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GRAN CIELO
ZONE MAP AMENDMENT
APPLICATION CHECKLIST NARRATIVE
1. Zone Map Amendment Criteria
a. Is the new zoning designed in accordance with the growth policy? How?
Response: Yes, the proposed Zone Map Amendment is in accordance with the
City’s Growth Policy, the Bozeman Community Plan. The proposed zoning
is R5 – Residential Mixed-Use High Density and the property is designated as
residential in the growth policy.
b. Will the new zoning secure safety from fire and other dangers? How?
Response: Yes, the proposed Zone Map Amendment will secure safety from fire
and other dangers by requiring development per the City of Bozeman
standards. Regulatory provisions established for all City of Bozeman zoning
districts ensure an adequate transportation network, fire services, and public
utility lines.
c. Will the new zoning promote public health, public safety and general welfare?
How?
Response: Yes, the proposed Zone Map Amendment will promote public health,
public safety and general welfare by requiring the property to develop per the
City of Bozeman standards and regulations in terms of public health, safety
and general welfare.
Any future development is subject to review for protection of the public
health, safety, and general welfare of the community. Future connection to
municipal water and sanitary sewer will reduce water contamination issues
from an abundance of groundwater wells and will eliminate environmental
risks associated with septic systems. Municipal fire and emergency response
services will protect public health and safety and respond to the property. The
subject property falls within the existing City service area.
d. Will the new zoning facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water,
sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements? How?
Response: Yes, the proposed Zone Map Amendment will facilitate the adequate
provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public
requirements. Any future development on this parcel will be subject to
review by the City of Bozeman for adequate provision of transportation,
water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements. Therefore,
any development will be required to facilitate the aforementioned in
accordance with all City of Bozeman ordinances and regulations.
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The subject property fronts on South 27th Avenue, which is a collector street.
Access to the site will be from the future adjacent local streets: Apex Drive, S
29th Ave, and Bennett Blvd. These local streets will allow access to the site for
residents, visitors, and any necessary public services such as postal service or
emergency access, for example.
The subject property falls within the Hyalite Elementary School, Sacajawea
Middle School, and Bozeman High School Boundaries. Comments from the
schools may be required to verify adequate capacity for future students.
Parkland for this area was dedicated with the initial Phase 1 of the Gran
Cielo Subdivision.
Public infrastructure to serve the proposed R5 zoning area will be installed
with the development of the Gran Cielo Ph 2 project. Any additional
internal improvements required to connect to the existing infrastructure will
be determined during site plan review.
e. Will the new zoning provide reasonable provisions of adequate light and air?
How?
Response: Yes, the proposed Zone Map Amendment will provide reasonable
provisions of adequate light and air as the property will be developed to
applicable setbacks, height, and buffering standards that have been adopted
by the City.
f. Will the new zoning have an effect on motorized and non-motorized
transportation systems? How?
Response: Yes, the proposed Zone Map Amendment may have an effect on the
City’s motorized and non-motorized transportation system. Any new
development will affect the City’s transportation system with increased
traffic. A Traffic Impact Study was completed for the Gran Cielo project,
which this proposed rezoning is within.
g. Does the new zoning promote compatible urban growth? How?
Response: Yes, the proposed zoning promotes compatibility with urban growth,
as residential zoning exists to the south, north, and west of the project. The
high-density residential zoning will fit in with the medium-density residential
neighborhoods to the south. The allowed mixed use in the R5 district will
allow for small local support businesses serving these neighborhoods. To the
east along Stucky is the Genesis Business Park, which will allow the small
businesses in the proposed R5 to fit in to the area.
h. Does the new zoning promote the character of the district? How?
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Response: Yes, the proposed zoning does promote the character of the district.
As stated above in response g, the adjacent zoning to the south, west, and
north is residential and the Bozeman Community Plan Land Use Map
designates this property as residential.
i. Does the new zoning address the affected area’s peculiar suitability for particular
uses? How?
Response: The proposed zoning will address the affected area’s peculiar
suitability for particular uses as the property will be developed to applicable
standards that have been adopted per the City of Bozeman’s development
standards and regulations
j. Was the new zoning adopted with a view to conserving the value of buildings?
How?
Response: There are no existing buildings on this site.
k. Does the new zoning encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the
jurisdictional area? How?
Response: Yes, the proposed Zone Map Amendment will encourage the most
appropriate use of land throughout the jurisdictional area. The growth
policy identifies the most appropriate use of this property as residential. R5
zoning allows for a broad range of residential housing types mixed with
potential offices, restaurants, and small-scale retail.
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