HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-25-22 Public Comment - S. Cain - Proposed Building in Sundance SpringsFrom:STEPHANIE BREWER
To:Agenda
Cc:Lynn Hyde
Subject:Proposed Building in Sundance Springs
Date:Tuesday, October 25, 2022 9:22:12 AM
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To Whom It May Concern:
Bozeman City Commission
Bozeman Community Development Board
Bozeman Community Development Directors
Bozeman Planning Department
The proposed building plan ignores many of ourSundance Springs PUD covenants to which the City ofBozeman is a party. This means the current CityCommissioners must uphold our covenants asarticulated in our PUD.
The site plan is undergoing an "Administrative Review"that does not give the City Commissioners a chance toapprove or disapprove the plan.
1. If the City's Community Development Departmentignores the Sundance Springs PUD covenants andapproves this site plan, we will appeal to the CityCommission to conduct a formal hearing to upholdour covenants as they are required to do becausethey are a party to our PUD. The PUD’s plat requires sidewalks to be
installed along lot frontages. This site plan must include provisions for sidewalks to be
installed along South 3rd Ave.
2. The current City Commission must follow the PUD’s designation of the site as being governedby the 1992-1993 era B-1 Neighborhood Services District requirements.
3. The 1990’s era City Commission ordered that the city be a party to the covenants that governthe site when the PUD was adopted. As residents of the City, we expect the current CityCommission to follow the intent of the 1990’s era Commission's orders. We expect thecurrent City Commission to abide by and enforce the covenants on the site. This includes butis not limited to:1. The 1992-1993 era zoning – specifically as the basis for development while maintaining anymore restrictive requirements from the current development code.
2. Identification of the 1992-1993 era B-1 Neighborhood Services District as governing thesite.
3. Requirements for traditional gable, hip, and shed roofs
4. Siding requirement (which preclude glass walls)
5. Maximum building size limits of 5000 square feet
6. Parking requirements outlined in Chapter 18.50 of the 1992-era zoning
7. 25-foot front and 20-foot rear set backs
8. Foundations that are constructed “high” to avoid problems with high ground water
9. Outdoor lighting design requirements.
10. Elimination of the patio or and other elements of the plan that would facilitate business usethat is not confined within buildings (per B-1 Neighborhood Services District)
11. Design of buildings to avoid the appearance of commercial development (per thecovenants) and maintenance of residential character (per B-1 Neighborhood ServicesDistrict)
4. The current block frontage standards require the buildings to front the street. As residentsof the city, we insist that the city enforce the block frontage standards without departure.There is no improvement in the integration of storefronts into the development to offset therequested departure to parking location requirements.
Moving the building away from the street and toward homes and open spaces would magnifythe impacts of the incompatible design of the buildings on the neighborhood. Placing parkingalong all street frontages and on street corners degrades the character and condition of ourneighborhood streets, a financial burden that will fall to the residents of Sundance Springs; whenrepairs, inevitably, become required.
Sincerely,
Stephanie K. Cain