HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-23-22 Public Comment - S. Black - RE_ Public Comment on Site Plan 22047_ Sundance Springs Neighborhood Services Lot # 2 DevelopmentFrom:Linda & Stephen BLACK
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Subject:RE: Public Comment on Site Plan 22047: Sundance Springs Neighborhood Services Lot # 2 Development
Date:Sunday, October 23, 2022 9:00:41 PM
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From: <Stephen L. Black>, Bozeman, MT
RE: Public Comment on Site Plan 22047: Sundance Springs Neighborhood Services Lot # 2 Development
Dear City Commissioners, Members of the Community Development Board, Community Development Directors, and
Planning Department Staff:
As a resident of Sundance Springs Subdivision, I want to emphasize that I am not opposed to the development of Lot # 2,
Sundance Springs Neighborhood Services. However, the current City of Bozeman Commission must follow the rules and
covenants ordered by the 1990’s era City Commission when the PUD was adopted.
I am writing to express my concern about Site Plan 22047, which is currently under review. Overall, the design outlined in
the site plan does not reflect the requirements of the site’s covenants, to which the city is a party. The plan is not compatible
with requirements of the Sundance Springs PUD, including the requirement for sidewalks along the South Third
frontage. Finally, the requested departures from the block frontage standards, which I oppose, do not meet the approval
criteria outlined in the Bozeman Development Code.
When my wife and I purchased our property in Sundance Springs nine years ago, the Protective Covenants for residential and
commercial lots were one of the key ingredients for choosing our future home site. As residential owners have followed these
covenants over the years, we anticipated that the covenants would apply to any commercial development as well. We have
read that the plan ignores the requirements of the covenants of the 1990/s era with building design. placement, parking,
structure. The city is expected to enforce the covenants to which developers agreed on purchase of the property.
Thank you for reading and considering mine and other Sundance Springs homeowners comments.
Stephen L. Black
4304 E. Graf St.
Bozeman, MT 59715