HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-18-22 Public Comment - C. Thomas - Site Plan 22047From:Courtney Thomas
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Subject:Site Plan 22047
Date:Tuesday, October 18, 2022 12:09:03 PM
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Bozeman City Commission
AND
Community Development Board
City of Bozeman
Dear Commissioners and members of the Community Development Board:
I am writing to ask that the public comment period on Site Plan 22047 be paused until
such time as the City Attorney's Office has made a determination as to the zoning that
applies to the site. Currently, the planning department is not able to identify the
zoning that applies to the site under the PUD that governs the site, which was createdand approved by the City Commission in 1996.
My neighbors have requested that the Planning Department delay the comment
period several times, but the comment period was initiated and will now expire in justtwo weeks.
We have received the following instructions from the planning department regarding
public comment:
"Please note that the department can only consider factual information or substantive
discrepancies in submitted application materials. I would encourage you to familiarize
yourself with the development code and use it as your basis for making publiccomments. Provide specific and demonstrable comments on how you believe the
applicant is not meeting the city required codes. In general, broad generalized
statements about concerns or dislike of the proposal without evidence is more difficult
for the department to evaluate if it isn’t tied to a specific finding or code requirement."
I would like to make an informed public comment about the site plan, but I can't
comment on if or how the proposed development complies with city development
code when the City Attorney, at the request of the planning department, has not yetidentified the applicable zoning.
I would ask that the public comment period to be extended to 15 days past the date
that the City Attorney's determination of applicable zoning has been disseminated tothe public. I am hopeful that the Commission and Community Development Board
will be able to help fulfill my request.
Thanks for considering my concerns and for any efforts you make to empower me tomake informed public comment.
Courtney Thomas & Tucker Yates
Residents
Ellis View Estates
Bozeman, MT
Courtney Thomas