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July 31, 2020 RE: BOZEMAN EAST MIXED USE, MASTER SITE PLAN & SITE PLAN 19230/19231
TD&H ENGINEERING JOB NO. 16-268
The following are comments and responses to comments received from the City of Bozeman on 04.10.2020.
FROM: DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
RE: BOZEMAN EAST MIXED USE, MASTER SITE PLAN AND SITE PLAN 19230/19231
DATE: APRIL 10, 2020
Project Location: 1400 North 19th Avenue
Project Description: Master site plan for a four building mixed use development on 11.85 acres, B-2 zoning district.
Recommendation: The DRC review finds that the project does not comply with the requirements of the Bozeman Municipal Code and is deeming the application inadequate for further review. Code corrections must be satisfied prior to continued review. All references are to the Bozeman Municipal Code (BMC).
These comments are provided on the June 3, 2019 application.
Section 2 – RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
Please note that these conditions are in addition to any required code provisions identified in this report. These conditions are specific to the development.
1. The applicant is advised that unmet code provisions, or code provisions that are not
specifically listed as conditions of approval, does not, in any way, create a waiver or other relaxation of the lawful requirements of the Bozeman Municipal Code or state law.
2. Emergency access easement, public utility easement, private utility easement, pedestrian access easement must be recorded prior to site plan approval.
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Section 3 – REQUIRED CODE CORRECTIONS
Planning Division, Sarah Rosenberg, srosenberg@bozeman.net, 582-2297
1. General comment. The word “yard” no longer applies to setbacks. Please remove yard out of setback on exhibits. It is only front setback, side setback, rear setback.
Response: The word “yard” has been removed from exhibits.
2. General comment. Departure is granted to allow for parking adjacent to trail/park in lieu of building. However, on the departure exhibit, the community garden area is called out as 27’ of parking. Please adjust. A fee of $241 is required for departure.
Response: Departure exhibit updated. Fee to be provided.
3. General comment. Label elevations by direction – north, east, west, south.
Response: Elevations have been labeled by direction.
4. General comment. Ensure that the plans are flattened. There are many layers that are not flattened and able to be manipulated. This also causes the file to be larger and take much longer to load.
Response: Plans have been flattened for submittal.
5. General comment. Some of the parking numbers are incorrect. For example, where it says there are 8 spots, there are really 9.
Response: Parking numbers have been updated, see plans.
6. This project will require review by the Design Review Board and the City Commission.
Response: Noted.
7. BMC 38.320.050. A CUP is not needed for building height. Since the project is located in the regional commercial and services designated area, the maximum height may be increased by up to a maximum of 50%.
Response: Noted, this request has been removed from documents.
8. BMC 38.410.100. Ensure that the watercourse setback and each zone is labeled on every site plan. Some plans have Zone 1 and Zone 2 labeled as the same line (i.e. landscaping plans).
a. On C500_Overall Site Dimensions Plan, the 8 note is mislabeled.
Response: Watercourse setback labels have been updated, see plans. Note 8 on C500 has been updated.
9. BMC 38.510.030.B. The following storefront block frontages apply to Buildings A & D:
a. The east and west elevations of Building A & D are considered secondary facades and must have 40% transparency between 30” and 10’.
b. They must have entrances that face Tschache Lane. Ensure that they are well
articulated per BMC 38.530.050.E.
c. Weather protection must be at least 5’ in average depth along 60% of the façade.
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Response:
a) East and west elevations transparency have been increased to comply. Please see
revised elevations. b) All glass fronts along Tschache lane are storefront and can be easily changed out to entrances based on retail tenant needs. Currently the space is not configured for any
specific tenant(s). We have added conceptual door locations in elevation for illustrative purposes, in locations where there are porticos and awnings and changes in material to comply with requirements.
c) We now comply. Overall north/primary façade for Bldg A is 222 linear feet. 60% is 132 feet. We have 137’ of 5’ awnings. Overall north/primary façade for Bldg D is 121.5 linear feet. 60% is roughly 73 feet. We have 77.5’ of 5’ awnings. Awning locations have been added to floor plans.
10. BMC 38.510.030.J Special Residential Frontage. No further determination was needed for the porches to meet the 3 feet protrusion from the façade plane. What was delivered was satisfactory to the intent of the special residential frontage.
Response: Noted.
11. BMC 38.530.040.E. The north elevation of building A does not meet the maximum façade width standards.
Response: The north facade of building A meets the requirements with:
a) a change in materials from traditional modular masonry to stucco in both the vertical and horizontal directions. b) modulation of the roof line with parapets at different heights in excess of the required
1’, some in excess of 4’ to add visual interest and qualify as a façade articulation feature.
12. BMC 38.530.060. Provide specs of the stucco siding to ensure its durability.
Response: Typical specification section 092411 provided. Basis of design is a product called StoPowerwall.
13. BMC 38.530.070. Building A and D both have blank walls on elevation 4.
Response: Those locations are where the electric and/or gas meters will be mounted. Added notation on elevations.
14. BMC 38.540.010.A.1 Change “Rentable” to Gross Floor Area. Although “Rentable” is a developer friendly term, to match with the UDC, state that it is Gross Floor Area.
Response:
15. BMC 38.550.050.C.2.e.2. The parking that has 12+ spaces exceeds the maximum width of unbroken rows (100 ft).
Response: Site plan has been adjusted to comply, see updated plans.
16. BMC 38.570.040.E. Pole lighting was still not provided.
Response: Pole lighting was provided on E1.00, Sarah confirmed this on email dated 5/11/20, no update necessary.
17. BMC 38.570.060.A. KBR8 does not meet full cut off standards.
Response: The fixture selection has been changed to the LSI Industries Mirada Bollard – MRB series bollard that is Dark Sky Approved.
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18. BMC 38.610 Wetland regulations. See attached comments from the City’s wetland consultant.
Response: Responses to wetland comments provided in separate document.
19. General comment. Use form RC for resubmittal. While the next submittal is the first revision to this project a fee is required for a third and any subsequent resubmittals in
the amount of one quarter of the original application fee.
Response: Noted.
Engineering Division, Anna Russell, arussell@bozeman.net, 406-582-2281
1. See attached memorandums dated March 25, 2019.
Building Division; Bob Risk, brisk@bozeman.net, 406-582-2377
1. All residential buildings must have at least one accessible floor. Adding the one accessible unit on the retail ground floor meets this requirement. Response: Noted. 2. In other buildings that have elevators, all of the units must be A or B units. Typically, most could be, or adaptable units. Response: Noted.
Solid Waste Division; Russ Ward, rward@bozeman.net , 406-582-3235 1. Must have 50 feet of straight approval to front of enclosure. It appears that the trucks could run over the curb on the parking bump outs. Response: Provided, see site plan for area designated. 2. Enclosure door must swing open a minimum of 180 degrees. Plans still do not show that they open 180 degrees. Response: Provided, see enclosure details on A8-59 and site plan. 3. Bollards cannot be installed in the front half of the dumpster area. They are unnecessary and impede the truck picking up the dumpster. Response: Noted, no bollards are planned.
NorthWestern Energy; Cammy Dooley, cammy.dooley@northwestern.com
• Ensure that there is enough wall space for multiple meters. It appears that Building 2 and 3 have multiple electrical serbice locations. There will need to be firewall separating the spaces. Also, provide labeling designating the service locations.
• Plan on communications to go in the same location as gas and electric.
• Contact NWE to get final approval.
• For utility location and design, contact Dylan Swanson at Dylan.swanson@northwestern.com
• Response: o Space has been allocated for the electric meter packs. The required fire walls will be provided per the NEC (National Electric Code) and IBC (International Building Code). The multiple services for buildings 2 and 3 will have the required labeling for multiple services to a single building.
o The communications services are planned to be routed into the building to the main communications closets on the first floor on the building/areas. o Final approval for the design will be obtained from NWE.
Parks Department; Addi Jadin, ajadin@bozeman.net 406-582-2908
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1. Parks Planning and Development Manager will coordinate with the applicants to schedule review of the parkland proposal including waiver, cash- and improvements-
in-lieu prior at the next RPAB or Subdivision Review meeting, whichever comes first. Staff report will be provided to the applicants the week prior.
Response: Noted.
Other Reviewers:
Fire Department; Scott Mueller, smueller@bozeman.net, 406-582-2382
Water and Sewer Division; John Alston, jalston@bozeman.net, 406-582-3200
Forestry Division; Alex Nordquest, anordquest@bozeman.net, 406-582-3205
Future Impact Fees - Please note that future building permit applications will require payment of the required transportation, water, sewer and fire impact fees according to the City of Bozeman adopted impact fee schedule in place at the time of building permit issuance. If you desire an estimate of the required impact fees according to current rates please contact the Department of Community Development and/or visit.
Note: During preparation of the staff report, additional conditions of approval may be recommended based on comments and recommendations provided by other applicable review agencies involved with the review of the project.
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