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Table of Contents
NARRATIVE
I. Project Overview
II. Response to DRC Comments
APPENDICES (Updated Sheets in BLUE)
Appendix A: Vicinity Map
Appendix B: Zoning Map
Appendix C: Traffic Impact Memo
Appendix D: Norton Ranch Phase 4 TIS
Appendix E: Site Plan Checklist
Appendix F: Concurrent Construction Request Letter
Appendix G: Norton East Ranch Subdivision Phase 4 Plat
Appendix H: Unit Mix Diagram
Appendix I: Parking Exhibit
Appendix J: CILWR Memo
Appendix K – Concurrent Review Form
Appendix L – Address Assignment
PLANS (Updated Sheets in BLUE)
CIVIL
C1.0 – Cover Sheet & Overall Site Plan
C2.0 – Overall Site Layout
C2.1 – Site Utility Plan
C2.2 – Site Grading & Drainage Plan
C3.0 – Details
C3.1 – Details
Draft Waiver of SIDS
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Draft Irrevocable Offer of Dedication
Public Access & Utility Easement
Stormwater Design Report
Stormwater Maintenance Plan
Water & Sewer Design Report
LANDSCAPE
L101 – Landscape Plan
L102 – Plant Schedule & Notes
L201 – Landscape Details
ARCHITECTURAL
Sawtooth (Rowhouse) Units
A1.1 – Main Floor Plan
A1.2 – Upper Floor Plan
A2.1 – Elevations
A.3.1 – Section, Roof Plan, and Details
A3.2 – 2-Hour Wall Details
Highland Units (Western Units)
A0.1 – Cover Sheet
A1.1 – Floor Plans
A1.2 – Roof Plans
A2.1 – RCP
A3.1 – Exterior Elevations
A3.2 – Exterior Elevations
A4.1 – Building Sections
A5.1 – Schedules
A5.2 – Quantity Schedule
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A6.1 – Interior Elevations
A7.1 – Exterior Details
A8.1 – Elevations
Calderwood Units (Northern Units)
A0.1 – Cover Sheet
A1.1 – Floor Plans
A1.2 – Roof Plan
A2.1 – Reflected Ceiling Plans
A3.1 – Exterior Elevations
A4.1 – Building Sections
A5.1 – Schedules
A5.2 – Quantity Schedule
A6.1 – Interior Elevations
A7.1 – Exterior Details
Elevations
Truss Drawings
Truss Layout
Boulder Units (Eastern Units)
A0.1 – Cover Sheet
A1.1 – Floor Plans
A1.2 – Roof Plan
A2.1 – RCP Plans
A3.1 – Exterior Elevations
A3.2 – Exterior Elevations
A4.1 – Building Sections
A5.1 – Door and Window Schedules
A6.1 – Interior Elevations
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A6.3 – Floor and Wall Details
Elevations
Greenhorn Units (Southern Units)
A0.1 – Cover Sheet
A1.1 – Floor Plans
A1.2 – Roof Plan
A2.1 – RCP Plans
A3.1 – Exterior Elevations
A4.1 – Building Sections
A5.1 – Door and Window Schedules
A5.2 – Quantity Schedules
A6.1 – Interior Elevations
A7.1 – Interior Details
Elevations
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I. PROJECT HISTORY
Executive Summary
This Site Plan application is for the construction of eighteen (18) residential buildings – two
(2) three-household rowhouses and sixteen (16) detached single-household condominiums
– for a total of 24 residential units.
Narrative
The Fallon Condominium Site Plan is a proposed residential condominium complex located
on Lots 1 and 2 of Block 14 in Phase 4 of the Norton East Ranch Subdivision, land annexed
into the City of Bozeman in 2007. The property is designated on the Future Land Use Map as
Community Commercial Mixed Use (CCMU) and is zoned Residential Emphasis Mixed Use
(REMU). The project includes open space areas, pedestrian connections, and
parking/stormwater facilities necessary to serve the proposed buildings. The narrative
below contains an overall project description and responses to the City’s comments, while
the plans show conformance with the UDC standards. Please see Appendix E for a complete
analysis of how this project meets the relevant Site Plan review criteria.
The parcel is currently a vacant field and was historically used as farmland. The parcel is
generally flat with a gradual slope to the north. The parcel is in the northwest portion of the
City of Bozeman and is bordered by Water Lily Drive, Pond Lily Drive, and Fallon Street on its
north, east, west and north sides, respectively. All surrounding roads were installed to City
of Bozeman standards during the Norton East Ranch Subdivision, Phase 4 and Phase 1
infrastructure improvements. The project site is located approximately 1,000 feet from a
6.8-acre public park installed with Phase 1 of the Norton Ranch Subdivision.
The project intends to utilize five (5) building types as described below. Please see Appendix
H for locations of each proposed unit type and unit plans for additional building details.
Additional information on the location of the on-street parking provided for this project is
shown on Civil Sheet C1.0.
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The Fallon Condominium Site Plan is a proposed residential condominium complex located
on Lots 1 and 2 of Block 14 in Phase 4 of the Norton East Ranch Subdivision, land annexed
into the City of Bozeman in 2007. The property is designated on the Future Land Use Map as
Community Commercial Mixed Use (CCMU) and is zoned Residential Emphasis Mixed Use
(REMU). The project includes open space areas, pedestrian connections, and
parking/stormwater facilities necessary to serve the proposed buildings. The narrative
below contains an overall project description and responses to the City’s comments, while
the plans show conformance with the UDC standards. Please see Appendix E for a complete
analysis of how this project meets the relevant Site Plan review criteria.
The parcel is currently a vacant field and was historically used as farmland. The parcel is
generally flat with a gradual slope to the north. The parcel is in the northwest portion of the
City of Bozeman and is bordered by Water Lily Drive, Pond Lily Drive, and Fallon Street on its
north, east, west and north sides, respectively. All surrounding roads were installed to City
of Bozeman standards during the Norton East Ranch Subdivision, Phase 4 and Phase 1
infrastructure improvements. The project site is located approximately 1,000 feet from a
6.8-acre public park installed with Phase 1 of the Norton Ranch Subdivision.
The project intends to utilize five (5) building types as described below. Please see Appendix
H for locations of each proposed unit type and unit plans for additional building details.
Additional information on the location of the on-street parking provided for this project is
shown on Civil Sheet C1.0.
1. Boulder Units (Eastern Units)
a. Dwelling Type – Two-bedroom
b. Building Frontage – Water Lily Drive
c. Building Footprint – 1,018 sq. ft.
d. Building Height – 26’-9”
e. Number of Buildings – 5
f. Parking –
i. Required – 10 spaces (two spaces per unit)
ii. Provided – 10 spaces (two spaces within each garage per unit)
2. Greenhorn Units (Southern Units)
a. Dwelling Type – Two-bedroom
b. Building Frontage – Internal pedestrian pathway
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c. Building Footprint – 946 sq. ft.
d. Building Height – 24’-5”
e. Number of Buildings – 3
f. Parking –
i. Required – 6 spaces (two spaces per unit)
ii. Provided – 6 spaces (one space within each carport and one on-street
space per unit)
3. Highland Units (Western Units)
a. Dwelling Type – Three-bedroom
b. Building Frontage – Pond Lily Drive
c. Building Footprint – 1,239 sq. ft.
d. Building Height – 27-’8”
e. Number of Buildings – 5
f. Parking –
i. Required – 15 spaces (three spaces per unit)
ii. Provided – 15 spaces (two spaces within each garage and one on-
street space per unit)
4. Calderwood Units (Northern Units)
a. Dwelling Type – Two-bedroom
b. Building Frontage – Fallon Street
c. Building Footprint – 946 sq. ft.
d. Building Height – 24’-7”
e. Number of Buildings – 3
f. Parking –
i. Required – 6 spaces (two spaces per unit)
ii. Provided – 6 spaces (one space within the carport and one stacked
driveway space per unit)
5. Sawtooth Units (Rowhouse Units)
a. Dwelling Type – Three-unit Rowhouse (2 x Three-bedroom units and 1 x Two-
bedroom unit)
b. Building Footprint – 5,044 sq. ft.
c. Building Height – 22’-2 1/16”
d. Number of Buildings – 2
e. Parking –
i. Required – 16 spaces (Eight spaces per building)
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6. Provided – 16 spaces (two spaces within each garage and one on-street space as
necessary to serve the three-bedroom units)
Utilities surrounding the subject parcel were installed with both Phase 1 and Phase 4 of
Norton East Ranch. Water and sanitary sewer services will be provided via water and sewer
main extensions from Fallon Street that will loop through the onsite central drive aisle. The
existing water and sewer service stubs are discussed in the responses included below the
previous City Comments. Dry utilities to serve the proposed project, including gas and
electricity from Northwestern Energy and communications from various providers, will be
extended in utility easements from existing connections installed with Phase 4 of Norton
East Ranch as shown the Site Utility Plan (Civil Sheet C2.1).
An access drive through the property is proposed to create a separation from the
surrounding local and collector streets as shown on the Overall Site Layout (Civil Sheet
C2.0). These pathways will connect sidewalks from all streets to internal site circulation
pathways, providing public access throughout the project site. See Civil plans for additional
information on the public access easements and their proposed locations. The proposed
site design also includes two drive approaches that will serve as access to the proposed
development. Two drive aisles through the property will connect to Fallon Street.
As these apartment units are to be rental units and not market-rate units, this project is not
subject to the AHO. Therefore, an affordable housing plan has not been included with this
application. CIL of parkland and water rights are discussed below in the response the City
comments. The CIL of parkland is summarized on the Site Plan (Civil Sheet C1.0). The project
is to be developed in phases, and a phasing plan for the site and utilities are shown on Civil
Sheets C1.0 and C2.1. Concurrent construction is requested for this project as discussed in
Appendix F (previously submitted Appendix F). Concurrent review of the Building Permit is
also requested for this project (Appendix K).
It should also be noted that the two lots are being aggregated, please see SE File No. 21-174
for additional details.
If there remain unanswered questions or additional minor code corrections following
review of this submittal, the applicant requests that those items be included as conditions
of Site Plan approval to be addressed concurrent Building Permit application and/or
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through the utilization of a Modification application following Site Plan approval.
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II. RESPONSE TO CITY COMMENTS
The following responses are provided City DRC Comments provided December 16, 2020 (File No. 20-369):
No. Conditions of Approval Review Entity Response/Comments
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.
Planning –
Draft
Conditions of
Approval
Noted.
2 Review, approval, and recordation of the amended
plat must be completed prior to final site plan
approval. Concurrent review of building permits
may commence once the application achieves
adequacy, but Planning and Engineering cannot
approve building permits until this is completed.
Planning –
Draft
Conditions of
Approval
The amended plat will be
submitted for recordation in
the next week or two. Proof of
recordation will be submitted
to the City of Bozeman once
the task has been completed.
Site Plan approval, inclusive of
the public noticing and other
review requirements, is not
expected to be completed
within that time frame.
3 If not already on file, the applicant must provide
and file with the County Clerk and Recorder an
executed SID waiver prior to final site plan approval.
See details in engineering comments.
Planning –
Draft
Conditions of
Approval
A draft Waiver of SID has been
included in this submittal. The
applicant understands that
this waiver will be required to
be recorded prior to Site Plan
final approval.
1 Submittal – BMC 38.220.080. Update all statistics on
the cover sheet to reflect 22 units not 24 units
Planning
Comments
The applicant is proposing 22
total units for this project.
2 Submittal – BMC 38.220.080. Provide construction
management for each phase. The plan on the
coversheet only seems to serve the first phase.
Planning
Comments
This development will require
a stormwater pollution
prevention plan (SWPPP),
given that the size is greater
than one acre, to be reviewed
and approved by the City prior
to issuance of the building
permit. Additionally, the
SWPPP will need to be
approved by the DEQ prior to
construction beginning. The
SWPPP involves a highly
detailed erosion control and
construction management
plan (including drawings and
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an application) for the
contractor to follow.
Adding the construction
management items to civil
sheet C1.0 for each separate
phase would make the site
plan largely unreadable due to
all of the additional details
that need to be shown. The
plan would be too dense to
interpret. As such, we
respectfully request that only
the basic construction
management items can be
shown on C1.0 with the
expectation that a robust
SWPPP plan will be prepared
at the time of the building
permit application.
3 Townhouse and rowhouse dwellings – BMC
38.360.250.E. The private yard open space areas do
not show surface treatments or landscaping on the
landscaping plans. Provide landscaping details for
these areas. The space should be configured to
support active uses and can be a combination of
surfaces (patio, lawn, etc.).
Planning
Comments
The Landscaping Plans have
been updated to include
details on the private open
space yards for the
rowhouses. Please refer to the
Landscaping Plan Set for
additional details.
4 Street vision triangle – BMC 38.400.100. When
counting on-street parking spaces show the street
intersection site vision triangles where Fallon
intersects both side streets.
Planning
Comments
The Civil Plans has been
updated to include the vision
triangles for Fallon.
5 Number of parking spaces required – BMC
38.540.050.
a. Update the vehicle parking summary on the cover
sheets. My count is 11 2-bedroom units, and 11 3-
bedroom units for a total of 22 units, and 55 parking
spaces required.
b. Revise the vehicle parking summary on the cover
sheets to show on-street parking as a reduction per
this section. 55 spaces required, less on-street
parking of 22 spaces (the code only allows on-street
space reductions for the number of units on site, in
this case 22, will also go down with addition of
intersection vision triangles see above) = 33 off-
street spaces required. 38 garage/carport spaces
provided, 6 driveway spaces provided with at least a
dimension length of 18-feet. Annotate driveways on
the plans that are utilizing stacked driveway parking
Planning
Comments
a. There are 9 x 3-bedroom
units and 13 x 2-bedroom
units. 53 parking spaces are
required, with 59 parking
spaces provided (See
Appendix I).
b. The Cover Sheet has been
updated to reflect this
request. See Appendix I for
additional details on proposed
parking.
c. Bike parking facilities have
been shown inside each unit
garage or carport. See
Architectural sheets for
additional details.
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(just the Calderwood and the Greenhorn units). The
stacked parking cannot encroach into a pedestrian
pathway (as is the case with the Highland units).
c. All site development, exclusive of those qualifying
for sketch plan review per division 38.230 of this
chapter, must provide bicycle parking facilities to
accommodate bicycle-riding residents. Provide bike
racks that meet the form, location, and dimensional
requirements in this section.
1 Each phase of development requires an occupancy
inspection from Planning and Engineering. No sub-
phasing is proposed, so no occupancy within each
phase until the entire phase is constructed. If the
applicant would like to propose sub-phasing provide
that plan with next submitted revisions.
Planning –
Advisory
Comments
No sub-phasing is proposed.
Phases will be complete
before occupancy is requested
for the entire phase.
2 See attached Water Conservation Division
comments.
Planning –
Advisory
Comments
Noted.
1 With use of individual residential totes, Solid Waste
is OK with this project.
Solid Waste Noted.
1 The proposed subdivision exemption for lot
aggregation (SE App. 21174) must be approved and
completed prior to site plan approval.
Engineering -
General
This requirement is
understood by the applicant
and the lot aggregation will be
completed prior to site plan
approval. It is anticipated that
the amended plat will be
recorded by early to mid-July.
2 BMC 38.220: The civil plans must be stamped and
signed by a professional engineer registered in the
state of Montana.
Engineering -
General
The civil plant set has been
signed and stamped by a
professional engineer.
3 BMC 38.220: The civil plans must show adjacent
streets to a distance of 150 feet, except for sites
adjacent to major arterial streets where the
distances shall be 200 feet. Include full width of the
street with curb, gutter, sidewalk, drive approaches,
intersections and street lighting on both sides of the
street. The plan must also dimension adjacent public
street right-of-way.
Engineering -
General
The above listed details for the
surrounding streets are
depicted on the revised civil
plan set included herein.
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4 BMC 38.220: The utility plan must show the size,
location and material type of existing and proposed
sewer, water and storm drain pipes adjacent to
and/or serving the development.
Engineering -
General
The above-listed items are
denoted on the civil plan sheet
C2.1.
1 BMC 38.410.060: All public easements must be
provided with the Site Plan submittal in a clean
draft format for review. Easements will be deemed
inadequate if they are not in a final draft format
(signatures are not required for the draft review).
Easements must be stamped by a licensed
professional surveyor. Easements must identify the
current appropriate City officials in signature blocks.
Please provide a complete easy to follow easement
package for review. This includes all existing and
proposed easements. This complete package is
helpful for tracking purposes. See attached copies of
easement templates.
Engineering -
Easements
The above listed requirement
is understood and the
applicable easement
documents are included as
attachments to this submittal.
2 BMC 38.410.060: The public access easement must
be extended to include the fire lane extents and
future connections to the lot to the south.
Engineering -
Easements
The public access and utility
easement, included as
attachments to this submittal,
reflects this change.
3 DSSP Section (D) (5) Easements - No permanent
structures shall be placed within a utility easement
unless an encroachment permit has been obtained.
Trees or other significant landscaping features shall
not be placed within ten (10) feet of any utility main
or service lines.
a. Storm Swales 2 and 3 are within ten feet of the
water and sewer mains.
Engineering -
Easements
It is understood that storm
swales 1 and 2 are within 10
feet of the water and sewer
mains. However, these storm
swales should not qualify as
“significant landscaping
features” such as a tree. As
shown on the storm swale
detail in civil sheet C3.0, the
swales are only 4 feet wide
and 0.5 feet deep. While the
swales have some retention
capability, they are primarily
used as a grading feature to
direct stormwater away from
the building foundation.
These swales will essentially
be a very slight depression in
the grass and would not
interfere with maintenance or
access to the underground
water and sewer mains. We
respectfully request that the
swales are allowed to remain
in place given the negligible
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affect on the underground
water and sewer mains.
Should an encroachment
permit be necessary one will
be obtained prior to final Site
Plan approval.
1 BMC 38.410.080/DSSP (2) (B) (3)-
a. The storm water drainage/treatment design
report must be certified by a professional
engineer.
i. The applicant must label elevations of contours on
grading plan.
b. Surface storm water facilities must demonstrate
compliance with BMC 38.410.080 and
DSSP Section (II)(C), including cross sections for each
facility and relevant elevations
meeting the maximum slope steepness and total
depth requirements for basins located
in areas accessible to the public.
c. The design engineer is responsible for certifying
that the storm water swales/ponds can
empty to provide sufficient storage volume for a
subsequent storm within 48-hours, such
as by tying them into underlying gravels or other
acceptable means if necessary.
d. The applicant must provide a storm water
maintenance plan specific to the development.
The approved storm water maintenance plan must
be incorporated into the Owners
Association Documents and a copy must be
submitted prior to site plan approval.
e. The dry well structures must incorporate internal
steps or locking/bolt-down lids.
f. The ground water monitoring well data reported in
the storm water management report
shows ground water reaches a depth of 5.10 feet on
the proposed site. The bury depth of
the drywell system per the detail is 6-7ft below
finished grade. At high groundwater
conditions one vertical foot or more of storage
volume will be lost in the drywells. Please
restructure the design to account for this ground
water conflict.
g. Applicant must demonstrate that the drain tile will
not be adversely impacted by any
utility crossings
Engineering -
Stormwater
a. – The revised stormwater
design report has been
stamped by a professional
engineer.
b. – The stormwater facilities
meet the above listed
requirements as shown on the
civil design plans and
discussed in the Stormwater
Design Report.
c. – The proposed storm
swales will be installed per the
detail shown on civil sheet
C3.0. As previously
mentioned, while the swales
have some retention
capability, they are primarily
used as a grading feature to
direct stormwater away from
the building foundation.
Furthermore, only 48.5% of
the allowable off-site
discharge will flow offsite,
meaning that significantly
more stormwater volume is
being retained on site than is
required. For example, if the
retention volume of the three
swales was removed from the
calculations, there would still
be more on-site retention
provided than what is
required. As such, additional
subsurface retention
measures for these swales are
unnecessary.
d. – The revised stormwater
maintenance plan is specific to
this development.
e. – The drywell detail on
sheet C3.0 was revised to
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h. Applicant must demonstrate that storm water
runoff volumes to existing ponds #1 and
#2 are loading the existing pond basins as designed.
Please provide the runoff volumes
from the site that will shed to each pond individually
show the locking/bolt-down
lids.
f. – The bury depth of the dry
wells have been revised to be
5 feet, by removing the gravel
storage depth under the
structure and increasing the
radius of the surrounding
gravel. As a result, conflicts
with the seasonal-high
groundwater depth will be
better mitigated. The
updated calculations are
included in the revised
stormwater design report.
g. – There is an existing drain
tile and associated 10-foor
wide easement that runs
along the northern proportion
of the property, as shown on
the civil plans. This drain tile
consists of a 15-inch
perforated PVC pipe
surrounded by washed rock,
which is intended to lower the
groundwater table within the
underlying Norton Ranch
Subdivision by conveying
groundwater westward to an
outfall on Aajker Creek. There
are existing water, sewer, and
dry utility stubs that enter the
property from the north.
Three new sewer services will
be extended southward to
service the proposed buildings
and will cross the drain tile
easement. However, these
sewer services would not
impact the drain tile.
According to the approved as-
built drawings for Norton
Ranch Phase 4, the drain tile is
at an approximate elevation
of 4804 feet. The sewer
services will enter the
property at a higher elevation
being about 4809 feet and the
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dry utilities are assumed to be
about 3 feet below grade
resulting in an elevation of
approximately 4812 feet. As
such, there would not be any
conflicts with the utilities
being too close to the
perforated drain tile pipe. The
only impacts would be that
the sewer services may cross
the washed rock surrounding
the drain tile pipe. Adverse
impacts will be negligible since
the washed rock will be
replaced, as needed, during
the utility installation. Once
installed, the utilities are not
anticipated to have an adverse
impact to the functionality of
the existing drain tile.
h. – The delineation of the
stormwater volume that flows
to the existing detention
ponds in the underlying
Norton Ranch Phase 4
subdivision is outlined in the
revised stormwater design
report. In summary, all of the
post development site runoff
will drain into detention pond
#2, no runoff will flow into
detention pond #1
1 BMC 38.410.070
a. A water design report must be prepared by a
professional engineer for the proposed project. The
water distribution system must be designed to meet
the maximum day demand plus fire flow and the
peak hour demand.
b. Services shall not be located in the required lot
frontage utility easement except to cross it upon
entering the property. The water service from the
existing stub in Water Lily Drive is shown running
parallel within the required utility easement. The
services must be installed perpendicular to the main
up to the curb stop within the property line or where
it leaves a water main easement as appropriate. The
water services for the 2-bedroom condos facing
Engineering -
Water
a. - The water and sewer
design report is included with
this resubmittal.
b. – The services layout has
been revised as shown on the
civil plan set. In summary, the
water main was looped
through the site in order to
resolve the above-listed
service configuration conflicts.
c. – Curb stops for water
services are shown on civil
sheet C2.1 and are all within
the public access and utility
easement to allow for easy
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Fallon Street may not run parallel within the public
right-of-way.
c. It is unclear how services will be marked/identified
for each building with the proposed layout. The City
of Bozeman typically requires curb stamps to
designate where water and sewer services cross into
the property being served. The applicant must
identify service valve (curb stop) locations on the
plans and propose how each valve will be clearly
identified at the point of operation if it is not going
to be located directly in front of the building it serves.
City personnel must be able to easily locate, access,
identify, and operate the service valves for each
building within the development.
access and locating by City
personnel.
1 BMC 38.410.070- PHASE (4)
a. The proposed project is located within the service
area of the Norton Ranch Lift Station. The capacity of
the station is currently fully dedicated. The proposed
project may not exceed the lift station capacity
reserved for the subject property without an
upgrade to the existing lift station and associated
force main. The applicant must demonstrate that the
peak-hour wastewater flow from the proposed
project is equal to or less than the design capacity
reserved for the parcels in the subdivision’s
wastewater design report.
i. If the development’s peak-hour wastewater flow is
equal to or less than the design capacity reserved for
the parcels, Site Plan approval may be granted but
occupancy will not be granted until the lift station is
upgraded.
ii. If the development’s peak-hour wastewater flow
exceeds the design capacity reserved for the parcels,
the lift station must be upgraded so the increased
capacity of the lift station will allow for this
development prior to Site Plan approval.
b. The applicant must provide an estimate of the
average daily flow and peak-hour sanitary sewer
demand certified by a professional engineer for the
proposed project. The City will analyze and
determine if sewer capacity is available to
accommodate the project. An infiltration rate of 150-
gallons/acre/day shall be added to all flow
calculations when designing new sewers.
c. Services shall not be located in the required lot
frontage utility easement except to cross it upon
entering the property. One of the sewer services
from an existing stub in Pond Lily Drive is shown
Engineering -
Wastewater
a. - It is understood that
upgrades to the Norton Ranch
Lift Station have been
designed by HDR and
expected to be installed
during the Summer of 2021.
The proposed upgrades to the
lift station would significantly
increase the capacity of the lift
station to allow for this
development. It is understood
that approval of the future
infrastructure plans cannot be
issued until the lift station
updates are complete. We
respectfully request that site
plan review is allowed to
proceed on the assumption
the that lift station upgrades
will be completed this as
scheduled.
b. - The water and sewer
design report is included with
this resubmittal and addresses
the above-listed items.
c. – The above-referenced
sewer service configuration
has been revised as shown on
civil sheet, C2.1.
d. – The cleanout locations are
shown on civil sheet C2.1.
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running parallel within the required utility easement.
The services must be installed perpendicular to the
main.
d. Show proposed cleanout locations on sewer
services as required by plumbing code.
2 City of Bozeman MPWSS Modifications Section
02730 (3.3) a. For multiple service lines installed in
the same trench, maintain a minimum of 2 feet clear
between each service line and service tap.
Engineering -
Wastewater
There is two (2) feet of
separation between services
lines in the same trench as
shown on civil sheet, C2.1.
1 BMC 38.410.130 (A) (1) Water Rights - The applicant
indicated cash-in-lieu of water rights (CILWR) for this
development has been coordinated Brian Heaston,
however no records or correspondence of a CILWR
determination was found with the application
materials. The applicant must provide record that a
CILWR determination has been finalized for this
project prior to site plan approval.
Engineering –
Water Rights
CILWR will be paid prior to
final Site Plan approval.
Correspondence with Brian
Heaston has been included as
Appendix J memorializing this
expectation.
1 BMC 38.520.040 - Provide details for site crosswalk
materials per 38.520.040.C.3.
Engineering –
Access &
Transportation
The crosswalk detail is shown
on civil sheet C3.0.
2 BMC 38.520.050 - Provide dead end barricades per
COB detail 09810-2 where the access drives
terminate at the south end.
Engineering –
Access &
Transportation
The above-listed dead-end
barricades have been added
to the civil plan set.
1 Bozeman Municipal Code (BMC) 38.410.130 - The
applicant must contact Brian Heaston with the City
Engineering Department to obtain a determination
of cash-in-lieu of water rights (CILWR). CILWR must
be paid prior to site plan approval.
Engineering –
Conditions of
Approval
CILWR will be paid prior to
final Site Plan approval.
Correspondence with Brian
Heaston has been included as
Appendix J memorializing this
expectation.
1 City of Bozeman Resolution 5076, Policy 1 - If not
already filed for the subject site, the applicant must
provide and file with the County Clerk and Recorder's
office executed Waivers of Right to Protest Creation
of Special Improvement Districts (SID’s) on City
standard form for the following:
a. Street improvements to Pond Lilly Drive from
Babcock Street to Huffine Lane including
lighting, signalization, paving, curb/gutter, sidewalk,
and storm drainage.
b. Street improvements to S Laurel Parkway from
Durston Road to Huffine Lane including
lighting, signalization, paving, curb/gutter, sidewalk,
and storm drainage.
Engineering
Advisory
Comments –
Concurrent
Construction
The draft Waiver of Right to
Protest Creation of Special
Improvement Districts (SID’s)
is included herein and
contains the above-listed
items.
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c. Street improvements to Water Lily Drive from
Babcock Street to Huffine Lane including
lighting, signalization, paving, curb/gutter, sidewalk,
and storm drainage.
d. Street improvements to Babcock Street from
Laurel Parkway to Cottonwood Road
including lighting, signalization, paving, curb/gutter,
sidewalk, and storm drainage
e. Street improvements to Cottonwood Road from
Durston Road to Huffine Lane including
lighting, signalization, paving, curb/gutter, sidewalk,
and storm drainage.
f. Street improvements to Fallon Street from Laurel
Parkway to Cottonwood Road including
lighting, signalization, paving, curb/gutter, sidewalk,
and storm drainage.
g. Intersection improvements at Fallon Street and
Laurel Parkway including lighting,
signalization/channelization, paving, curb/gutter,
sidewalk, and storm drainage.
h. Intersection improvements at Laurel Parkway and
Babcock Street including lighting,
signalization/channelization, paving, curb/gutter,
sidewalk, and storm drainage.
i. Intersection improvements at Babcock Street and
Cottonwood Road including lighting,
signalization/channelization, paving, curb/gutter,
sidewalk, and storm drainage.
j. Intersection improvements at Fallon Street and
Cottonwood Road including lighting,
signalization/channelization, paving, curb/gutter,
sidewalk, and storm drainage.
k. Intersection improvements at Laurel Parkway and
Huffine Lane including lighting,
signalization/channelization, paving, curb/gutter,
sidewalk, and storm drainage.
1 The applicant will need to make arrangements with
the City Engineer’s Office (Taylor Lonsdale) to
provide an address/addresses for the project after
Site Plan approval.
Engineering
Advisory
Comments
Addresses have already been
provided for this project. See
Appendix L for additional
details.
2 BMC 38.270.030.C: Plans and Specifications for the
proposed water main and sewer main
improvements, prepared and signed by a
professional engineer (PE) registered in the State of
Montana, must be provided to and approved by the
City Engineer. The applicant shall also provide
professional engineering services for construction
Engineering
Advisory
Comments
A draft conditional irrevocable
offer of dedication has been
included in this submittal.
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inspection, post-construction certification, and
preparation of mylar record drawings. Construction
shall not be initiated on the public infrastructure
improvements until the plans and specifications
have been approved and a preconstruction
conference has been conducted. Building permits
will not be issued prior to City acceptance of the
infrastructure improvements unless all provisions set
forth in Section 38.270.030.C of the Bozeman
Municipal Code are met to allow for concurrent
construction. If the applicant wishes to request
concurrent construction for the public infrastructure
associated with the project (water mains and sewer
mains) the following items are required:
a. Formal memo requesting concurrent construction.
(Received)
b. Plan and specification approval from the City and
State prior to issuance of building permit(s).
c. Submittal of an executed original conditional
irrevocable offer of dedication, please contact the
Engineering Department to receive a copy of this
document.
d. Written approval from the fire department for
concurrent construction.
If concurrent construction is requested after the site
plan has been approved a modification application
will be required
3 The applicant is advised that due to the known high
groundwater and soil conditions within the proposed
area of development an increased rate of corrosion
has been observed with ductile iron water mains,
thus decreasing the longevity of publicly owned and
maintained infrastructure. The applicant must
provide corrosion protection for all future water
mains within the development and identify how the
mains will be protected with future infrastructure
submittal. Acceptable protection methods include
zinc coated ductile iron or v-bioenhanced
polyethylene encasement of the main.
Corrosion protection can be waived, if the applicant
can demonstrate that corrosion protection is not
applicable for the proposed development. Typically,
in order for a waiver to be granted, the applicant
must consult the latest American Water Works
Association and
Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIRPA)
documentation for testing\evaluation procedures
Engineering
Advisory
Comments
The stormwater design report
is included herein and
addressed these
requirements.
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and provide an analysis demonstrating that
corrosion protection is not needed throughout the
entire development.
1 Refer to past comments submitted 5-27-20 & 1-20-
21.
NWE Understood.
2 If an application has not been submitted, submit an
application online to have the NWE project 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. Once an application is submitted the
NWE project engineer will be in contact with the
applicant.
NWE Understood.
3 Applicant is showing meter location on the phase 3,
3-plex building on the south side of the building. Gas
and electric meters will need to be installed on
the north side of the build closer to the electric
primary and gas main. See Service & Meter location
comments. For phase 2, 3-plex building applicant is
showing two locations for the gas and electric
meters. Only on location is needed. The location for
the meters on the northwest corner of the building
would be preferred. The 2-bed & 3-bed condos can
share transformers. The NWE project engineer will
design the needed infrastructure to maximize the
use of transformers.
NWE Understood. Plans have been
updated to mee this standard.
4 Service & Meter Location. The electric meter & or CT
cabinet will need to be installed in the same general
location within 10-feet of the gas meter.
NorthWestern Energy reserves the right to specify
the location of our meters. All meters are to be
located outdoors on the corner or in a location on
the building closest to the transformer or secondary
junction can serving the building unit. On new
construction, electric meter locations must be within
10 feet of the gas meter if NorthWestern Energy will
be providing both electric and gas service. 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 or wall screening for self-
NWE Understood. Plans have been
updated to mee this standard.
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contained meter bases and 48-inches for
installations requiring cabinets. Location of the
meter(s) shall allow easy access to the meters for
operation and maintenance.
1 It is recommended to install drought tolerant
perennials with drip irrigation in boulevard areas to
minimize over spray onto pavement from overhead
sprinklers.
Bozeman
Water
Conservation
The Landscape Plans have
incorporated these
comments. Please see the
plan set for additional details.
2 Overhead sprinkler heads should be installed upright
in the ground and ~2”-4” from any paved surface,
especially curbs, to minimize sprinkler head damage
from snowplows and lawn care equipment. This will
also help to minimize future pavement obstruction
of the sprinkler head which can occur as the ground
settles over time.
Bozeman
Water
Conservation
The Landscape Plans have
incorporated these
comments. Please see the
plan set for additional details.