HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-17-20 Public Comment - L. Brumbach - Future Land Use Map Redesignate to Urban NeighborhoodFrom:Liza Faerber
To:Agenda
Subject:Land Change Designation
Date:Monday, October 19, 2020 9:01:55 AM
To the Bozeman City Commissioners:
My name is Liza Brumbach and I am a resident of Bozeman, MT. I amwriting to ask that a proposed 120-acre "Industrial" land use parcel
in South Bozeman, which is currently designated as “Residential”
land use, continue to be designated “Residential” on the Draft 2019
Future Land Use Map.
For more than 10 years, the city’s future land use map has designated the
presumptive land use for most of the farmland in South Bozeman as
"Residential." The proposed 2019 Draft of the Future Land Use Mapwill convert 120 acres of undeveloped land from “Residential” land useto “Industrial” land use. For the following reasons, the proposed
"Industrial Land Use" is incompatible with both the current
Community Plan and the proposed draft 2019 community plan.
Incompatible with Recent Land Use Decisions: In June, the land use for
an adjacent 120 acres was changed to Residential Mixed Use and
annexed with Residential Emphasis Mixed Use (REMU) Zoning. Theplanned REMU development was approved in part because thebusinesses associated with REMU development will benefit and serve
surrounding neighborhoods. In turn, the businesses themselves will
depend on customers from nearby residential neighborhoods. Does itreally make sense to propose industrial land next to a recently approvedREMU development?
Long Way From InterstateIndustrial Commerce brings heavier commercial traffic. The South Endof Bozeman is a long distance from the Interstate and Huffine. It is
meant to be a corridor to Bozeman’s trailheads and public lands, not
practical for industrial traffic or industrial development.
Reduces Opportunities for Walkable Neighborhoods: This proposed
industrial parcel of land is just a few hundred yards from Sacajawea
Middle School. If the community plan seeks walkable neighborhoods,shouldn’t we put residential land near our middle schools?
Breaks Neighborhood Connections: The proposed industrial parcel is in
the heart of what is to be the future South Bozeman Residential Area. Do we really want the future neighborhoods of South Bozeman to beseparated from one another by industrial lands?
Risks Water Quality in Parks: The proposed industrial parcel isbifurcated by a stream that subsequently runs through a park andplayground in the Alder Creek Subdivision and also flows through
another parcel, adjacent to Sacajawea Middle School, that has been
designated as park land under a private covenant put in place by the landdeveloper. Do we really want to invite children to play in a stream thatdrains industrial lands?
Risks Children’s Safety and Reduces Neighborhood Livability: South11th Ave is an arterial stream that willthe industrial land use. Locatingindustrial land on South 11th Ave will route industrial traffic through
existing residential neighborhoods, across future walking routes to
Sacajawea Middle School, along the Alder Creek Park/Playground, andalong the planned park behind Sacajawea Middle School. Do we reallywant to draw industrial traffic through the heart South Bozeman
Neighborhoods and adjacent to designated playgrounds and parks?
To maintain continuity of growth planning, to support the futurebusinesses on REMU land in South Bozeman, to locate residential
areas near schools and promote walkable neighborhoods, to
maintain the safety of current and planned play grounds, and toprotect water quality in parks, I ask that the slated industrial land inSouth Bozeman be designated as "Residential" on the 2019 Draft
Future Land Use Map.
Thank you for considering my comments.
Sincerely,
Liza Brumbach 3502 Good Medicine Way
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