HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-19-20 Public Comment - B. Huber - Future Land Use Zoning change by Eagle MountFrom:barbara huber
To:Agenda
Subject:: Zoning change by Eagle Mount
Date:Monday, October 19, 2020 8:30:15 AM
Attachments:To the Bozeman City Commissioners.docx
My name is Barbie Huber and I approve of the following attached
letter and not infavor or making the southside land between Eagle
Mount and 19th Industrail.
Thank you,
Barbie Huber
To the Bozeman City Commissioners: My name is _______________ and I am a resident of Bozeman, MT. I am writing to ask
that a proposed 120-acre "Industrial" land use parcel in South Bozeman,
which is currently designated as “Residential” land use, be re-designated as
"Urban Neighborhood" 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 Map will convert 120 acres of undeveloped land from “Residential” land use to “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. The planned REMU development was approved in part because the businesses associated with REMU development will benefit and serve surrounding neighborhoods. In turn, the businesses themselves will depend on customers from nearby residential neighborhoods. Does it really make sense to propose industrial land next to a recently approved REMU 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 be separated from one another by industrial lands? Risks Water Quality in Parks: The proposed industrial parcel is bifurcated by a stream that subsequently runs through a park and playground 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 land developer. Do we really want to invite children to play in a stream that drains industrial lands? Risks Children’s Safety and Reduces Neighborhood Livability: South 11th Ave is an arterial stream that will the industrial land use. Locating industrial 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, and along the planned park behind Sacajawea Middle School. Do
we really want 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 future businesses
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 to protect water quality in parks, I ask that the
slated industrial land in South Bozeman be designated as "Urban
Neighborhood" on the 2019 Draft Future Land Use Map. Thank you for considering my comments. Sincerely, <<<<<< ____Insert name here____ >>>>>>>>