HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-25-21 Public Comment - R. Payne - Mountains Walking 21319From:Jory Ruggiero
To:Agenda
Subject:Letter Re Mountains Walking Amendment Requests
Date:Monday, October 25, 2021 4:11:05 PM
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I write to submit the attached letter protesting the Zoning Map amendments and Growth Planamendments sought by Mountains Walking Brewery. Thank you.
Jory Ruggiero, Esq.
Western Justice Associates, PLLCTrial Lawyers for People and the Environment
303 W. Mendenhall, Suite 1Bozeman, Montana 59715
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October 25, 2019
Protest of the Following Applications Submitted by Mountains Walking Brewery:
414 and 422 North Plum Avenue Zone Map Amendment application requesting a
change to B-2M from R-2 and M-1. Application # 21319
414 North Plum Avenue Growth Plan Amendment application to change Urban
Neighborhood to Community Mixed-Use. Application # 21318
Protest by property owner, Jory Ruggiero, 720 East Orange St, Bozeman, MT
To Whom It May Concern,
I write to request that the above Zoning Map amendments and Growth Plan amendments
sought by Mountains Walking Brewery be denied. I have lived on Orange Street, directly across
from the current location of Mountains Walking, for more than 10 years. The requested zoning
and Growth Plan amendments would radically and improperly impact the long-established
residential neighborhood to the north and west of the Mountains Walking beer production
facility.
Our neighborhood has a quiet, residential character. The folks who have made their homes
here did so with the knowledge that residential zoning protects the qualities of the
neighborhood. Allowing Mountains Walking to scrape a long-time residence and push
aggressive B-2M zoning into an established residential area is inconsistent with the underlying
purpose of zoning and the goals of the Growth Plan. Expanding Industrial beer production, with
the attendant noise, truck and trailer traffic, forklift traffic and alarms, and car traffic, will
undermine the residential qualities of this quite neighborhood. Whatever businesses follow
Mountains Walking at a newly rezoned B-2M industrial facility could also have negative
impacts.
I note that Ken and Kristin VanDeWalle submitted a thoughtful comment letter on October 19,
2021 that addressed numerous, specific concerns regarding the rezoning and expansion
requested by Mountains Walking. I endorse that letter and join in requesting that the Zoning
Map amendments and Growth Plan amendments sought by Mountains Walking Brewery be
denied. Thank you.
Sincerely,
/s/ Jory Ruggiero
720 E Orange St.
Bozeman, MT 59715