HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-11-21 Public Comment - T. & L. WolfeFrom: bznwolfe@aol.com
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Subject: [SENDER UNVERIFIED]Zoning Commission - Buffalo Run Development
Date: Monday, January 11, 2021 2:35:27 PM
The following is a summary of our objection to the approval of an R-5 designation for the proposed
Buffalo Run Development adjacent to our subdivision Meadow Creek. We live across the street from the
city park which borders this proposed development.
Terry and Linda Wolfe
3494 South 30th
Ave
Bozeman, Montana 59718
January 11, 2021
City of Bozeman Department of Community Development
ATTN: Chris Saunders
PO Box1230
Bozeman, MT 59771-1230
Dear Chris,
We are writing this letter to strongly object to the approval of the proposed R-5 Buffalo Run
Development. Our objections concern the facts that this project does not meet city requirements for a R-
5 development and the negative impacts this will have on our Meadow Creek subdivision.
First, this project as proposed does not have walkable area to services, it is not serviced by transit, and is
not near jobs and services, to name a few of the essential requirements of an R-5 designation as outlined
in Bozeman Municipal Code 38.300.100.F.
We live across the street from Ainsworth Public (City) Park. Every day we watch residents, and their
children walk to the park and enjoy the small playground and walk around the small area included in the
entire park. The proposed development would take out the playground equipment and move them North
and take 60 feet of the South Western edge of the park to build an access and exit road (31st
street) for
the benefit of the proposed development. The area for the proposed street is an agricultural easement
and was never intended to be a street. If approved this development diminishes the size of our park and
your city park which is already below city standards in size. This is a significant detriment creating
tremendous safety concerns for families and children walking, biking, and using the park.
Our home is served by city water and sewer. The city water delivered to our home is exceptionally low in
pressure and requires a lift pump to increase pressure. The pump adds about $30 to our monthly
electrical bill. Does the city have the capacity to deliver adequate water and pressure to this
development? Many in our subdivision have trouble receiving enough city water pressure now to engage
pop-up sprinklers during summer irrigation.
The traffic impact study for Buffalo Run indicates 2,140 vehicles per average weekday. Most of this traffic
will enter and exit this development via Kirk Drive, the only street that currently meets city standards to
handle this traffic. The traffic will dump in to South 27th
, and then Graf. Graf will also be receiving all the
traffic from Gran Cielo when it is completed. A connection to Blackwood via the proposed 31st
, cannot
dump traffic onto 19th
as it is not continuous and does not meet city standards.
There are many other issues of great concern that we have. However, lack of fit for an R-5 designation,
development, access and exit via Meadow Creek, taking Park space and adding great safety concerns for
children, increased traffic with inadequate street capacity, and already poor city water delivery make this
project totally unacceptable to us as proposed.
As proposed this project only benefits the developer and has no benefit to Meadow Creek subdivision.
The residents of Meadow Creek currently enjoy a quality of life that is safe, quiet, and is a community
centered neighborhood. This proposed development will have significant negative impacts on safety,
noise, increased traffic, and loss of park space.
One last concern, the total number of living units in this proposal exceeds the total number of homes in
Meadow Creek and encompasses only 20 acres.
Respectfully submitted,
Terry and Linda Wolfe