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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1.6-PUDF Item #1 (Overall Narrative) 08-20-2020 BRIDGER VALE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION August 20, 2020 #14486 PUDF, ITEM #3 FINAL PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) CHECKLIST REQUIRED ITEM NO. 3 – OVERALL PROJECT NARRATIVE 1.0 Project Description The Bridger Vale project proposes to annex to the City of Bozeman, subdivide and develop Tract GLR-1 as a Planned Unit Development (PUD). The property is currently located in Gallatin County and is zoned county REMU. The project will consist of twenty residential lots as well as one commercial lot, one public park and one common open space parcel. An eighty-five-foot-wide right-of-way is also proposed to be dedicated through the project to provide access for residents as well as provide access to the East Gallatin Recreation Area (EGRA). The street section in the right-of-way is proposed to be a non-standard divided lane, center median section with a center grass lined median that will provide stormwater detention and two paved one way travel lanes that are twenty feet wide. Vehicle access to each of the lots will be accomplished with an alley that is installed in the back of the lots. 2.0 Design Intent The project is designed to be in harmony with the existing neighborhood and the EGRA. The streetscape and landscaping is designed to maintain a visually appealing project. For example, an alley is installed behind the lots so that the garages can be alley loaded. Alley loaded garages create a much more aesthetically pleasing streetscape because the entire front yard can be landscaped and you will not see driveways or garage doors as you drive down the street. Also, by reducing the number of access points to the street, a safer environment for motorists and pedestrians will be created because motorists will not have to back out of their driveway across a sidewalk and onto the street. The developer is proposing to dedicate a total of 0.6877 acres of parkland as well as provide a 1.2148 acre Open Space parcel. The Open Space parcel will be donated to the Bozeman Sunrise Rotary Club and the Rotary Club has included the property in their master plan of the EGRA. The Rotary Club has future plans to greatly improve the Open Space and re-route the ditch as a meandering stream. A trail is also proposed alongside the relocated ditch which will provide pedestrians with access to the EGRA and its natural amenities. The Open Space will also serve as a way to buffer the development from the existing homes on Turtle Way. 3.0 Project Goals The goal of this project is to provide an atheistically pleasing entryway to the EGRA, provide land to create a visually appealing pedestrian access to the EGRA, and to provide residential and commercial development in harmony with the site and neighborhood. 4.0 Project Timeframe Concerning the project timeframe, it has been decided that development will take place in one phase. Upon approval of the final plat and final PUD, the design team will finalize building permit applications and begin vertical construction in the fall of 2020. BRIDGER VALE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION August 20, 2020 #14486 PUDF, ITEM #3 5.0 Proposed Uses The overall proposed use for this PUD is generally residential use with a small component of commercial use. The PUD has the advantage of providing ample recreational opportunities for residents with the proposed parkland, common open space, and proximity to the EGRA. The commercial lot will also serve residents of the subdivision by providing commercial/business opportunities and services to the future residents of Bridger Vale and the surrounding area. 6.0 Site Improvements/Buildings The residential units are currently proposed to be townhouses which will be set back from the front lot line within each lot as much as possible to provide a landscaped front yard area for owners to enjoy. An alley is also installed behind the lots so that the garages can be alley loaded. The commercial lot will contain a parking area that is setback as required from streets and wetlands. The commercial structure is yet to be designed but is anticipated to be a mixed use building that will complement the residential use. As discussed in the first paragraph site improvements will involve installing a street section with a median divided lane. A sanitary sewer main extension is installed and ties in to the existing sewer manhole in Gallatin Park Drive to the northwest of the site. This connects the project to the City of Bozeman sewer system and provides the residential lots with a means to connect sanitary sewer services to each townhouse unit. A water main extension of the City of Bozeman water system is also installed and supplies the residential units with potable water. This main is looped from Manley Road and down Bridger Vale Drive and connects to an existing 8” water main stub in Turtle Way at the subdivision boundary. An additional detention pond to the south of Bridger Vale Drive in the open space area is installed to manage storm drainage from the site which will collect in the median and be routed into the proposed detention pond network. Stormwater retention is provided in the eastern most medians in Bridger Vale Drive.