HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-31-22 Public Comment - G. Matthews - Public comment_ CloverleafZMA, Application 22218From:Gregory Matthews
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Subject:Public comment: CloverleafZMA, Application 22218
Date:Monday, October 31, 2022 1:01:53 PM
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Hello -
I would like to submit the attached public comment for tomorrow's City Commission public hearing. Let me know ifthere is anything that I need to do to have it submitted.
Thank you - Greg
GREGORY MATTHEWS
707 E Cottonwood St., Bozeman MT 59715 | greg@ooid.net
Oct 31 2022
Bozeman Community Development
Alfred M. Stiff Professional Building
20 E Olive St
Bozeman, MT 59715
phone 406-582-2260
planning@bozeman.net
In regard to: Cloverleaf ZMA application 22218
Dear Bozeman Community Development:
I own, 707 E Cottonwood St., a residence within the single city block island of homes to the north of
the proposed Bronkens development. Our home faces South viewing the Bronkens yard across
Cottonwood.
I support that Bozeman planning has been moving forward policies that promotes density and infill
within the urban core to try to generate affordable housing for residents. However, I have questions
that rezoning before seeing a committed master plan by the developer will guarantee that effort.
One topic that would be of interest to our location if master plan were to be available prior to
rezoning:
1. With B2-M allowable heights of 60ft and local road front setbacks of 7ft, there is the strong
potential for seasonal solar shading to our, and three additional residences on our block of E
Cottonwood. For our residence it may impact cold season thermal and solar electric
collection. I’d like to understand height and density design to be able to analyze solar shading
impact. With a hypothetical worst case study it appears the shading could start yearly from
Oct-15 and remain through Feb-25 (effectively 4 winter months). (Appendix A Figures 1-4 )
Before transferring additional value from the neighborhood through this zoning change please
request design commitments from the developer through formal design submittal and review.
Thank you.
Gregory Matthews
Oct 31, 2022
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Amendment A:
Fig1,2 Oct 15, noon, shade simulation (707 E Cottonwood, brick house at center)
Showing beginning of shade through winter months. Simulation shows 4mo of
potential shade.
Fig 3,4 Jan 21, noon, shade simulation (707 E Cottonwood, brick house at center)
Date of peak shade. Decreases through Feb 25th when structure is no longer shaded.
707 E Cottonwood
informal development proposal location