HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-18-18 Public Comment - D. Cape - Growth Policy Review-VC Development, Inc.July 16, 2018
VC Development, Inc.
1184 North 15th, Suite 4
Bozeman, MT 59715
Chris Saunders
Community Development Manager
City of Bozeman Planning Division
20 East Olive St, #202
Bozeman, MT 59715
RE: Growth Policy Review Comment – Regional Commercial and Services Boundary
Dear Chris,
Please accept this letter as our request that the City of Bozeman consider reclassifying the
property we own on the west side of East Valley Center Road bound to the south by
Catamount Street. This parcel is currently preliminarily platted as Catron Crossing.
The parcel is currently zoned as B-2 with a Community Commercial designation. Our request
is that the city consider reclassifying the property as Regional Commercial to fall in line with
the properties to the east and south. Due to this property’s proximity to the North 19th and
Interstate 90 interchange and its inclusion in the Entryway Corridor, the Regional Commercial
classification is warranted as a freeway-oriented development.
When we worked through the entitlement process on the Comfort Suites hotel, we realized
that the primary limitation for our project associated with Community Commercial is building
height. That hotel was constructed as a three-story building due to height restrictions when it
would have been more appropriate as a four-story building. As the City of Bozeman
contemplates vertical density as a more appropriate development paradigm to follow, it
seems appropriate to consider the requested reclassification.
I would be happy to discuss this request in further detail as the City of Bozeman reviews its
current Growth Policy. I can be contacted at 406-624-0382 or via email at
dcape@jwtcompanies.com. Thank you in advance for your consideration of this request.
Sincerely,
Don Cape
VC Development, LLC