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Home My WebLink About01-21-20 Zoning Commission Minutes (Draft)Zoning Commission Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 6:00 PM City Hall, Commission Chamber – 121 N. Rouse Avenue A. 06:00:58 PM (00:00:05) Call Meeting to Order & Roll Call Present Were: • Nicole Olmstead • Mark Genito • George Thompson (Vice Chair) • Chris Mehl (Mayor-Commission Liaison) • Paul Spitler • Chris Saunders (City Staff) B. 06:01:19 PM (00:00:26) Changes to the Agenda - None C. 06:01:25 PM (00:00:32) Approve Meeting Minutes - None D. 06:01:31 PM (00:00:38) Disclosures - None E. 06:01:36 PM (00:00:43) 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 F. Action Items 1. 06:02:27 PM (00:01:34) Bozeman Cohousing Annexation (#19468) (Saunders) The proposed annexation of two lots totaling approximately 5.3 acres at 3120 Wagonwheel Road. Proposed zoning is R-3. • 19468 Staff Report • 19468 Application Materials • 19468 Public Comment 1-6-20 • 19468 Public Comment Rev. ltr 1-16-20 Community Development Manager Chris Saunders presented an overview of the proposed area for zone map amendment and annexation. The proposal will go before the City Commission on February 3, 2020. The zoning requested is R-3, which fits into the surrounding city land and the city growth policy. Mr. Saunders explained that a change to the zoning map does not imply that a specific site application will be approved. 06:09:05 PM (00:08:12) The city received two public comments on this application and these comments were provided to the commission members. Staff identified that the majority of the comments referred to the evaluation criteria; however, staff feels that these comments can be addressed in the subdivision or site plan application for this parcel. 06:11:20 PM (00:10:27) Mr. Saunders answered questions from the Commission members. He explained the surrounding area zoning is mostly R-1, with specific sites within the area that are zoned R-1, but the current use of these sites are allowed in R-3 zoning. The adjacent parcel that is zoned R-3 was grandfathered in when the parcel was annexed into the city. Commission members questioned Mr. Saunders on the development density difference between R-1 and R-3 zones, and how the density requirement in these zones have changed over time. 06:32:53 PM (00:32:00) Mr. Saunders responded to questions concerning the public comments received on the increase of traffic in the area. 06:36:03 PM (00:35:10) Committee members asked if the impacts to roads and services are similar between the R-1 and R-3 zoning districts. Mr. Saunders also responded to landowner expected predictability on their property with zoning. Mr. Saunders addressed questions concerning building height differences between R-1 and R-3. R- 3 allows a higher elevation, however 3-story houses are allowed in either zones. Transition areas are not required between zones R-1 and R-3. 06:42:25 PM (00:41:32) Applicant representative Erik Bonnett and architect member of the group gave an overview of the project. Mr. Bonnett talked about the Bozeman Community Housing Action Plan that calls for incentives for the creation of opportunities for the missing middle housing. He feels that the R-3 zoning helps to achieve the lack of housings in this middle housing area. He also talked about consistency and compatibility with the surrounding area and feels that R-3 provides greater flexibility in this infill area. Mr. Bonnett presented, for the record, a booklet from the School of Architecture from MSU covering a variety of housing innovation types. The School of Architecture students and Mr. Bonnett created the booklet and it covers the concept of co-housing and its value to Bozeman. 06:53:22 PM (00:52:29) Mr. Bonnett responded to questions on why the requested zoning is R-3 and not R-1. Mr. Saunders answered questions about the height difference between R-1 and R-3 zones. Public Comment: 06:59:23 PM (00:58:30) Patty Cowles, 117 Heritage Dr., spoke in support of the R-3 zoning. 07:02:54 PM (01:02:01) Karen Kitchen, 3278 Hidden Springs Lane, spoke in support of the R-3 zoning. 07:04:44 PM (01:03:51) Susanne Cowan, 213 Hoffman Dr., spoke in support of the R-3 zoning. 07:05:55 PM (01:05:02) Dorothy Dacar, 111 Heritage Dr., spoke in support of the annexation and R- 3 zoning. 07:09:53 PM (01:09:00) Marcie Young, Bozeman resident, no address stated, spoke in support of the R-3 zoning especially concerning traffic issues in Bozeman. 07:12:51 PM (01:11:58) MOTION: Having reviewed and considered the staff report, application materials, public comment, and all information presented, I hereby adopt the findings presented in the staff report for application 19468 and move to recommend approval of the Bozeman Cohousing Zone Map Amendment, with contingencies required to complete the application processing. Mark Genito 07:13:09 PM (01:12:16) MOTION SECOND: Paul Spitler 07:13:13 PM (01:12:20) Discussion: Commission members discussed their thoughts on the proposed Zoning. 07:20:32 PM (01:19:39) VOTE: All in Favor, Motion passes unanimously G. 07:20:50 PM (01:19:57) FYI/Discussion 1. Other Updates Mayor Mehl commented that the City Commission adopted the staff recommendations concerning affordable housing. Three out of the seven recommendations involved up zoning so these recommendations will come before the Zoning Commission in the future. H. 07:21:35 PM (01:20:42) Adjournment For more information, please contact Tom Rogers at TRogers@bozeman.net. This board generally meets the first and third Tuesday of the month at 6:00pm Zoning Commission meetings are open to all members of the public. If you have a disability and require assistance, please contact our ADA coordinator, Mike Gray at 582-3232 (TDD 582-2301).