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Revisions and Corrections Submittal Form Page 1 of 2 Revision Date: January 2021
REVISION AND CORRECTION
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Revisions and Corrections Submittal Form Page 2 of 2 Revision Date: January 2021
memo
To: Susana Montana-Senior Planner | City of Bozeman
From: Erik Nelson – Owner- Architect -Representative Cottonwood and Ida
CC:
Date: 1-29-2021
Re: SP1 Cottonwood and Ida: Revisions and Corrections (RC) Plan File #20234
Narrative:
We received comments from your department on September 10, 2020. After much coordination with your office,
our consultants, ownership, and other city departments, we are providing our response to the comments and
associated corrections. Many of the comments translated across multiple sheets or pages; however, we have
provided reference to pages where information can be found updated either on the plan sheets or in the
document sets. We have updated all sheets and sets with current names and title sheets, along with a full set of
the submittal documents for your review and approval.
Thank you for your time in reviewing these corrections, and please let us know if you have any questions that may
be easily and quickly responded to so as not to delay the approval timing of this project.
We look forward to completing this project and would like to begin construction as early as May of 2021.
Sincerely,
Erik Nelson
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August 25, 2020
Erik Nelson
Thinktank Design Group, Bangtail Partners LLC and Imperial Development LLC
erik@thinktankarchitecture.com
RE: Cottonwood and Ida (“Tinworks”) Phase 1 Site Plan, Application No. 20234 for the property located at 615 East Cottonwood
Street, Bozeman, MT.
Dear Erik:
Your July 1, 2020 Phase 1 Site Plan applications for the above-referenced property has been reviewed by the City’s Development
Review Committee (DRC) at their August 19, 2020 meeting; their comments are attached. If you have any questions about the
following comments, please contact the agency reviewer directly. Please note that Engineering Department comments will follow
in a separate message by the end of the week. Please feel free to contact me directly at 406-582-2285 or
smontana@bozeman.net. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Susana Montana, Senior Planner, Department of Community Development
20234; Cottonwood and Ida Phase 1 Site Plan 1st review comments—
Susana Montana, Senior Planner, Community Development Department; 406-582-2285,
smontana@bozeman.net
1. The project has been renamed “Tinworks”. I expect we will rename the PUD the same name so, in
the future, staff can find the PUD regulations when use or building applications are submitted.
Please rename the project on subsequent submittals and rename the footer on all documents with
the new name and date of submittal. Please use the acronym “FPUD” rather than “PUDF”.
• All sheet names have been changes to match COTTONWOOD AND IDA FPUD “TINWORKS”
• The one exception is our CCR’s are going to be titled Tinworks – see notes from legal referencing page 19
of the CCR’s
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2. 38.300.020. Land Uses.
a. Building A: apartments and commercial uses are principal permitted uses in the PUD.
b. Building B: apartments are a principal permitted use in the PUD.
c. Buildings C, D and E: Rowhouses are a principal permitted use in the Northeast Historic
Mixed-use (NEHMU) District and the PUD.
d. Building F: Office and restaurant use are principal permitted uses in the NEHMU District
and PUD. In the NEHMU District, restaurants are limited to 1,500 square feet (sf).
However, the PUD allows restaurants up to 2,200 sf without outdoor seating and allows
up to 3,000 sf with outdoor seating. The proposed restaurant of this site plan is 2,282 sf—
does it have outdoor seating? I don’t want to be picky about 82 sf.
• The restaurant plan has been update to reflect 2,200 sf, the outdoor seating is also indicated as 775 SF
and both items are indicated on AS.11 – building F
e. Page 16 of the Appendix L CC7Rs, states that the following uses are not permitted:
“a. No automobile fuel sales or repair shall be allowed.
b. No tattoo parlors, marijuana dispensaries (medical or otherwise), vape shops, and
laundromats.”
Note that auto gas stations and service establishments are principal permitted uses in the
NEHMU District and staff cannot be reviewing CC&Rs for compliance with a site plan or
building permit. Only the Owners Association can enforce this restriction and via a civil
process. As for the uses of subsection b above, retail, general service uses are principal
permitted uses in the NEHMU District, and personal and convenience service uses are
Administrative uses therein. Medical marijuana uses are limited by 38.360.170. City staff
cannot and will not enforce CC&R restrictions. You should have those limitations in any
commercial lease agreement for non-residential space within the Site.
• Acknowledged
f. The application is labeled “Phase 1” but the narrative states that the development will be
built in one phase. Why is it entitled Phase 1?
• The project is indeed planned for one phase – the title is incorrect.
g. If this is a phased development, describe how the public infrastructure will be completed
with the first phase.
• See f. above – all of the infrastructure will be completed in the one and only phase.
3. Lot assembly. The Preliminary PUD conditional-approval requires the existing 24 lots and 16-foot
wide alley to be assembled into developable lots. Your subdivision application no. 20191 seeks to
combine those lots and the alley into three new Lots A, B and C. The new lots will show and label
the appropriate easements and will show General Notes regarding the affordable housing
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requirement for 7 dwelling units in Building B, Lot A, as well as for public accessible open space
areas including the Mill Yard plaza.
• An Amended Plat has been filed along with all of the associated easements referenced above and a copy
provided in Appendix U.
4. 38.220.080. Site Plan. Please label the width of the “emergency vehicle access” travel lane on
both the north and south portions. Some sheets label it as a 20-feet wide access easement and
other sheets label it as 15.66 ft (Sheet L2.01), 14.23 ft (L2.00), 16.23 ft or 17-ft. Please be consistent
with the widths of this emergency vehicle access lane on all sheets and, in particular, on Sheet
AS.01—the overall site plan sheet. Also, please be sure that the lane has 20-feet width of pavement
per the Fire Department requirements.
• The width of the EVA has been noted on Sheet C2.0, L2.01 & AS.11 with the South access as 16.35’ (16’4”)
and 20’0” for the North access [as approved by BFD – see comment from Scott Mueller below]
5. 38.220.080. Sheet AS.01 also has an image of the off-site leased parking lot. That development
requires a separate building permit and sketch plan. I counted 82 parking spaces rather than the
noted 83 spaces. Please also provide the required number of ADA-compliant spaces. Lastly, the
parking lot lease found in Appendix J, page 1, is a 25-year lease for 62 parking spaces on lot 801
and 803 N. Wallace Avenue. Is there another lot to be leased for the remaining 21 required parking
spaces?
• Acknowledged, that the off site parking will require a separate building permit and site plan – one has
been submitted (plan file # 191197), though we are expecting revisions to this, in either event a total of
83 spaces minimum will be provided. The current plan on AS.01 does show 83 spaces.
6. 38.220.080. Sheet AS.03, Site Usage Information Plan. Please label widths of the required
rowhouse open space areas per 38.360.240.E.1 which should be 12-feet wide on all sides of the
rowhouses.
• Rowhouse open space areas have been dimensioned and indicated on Sheet AS.11 (showing the interface
with actual level 1 of the rowhouses) this is also noted on AS.03 Site Usage
7. 38.220.080. On the Site Plan, please show the location of the existing well that is proposed to
remain and be used for irrigation purposes. I see it on Sheet L1.01 but it should also be shown on
the site plan sheet.
• The existing well that is proposed to remain is indicated on AS.02
8. 38.220.080. Please show and label the stormwater wells on the site plan. Please add a note
identifying what entity maintains them to City standards. There are 4 project-related dry wells on
City property: #1 and 2 on the City park; #3 in the Aspen ROW; and #4 in the Ida ROW. We will
need an executed encroachment permit recorded for those facilities with clarification therein as
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to what entity maintains them to City standards. This general note should also be shown on the
plat.
• All chamber systems have been labeled on Sheets C2.0, C2.1, and C2.2. A note has been provided stating
that all chamber systems are to be maintained by the Property Owners Association.
9. 38.220.080. On Sheets AS.10 and 11, there is a legend for the red line showing a “setback”. What
is that setback referring to? It is not showing the 8-foot front setback because the line abuts the
building footprint. Please clarify.
• The FPUD provided for an 8’ setback along Ida and sheet AS.10 and AS.11 has removed the red- 10’ line
10. Please label the width of the driveway width on both sides of the woonerf.
• The woonerf has been dimensioned on both ends. It is 20’ noted on AS.02, however at all points behind
the garages there is a backing distance of 26’ noted on AS.11
11. On a separate detail sheet, please show the turning movement for a truck accessing the garage
from the woonerf—indicate how many turns to enter the garage is needed.
• Per discussion with COB and Planner this item is not required, however of note a min 26’ backing distance
for all garages has been provided from the woonerf.
12. 38.220.100, Landscape Plans. Subsection C identifies the content requirements of landscape plans.
Subsection C.7 asks for the quantity of each specie to be planted and number 17 asks for the size
of each specie at planting and at maturity. Please amend the Planting Legends on the landscape
plan sheets to add a column for the number of each specie to be planted and add a column of the
size of each specie at maturity. Subsection C.20 also asks for a sheet showing front and side
elevations of buildings, fences and walls with the landscaping next to it shown; please provide those
exhibits. It appears that there is a privacy wall on the west side of Building A that has no vegetative
screening; please clarify.
• The Number of Species and Site at Maturity pvided on the Master Plan Schedul, See Sheet L3.00.
Conceptual design for Utility Screening Fence provided on detail 4/ L6.03
13. 38.220.100. Please be cognizant of the City’s Street Tree Guide for appropriate species of street
trees and planting guides.
• The City’s Street Tree Guide was reviewed, all proposed street trees species are within the City’s Street
Tree Guide.
14. 38.320.020 and PUD relaxation number 6. On Sheet L1.01, please label the square footage and
percent of the total site that is landscaped and has pervious surface materials and label the total
lot coverage of the Site. Relaxation 6 allows a maximum lot coverage of 45%.
a. Sheet L3.03, please be sure trees are not located within utility easements.
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• The 10-foot circles from the trunk has been added to the plans to show the 10-foot off set.
b. On Sheet L1.01, and elsewhere, please label the width of the “Concrete courtesy access
path” along the Site frontages. Please also label the width of the sidewalks within the ROW.
Do they meet City standards?
• The Concrete Courtesy Path widths are provided on sheet L2.00 & L2.01 and meet the City Standards
c. Please show the snow storage areas on the landscape plan sheets.
• Snow storage areas are added to the landscape plans, much of the snow is planned to be hauled from the
site. Se note added to Sheet L5.00 regarding the amount of snow permitted to be stored on the
landscape areas.
d. Please label the dimensions of landscaped setback areas and sidewalks.
• The setbacks shown on both layout plans L2.00 & L2.01 as well as L3.01 & L3.02
15. 38.320.050, PUD relaxation number 3, the PUD requires an 8-foot “front” setback from the
property line for all buildings; please label those dimensions.
• The setbacks have been indicated on Sheet AS.02 and is only located on Ida frontage, all other front
setbacks are dimensioned as 10’ and shown on the plans.
16. 38.360.240. F.1, Architecture. On Sheets AS 22 through 24, building elevations of the rowhouse
buildings, please list and label the three articulation features per façade at intervals no greater than
15-feet per 38.360.240.F.1.
• Sheet AS.21 indicates the rowhouse articulation features per façade.
a. Please label the transparency elements of Building B’s west façade and Building F’s west
façade. On Sheet AS22, it refers to AS 21-24 for transparency calculations. Please do not
show requirements that do not apply to the PUD and Site Plan; list what elements of the
project meets applicable standards.
• Transparency elements of Building B are the windows indicated on the plan.
• Building F West façade does not require any block frontage standards- transparency calculations have
been removed for the west side
• Requirements for all block frontages have been updated to the specific buildings and provided on sheets
AS.04, AS.21-AS.24. and items have been listed.
b. Please describe which facades are “storefront” Block Front facades and which are
“landscape” Block Front facades. I believe Buildings A, B and C along the Aspen frontage
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are Landscape Block Front facades; Buildings C, D and E along Ida are Landscape Block
Frontage facades; and Building F and G along Cottonwood are Storefront Block Front
facades; please clarify.
• The Block frontage facades have been updated on sheets AS.04 & AS.21-As.24
17. 38.420.020. A, Parkland. It is noted on Sheet AS.03, Public Park Land Dedication Tracking Table that
you are requesting to pay an in-lieu fee for the 0.73-acres of required parkland. Please coordinate
your request and application with Ms. Addi Jadin, Parks Planner with the City’s Recreation and
Parks Department.
• Acknowledged and understood.
18. 38.550.070. B, Screening of service areas. I do not see a loading parking space. With 73 dwelling
units, many of them rentals, there is a need for a moving van-size parking space. The commercial
tenants are likely to also have service trucks and vans deliver goods. Please show where a loading
zone will be located and how it would be screened per 38.520.070.B. Please also screen meters,
electrical panels and other mechanical equipment per Subsection B.
• Per discussions with COB Planning this was an advisory comment and not a requirement.
Tanya Andreasen, City Affordable Housing Manager, tandreasen@bozeman.net
• See all updated information addressing these concerns and other edits requested by the City Affordable
Housing Manager in Appendix Q
On page 5 of Appendix Q., the Notice of Restricted Use of Lot A, the Restriction section defines Affordable
Housing and how much income is required for an affordable home. Please take a look at the sentence,
“Further, affordable housing does not require greater than 33 percent of the household gross annual
median income for housing”. The last word, “housing” is sometimes further defined as housing costs, and
includes rent, and basic utilities such as water, electricity, and gas. Housing costs calculations can also
include HOA fees, ground lease fees, etc. This is not necessarily a correction, but just a suggestion that
when discussing housing costs – or formalizing agreements – to define your intended meaning: rent, or
housing costs to include rent and basic utilities.
Whatever the Applicant’s intention is for a rental rate, it must be apparent in the deed restriction language
from the get-go. This will alleviate confusion later, or give the impression of being misleading.
Scott Mueller, Deputy Chief Fire Marshal, Bozeman Fire Department
Office (406) 582-2353 Mobile (406) 589-6271; smueller@bozeman.net
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I have given the Applicant approval in previous reviews for a diminished width on the West access in the
South portion. Down to 16 feet, also having collapsible bollards.
Please see C2.2. The landscape plan L2.01 shows 15.68 feet. Extensively, I have spoken with them and
feel confident they will have a minimum 16 foot drivable surface on the West access.
The East access appears to be consistent with 20 feet width in asphalt. Necking to the 20 feet at planters
in between garage entrances.
• All comments here have been addressed.
Alex Nordquest, Bozeman Forestry Division Manager, (o) 406-582-3225, (c) 406-579-1721,
anordquest@bozeman.net
There is concern regarding the overhead power lines at this site. For the proposed landscape plan, none
of the boulevard trees would be compliant with existing overhead lines. Power-line compliant species
are indicated in our Street Tree Guide (attached).
• All comments here have been addressed.
Tom Stewart, Northwest Energy District Engineer – Bozeman Division; O 406-582-4602, C 406-223-0573
thomas.stewart@northwestern.com; New Construction (1-833-672-9453) Apply Online at
www.northwesternenergy.com/construction 24-Hour Service 888-467-2669
121 East Griffin Drive I P.O. Box 490 I Bozeman, MT 59771-0490
20234 Cottonwood & Ida SP-
• Utility site plan shows proposed electric plans but does not show gas. Will the new
buildings need gas? There is an existing gas main along Cottonwood Street and a
portion of Ida Ave.
• Proposed gas routing is now shown on Sheet C1.2
• Utility plans show the proposal of relocating the existing three phase overhead lines to
underground three phase along the perimeter of the development. If this is the plan this
will require a great deal of utility work to accomplish this which will be very expensive
and possibly won’t be able to be achieved. The applicant needs to submit an application
to NWE and get the NWE engineer involved to look at the possibilities and to provide a
rough estimate on the cost to do the relocate. Relocates are an expense the owner will
have to pay 100% of construction costs.
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• Construction applications have been submitted for both New Services for the on-site improvements as
well as the Relocation of the overhead power along the perimeter of the development. Coordination is
on-going with Northwestern Energy Engineer, Kroy Graham.
• Buildings requiring 3 phase power a transformer pad site should be planned. Typical 3-
phase pad is going to be a 7’x7’ pad. For oil filled transformers a 2-foot clearance is
required to non-combustible walls and surfaces that do not have any openings such as
doors, windows, air intake, and fire escapes routes. For transformers 750kVA & larger a
3-foot 6-inch clearance is required. For any combustible surface a minimum of a 10-foot
clearance is required. Minimum Working Space for a Pad-Mounted Transformer is 2-
feet on the sides and back portion of the concrete pad and 10-feet of clearance on the
front side of the pad where the transformer doors are located. Note, all distances are
referenced to the edge of the pad. The NWE engineer will help to determine the
appropriate location.
• Locations of the electrical facilities have been coordinated and approved through conversations with
Northwestern Energy Engineer, Kory Graham. Notes have been provided to instruct the contractor to
coordinate with Northwestern Energy, during construction to ensure facilities are placed in appropriate
locations as shown on the site plan. Sheet C1.2
• Need to show 10 foot utility easements for all dry utilities. Any extensions into any lots
for any additional new gas mains and electric primary underground or overhead
extensions will require a minimum of a 10-foot easement to be shown on the plat. i.e.
Extensions from poles, junction cans to transformers or loop feed transformers to other
electric equipment needing primary.
• To avoid clutter on our site plan sheets, Sheet C1.1- Proposed Lot Boundary Alignment has been include in
the site plan submittal showing the 10’ easements both public and private, as well as other required
easements. We encourage the reviewer to also reference the Subdivision Exemption amended plat
application that is associated with this project.
• Meter locations will need to be approved by NWE. NWE policy is to maintain a minimum
30-inches wide by 3-feet clear zone between the front of the meter and landscape
screening and allow easy access to the meters for operation and maintenance. This can
be determined through the design process after an application is submitted through
NWE and the area engineer will work through allowable shrubs and plants for screening
and to determine adequate clearances for access to our meters.
• Meter locations have been coordinated and discussed with Northwestern Energy. Meter locations are
shown as a hatch on Sheet C5.0- Utility Plan. It is our understanding that these locations have been
approved.
• If requesting gas services the following applies to all buildings in regards to the gas
regulator. The gas regulator cannot be placed under a window or within 3’ of the
operable portion of the window. It can be placed under a window/deck on the second
story, provided the “open/operable” portion has at least 6’ of clearance from the
regulator. Ensure that there is 10’ of separation from any mechanical air intake,
including air conditioning units. The regulator will need to be 3’ from the closest corner
of any portion of the electric meter base. The gas regulator is generally located on the
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left side of the meters. Submitting an application to NWE will get the NWE engineer
involved and can help with this process.
• Please refer to the M.E.P. and Architectural sheets. The locations of the meter bases have been
coordinated based on Northwestern Energy’s standards described above.
• No landscape plans were provided. Only comments is as follows;
o No large deep rooted trees or bushes will be allowed within the 10-foot utility
easement.
• Please refer to the Landscape sheets. This comment has been coordinated with landscape design and no
large, deep-rooted trees or bushes will be planted within the 10’ utility easement.
• If the applicant has not done so, recommend that the applicant submit a service
application to NWE as soon as possible to get the NWE engineer working with the
engineers and architects to help correct any issues and provide direction and feedback
as the process continues through design.
• Submit an application online to have the area engineer work with the applicant. Go to
www.northwesternenergy.com/construction to apply online Montana Construction
Application, and access Montana New Service Guide to provide information on electric
and gas service requirements.
• Construction applications have been previously submitted for New Services as well as the off-site
relocation of the overhead power along the perimeter of the site. Power and gas layouts have been
coordinated and approved through conversations with Northwestern Energy, and further coordination on
Northwestern Energy’s design efforts is on-going.
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Following is information to applying on line for construction services. You may provide this to your applicants to help them get
started. Please feel free to share this information with anyone who is beginning to plan for development of commercial or
residential construction. It will be needed and the sooner they get Northwestern Energy involved the better it will proceed.
Following is a link to the New Construction application. Press Ctrl key and left mouse click on this link.
https://www.northwesternenergy.com/account-services/new-construction/new-construction-form-
v2?State=MT
If the link does not work, please go to the Northwester Energy web page. www.northwesternenergy.com
here you will see at the top left Account Services button. Click on this button and it will take you to the
Account Services page. Here you will need to click on the New Construction button. This will take you to
the Construction page. Under the Montana heading select Montana Construction Application.
ENGINEERING COMMENTS:
February 26, 2021
Ms. Susana Montana
Mr. Griffin Nielsen, PE
City of Bozeman – Planning & Engineering Departments
20 East Olive Street
Bozeman, MT 59715
Reference: Tinworks (Cottonwood & Ida) – Narrative & Comment Resolution for…
Site Plan Application #20234
Dear Bozeman Planning & Engineering Departments:
We have previously worked through comments for the Subdivision Exemption process. The plat is
now recorded with supporting documents. We have worked through the Infrastructure Plans and
that is currently under review in the Engineering Department. PUDF re-submittal is in the
possession of City Planning Staff and is either approved or in its final review. We now provide this
comment resolution letter pertaining to Site Plan review comments. The original review comments
are included in “screenshots,” below with an explanation of how we resolved those comments,
below.
SITE PLAN COMMENTS (from Engineering)
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Response to #1: Onsite and offsite drainage systems were separated so there is no shared storm drain infrastructure between onsite
and offsite. See Sheet OC3.0 of the Infrastructure Plans and Sheet C4.0 of the On-Site Plans. Per our phone call with Griffin on Jan.
6th, 2021, this should resolve the comment.
Response to #2: Based on our phone call with Griffin Nielsen on Jan. 6th, 2021, the proposed utilities within Ida Avenue public
right-of-way are necessary to maintain connectivity to the alley east of Ida Avenue approximately mid-block. Per direction on that
phone call, we have placed the gas utility under the roadway pavement section. Utilities along the north side of the project (along
Aspen Street right-of-way) have been moved into the 10-foot private utility easement to the extent possible but may encroach into the
City right-of-way only to move around transformers. Based on the intent of the previously-approved Ida Street section through the
PUD process (where we showed power/gas under the Ida Street sidewalk), we hope that this minimal encroachment under the
sidewalk to go around transformers is acceptable for this project.
Response to #3: Coordination with Brian Heaston is on-going and will be resolved prior to site plan approval. We ask that this be
made a condition of approval (if it is not approved prior to the Engineering Department’s completion of this final review).
Response to #4: It is the intent of this project for the POA to assume maintenance responsibilities of the stormwater facilities built
in connection with this project. A legal instrument will be recorded stating the responsibility of the maintenance of these facilities shall
be the responsibility of the POA. We recommend that this be made a condition of approval (if it is not completed prior to the
Engineering Department’s completion of this final review).
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Response to #1: The Planning Department has verbally indicated to the Developer that concurrent construction will be allowed per
these conditions and had indicated to the Developer that full resolution of this comment shall occur during Site Plan
review/Infrastructure Plans review (as the improvements are more fully shown in the Infrastructure Plans.) Our understanding is this
comment is resolved pending Engineering Department approval of the concurrent construction.
Response to #2: Noted. The public street lights (located at the southwest corner of the Aspen & Ida intersection and the northwest
corner of the Cottonwood & Ida intersection) will be included in an SILD per City of Bozeman standards prior to occupancy of
Phase 1. Street light design and photometrics was provided within the last Infrastructure submittal to the Engineering Department.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or need any additional information for these submittal materials.
Sincerely,
Mike Russell, PE, MBA
Senior Engineer
MTR
Enc. Site Plan Comments from Griffin Nielsen, dated 12/9/2020