HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-15-21 Public Comment - D. Jackson - Canyon Gate Application's misleading informationFrom:Don Jackson
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Subject:Canyon Gate Application"s misleading information
Date:Wednesday, December 15, 2021 7:19:38 PM
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Dear Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners,
First, thank you for your service to the City and all of your time reading andconsidering comments from the public.
The Canyon Gate property is located at 980 Story Mill Road. I have lived 3 blocks tothe north at 1280 Story Mill Road for 27 years. I'm very familiar with the area havinglived next to and seen the zoning proposals, annexations, development and build outof all 10 city subdivisions in the area—Bridger Creek Phases 1, 2, 3, Headlands,Legends I, Legends II Phases 1, 2, 3, Creekwood, and Bridger View. I’m also familiarwith the Mount Baldy, Ed Vogel and Hillside Lane subdivisions that are in the county.
Please note that all the residential and all the commercial buildings in our area arecurrently 1 or 2 story structures. A guiding Principle applied in the Bozeman Community Plan is that The needs ofnew and existing development coexist and they should remain in balance;neither should overwhelm the other. I ask the City Commission to pleaserecognize that the proposed zoning designations of B-2M, REMU, R-5 would NOT bein balance with the surrounding developments and would most certainly overwhelmthe current developments that are primarily zoned RS and R1. New zoningdesignations of R1, R2, R3, and B1 are acceptable for the Canyon Gate property tocoexist with the existing developments. Below are my comments and corrections to the Canyon Gate, A1 DevelopmentReview Application. I am not opposed to the annexation, but I would like you to beaware that there are misleading statements in the application.
SECTION ONE: GOALS1. The City of Bozeman encourages annexations of land contiguous to the City.Canyon Gate is currently a segment of a county island within the City. The propertieslocated to the North, East, and South of the parcel have been annexed to the City ofBozeman. COMMENT/CORRECTION: The Canyon Gate (CG) property is at best a peninsula withadjacent City lands on the north and east sides. Properties immediately bordering the southand west of CG have not been annexed to the City. Dozens of properties to the east, west,south and north have not been annexed. Our residence at 1280 Story Mill Road (3 blocksnorth of the CG property) and multiple surrounding neighbor properties have not beenannexed. Only one residence in the Mount Baldy and Ed Vogel subdivisions has beenannexed. 2. The City encourages all areas that are totally surrounded by the City to annex.The Canyon Gate parcel is surrounded by the City on 3 sides of the property and is locatedwithin the future land use area map.
COMMENT/CORRECTION: The CG parcel is NOT surrounded on 3 sides, as the west sideand much of the south side are in the County.
PROJECT NARRATIVE
Section I.
Does the new zoning address the affected area’s peculiar suitability for particular uses?
How? Paragraph 1 states the property is suitable for urban development without majorconstraints related to floodplains. Please see the Bozeman Engineering Advisory Commentsfor Floodplain. Canyon Gate proposes primarily residential zoning with an inadequate stripof parkland adjacent and west of the Legends II floodwater conveyance feature. TheMorrison & Maierle engineer designed and located the floodwater conveyance specifically tomimic the historical flow path of Bridger Creek. The large cottonwood trees on the CGproperty are in their locations because of water. Therefore, it would appear to be unwiseto allow a high density residential zoning designation within the historical flow path ofBridger Creek.
Paragraph 2 makes some false statements regarding the surrounding zoning designationsof R-1 and R-3. A minimal area adjacent to CG is R-3. Lots 29 to 47 bordering CG to thesouth are zoned R-S, Residential Suburban. The 32 residences to the east on Bridger Driveand the 23 residences on Hillside Lane are also all zoned RS. The 8 residences to the north,1260 to 1380 Story Mill Road are zoned AS, Agriculture Suburban. Land parcels to the westare zoned MI with businesses that do not overwhelm or create negative impacts to theresidents in the area.
Section K.
How does the new zoning encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the
jurisdictional area? How?The narrative is misleading and incorrect. The Bozeman Community Plan illustratespotential appropriate uses of land. It does NOT identify every potential use to be the mostappropriate types of development for a property.
THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS.
Sincerely,
Don Jackson1280 Story Mill RoadBozeman MT 59715