Report.
08:16:12 PM (01:12:01) Per Hjalmarsson of C & H Engineering, representing the applicant, introduced the team
used for this project and gave a presentation on the project.
08:24:57 PM (01:20:46) Lessa Racow, Landscape Architect with WGM Group, presented the landscape plan on
behalf of the applicant.
08:28:02 PM (01:23:51) Hjalmarsson concluded his presentation.
08:29:35 PM (01:25:24) Hjalmarsson answered questions from the Board regarding environmental concerns and
open land use.
08:35:01 PM (01:30:50) Andy Ebbighausen of Ebbighausen Homes from the applicant team answered questions
from regarding the garage access and placement, yards, and the conditions for the project.
08:45:14 PM (01:41:03) Krueger informed the board of the earlier requested cash in lieu of affordable housing
amount.
08:45:43 PM (01:41:32) PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
08:46:17 PM (01:42:06) MOTION: Having reviewed and considered the application materials, public comment,
and all the information presented, I hereby adopt the findings presented in the staff report for application
17321 and move to recommend approval of the subdivision with conditions and subject to all applicable code
provisions: Mark Egge.
08:46:35 PM (01:42:24) SECONDED: Jerry Pape.
08:46:51 PM (01:42:40) The Board commented on the Motion and the project.
08:54:22 PM (01:50:11) VOTE: Motion Passes 7-1.
2. 08:54:52 PM (01:50:41) 2019 Downtown Bozeman Improvement Plan Adoption as a Neighborhood
Plan Growth Policy Amendment 18197 (Jadin/Naumann)
18197 Staff Report
18197 Downtown Plan Draft
18197 Public Comment
08:57:07 PM (01:52:56) City Planner Addi Jadin gave a presentation on the 2019 Downtown Bozeman
Improvement Plan.
09:10:13 PM (02:06:02) Jadin went over future actions, including the expected City Commission dates of March
25th 2019 for the Resolution of Intent and the April 15th 2019 Resolution to Adopt. Also mentioned is a special
presentation by the Consultants that helped put together the plan that is scheduled for April 1st, 2019.
09:11:57 PM (02:07:46) Chris Naumann of reiterated how the Downtown Bozeman Improvement Plan relates to
the Growth Policy.
09:13:54 PM (02:09:43) Naumann answered questions from the board about parking, the NCOD, transition
zones, the B3 boundary, and the organization of the report itself.
09:26:49 PM (02:22:38) PUBLIC COMMENT - Paul Neubauer (210 S Bozeman Ave.) spoke of his involvement in
the Plan and his concerns with parking credits and incentives for rental housing.
09:31:37 PM (02:27:26) MOTION: Having reviewed and considered the application materials, public comment,
and all the information presented, I hereby move to adopt the findings presented in the staff report and
approve the Planning Board Resolution 5041 2019-01, recommending to the City Commission the adoption of
the 2019 Downtown Bozeman Improvement Plan as a neighborhood plan under the Growth Policy - Growth
Policy Amendment Application 18197 with contingencies necessary to complete the application processing and
the correction to the text submitted by the staff: Jerry Pape.
09:32:22 PM (02:28:11) SECONDED: Jennifer Madgic.
09:32:29 PM (02:28:18) The Board commented on the Plan. Deputy Mayor Mehl pointed out there was a
mislabeling of the Resolution in the form used for the Motion, and that the correct Resolution number was
2019-01.
09:45:54 PM (02:41:43) AMENDMENT: I amend my Motion to reflect the fact: Jerry Pape.
09:46:00 PM (02:41:49) SECONDED: Jennifer Madgic.
09:46:11 PM (02:42:00) Chair Thompson commented on the Plan.
09:47:54 PM (02:43:43) VOTE: All in Favor – Motion Carries Unanimously.
G. 09:48:09 PM (02:43:58) FYI/Discussion
1. Future Agenda Items
H. 09:48:12 PM (02:44:01) Adjournment
For more information please contact Tom Rogers at TRogers@bozeman.net
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