HomeMy WebLinkAbout1.13.2021 Front Door Departure Request
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January 13, 2021
Mr. Marty Matson
City of Bozeman
Director of Community Development
Re: Departure Request
#20448 Cottonwood Apartments Site Package D Formal Site Plan Review
Mr. Matson,
We are respectfully requesting a departure to the building entrance criteria sited below. We
believe that the projects adjacency to West Garfield meets criteria for an alternative proposal.
In the review, the City references 38.510.030.c requiring that ground floor doors face the
street. For the two buildings included in this application, most of the doors in the ground floor
units exit perpendicular to the street due to the floor plan layouts of the unit.
We are requesting that flexibility be granted based on the following allowances provided for in
38.510.030.c.3.a.
1. Departures for this standards are permitted.
2. The intent of the requirement is being met without immediate visual access to the
doorway by providing a clear pedestrian connection via a sidewalk and identifying
features such as a low seat wall, private patio space and landscaping that provides visual
interest at both a pedestrian and motorist scale.
3. It should be noted that weather protection to all doors is provided for in the roof
overhang directly above the balconies and patios that extends the depth of the entry
(6’).
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For your consideration, I’ve added the plan and elevation of the area under discussion below:
We hope that you will find this design in line with the standards and goals of the City of
Bozeman. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Connie St. George
GGLO
W GARFIELD STREET