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HomeMy WebLinkAbout97- Bozeman Area Master Plan . :a i , . BEFORE THE BOZEMAN CITY COMMISSION CITY OF BOZEMAN, GALLATIN COUNTY, MONTANA IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THE FINDINGS OF FACT BOZEMAN CITY-COUNTY PLANNING BOARD AND ORDER FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO THE BOZEMAN AREA MASTER PLAN PURSUANT to the Bozeman Area Master Plan, public hearings were scheduled, after notice given, bcfore the Bozeman City-County Planning Board on September 4, 1996, the Bozeman City Commission on September 16, 1996, and the Gallatin County Commission on September 24, 1996, on the above-entitled application. The purpose of the public hearings was to review the Master Plan Amendment application of the North 19th Avenuc/Oak Street Corridor Master Plan, as an amendment to thc 1990 Bozeman Arca Master Plan Update, hereinaftcr referrcd to as the "Plan", as submittcd by the applicant, together with the required supplementary plans and information, to determine ifthc information submitted meets the requircments of the Plan, and in addition, to listen to public testimony concerning the application. It appcared to the City Commission that all parties and thc public wishing to appear and commcnt before the Bozeman City-County Planning Board and Bozeman City-Commission were given the opportunity to do so, and as the City Commission was fully advised of all matters having come before it regarding this application, makes the following Findings of Fact, as required: FINDINGS OF FACT I. Thc application for Master Plan Amendmcnt will amcnd land usc classifications in the Land Use Elemcnt ofthe 1990 Bozeman Area Master Plan Update for the North 19th A vcnue/Oak Street Corridor Master Plan Area from "Urban Residcntial Jnfill" and Residential Infill" to "Commercial", "Limited Commercial", "Business Park", "Business Park/Industrial", and "Public Lands & Open Space". The Master Plan Amendment will establish a "Class I" entry way corridor along North 19th Avcnue from the Interstate 90 interchange to Durston Road and along Oak Street between North 7th Avenue and North 19th Avenue. A "Class II" entry way corridor designation will bc established for N~tth...t9thA.yJtil1e/()akStr~e1Ctrl'idor.M*6>1~Plan..Am~drQcl'lt...Fil1dings.(}:fFilBt.ahd.Qrt'i~r 1 , . Oak Strect wcst of North 19th Avenue. The Master Plan Amendment will establish zoning Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.) review proccdures for all non-residential dcvelopment along the North 19th Avenue and West Oak Street cntryway corridors. The area effected by the Master Plan Amendment is approximately 1,022 acrcs located in the SE 1/4 of Scction 26, the E 1/2 of Section 35, SW 1/4 of Section 36, TIS, R5E; and the W 1/2 of Section I and the E 1/2 of Section 2, T2S, R5E, M.P.M., Gallatin County, Montana. II. The application for a Master Plan Amendment was prcpared by the Bozeman City-County Planning Office, on bchalf of the Bozeman City-County Planning Board, in response to the four criteria listed in the Plan for modifications to the Land Use Element. The application was reviewed by local and state agencics, and local advisory bodies, and comment provided the City-County Planning Office. Those comments, along with those of the City-County Planning Office, were then incorporated into a Staff Report which was forwarded to the Bozeman City County Planning Board. III. Notice ofthe public hearings bcfore the Bozeman City-County Planning Board, Bozeman City Commission and Gallatin County Conunission wcre published in thc Bozeman Daily Chronicle on August 18, 1996, and Septembcr I, 1996, and notice was mailcd by regular mail to all major land owners and citizens requcsting notice. IV. The application for Master Plan Amendment review was heard beforc the Bozeman City- County Planning Board at their regular schedulcd meeting on Septcmber 4, 1996. The Planning Staff presented the application and noted into the public record two letters of written testimony not already received by the City-County Planning Board. Aftcr finding that the application was properly submittcd and reviewcd under the procedures set forth in the Plan, the Bozcman City-County Planning Board madc a rcquest for public comment. After hearing representation of the four major land owners in the area, three members of the general public spoke in favor of the application and three spokc in a neutral position. Upon hearing speakers in opposition, favor of, or in a neutral position to the approval of this application and finding that the proposal complied with thc four criteria in the Bozeman Area Master Plan, the Bozcman City-County Planning Board, on a vote of l')t~~111?tij.A&~~ij~!()llkS#'~~{Q6rt"itful{MMt~pjllhAn1enl.iffl~t1t"J1mdrhg!lo.fiMBtand-Order 2 . ten to zero, voted to forward this application with a recommendation of approval to the Bozeman City Commission and Gallatin County Commission. V. The matter was heard before the Bozeman City Commission on Scptember 16, 1996. at wh ich time the Staff Report was reviewed by the City-County Planning Staff A request for public comment was madc by the Commission, with eighteen members of the general public testifying in favor of, in opposition to, or in a neutral position to the proposed amendment to the Plan. Public testimony included comments from the four major land owners in the arca of the Master Plan Amendment, Dr. Phillip Saceoccia, Jerry Perkins, Don Cape Sr./Gary France; and Genc Graf III, or their respective representati ves. Mr. Dan Kamp, representing the Phillip Saccoccia design team presented an Alternative Development Review Procedure (A.D.R.P.) process as an altcrnative to the Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.) review procedures recommend by the City-County Planning Board to implement the goals and objectives of the Master Plan Amendment. Mr. Kamp indicated that the A.D.R.P. proposal was endorsed by three of the tour major landowners in the area of the Mastcr Plan Amendment, Philip Saccoccia, Jerry Perkins and Don Cape Sr./Gary France. VI. The City Commission reviewed the four criteria established in the Bozeman Area Master Plan to evaluate this application and found as follows. CRITERIA 1: WHETHER THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN CONTAINED IN THE LAND USE PLAN INADEQUATELY PROVIDES APPROPRIATE OPTIONAL SITES FOR THE USE PROPOSED IN THE AMENDMENT. Current Commercial Land Use Inventory Approximately seventy-four (74) percent of the land in the study area is currently in agricultural use. Only 11.4(% of the area has devcloped as residential land uses containing a mix of manufactured homes, multi-family development and stick-built single family dwellings. No commercial development exists in the area. However, approximately 5.4%, or 54.2 acres is zoned for commercial development. Although Bozeman is above the national average of ten 10.0%) of a community zoned for commercial development (8-1. B-2, B-3, BP, and R-O) with 12.64%, principal property owners in the study area argue that the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan designates a limited number of areas in the jurisdiction for commercial development, especially at the ENTRYW A YS in to the community. The argument is also made by property owners that the Bozeman Area Master Plan is intended to encourage highway commercial businesses on the approaches into the City, but only when clustered in planned commercial ccnters or other compact commercial nodes. Property owners and developers in the study area suggest that most of the commercially N&rthJ()tMAy~hGlt!QakStrQ~tCc()rli90rMMl~tPl<ml\1n~ij@~hF.Fi64ings()iPactll.ridQrd~t 3 . dcsignatcd lands in the Land Use Plan arc located in strips along the arterials and are not located in dcsignated concentrated areas; specifically not in the North 19th A venuc entryway corridor. The Planning Staff would view the allocation ofland for clustcred commercial development in a somewhat different context, finding that the Land Usc Plan element of the Comprehensivc Plan recognizes the importancc of concentrated commercial development along all four cntryways, and not just one entryway into the community: I) North 7th A venue; 2) East Main; 3) Wcst Main; and 4) North 19th Avenue. As a result, the Land Use Plan has attemptcd to designate commercial developmcnt along all cntryway corridors, rather than at random selection throughout the City of Bozeman as it would appear. In light of this argument, thc 1990 Bozcman Area Master Plan designates a significantly sized area for commercial developmcnt III clustcred areas on both sidcs of the North 19th Avenue/lnterstate-90 interchange. This area involves two principal developments: 1) Walkcr Property P.D.D. and 2) Gallatin Center P.U.D. Of the two, Gallatin Centcr P.U.D. is situated in the study arca and consists of a 180-acre master plan for a mixed-use P.U.D. development (commercial, industrial and residential), which contains approximately half of P.U.D. tor commercial development. In addition to the Gallatin Center P.U.D. an additional 54.2 acres of land is zoned for commercial development, rcsulting in approximately 144 acres already planned for commercial development in the study area. Furthermore, vacant land in thc Gardner- Simmental Plaza subdivision, zoned "M-l ", Light Manufacturing District, provides for permitted commercial land uses. As a result, this would appear to already be a significant amount of undeveloped land designated for cluster commercial developmcnt at a principal cntryway into the City. However, the Planning Staff also recognizes Bozeman as a major metropolitan area which provides services to scveral outlying areas and extends over a five county area as aeknowlcdged by thc Gallatin Valley Development Corporation. To serve this cxternal market and acknowledge that the Bozeman is a tourist destination center, Bozeman must providc grcater commercial areas than might apply to other similarly sized cities, and must also providc tor a rcasonably sizcd arca tor commercial development in proximity to the interstatc system. CRITERIA 2: WHETHER THE AMENDMENT CONSTITUTES AN OVERALL IMPROVEMENT TO THE MASTER PLAN OR WOULD BE SOLEL Y FOR THE GOOD OR BENEFIT OF A PARTICULAR LANDOWNER OR OWNERS AT A PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME. The Master Plan Amendment will be a bcnefit to the community as a wholc only if the governing bodies adopt the regulatory standards outlined in the implementation policies that are nccessary to achieve the goals and objectives of the North 19th Avenue/Oak Street Corridor Master Plan. If thc goals and o~jcetivcs of the Plan are to I) exemplify the importance of urban open space; 2) protect park land, open spacc, trail corridors and environmcntally sensitive lands; 3) establish commercial and business park areas that enhance thc Bozeman economy while being scnsitive to residcntial areas; 4) protect residential areas from conflicting land uses; and 5) provide public facilities which can accommodate projected growth and future development; then implementation of these visions can be accomplished only if successful tools and mechanisms are adopted by the governing bodies. If this does not occur, thcn the proposed Master Plan Amendment would be solely for the good or benefit of a particular landowncr or landowners in the area, and would not satisfy this criteria for consideration of the North 19th Avenue/Oak Street Corridor Master Plan. CRITERIA 3: WHETHER THE AMENDMENT WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE OR A PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY BY: A. SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERING ACCEPT ABLE EXISTING LAND USE PATTERNS. NJ~lj...t9iij.A.\'~t't1J~/Q~kStr~~~borrid()rMli.~*rplll.n..tunenii@(lJlt.. ..Findi#gs()fFli&arid.()rd~r 4 .' Thc impact to the community resulting from reclassifying approximately 140 acres of land designated for residential dcvelopment to commercial and industrial property may never be collectivcly determined. Howcvcr, oncc dcveloped and at 100 percent build-out, the community will have thc opportunity to cxperience the long term effcct of what public recreational benefits have. or have not been establishcd, based on the loss of residential land which has the potential to acquire new park lands, recreational facilities and public open space. The Master Plan recognizcs that most land development in the study area will be conduetcd by privatc developers and it will indeed be the development sector that actually implements the goals and objectives. and Land Use Plan. It is therefore imperative for the governing bodies and residcnts of the community to have clear, predictable and concise assurances by the private development sector that thc basic quality of life and importance of urban open space will be protected as commercial and industrial developmcnt occurs in the area. To accomplish this commitment to the community, thc Master Plan will introduce zoning P.U.D. review proeedurcs for all non-residential devclopment in the area that will guarantee a harmonious pattern of high-qual ity development. B. REQUIRING LARGER AND MORE EXPENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO ROADS, SEWER OR WATER SYSTEMS THAN ARE NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE PREV AILING LAND USES AND WHICH, THEREFORE, MAY IMPACT DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER LANDS. Devclopmcnt of thc area, whether residential, commercial, business park or industrial will demand improvements to the road system and municipal infrastructure. Of the two arterials in the study area, North 19th A vcnue is already eonstruetcd and Oak Street is scheduled for carly 1997. With completion of both arterial streets, futurc developmcnt in the study area will construct local subdivision roads and install municipal infrastructure, which will result in developers completing the arca's transportation network and infrastructure system at their own cost. This would appcar to be a benefit to adjoining property owncrs. rather than an advcrscly impact on future development of adjoining lands. The proposed amcndments have the potential to crcate substantial impacts. However. the impacts do not appear to be sufficient to impede the development of other properties. Impacts to the area will bc evaluatcd at preliminary subdivision plat and site plan rcview of specific devclopmcnt projects. The impacts which arc likcly to occur arc susceptiblc to mitigation which can be addressed as devclopment occurs. C: ADVERSELY IMP ACTING EXISTING LAND USES BECAUSE OF INCREASED TRAFFIC ON EXISTING SYSTEMS. Development in thc study area will significantly increase thc traffic generation and impacts common with development in new sectors of the community. Thc Bozeman Urban Transportation Plan 1993 Update identifies North 19th Avenuc and Oak Street as urban arterial streets, and Baiter Lane as a minor rural collector. North 19th A vcnuc is designed and constructcd to accommodate future traffic impacts common with a major cntryway into the City. Oak Street, once it is constructed betwecn North 7th Avcnuc and North lith A venuc, will providc an cffeetive looped transportation systcm in the area and will provide any necessary relievc from traffic impacts that arc not anticipated with construction of North 19th A venue. Traffic signalization is planncd at the interscctions of North 19th Avenue with Oak Street and Baiter Lane. which will not only accommodate vehicular circulation, but also provide safe, effeetivc intcrscctions to link pcdestrian and bicyele circulation systems through the area and beyond. The impact of noisc and protection of views along the entry way corridors is addressed in the Mastcr Plan by implementing developmental guidelincs that will establish greenway corridors containing a blcnd of formal streetscape and park-like setting. Within these grccnway corridors. guidelines for landscapc, berms. pathways and building orientation NSfth..i9iK}\-v~6Y~!Q~Stt~~i.Q~l1'BttQrM$1.if.rJ~ij*m~ffin~t.;..'Fiijdiogs .of.f<abti4.Qtij~ 5 . will guide future devcIopment in the entryway corridors to assure any potential for impacts to vasitis and from noise generated by the arterial streets will be effectively mitigated. D. AFFECTING THE LIVABILITY OF THE AREA OR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS. The livability of the study area, and community as a whole, is described by the general public as 1) preserving aesthetic resources; 2) enhancing the quality of life; 3) promote an aesthetically pleasing community; 4) encourage adequate road, bicycle and pedestrian access; 5) promote the importance of urban open space; 6) affordable housing; and 7) low wages and increased cost of living. This definition of an urban environment is not uncommon to the planning process. Yet, these same factors are also expressed by the general public in non- government forums. Local community focus groups, sponsored by the private sector (i.e., Focus Group Rcsearch Report by Southwest Montana Building Industry Association, Gallatin Valley Tomorrow and Leap of Faith), continue to highlight the same significant issues most commonly cited by public participants when discussing quality-of-lifc factors. The Focus Group Research Report of Community Leadership Opinion on Quality of Life, sponsored by Southwest Montana Building Industry Association, November 1995, highlighted its findings by stating: "The common threads to the discussion (on the quality of life in Bozeman) are twofold: First, there is a tremendous reservoir of good will and public interest to preserve the quality oflife in the Gallatin Valley. Second, there is common ground among all groups that future decisions about growth, development and changc should not be made to please anyone segmcnt but should take into consideration the overall good ofthe community. Quality-of-life factors most frequently cited in a positive light include: * the natural bcauty and pristine quality of the area * the outdoor recreation opportunities * the good public schools * the clean and safe small-town atmosphere." This draft document ofthc North 19th Avenue/Oak Street Corridor Master Plan takes a clear, concise and positive standing on the importance of urban open space as a basic quality of life in Bozeman. It further expresses the significance of establishing an provcn tool or mechanism to effectively implement the goals and objectives of Bozeman's urban environment. By initiating thc P.U.D. review procedures of the Zoning Ordinance during subdivision review of development proposals, devcIopers will establish a mastcr plan for development ofland, which will incorporate guidelines to guide the private sector in ensuring that future development will protect Bozeman's basic quality-of-life. As noted previously, the development of land within the proposed Master Plan amendments will install local roads, and cxtend sewer and water mains to the area during development and subdivision review of individual projects. The amendments would not adversely impact existing uses or future land uses in the area as impacts to municipal services and infrastrueturc will be identified and mitigated during the review procedures set forth for Zone Map Amendments, Preliminary Subdivision Plat Review and Site Plan Rcview. Implementation ofthe Land Use Plan, Parks/Open Spaec Plan, Transportation Plan, Greenway Corridor Plan, and Environmentally Sensitive Areas Plan of the North 19th Avenue/Oak Street Corridor Master Plan, as recommended and outlined by the Bozeman City-County Planning Board will ensure that the livability of the area or the health and safety of the residents will be protected. CRITERIA 4: WHETHER THE AMENDMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OVERALL INTENT OF THE MASTER PLAN. NqrthJ9thA\t~nuWQ~k.$tt<lijt(jt)1'1id()rM3,8tei-Pl~ni\n1~dtnerll+Fir1dfugsQfE~~tMdQrd~r 6 .' The Bozeman Area Mastcr Plan and Land Use Plan element constitutes a land usc policy statement that was created based upon prcvailing needs, the existing development pattern, underlying zoning, considerations of both man-made and natural constraints and opportunities for development, and accepted planning practices. The North 19th Avenue/Oak Street Corridor Master Plan, as a supplement sub-area plan to Bozeman's Comprehensive, focuses on establishing a land use policy statement for a particular sector of the community which is one of the few remaining agricultural areas remaining in thc community that has the opportunity to plan for a significant portion of the City's future urban environment. The proposed Master Plan Amcndments establish fivc elemcnts for the sub-area Plan that are consistent with the overall intent of the Bozeman Area Master Plan and the opinions expressed by the community during public forums before the Bozeman City-County Planing Board. 1 - Land Use Plan Thc proposed Land Use Plan element of the area's Master Plan acknowledges the importance of commercial uses in proximity to a major entryway into the City and interstate system, but also in proximity to future residential dcvelopment. However, the Plan also addresses the conccrn that such commcrcial development shall not detrimentally affect adjacent residential neighborhoods, protect the entryways into the City, promote the importance of urban open space to the basic quality of life, protect environmentally sensitive lands, and provide public facilities which can accommodate future growth in thc area. The Land Use Plan lays the framework for future land use patterns and provides the devclopers ofthc community an opportunity to accomplish the goals and objectives for the sub-area Plan, which ultimately further thc goals and objcctives of the Bozeman Area Master Plan. The five principal goals identified earlier in this staff report, which arc intended to provide a vision to guide future development in the North 19th A venuc/Oak Strect sector of the City are merely clcar reflections ofthe Comprchensive Plan. These goals arc also mirror images of community focus groups expressing thc principal factors of quality-of-life in Bozcman. 2 - Transportation Plan The Transportation Plan confirms the principal transportation network system for the area ( North 19th Avenue and Oak Street) and recognizes future elements such as the Mid-Line Road, and the continuation of North lIth Avenue and North 15th Avenue. It also emphasizes the two arterials as limited access roadways to assist in avoiding thc potential for strip commercial development. Equally important the Plan reinforces the recognition of North 19th Avenue and Oak Street in the 1993 Transportation Plan Update to provide for pedestrian and bicycle routes. Lack of bicycle facilities in the community dictate the implemcntation of a safe system for cyclists that link schools, parks, stream corridors, and other community facilities with the study area. The observation that Emily Dickenson School and Rose Park both exist in the area gives reasonable weight to developing a safe bicycle route system that is established in concert with pedestrian pathways. It is realized as a long- term project that can be upgraded on a staged basis in coordination with new devclopment, particularly in the green way corridors and open space/ linear trail strcam corridors. Adoption of the Transportation Plan would be consistent with the goal of the Comprchensive Plan to develop a transportation system which can accommodate both current and projected growth patterns, provide a plan for safe bicyclc movement, pedestrian walkways, and provide a means of maintaining existing neighborhood characteristics in thc transportation planning process. Nij@j19thXy&rtci&!(Mk$tre~tC'ot'1"irl(lr.Masterpl~KAmendll1ertt.~iri4iOgR~fF@i~4()ra~t' 7 . 3- Environmentally Sensitive Areas Plan Goal I - Environment. Aesthetics. and Natural Rcsources of the Bozeman Area Master Plan states: "IdentifY cnvironmentally constraints and preserve aesthetic resources of the Bozeman area." This sub-area Master Plan identifies and protects areas within the study area as having special charactcristics contributing to the quality-of-lifc factors such as strcam corridors and wetlands, and protects the safety and welfare of the public by identifying areas with physical constraints (floodplains, high ground waters, hydric soils, etc.) Areas mappcd as environmentally sensitivc as an overlay on thc Land Use Plan element are idcntified as lands which may have environmcntal features that limit development capacity and capability. Arcas identified as environmentally sensitive areas will be protected through the use of an overlay zoning district and are intended in the Master Plan to place developers on notice that prior to proceeding with development, environmental constraints may influence growth in an identificd area. 4 - Parks and Open Space Plan Goal 2: - Environment. Aesthetics. and Natural Resources of thc Bozeman Area Master Plan states: "Support the establishment and maintenance of grecnbelts and/or open space, including the preservation of trail and open space corridors." Goal 3: - Environmcnt. Aesthetics. and Natural Resources states: "Encourage adequate development, management and maintenance for parks and recreational areas." Goal 4: - Environment. Aesthetics. and Natural Resources states: "Enhanec the quality of life through recreation and leisurc programming." These threc principal goals of the Bozcman Arca Master Plan is the basis for the North 19th Avenue/Oak Street Corridor Master Plan establishing open space as the key factor in protecting the "quality-of-life" in Bozeman so commonly discussed and referred to by the residents ofthe community, whether its in a public forum or private focus group gathering. Situated in the study area of this sub-area Plan, Rosc Park is designated for future development as a community park, and possibly a regional park for the outlying area served by the City. It will serve as the threshold for a network oflinear open space corridors, pathways and bicyele routes. and its proximity to Emily Dickenson School makes it a logical choice tor a community-wide park. Three watercourcs in the study area: 1) Mandeville Creek; 2) Walton's Ditch/Farmer's Canal; and 3) Catron Creek are designated as Public Lands and Open Space in the Land Use Plan and are reserved for implementation of public linear open space/trail corridors. These corridors will provide a mechanism to cstablish a network of trails and pathways that will link with Rose Park and the rest of the community. This Plan realizes thc importance of open space and acknowledges that the principal and most effective tool to implement public open space through park land dedication is lost when reclassifying land for future residential devclopment to property designated for commercial development. Thc mechanism to designate land for public Nqrtljt9tijl\Y(\I1Q~!Q;l.kStr~~tc()l'daijrM;liter-P)ahNrieridrnet1.t;BilldOOgsot'fla#t@ijQf~er 8 ,.;. parks, recreational facilities, public open space, greenbelts, stream corridors, pathways, linear trail corridors, and other public amenities is no longer available once property for residential development is amended in the Land Use Plan for develop as commercial. This Plan would amend the Comprchensive Plan for the study area that would implement another mechanism to compensate for the community's privilege to dedieatc lands for public use with residential development. 5 - Greenway Corridor Plan Both North 19th A venue and Oak Street are recognized as integral elements in cmphasizing the importance of urban open spaec and the lasting image that is left with residents and visitors. Futurc development along these corridors, and thc provisions for open space, trail corridors and high-quality development, will determine the success and commitment of the community to implement the North 19th A venue/Oak Street Corridor Master Plan. Goal 7 - Environment. Aesthetics. and Natural Resources of Bozeman's Comprehensive Plan states: "Promote, encourage and cnhance an aesthetically pleasing community." Sufficient opcn space and green belts along the entry way corridors are prominent elcments necessary to provide the urban streetscape and park-like settings envisioned by the community. Within the corridors, public greenways with pedestrian ways through an urban landscape, designed to blend a formal streetscape with a park-like setting. shall be established to experience the importance of urban open space as basic quality oflife in Bozeman and to create attractive entryways into the City. These public greenways will be characterized by informal vegetative planting of trees, shrubs and berms, and will providc for public accessible pathways with curvilinear alignments. Thcy will also provide a more safe. park-like setting for pedestrians by creating a grcater visual and physical separation from the arterial traffic. The grecnway corridors will be the basis for creating landscape guidelines designed to crcate a park-like setting that enhances the image of the community, mitigates the impact of arterial street noise, and protects thc vasitis of the surrounding environment. To establish the greenway corridors, the Master Plan for the study area designates North 19th Avenue as a Class I entryway corridor roadway, and Oak Street as a Class I entryway corridor roadway between North 7th Avenue and North 19th Avenue, and a Class II corridor west of North 19th A venue. Planned Unit Development Overlay The Planning Staff and Bozeman City-County Planning Board place a strong emphasis with this Master Plan of adopting a logical, well-proven tool, that will 1) successfully achieve the community's vision of urban open space and park-like settings tor commercial developmcnt within greenway corridors into the City, and 2) establish aesthetically-pleasing entryways containing harmonious patterns of high-quality development. To accomplish this community goal, it is imperative that a unified plan be created to avoid piece-meal strip commercial devclopment and encourage strong commercial business-community rclatiol1.'ihips through creative building and landscape design. The North 19th Avenue/Oak Street Corridor Master Plan recognizes the importance of urban open space as the key ingredient in creating this community image, and outlines the need to integrate both public and private open space into an overall unified design and master plan for the study area. As a model for the community, future updates and amendments to the Bozeman Area Master Plan will recognize with this sub-area Master Plan the importance and significance of urban 146~111~tijA",r(lh~W()*kStte~td()ri'id9rM~!lt~rPl~#Atnendmeh.C+f1ihdtrlgs()tl'~Hil.h4()rdet 9 .. . open space in describing the character and basic quality oflife in Bozeman. The draft Master Plan for the study area initiates the planned unit devclopment (P.U.D.) review procedures of the Bozeman Area Zoning Ordinance as the tool to successfully implement and achieve the goals of the community. The P.U.D. rcview proccdures make available to the planning process a valid mechanism to reserve open space, both public and private, for devclopment of community amenities lost with the reclassification of residential property for commercial devclopment. Goal 8 - Environmental. Aesthetics. and Natural Resources of the Bozeman Area Master Plan states: "Promote and stimulate thc devclopment of businesses that complement our community's goals, exemplifY creativity in construction design to complement the surrounding land and beauty of the area, and that encourage a strong business-community relationship through creative building and landscape design. " To accomplish a strong busincss-community relationship and recognize the importance that specific development projects will have on the community as a whole, the need for a unified, integrated master plan with adequate community linkages (i.e., public and private open space, linear corridors, and harmonious high-quality building design) is nccessary for the study area. This emphasizes the importance of developers, as principal contributors to thc future charactcr and image of thc community, in establishing a master plan for each development in the area that depicts gcneral land uses, major streets, pathway circulation, stream corridors, open space, greenbelts, streetseapes and other significant development features that accomplishes the goals and objectives of the study area's Master Plan. When applicable and appropriate to the developer's time schedule, and prior to initiating the first phasc(s) of a master plan, architectural and landscape guidelincs will be established by the developer for review by the advisory and decision-making bodies to implement the developer's plan and ensure that development will accomplish the goals and objectives of the North 19th Avenue/Oak Street Corridor Master Plan. Goal 9: Environmental. Aesthetics. and Natural Resources of the Bozeman Area Master Plan states: "Promote and encourage aesthetically-pleasing cluster dcvelopment on the approaches to the City." The Comprehensivc Plan states that the objectives of this goal is to identify entryway corridors to Bozeman, both inside and outside the jurisdictional area, and permit highway busincss only when elustered in planned commercial centers or other compact nodes. The significance of North 19th A venue and Oak Street as integral elements of this objective is expressed in the draft document by designating both arterial streets as Class I entry way corridor roadways. Through the P.U.D. revicw procedures, future development in the study area will have the opportunity to implement a formal strectscape in eonecrt with informal park-like settings that will establish the greenway corridors envisioned by the general public. Implementation ofa P.U.D. overlay review procedure within the North 19th Avenue and Oak Street cntryway corridors would provide the necessary mechanism to integrate both public and private open space as a unified plan for the arca. Goal I - Residential states the following: "Encouragc residential development in the City of Bozeman where there is adequate road, bicycle and pedestrian access, with provisions for shopping and commercial development." Ndl'thl9tijAy~ijlJe!Q~kStfe~tGQ1'J:idQtM~~tfu.JllMAfu6ndrrtet1't+#iIl4trig${jt1'a.ct =$4 Order 10 '. .. . As a supplement to the Bozeman Area Master Plan, this Plan recognizes the need for land dcsignated for commercial property in proximity to the interstate transportation system. as well as the arterial streets, and also reflects on residential development in proximity to commercial development. However, more importantly, it reflects on the need for unified planning of the urban clements that link residential and commercial neighborhoods, which create the fabric and character of the community. Implcmentation of the P.U.D. review procedures within the entryway corridors will ensure that developmcnt in the study area will provide for safe and adequately "planncd" roadways and pathways for vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian circulation between land uses VII. Aftcr hearing public comment the Bozeman City Commission closed the public hearing to vcrbal comments on the Master Plan Amendment and extended the period for accepting written testimony on the Alternative Development Rcview Procedure proposed by the Sac coccia design team until October 2, 1996. The City Commission also directed the City-County Planning Staff to refer the proposed Alternativc Development Review Proccdure (A.D.R.P.) back to the Bozeman City- County Planning Board for their consideration and comment. VIII. The matter of the Alternative Devc10pment Review Procedurc (A.D.R.P.) proposed by the Saccoccia design team was heard before the Bozeman City-County Planning Board at thcir regular scheduled mecting on Octobcr I, 1996. After considering the A.D.R.P. proposal and the recommcndation of thc Planning Board's sub-committee on the matter, the City-County Planning Board. on a vote of 9 to 0, voted in support of thc A.D.R.P. proposal finding that it would be appropriate for the City Commission to revise the North 19th A venue/Oak Street Corridor Master Plan to include the phrase "or an alternative development review process designed to achieve the same objectives" after each reference to the Planned Unit Development review procedures and requirements in said Plan. IX. Notice of the public hearing before the Bozeman City Commission on October 7, 1996, to consider an amendment to the Planning Board's sub-area plan for the North 19th A venue/Oak Street Corridor Master Plan to provide for an alternative developmcnt review procedure was published in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle on October 2, 1996. NlJrth19tWA\fftici&jQ~k$~*~~tc~>1'tili()fM~efpjMAlnenlitnet)tWFihWhg$~tF@t@d61'~~r 11 .t . . X. The matter of an amendment to the Planning Board's sub-arca plan for the North 19th Avenue/Oak Street Corridor Master Plan as a Master Plan Amendment to the 1990 Bozeman Area Master Plan Update was heard before the City Commission on October 7, 1996, at which time the City-County Planning Board's recommcndation was reviewed by the City-County Planning Staff. Mr. Dan Kamp, representing Dr. Phillip Saccoccia, madc a short presentation in favor of the alternative development review procedure and answered the City Commission's questions. A request for public commcnt was made by the City Commission, with onc member of the public testifYing in favor ofthc alternative development rcvicw procedures and seven members of the public strcssing concern whcther or not thc alternativc proposal would accomplish the same objectives as the planned unit development review procedures. After considering the alternative development review proccdure proposcd by Dr. Saccoccia, the City-County Planning Board's recommendation and public testimony on the matter the City Commission, on a vote of 5 to 0, voted to approve the application for a Master Plan Amendment with thc amcndment to the Planning Board's sub-area plan for development within the North 19th Avenue/Oak Street Corridor Master Plan to add the alternative developmcnt review procedure. XI. Thc public hearing scheduled before the Gallatin County Commission on September 24, 1996, was rescheduled to September 23, 1996, and notice published in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle on September 8, 1996. On September 23, 1996, the public hearing on this Master Plan Amendment was opened and continued to October 15, 1996, until a decision on this Master Plan Amendment was made by the City Commission. The matter was heard before the Gallatin County Commission on October 15, 1996, at which time the Staff Report was reviewed by the City-County Planning Staff. The County Commission was informed that the matter was heard before the Bozeman City Commission on September 16, 1996, and again on October 7, 1996, at which time the City Commission approved the Master Plan Amendment application. Dan Kamp, representing Dr. Saccoccia madc a short presentation and answered the Commission's questions. A rcquest for public comment was made by the County Commission, with no members of the public testifying in favor of or in opposition to the proposed N'q#llt9th^-Y~~4l)i()<t~SttJ~tCJffiij(lrMil.$t~tPlahAmqnd[ll(ln{.Fihili-rig~(lf~:1l6fMd.Ordij~ 12 ". . . . amendment. The County Commission expressed concern that the public was not present to provide testimony on the application due to the two noticcs of continuation on this hearing pcnding action by the City Commission this Master Plan Amendment. The public hcaring on this matter was continued to October 29, 1996, to ensure that the general public was given amble opportunity to testifY and to renotice the public hearing before the County Commission regarding an amendment to the Planning Board's sub-area plan which includes the Alternative Development Review Procedure. Xli. Noticc of a public hearing before the Gallatin County Commission on October 29, 1996, to consider an amendmcnt to the Planning Board's application for a Master Plan Amendment was published in thc High Country Independent Prcss by the Gallatin County Attorney's Office. XllI. The public hearing before thc Gallatin County Commission on the matter of a Master Plan Amendment to the 1990 Bozeman Area Master Plan Update for the North 19th A venue/Oak Strcct Corridor Master Plan was reopened on October 29, 1996, at which time the proposed amendments werc reviewcd by the City-County Planning Staff. A request for public comment was madc by the County Commission with two members of the public testifYing in a neutral position, expressing concem over the required yard setbacks along North 19th A venue for a Class I entry way corridor overlay classification. As only two mcmbers of the Gallatin County Commission were present, the public hearing on this matter was continued until November 4, 1996. XIV. On November 4, 1996, the public hearing on this mattcr was reopcned. As there was no one prescnt to testifY, the public testimony portion of the public hearing was closed by the County Commission. After considering the application the County Commission found that the proposed Master Plan Amendment would meet the four required criteria cstablished in the Bozeman Area Master Plan to evaluatc this application, and on a vote of 3 to 0, voted to approve this application for a Mastcr Plan Amcndment to the 1990 Bozeman Area Mastcr Plan Update. The County Commission expressed some concern regarding the impact to the area resulting NijtWi9tijA*~dG$'Q~kStre~~@h1ij~rMa$terglil.nt\mendrnlitt"FI~lliogs(jf'F~bt@(t()td&r 13 ., . . . from thc Buttrey's solvent site and encouraged annexation of properties with the cxtcnsion of municipal services to lands presently located outside the City limits, but with the Master Plan Amendment arca. ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Master Plan Amendment to the 1990 Bozeman Area Master Plan Update known as the North 19th Avenue/Oak Street Corridor Master Plan, has been found to mect the four criteria for evaluation of amendments to the Plan, and is therefore approved. DA TED this 21st day of January 1997. ,1996 BOZEMAN CITY COMMISSION (.?tn7 L ~~ Don E. Stueck, Mayor ATTEST: vL. ;;/ ~ Robin Sullivan, Clcrk of the Commission APPROVED AS TO FORM: Nijl'tijm9tijA&StlU&jQ~k$tt~GtCPtTI4~tM~tJtPJll.ttAfu&rid1l1eri.tiFmdih~$~ffi&tilli({Qrij~t 14