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Home My WebLink About05-19-21 Public Comment - J. Brittingham - Application 21-086 South 7th Ave.From:Brittingham, John To:nylon@bozeman.net; Agenda Cc:Todd Wilkinson; Martin, Dale; dhdfuller@gmail.com; dellfuller49@gmail.com; jim@mountaintimearts.org; Brittingham, John Subject:Application 21-086 | 309 South 7th Ave. Date:Wednesday, May 19, 2021 10:28:55 AM Attachments:Application 21-086_309_South_7th_Ave_22.pdf 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. Nakeisha Lyon & City of Bozeman Department of Community Development: FYI for Application 21-086 Please confirm receipt of this email at your earliest convenience. Respectfully, John C Brittingham, AIA NCARB professor of Architecture montana state university o: 406.994.3832 f: 406.994.3257 m: 406.570.7555 e: jbritt@montana.edu To: City of Bozeman Department of Community Development & Nakeisha Lyon From: Robert and Jane Hawks - 703 West Koch Street Bozeman MT 59715 Todd Wilkinson - 322 South 7th Ave. Bozeman MT 59715 Jim Madden - 306 South 7th Ave. Del and Holly Fuller - 321 South 6th Ave. Bozeman, MT 59715 Mary Canada – 709 West Koch Street Bozeman, MT 59715 Dale Martin and Mary Murphy – 304 South 7th Ave. Bozeman, MT 59715 Heather and John C Brittingham | AIA NCARB - 314 South 7th Ave. Bozeman MT 59715 Re: APPLICATION 21-086 | 309 South 7th Ave. Bozeman MT 59715 | Ryan Residence Date: 19 May 2021 Areas of Primary Concern for Subject Property 309 South 7th Ave. Bozeman MT 59715 “ The historic integrity of this property has been retained due to the survival of original design and continuity of use, setting and location.” Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory Section 38.340.050 Standards for Certificate of Appropriateness (38.16.050) 1. Height; The height of the principle elevation proposed along 7th Ave. is 32’-0” and sits on the front yard 15’-0” setback. The proposal looms over its neighbor to the north at 305 South 7th Ave. keeping that property in shadow for most of the winter. It should be noted that no house on South 7th Ave. between Curtis and Koch has its principle elevation at the line of the front yard setback of 15’-0”. Cooper Park 703 West Koch Street Alley 309 South 7th Ave. 304 South 7th Ave. 704 Curtis Street 2. Proportion of doors and windows; Much of the fenestration package is not within scale and proportion with standards of the COA. No openings share any detailing or trim commonalities with the effected block on either side of the street. 3. Relationship of building masses and spaces; The proposed single family residence is in scale with itself but not with the adjacent neighboring context. Please see attached photoshopped street elevation under item 5. 4. Roof shape; Roof geometries include a flat roof, a cantilevered flat roof, 3 shed roofs, and 3 different gable roof pitches. 5. Scale; See Comments for height. Cooper Park 703 West Koch Street Alley 309 South 7th Ave. 304 South 7th Ave. 704 Curtis Street 6. Directional expression, with regard to the dominant horizontal or vertical expression of surrounding structures; There is a variety of massing strategies on the block including low-slung single story and modest scale two story with distinct massing strategies that mitigate the overall appearance of the height. 7. Architectural details; Similar to comments for proportion of doors and windows the proposed single family residence has little to no architectural detailing consistent with the standards of the block. There are no eaves or detailing of them (See Note 5). The gratuitous use of roughly 625 SF of projecting flush panel steel siding is inconsistent with the neighborhood and standards of COA. The generic composition of the design proposal might be found anywhere. The stylistic strategy might be better suited for somewhere such as Flanders Landing. 8. Concealment of non-period appurtenances, such as mechanical equipment; Mechanical equipment, electrical panels and boxes are appropriately dealt with and placed in locations with a minimum visual impact. However, The proposed 31’-6 1/2” x 4’–6” window well on the south side of property in concert with a 12’-0” x 4’-6” window well on the south east corner of the 7th Ave. elevation are inappropriate in both scale and safety. 9. Materials and color schemes; As cited under architectural details the gratuitous use of roughly 625 SF of projecting flush panel steel siding is inconsistent with the neighborhood and standards of COA. Two choices of shiplap siding colors is an anomaly for the neighborhood. Note 1: The site plan shows no delineation of sidewalks, alleys or landscape. Cooper Park is the oldest established neighborhood in Bozeman with the most mature “Urban Forest” character. To what extent will the character of our “Urban Forest” be compromised? Note 2: The application for design approval cites the ADUs in the alley between South 7th and South 6th as precedents for ADUs in the immediate Cooper Park area. This alley now has 5 ADUs with one for every house on the east side of the block grossly re-scaling the nature of the neighborhood. It is now a block within a block. One of the 5 ADUs had plans purchased off the internet. None of the ADUs, nor the city, notified several owners within the required two hundred foot distance for public comment. Note 3: "New construction will be invited and encouraged provided primary emphasis is given to the preservation of existing buildings and further provided the design of such new space enhances and contributes to the aesthetic character and function of the property and the surrounding neighborhood or area." Conservation Overlay District Requirement Note 4: “Historic preservation arose as a movement to protect built environments that provided the tangible expressions of identity. Americans realized that in times of rapid change, places invested with history, memory, and emotion gave them a sense of history that could be lost when the physical markers of the past were eradicated. For many today, their multicentered lives have impelled them to seek places where the symbols of a more rooted, seemingly less complex, past remain. Bozeman now stands at this juxtaposition. The city’s historic neighborhoods and setting attract mobile Americans desiring the charm of an idyllic small-town past. Yet the changes these new arrivals make threaten the historic environment that gives Bozeman and its residents their identity. Historic preservation provides a way to manage this tension. Its job is to articulate the histories that define the place, to identify the historic buildings and landscapes that represent these histories, and to find ways to accommodate for change while keeping the city’s distinct character. The goal must be to conserve what David Glassberg calls “a sense of history”—unique places where personal and public histories have interacted over the decades to produce communities rich in stories of change and belonging.” Courtney Kramer – Bozeman Historic Preservation Officer Note 5: “The Bungalow style is clearly pre- dominant in the district, though the eclectic Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles, promoted by early 20th century pattern books, are also well represented. Architectural features such as exposed rafter tails, truss brackets, bay and oriel windows, porches, and a variety of surface textures and roof types lend both a strong visual cohesion and a distinctly Progressive Era character to the district.” Bozeman Guidelines for Historic Preservation & Neighborhood Conservation for the Cooper Park District Note 6: No historic district is an island unto itself with abrupt hard edges surrounding it; rather NCOD puts an emphasis on transition and continuity. No homes within a single residential block should be treated or viewed as an island; rather, conformance should be directed to the prevailing motifs/character of the neighborhood/area, which includes setbacks. historic district" is emphasizing common sense. “The intent and purpose of the conservation district designation is to stimulate the restoration and rehabilitation of structures, and all other elements contributing to the character and fabric of established residential neighborhoods and commercial or industrial areas. New construction will be invited and encouraged provided primary emphasis is given to the preservation of existing buildings and further provided the design of such new space enhances and contributes to the aesthetic character and function of the property and the surrounding neighborhood or area. Contemporary design will be encouraged, provided it is in keeping with the above-stated criteria, as an acknowledged fact of the continuing developmental pattern of a dynamic, changing community.” Note 7: This would be a precedent setting example for the Cooper Park Historic District and consequently for the core of Bozeman. The design proposal for 309 South 7th Ave. does not contribute to the existing spatial network of the building site, block, surrounding neighborhood or area.