HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-16-23 Public Comment - M. Brutger - Canyon Gate commentsFrom:Mary Brutger
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Subject:Canyon Gate comments
Date:Thursday, March 16, 2023 3:45:48 PM
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Dear Ross,
I am submitting a few thoughts regarding the Canyon Gate development and their preliminary site plan. My son’s
family lives on Maiden Spirit Street and I live further up Bridger Canyon Road.
1. My first concern is the very limited open space and parkland. Personally, I don’t think that the developer should
be allowed to offer cash in lieu of parklands and only funnel traffic to and through existing neighborhoods. This
new neighborhood should strive to add to the area with open space and park amenities that add to the larger
community.
Currently the very limited park space is just a trail and a small playground area in what seem to me as the worst
possible location. Also per city code I don’t believe that class 1 or 2 trails qualify as parkland. Dedicating this as
city park looks as if it is only to pass the long-term maintenance cost on to the city for what would normally be a
sidewalk and boulevard maintained by the development.
2.. The small strip of open space in the middle of the development leads/feeds right into Legends HOA’s open
space property. (behind Maiden Spirit Street homes.) I believe this will encourage Canyon Gate residents to access
and use this private property, and likely produce confusion and potential conflict. It would seem wise to have
Canyon Gate open space feed into public city open space.
3. Canyon Gate needs entrances that access a main road, ie. Story Mill Rd or Bridger Canyon Rd, rather than
Maiden Spirit. Maiden Spirit is not a main road and cannot safely handle the volume of traffic that Canyon Gate
access would produce. I believe a development of this size is required to have multiple accesses be accessing a
main “artery” not a residential neighborhood street.
This design has commercial buildings and it seems very odd to have two of the three accesses to service a
commercial area go through residential streets. They are also proposing to not use one of the already existing street
access and easements that would have the least impact on adding commercial traffic to a residential area.
I hope my input is of value.
Thank you for your consideration,
Mary Brutger
11040 Taiga Trail
Bozeman, MT 59715