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Site Plan Application
The Cottages at Blackwood Groves
Block 14, Phase 2
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Site Plan Application – The Cottages Block 14
October 2022
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Table of Contents
NARRATIVE
Section I. – Project Team
Section II – Introduction
Section III – Site Plan
Section IV – Engineering
Section V – Schedule
Section VI – Response to Concept Comments
I. PROJECT TEAM
OWNER & Blackwood Land Fund, LLC
APPLICANT 140 Village Crossing Way, Unit 3B
Bozeman, MT 59715
p: 406.539.6015
PLANNER Intrinsik Architecture, Inc.
111 N. Tracy Avenue,
Bozeman, MT 59715
p: 406.582.8988
ARCHITECT KTGY Architecture and Planning
1390 Lawrence Street, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80204
p: 303.623.5186
ENGINEER White Mountain Engineering
PO Box 888
Belgrade, MT 59714
p: 603.491.0927
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Cashman Landscaping
2055 Springhill Road
Bozeman, MT 59718
p: 406.587.3406
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II. INTRODUCTION
The Cottages at Blackwood Groves, Block 14 (the Property) is a proposed 55‐unit single‐household
cottage rental project located on Lot 1 of Block 14, Phase 2 of the Blackwood Groves Subdivision
(preliminary plat application approved June 8, 2021). The 4.59‐acre project is on vacant land, zoned
Residential Emphasis Mixed‐Use (REMU), and is wholly surrounded by REMU zoning. The Cottages at
Blackwood Groves, Blocks 10 and 11, is located north of the Property, multi‐household residential is
planned to the west and south of the project, and mixed‐use development is planned to the east. A
linear park runs north/south along the east boundary of the project which connects to other
neighborhoods and Subdivision amenities. An east/west Open Space corridor runs along the south
side of the property which connects to the Village Square (community commercial) district planned to
the east of the Property.
The proposed cottages are proposed to be a mix of one‐, two‐, and three‐bedroom units ranging from
691 – 1,240 square feet in floor area. This mix of housing types and sizes is intended to provide
obtainable housing for a wide variety of income levels and demographics.
III. SITE PLAN
The proposed configuration centers around providing cottages with park and common open space
frontage. A 50+ foot wide green space “paseo” runs north‐south through the middle of the Block while
cottages front on the linear park along the east boundary. In addition, a 30‐foot wide paseo runs
east/west near the center of the site which serves to break up the block length. An additional
east/west pedestrian connection is planned towards the southern end of the Property. One‐bedroom
units are included above the garages within the interior drive aisles.
Concurrent Construction:
Concurrent construction is requested with this site plan application. The public improvements for all
perimeter streets have been installed including water, fire hydrants, sanitary sewer, storm, and road
improvements. It is desired to install the on‐site public water/sanitary sewer mains concurrently with
building/site construction.
Parking:
Parking for this project is designed to be consistent with the cottage housing philosophy of “park and
walk” to your home. Some cottages will contain attached garages with a driveway to provide a more
convenient option within the project. Parking will be provided via on‐site garages (carriage structures
with one‐bedroom units located above the garage spaces), off‐street parking spaces located off the
private through‐alley towards the south end of the Property, individual garage and driveway spaces
attached to cottages, and on‐street parking spaces. All parking calculations are included on the Cover
Sheet of the plan sheet set.
Covered bicycle parking is provided adjacent to all garbage enclosures – the roof of the garbage
enclosures extends over the bicycle parking spaces. Parking calculations are provided on the site plan
cover sheet.
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On‐Site Residential Open Space:
On‐site residential open space is provided by the two open space paseos and an amenity building with
a common patio with a hot tub. The Property provides ample common open space with over 25,000
square feet of common open space (7,450 square feet required). In addition to the common open
spaces, some individual cottages will have the option for private open space with a small, fenced yard
adjacent to the front porch/patio of each unit.
Parkland:
The Blackwood Groves Subdivision provided parkland dedication in excess of the maximum 12
dwelling units per acre for parkland dedication and/or cash‐in‐lieu of parkland dedication for Block 14.
No additional parkland dedication or cash/improvements‐in‐lieu of parkland dedication is required for
this proposal.
IV. ENGINEERING
Utilities:
Water and sanitary sewer main extensions will be required for this project – these proposed utility
locations are included in the civil plan set. Electric service will primarily be serviced from power mains
within the perimeter utility easements. The cottages will likely be all‐electric so no gas services will be
required within the development.
Stormwater:
The Stormwater Master Plan for Blackwood Groves is designed to manage the runoff from Block 14.
The site is graded to drain to the surrounding street network where stormwater runoff will be
conveyed to the Subdivision’s stormwater facilities. The Stormwater Design Report is included in the
documents folder of this application.
Fire Access:
Fire hydrants will be located at all intersections surrounding Block 14 and mid‐block hydrants are
located on Canter Ave and Winterthur Ave. The interior drive aisles are all under 150 feet in length so
turnarounds are not required.
Solid Waste:
Covered trash enclosures are provided at the end of the northeast drive aisle and within the private
through‐alley on the south end of the site. The northeast enclosure will store multiple garbage and
recycling totes that will be wheeled to the public street on pick‐up day by the on‐site maintenance
employee. The southern enclosure off of the alley will contain a standard dumpster to be serviced
directly from the alley.
Snow Storage:
The site contains ample open space for snow storage areas. The interior drive aisles will be plowed to
storage areas at the end of the aisles. Individual sidewalks and driveways will be cleared to adjacent
open space.
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Traffic Impact Study:
The Traffic Impact Study for the Blackwood Groves Subdivision accounted for the 55 residential units
proposed with this development – the TIS requirement was waived by the Engineering Department.
V. SCHEDULE
This project intends to begin construction as soon as site plan approval is received and intends to
utilize the concurrent construction ordinance to allow for concurrent installation of on‐site
water/sanitary sewer mains with the building construction. Multiple cottages will be constructed
concurrently and it is anticipated that construction of every cottage will commence in 2023.
Occupancy for individual cottages is anticipated prior to completion of all cottages.
VI. Pre‐Application Meeting
The pre‐application meeting was conducted on December 9, 2021. In attendance was: Alicia Paz‐Soils,
Susana Montana, Brian Krueger, Claire Morrison, Ben Abbey, Scott Mueller, and Diane Tolhurst from
the City of Bozeman as well as Matt Hausauer, Grant Syth, and David Gordon from the design team.