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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-30-23 Public Comment - M. Wictor - Public Comment 3_30_2023 for Canyon Gate App 22264 to APRIL CDB & CityCommissionFrom:Mary Wictor To:Agenda Subject:Public Comment 3/30/2023 for Canyon Gate App 22264 to APRIL CDB & CityCommission Date:Thursday, March 30, 2023 3:24:05 PM Attachments:PublicComment 3-30-2023 pdf Canyon Gate 22264 for April"s CDB & CityCommission.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Attached .pdf Really Consider this Location & its real Land/area Attributes Canyon Gate Prelim Plat App. 22264 Needs more Conditions for/of Approval Public Comment 3/30/2023 by Mary Wictor for April meetings to: Community Development Board 4/3/2023 Bozeman City Commission 4/18/2023 Aerial view: houses on Bridge Dr. [Hwy 86] looking NorthWest Canyon Gate ↘ Looking back in time.. Antique color photo circa 1970 [taken standing on Story Hills with permission] Zoomed-in on… Antique c. 1970 West edge… Photo Canyon Gate land shows TREE groves → were never cut/cleared historically (even for farmland, why…) …see Flows: TREE Groves—Canyon Gate & from Bridger Creek flows are underground,but can also be above ground / flooding! Groundwater is high here [@6.44 to 13-feet] ▪Land topography has gentle rolling landscape—& flows head West (left) [Natural swales show where what has gone in the past & should go developed] ▪Groves of Cottonwood Trees & Aspen Trees grow/show where it’s WET! ▪Legends I & Legends II (adjacent on the N/NE sides), state on each Plat: “GROUND WATER DUE TO HIGH GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS, FULL OR PARTIAL BASEMENTS ARE NOT RECOMMENDED” ▪Removing TREEs can/will increase the GroundWater level (even higher!) ❖ASK QUESTIONS & Add Conditions of Approval (high GW, Water Quality) Groundwater is high here [@6.44 to 10-ft graded] ❑50ft Tall buildings will require digging deeper down (vs 28ft 2-story homes in area) 4-story needs X?feet deep foundation, 3-story 6-7ft footings, whereas for 2-story home just 3-4ft; & MT frostline depth 61 inches. ❑HUGE impervious surfaces create real challenges for handling stormwater! [Detention &/or retention? Water Quality? Flows/Volumes? Reduce # facilities (19!) ?] ➢High flow events/capacity (back-to-back 100 year storms, 500yr storm?), →Climate Change; buildings+parking lots will >> runoff beyond just “streets, parks, and open spaces”–also if put parking UNDER buildings, adds more useful open spaces & helps reduce overall impervious! ❑Flood provisioning needed--cannot block or clog flows as historically designed from Legends II ❖ASK QUESTIONS & Add Conditions of Approval about deep excavations, handling stormwater/drainage from buildings/parking areas, & flooding?! ➢Let’s Look at EXISTING Flood Plan info—better FEMA studies starting 2025+… Gallatin County online: FEMA Layers & Flood Hazards;EHS Green circles = septic;Black square dots = drinking water well homes Canyon Gate Current City online maps:Flood Hazards & Other Areas… County areas adjacent… hmm, flooding, septic, wells, Water Quality? Canyon Gate From 1971 –1980 by Personal direct observations: During winter and the wet seasons, there has been ponding &/or small “frozen lakes” of water on/within the Canyon Gate land… NOT just where the Applicant has marked the dark blue oval, but BOTH PLACES where the blue asterisks are located as shown, note: 1st* contour lines are closer, too. I waited here at the school bus stop Elementary-High School weekdays Fall-Winter-Spring. * * City & Applicant search/look harder for connections… Believe a rail line took wheat to the Flour/Story Mill City should require Applicant now to make street connections to North View &to Bridger Dr.[Hwy 86] Canyon Northview Gate Street → Blvd →Also, will need to &eventually connect ↙to Bridger Dr.and extend to Hwy 86 Legends II alley → Require ‘em now!N/behind Bridger Dr. Zoning—Arterial & access B-2M “must” use! •Traffic from, to, and visiting Canyon Gate must NOT “burden” areas— main access should be required to be the Arterial Hwy 86/Bridger Dr. •Need Bridger Dr. (Hwy 86)new vehicle access,especially commercial •Connect to Story Mill Road, & also other “truncated” roads for wider accessibility and walkability, but ensure to require TRAFFIC CALMING •WALK SCORES are LOW! (30, vs average of 48 for Bozeman)—fix this! •Pedestrian crosswalks on Arterial &Collector roads can help ensure safety & promote walkability to commercial/services in Canyon Gate •Fire station or annex “on this side of the tracks” is likely necessary! >>What is the City of Bozeman and/or the Applicant going to do? Make more needed Conditions of Approval Canyon Gate is on land with many attributes to know, plan for & require: ▪Tree groves exist BECAUSE of West flows under and/or above ground ▪High Ground Water is definitely a factor & must limit 22264 aspects ▪Adjacent properties have septics, drinking water wells, and there has been flooding, plus FEMA mapping not updated here 1980s—2025+ ▪Water Quality is key,as is stability of buildings and structures…plus safety to, within, and around plus access for all modes of transport (walk, bike, micromobility (scooters), e-bikes)--look/make connections ➢Transit: MAKE BUS STOPs NOW… likely will be necessary for the future! ❖Final point to ASK and THINK about—WHAT ABOUT SNOW STORAGE?