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Master Site Plan Review Comment Narrative
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Town & Country Foods
Master Site Plan Review Comment Narrative
Application 19206
Planning 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.
Response: Acknowledged
Engineering Comments
General
1. Bozeman Municipal Code (BMC) 38.220.080.: The property owner listed on the
applicant doesn’t match the owners listed with Gallatin County. As there are multiple
property owners each property owner should sign the application.
Response: The property ownership has been resolved and an updated signed A1
Form is included in the resubmittal showing the correct ownership.
Legal
2. BMC 38.410.060.: All public easements must be provided with the master 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 in the draft format).
Easements must be stamped by a licensed professional surveyor. If for any reason a
public easement must be modified based on review of subsequent site plan submittals
the applicant must request a release and reconvey of any portion of the dedicated
easements. The following easements have been identified in the application:
a. Release and reconveyance for the existing onsite water and sewer easement.
b. Public main easement for the realignment of the onsite water and sewer mains
c. Public Access easement from Field Street through to Fallon Street.
d. Public Trail easement from Field Street through to Fallon Street.
Response: Included in this resubmittal are the proposed draft public easement and
documents listed, for City review.
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3. A subdivision exemption for the changes in lots lines must be completed prior master
site plan approval.
Response: A subdivision exemption was submitted to the City for review on 4/9/21.
Transportation
4. BMC 38.210.060.A.12.: An updated traffic impact study has not been provided. The
only information that could be found in the application was an appendix to an unknown
traffic impact study. The engineering department cannot complete a full review of the
applicant until this has been provided.
Response: Included in this resubmittal is an updated Traffic Impact Study for the
proposed Town & Country project.
Water and Wastewater
5. BMC 38.410.070.The plans indicate the grocery store will connection to an existing
sanitary sewer main in Fallon Street. Based on City as-builts the sanitary system
doesn’t extend to this point in Fallon Street.
Response: The Master Site Plan have been revised to accurately show the main in
Fallon Street and the sewer service relocated to connect the ext’g sewer main on site.
6. BMC 38.410.070. The proposed project falls within the drainage area outline in Valley
West Sewer Truck Line Design Report, as such the property was assumed a sewer
demand. The applicant must verify the assumed flow and provide an estimate for the
peak-hour sewer demand for the proposed project. The project main not exceed the
sewer flow that was assumed in this report for the property. Please provided a design
report outlining the demands the proposed development (including future phases) and
the assumed flow from the Valley west design report.
Response: Included in this resubmittal are the calculations for the anticipated
wastewater discharge from the development.
As shown in the provided wastewater calculations, the daily demand allocated in the
Valley West Sewer Trunk Main for Block 5 is 24,694 gpd (peak hour 1,029 gph).
The calculated wastewater discharge from the Town and Country Foods store and
the future pad site is 6,136 gpd (peak hour - 959 gph). Based on these calculations
the proposed development discharge is below the trunk sewer allocated capacity.
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Stormwater
7. BMC 38.410.080: Modifications to the subdivisions drainage system have taken place
incrementally with subsequent site development. The City has required that
modification application to be submitted the subdivision’s master site plan application
to track the changes to the drainage design. The applicant has not been using the more
resent approved drainage report for the subdivision.
A modification application will be required to subdivision’s master site plan drainage
plan to document the changes to the stormwater infrastructure if a reduction in storage,
treatment, or conveyance of any subdivision facility. As presented the site plan’s
stormwater report and grading plans will remain inadequate until both the master site
plans drainage report has been accepted and the modification to the subdivision master
site plan drainage plan has been approved.
Response: Included in this resubmittal is an updated Stormwater Report. The existing
east stormwater basin (C&H Basin 2) will not be impacted with the development of
the Town & Country site and is not included in the MSP submittal and will not be
reconstructed with Phase I. The east basin will remain as-constructed.
Modification to the stormwater report for the future phases will be required with
the future site plan review(s).
8. The season high groundwater elevation (SHGWE) must be identified within the
stormwater design report and all storm water facilities be located above this elevation.
Response: Groundwater monitoring was completed in 2020 during seasonally high
ground water and the maximum water level was 4816.6. The bottom of the
proposed revised basin is 4817.25. Monitoring will continue in 2021. The first
reading in May 2021 showed the groundwater level at 4816.05
9. Maintenance Agreement – The development is proposing changes to stormwater
infrastructure which under the responsibility of the Property Owners Associations. An
updated maintenance plan must be provided for the changes to the subdivision
infrastructure. The application is unclear if the provided plan is intended to cover the
maintenance of onsite infrastructure or the subdivision infrastructure. To clarify list
the properties (legal description) who are responsible for maintenance on the
maintenance plan and include an exhibit identifying the infrastructure covered by the
maintenance plan. All property owns must sign the maintenance plan.
Response: Included in this resubmittal are draft Storm Water Maintenance Plans for
both the Town & Country site and for the Ferguson Farms Subdivision. The
proposed Maintenance Plan for the stormwater basins located on the Private
Common Open Space lots owned by the Ferguson Farms Property Owners
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Association for Ferguson Farms Subdivision is provided as a Draft Addendum to
the Ferguson Farms Subdivision POA Covenants.
Water Rights
10. BMC 38.410.130: The approved cash-in-lieu (CIL) of water rights amount
($13,500.00) must be paid prior to site plan approval. If the developments proposed
water usages substances changes as a result of design changes the CIL amount must
be reviewed by the Engineering Department.
Response: The cash-in-lieu (CIL) of water rights amount ($13,500.00) will be paid
prior to site plan approval.
RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
1. All public easement to required to be dedicated must be shown on the amended plat.
Response: All public easement required to be dedicated are shown on the amended
plat, which was submitted to the city for review on 4/9/21.
2. The updated subdivisions stormwater maintenance plan must included in the Property
Owner Association’s documents.
Response: A draft addendum to the Property Owner Association’s Declaration is
included in this resubmittal for review.
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