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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-23-21 Public Comment - C. Franklin - Ordinance 2070From:Charley Franklin To:Agenda Subject:FW: Comments needed re: Form and intensity standards update Date:Tuesday, March 23, 2021 12:09:33 AM Attachments:Ordinance 2070 Form & Intensity Standards Update DRAFT.docx CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello, as a member of the Bozeman Design Community, I would like to show my support for Ordinance 2070 Form & Intensity Standards Update. I believe it is appropriate to allow taller building heights through-out our residential districts, as this will support urban growth and density in areas that are planned for residential living. Urban growth and density are critical to preserving the natural landscape surrounding Bozeman, as well as increasing tax base…and we need to support these principles moving forward. Thank you for your consideration, Charley Franklin. 1710 Midfield St. Bozeman, MT 59715. Charley Franklin AIA Principal | Director - Bozeman SMA ARCHITECTS Helena | Bozeman P 406-219-2216 architects-sma.com COVID-19 UPDATE: SMA staff are working in office or remotely at personal discretion and according to the Governor’s current directives. All visitors are encouraged to make an appointment before coming into the office. Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube From: Martin Matsen <MMatsen@BOZEMAN.NET> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2021 2:06 PM Subject: Comments needed re: Form and intensity standards update Attached is a draft of the ordinance that would adopt new building heights for all residential zone districts. The idea behind these changes would be to allow for newer buildings to meet modern floor height expectations such as 9 and 10 foot ceilings. We have also simplified the table by eliminating and consolidating some of the roof pitch categories. Of note is the significant increase to the R-O heights. This is meant to incentivize this underutilized district and to create a little more density within this transitional zone. These changes will be presented to the Zoning Commission on April 19th and will go before the City Commission on May 11th. Please feel free to send me any comments you may have regarding the draft. If you are in support of these changes I would really appreciate a note of support with some brief reasoning be sent to agenda@bozeman.net as it will be important for the Commissioners to know that these changes are needed and supported by the design community. Please feel free to forward this draft to other interested parties. Thanks – Marty MARTY MATSEN, AICPDirector | Community Development | City of Bozeman 20 East Olive St. | P.O. Box 1230 | Bozeman, MT 59771Office: 406.582.2262 | Mobile: 406.589.5480 | mmatsen@bozeman.net | www.bozeman.net ⌂ Planning ⌂ Building ⌂ Historic Preservation ⌂ Community Housing ⌂ Code Compliance City of Bozeman emails are subject to the Right to Know provisions of Montana’sConstitution (Art. II, Sect. 9) and may be considered a “public record” pursuant to Title 2,Chpt. 6, Montana Code Annotated. As such, this email, its sender and receiver, and thecontents may be available for public disclosure and will be retained pursuant to the City’srecord retention policies. Emails that contain confidential information such as informationrelated to individual privacy may be protected from disclosure under law.