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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-20-21 Public Comment - E. & T. Spotts - Mountains Walking ZMA 21319From:agenda@bozeman.net To:Agenda Subject:Thank you for your public comment. Date:Wednesday, October 20, 2021 8:10:02 PM A new entry to a form/survey has been submitted. Form Name:Public Comment Form Date & Time:10/20/2021 8:09 PM Response #:1277 Submitter ID:44993 IP address:174.247.116.72 Time to complete:54 min. , 13 sec. Survey Details Page 1 Public comment may be submitted via the form below, or by any of the following options. Public comment may also be given at any public meeting. Email: agenda@bozeman.net Mail to: Attn: City Commission PO Box 1230 Bozeman, MT 59771 First Name Edward Last Name Spotts Email Address edspotts@hotmail.com Phone Number 406-261-2303 Comments October 19, 2021 To: City of Bozeman Attn: City Commission PO Box 1230 Bozeman, MT 59771 From: Ed and Terra Spotts Re: Mountains Walking Brewery Zoning Change Request for BLOCK 50, Lot 18 - 20, PLAT C-23 Madams and Sirs, We are the owners of the property at 809 East Fridley Street in Bozeman. This property is adjacent to and immediately south of the property/parcel for which the zoning change is requested. We have owned the property since 2003. We have reviewed the Mountains Walking zoning change application and we object to the request to change the zoning from R3 to B-2M for several reasons: • The application notes in several places that the change in zoning will add community benefits and provide a place for the community to gather and socialize. This is already the case with this business and the proposed zoning change would not add to this attribute. Rather, it would likely result in an increase in traffic and activity in a residential neighborhood related to the brewery operations. • The application touts the providing of employee housing. While this is an admirable goal, the property in question already provides residential housing and is zoned as such that additional housing units could be constructed on the property under its current zoning. • Mountains Walking knew that they were building a brewery immediately adjacent to a residential neighborhood and had to be aware that the current location and zoning could lead to potential limits on future expansion. That is a risk the business decided to take and we do not feel that it should be ameliorated at the expense of neighbors and the neighborhood through a zoning change. • We feel that the expansion of the business will hurt the livability of our property as well as result in a reduction in value. Finally, we have corresponded with, and reviewed in detail the letter provided by, Kristin and Ken VanDeWalle. We agree and support the issues that they have raised in opposition of the proposed zoning changes. Finally, we understand that Bozeman is a vibrant and growing community and flexibility in growth management is necessary in some cases. However, for the reasons stated above as well as the fact that this is a business that operates 365 days per year immediately adjacent to residences, we do not feel that the purported community benefits outweigh the impacts on a long-established, thriving residential neighborhood. Thank you for your consideration, time and hard work. We appreciate it. Ed and Terra Spotts If you would like to submit additional documents (.pdf, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .gif, .jpg, .png, .rtf, .txt) along with your comment, you may alternately address agenda@bozeman.net directly to ensure receipt of all information. Thank you, City Of Bozeman This is an automated message generated by Granicus. Please do not reply directly to this email.