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PO BOX 11890 BOZEMAN, MT 59719 PHONE: 406-582-8100 FAX: 406-582-8108
www.blackridgeco.com
August 5, 2019 Mr. Brian Krueger Development Review Manager, Community Development City of Bozeman 20 East Olive St. Bozeman, MT 59771 Reference: Residence Inn Site Plan Revision and Correction – Application No. 18499 Dear Mr. Krueger: The applicant received the staff report dated July 16, 2019 for the above referenced application. The applicant understands and agrees with the conditions of approval and analysis and findings listed in the report and takes no exceptions. As required by City Code, this application was reviewed by the Design Review Board (DRB) on July 24, 2019. At this meeting, the DRB expressed concerns with the north and west elevations of the building, certain parts of the landscaping plan, and the amount of EIFS used for exterior finish on the building. Based on these concerns, the DRB did not provide a recommendation of approval to the Bozeman City Commission. Although the applicant does not take any exceptions to the staff report, the applicant has considered the feedback provided by the DRB and has elected to resubmit this application addressing their concerns. Based on the feedback from the DRB, the following changes have been made to the application:
• Sheets A200 and A201 (the building elevations) have been revised to include the following: o All EIFS has been removed from the exterior elevations of the building. The exterior of the building now consists of only corrugated metal (with rezibond finish) and brick (Sheffield Antique). The applicant believes the finishes to be regionally appropriate. Furthermore, the finishes are consistent with adjacent buildings in this area. o The landscaping along the west and north sides of the building has been significantly modified. Along both of the elevations, a significant number of Columnar Swedish Aspens have been added. In addition, many Medora Junipers have been added in these areas as well. Forty five (45) Columnar Swedish Aspens and thirty nine (39) Medora Junipers have
PO BOX 11890 BOZEMAN, MT 59719 PHONE: 406-582-8100 FAX: 406-582-8108
www.blackridgeco.com
been included along the west elevation. Furthermore, twenty five (25) Columnar Swedish Aspens have been added to the west elevation and seventeen (17) Medora Junipers have been added to the north elevation. The Columnar Swedish Aspens fit in the narrow spaces on these two elevations and will grow to approximately 4-ft wide and up to 30 to 40 feet tall at full growth (although the trees would be pruned to limit their height at approximately the 2nd floor windows of the building in certain locations). In addition, the Medora Junipers will grow to be approximately 3-ft wide and 12-14 feet tall at full growth. The applicant intends to plant 15-ft tall Columnar Swedish Aspens and 6 to 7 feet tall Medora Juniper’s at initial landscaping of the site. This would provide significant landscaping cover as soon as the building is constructed and would provide significant cover throughout the life of the building. To illustrate the landscaping plan on these elevations, dashed lines have been included to show the required landscaping height, the planted landscaping height, and the full growth landscaping height.
o The landscaping plans have been further revised based on feedback from the DRB:
Additional Canada Red Chokecherry and Quaking Aspens have been added on the north end of the property. The trees will provide additional landscaping shielding on the north side of the property
The Western Sand Cherry’s have been completely removed from the plan. In the areas where snow storage is anticipated, Dwarf Fountain Grasses have been added. These particular grasses would be trimmed in the winter and have been confirmed to survive snow storage during the winter months.
Columnar Swedish Aspens have been added in the northeast corner of the site that will provide the required screening of the northeast parking of the site. These trees will be planted at a 15-ft height and will be planted along the contour that is 7-ft below the curb height in this area. This would provide an 8-ft tall screen in this area at initial planting. These particular trees would be allowed to grow to their full height (approximately 40-ft tall).
In total, 97 additional trees and 38 shrubs/perennials have been added to the landscaping plan. Based on the feedback from the DRB, the applicant has made significant changes to the building elevations and landscaping plans to address concerns made by the board at the July 24, 2019 meeting. The applicant appreciates the feedback on this project. If you have any additional questions, please feel to contact me at (406) 582-8100. Sincerely, Will Ralph, PE, LEED AP Director of Development Bozeman Hotel Group, LLC