HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-25-22 Public Comment - C. Lewis - Public Comment on Site Plan 22047_ Sundance Springs Neighborhood Services Lot # 2 Development - With Staff RepsonseFrom:Lynn Hyde
To:chas; Agenda
Subject:RE: Public Comment on Site Plan 22047: Sundance Springs Neighborhood Services Lot # 2 Development
Date:Monday, October 24, 2022 4:54:34 PM
Charles,
Thank you for your public comment. It has been received and included in the review as well as the
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Lynn Hyde | Development Review Planner, Community DevelopmentCity of Bozeman | 20 East Olive St. | P.O. Box 1230 | Bozeman, MT 59771406.579.1471 | lhyde@bozeman.net | www.bozeman.net
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Subject: Public Comment on Site Plan 22047: Sundance Springs Neighborhood Services Lot # 2
Development
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See attached comments. Thanks, Charles Lewis
CHARLES B. LEWIS 3935 E. Graf St.
Bozeman, MT 59715
bigbluesky2017@outlook.com October 17, 2022
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Bozeman City Commissioners Members of the Community Development Board Community Development Directors Planning Department Staff
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:
I am a resident of Sundance Springs Subdivision. I am opposed to the development of Lot # 2, Sundance Springs Neighborhood Services, unless the current City of Bozeman Commission commits to following the rules and covenants ordered by the 1990’s era City Commission
when the PUD was adopted. Site Plan 22047 does not reflect the requirements of the site’s covenants, which the city approved, or the requirements of the Sundance Springs PUD, including the requirement for
sidewalks along the South Third frontage. I oppose the Site Plan’s departures from the block
frontage standards, which do not meet the approval criteria outlined in the Bozeman Development Code.
Walkability? Hah! There is no provision for, or room allotted for sidewalks to be installed along
South Third Avenue. Allowing this development to proceed without sidewalks on South 3rd will prevent the future continuity of sidewalks in our neighborhood as more land is developed.
The inclusion of a 2000 square-foot patio and other structures that would facilitate outdoor
business use sound a lot like a proposed entertainment venue. The B-1 Neighborhood Services
District specifies that all business uses be confined within buildings. I live a short distance from this development, which has the potential to negatively affect the tranquility and residential character of our neighborhood – which is the stated intent of the B-1 Neighborhood Services District requirements.
Also, the current block frontage standards of the Municipal Development Code require that the buildings front the streets and that the parking be behind or to the side of the buildings. The site plan is requesting multiple departures from the block frontage standards. I am opposed to the approval of any of these departures on the grounds that they don’t meet the
required approval criteria.
The buildings are incompatible with the surrounding neighborhood because they do not comply with the design requirements of the covenants. Allowing these buildings to be placed away from
the street will only compound the incompatibility and magnify the impacts on our neighborhood.
The 1990’s era City Commission ordered that the City of Bozeman is a party to the covenants associated with the Sundance Springs Commercial lots. I expect the city to abide by the covenants agreed to by the city in the PUD and exercise its authority to enforce the covenants to
which the developers agreed when they purchased the property.
I would also like to say that among virtually all my friends and acquaintances, including my Sundance Springs neighbors, the strong feeling of the past several years is that the commission will rubber-stamp anything put in front of them by developers, totally ignoring any opposition by
existing neighbors and tenants. Sundance Springs is a well-established family and professional
neighborhood: this proposal has the potential to damage our neighborhood’s well-being. Several of my neighbors (many residents of Sundance Springs have been or are lawyers) have mentioned that in their view, approval of this proposal is a lawsuit waiting to happen.
Sincerely,
Charles B. Lewis