HomeMy WebLinkAbout4-30-2020 Public Comment - J. Reidelbach - Mountain Vista Housing Complex Site Plan
Issues to address in regard to Mountain Vista Housing Complex:
Based on neighboring subdivisions and beyond, the proposed Mountain Vista Housing complex
design would have a very high concentration of people to land occupied ratio for this type of
housing. For example, Babcock Vista Subdivision directly east of Babcock Meadows Subdivision
would be considered moderate to lower end price point and the lot sizing is bigger and more
spread out throughout their subdivision. They also have a very adequately sized park. I see zero
park land reserved for Mountain Vista Housing Complex within their subdivision property line.
They should have a decent area for the purposed 75+ people (3 per unit average * 25 units).
There should be an area for young kids to run and play nearby. I also don’t believe there is an
adequate amount of parking sense you can’t park on Babcock Street nor off any street within
the Mountain Vista Housing. Visitors/guests are going to be forced to park on neighboring
streets for example: Donna Ave, Michael Grove Ave and Hunters Way. It’s also a big probability
that where will be college students living there, so if (3) of them are living in a unit they will
have (3) vehicles total (every unit only has enough parking for (2) spaces). People are going to
be parking at the ends of the roads and that will be impossible to enforce. I don’t see this being
feasible and this will impact surrounding neighborhoods. There needs to be more parking,
Bozeman already has issues, we need to plan for them. I am also very concerned about noise
levels being increased within the area with this many units. These bullet points that I have
provided will have a negative impact on my property value which I’m not too pleased about if
this project takes shape as proposed.
Big picture requests:
Housing more spread out to better match neighboring subdivisions – this would address
parking issues and lower noise levels
Adequate size park to better match a high population density – for young kids to run and play
These requests will help grow, better shape and align the future of our neighborhood and
Bozeman as a whole.
On a side note the City of Bozeman requires a 20-ft set back at the rear of the property, I don’t
believe the rear is defined properly in this circumstance, because we were talking about a
subdivision, not a single house. They only give 5-ft of setback distance on the west side of the
property line. While that area is defined as the rear to the existing houses. They should need
20-ft there as well.