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Home My WebLink About22264_Canyon_Gate_compiled_public_comment_as_of_02_28_23 From: Daniel Gauale To: Ross Knaope Cc: Marcia Kavene Date: Monday,September 26,2022 8:41:32 PM CAUTION:This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hi Ross, Regarding the proposed Canyon Gate subdivision. I am writing in concern over the current plat design proposal. My first concert is with the very limited open space and parkland. Personally, I don't think that the developer should be allowed to do cash in lieu of parklands and only funnel traffic to 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 small playground area in what seems to me as the worst possible location. Also per city code I don't believe that class I or 2 trails qualify as parkland. Dedicating this as city park looks as if to only pass the long-term maintenance cost on to the city for what would normally be a sidewalk and boulevard and maintained by the development Transportation pathways. (38.24.110) d Class I trails; (1) With the exception of trail corridors within required watercourse setbacks, corridors for Class I trails shall be dedicated to the city. The dedicated trail corridor shall be at least 25feet in width to ensure adequate room for the construction, maintenance and use of the trail. Transportation trail corridors cannot be used to satisfy park land dedication requirements; d. Class I trails; (1) With the exception of trail corridors within required watercourse setbacks, corridors for Class I trails shall be dedicated to the city. The dedicated trail corridor shall be at least 25feet in width to ensure adequate room for the construction, maintenance and use of the trail. Transportation trail corridors cannot be used to satisfy park land dedication requirements; I also don't think this design has considered street access to the commercial buildings from Bridger Drive. It seems odd to have two of the three accesses to service a commercial area go through residential streets. They are also proposing not using 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 reading. Daniel Gaugler 1588 Boylan Rd Bozeman, MT 59715 From: Sarah Annarella To: Ross Knagper Subject: Canyon gate commets Date: Monday,September 26,2022 12:12:55 PM 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. Dear Ross, I'd like to submit a few thoughts regarding the Canyon Gate development and their preliminary site plan. I live on Maiden Spirit Street. 1. the small strip of open space in the middle of the development leads/feeds right into Legends HOA openspace 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 potentially conflict. It would be better if canyon gate open space fed into public city open space. 2.Canyon gate needs entrances that access a main road(story mill/bridger canyon),rather than Maiden spirit- Maiden spirit is not a main road and cannot safely handle the volume of traffic this would produce. I believe a development of this size is required to have multiple accesses to an"artery". Thank you for your consideration, Sarah Sarah Ann irella I she'her SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER NOLS CUSTOM EDUCATION 284 LINCOLN ST.,LANDER WY,82520 1.307.714.0175 DIRECT NOLS.EDU From: Claire Crane To: Susana Montana Cc: Planning;Agenda Subject: Canyon Gate Project#22264 Date: Wednesday,September 21,2022 9:08:37 AM 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. Hi, I am writing to express some concerns that I have regarding the current Canyon Gate site plan(project#22264). As I'm sure you're aware,this development consists of many medium-and high-density residences directly adjacent to a current low-density residential neighborhood. My primary concern is regarding the placement of the 2 parking lots with entrances and exits directed onto Maiden Spirit St.Maiden Spirit Street is currently a quiet residential street with many young children and part of the Legends neighborhood.These parking lots will be serving a total of 134 units(4 x 4-story buildings)which is a significant amount of vehicles.With the parking lot entrances directly onto Maiden Spirit St,it is clear that a lot of traffic heading up to the M,drinking horse,or Bridger canyon will likely utilize Maiden Spirit St and the existing Legends streets if heading in this direction.This is likely to significantly impact the safety of these streets and is not appropriate to have directly next to a quieter residential neighborhood. Instead,the parking lots should be located with entrances closer to Story Mill Road,therefore keeping traffic away from the current residential streets.This would also make sense given that the necessary infrastructure(stop lights and turning lanes)are currently being built at the intersection of Story Mill Road and Bridger Drive and therefore these larger roads would be able to accommodate this degree of traffic. Another option is for the Legends HOA to grant an easement to provide access from the Canyon Gate Blvd/Grace Lane intersection onto Northview Drive,and to relocate the parking lot entrances onto Canyon Gate Blvd where traffic could more easily leave and exit the neighborhood without going through the current residential streets. My other concern with the current site plan is regarding the lack of park space.There is a small"public park" walkway shown in the current site plan,but this leads directly onto the Legends open space(not clearly shown on the map by the developer,but this is on the far right of the site plan).It seems like there is a subtle intent that this open space may be utilized as public park space by Canyon Gate residences.Canyon Gate either needs to provide its own park space,or find ways to improve connectivity to current public park areas(Story Mill Park,path across from Bridger Drive,or the Legends park). Sincere thank you for reading and considering these concerns, Claire Crane etown I-IrATING AND COOLING INC. PING WN ING #AIR CONC H IONING ID lower oor Test Keport Test Date:2/23/2023 Customer Tester Building Description: Single Family Home Company: Hometown Heating&Cooling,Inc. Building Address: 3275 South 22"d Ave Address: 14 High K Street Bozeman,MT 59718 Belgrade,MT 59714 Contact: Dan Barnes Phone: (406)388-8853 Phone: 406-581-0667 Email: HometownHandC@gmail.com Test Type: Residential Blower Door Gauge S/N: 404367(House) Fan Series: Retrotec Model 5000 Fan S/N: 5FN100204(House) f)uilding Details 4-1 Conditioned Volume: 27,909 Cubic Feet Furnace/Air Handler Location: Crawl Space Test Kesults Building Pressure(Pa): 50.0 Range Configuration: B4 Total System Leakage @ 50.0 Pa: 1713.14 CFM Leakage Results @ 50.0 Pa: 3.683 Air Changes per Hour(ACH) Test Results: PASSED Hometown Representative:4� w4e= Date:2/23/2023 From: Paul To: Ross Knaooer Subject: Canyon Gate Date: Monday,September 26,2022 2:08:59 PM 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. Ross, I hope you've had a good summer. I'm writing in regards to the proposed plat for Canyon gate. I have numerous concerns with the plat as it is designed. In no specific order: The plat as shown is too dense for the area it is in, and in fact has more units/density than most of downtown proper. This will result in notable traffic increases, noise and light pollution for residents in the neighborhood. Would like to understand the plans to prevent light pollution, noise etc. The parking design shows less than adequate parking for the total number of units proposed, let alone for the residential plus retail and includes two giant parking lots. This will result in overflow parking in adjacent neighborhoods/sub developments. Suggest more parking structures with fewer units, or those neighborhoods be moved to a parking permit system for residents to ensure overflow isn't negatively impacting existing neighborhoods. The open space/park land is on main thoroughfares (Bridger Canyon and Story Mill)and adjacent to parking lots where the new units are abutting existing homes. These should be swapped so the development aligns the parks/open spaces towards Legends and to present a more gradual transition from single family homes to 30+unit condo buildings (which would be better served adjacent the main streets), and moves the green spaces to be closer to existing green space and low density neighborhoods, and not adjacent to blacktop. So far this developer has taken no feedback from the existing residents, so hopefully our elected officials step up. Regards Paul , *",, HGMETOWN HEATING & COOLING Duct Leah e Test Report Test Date:2/22/2023 Customer Tester Building Description: Single Family Home Company: Hometown Heating&Cooling, Inc. Building Address: 3275 South 2211 Ave Address: 14 High K Street Bozeman,MT 59718 Belgrade,MT 59714 Contact: Dan Barnes Phone: (406)388-8853 Phone: 406-581-4830 Email: HometownHandC@gmaii.com Test Type: Residential Duct Leakage Gauge S/N: 404162(Duct) Fan Series: Retrotec Model 300 Fan S/N: 3LFT00001170(Duct) building Details Conditioned Floor Area: 2481 SF Furnace/Air Handler Location: Crawlspace Test Results Duct Pressure(Pa): 25.0 Range Configuration: 47 Total System Leakage @ 25.0 Pa: 96.38 CFM Leakage Results @ 25.0 Pa: 3.885 CFM/100 Square Feet Test Results: PASSED Hometown Representative: __Date:2/22/2023 From: Marcia Kavenev To: Ross Knaooer;Susana Montana Cc: Mitchell Overton;Agenda Subject: Canyon Gate#22264-Project Summary concerns,bus stop and park and ride lot Date: Tuesday,October 18,2022 12:24:52 PM 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. To staff working on Canyon Gate Preliminary Plat 22264: Please note the following concerns I have in response to the Project Summary. Please also note the additional goals added at the end of this letter for a bus stop and park and ride to help alleviate the anticipated traffic congestion. #2 Floodplain. Correction. I live in the neighborhood where the city is doing mitigation work. The city is not actually mitigating the flooding from Bridger Creek, but rather they are only mitigating for its potential erosion of Boylan Rd. Flood water runoff will still be directed through Legends II after their work as it was originally designed intended to and will still move towards Canyon Gate. The city is spending$100,000 to mitigate for the creek's migration towards Boylan Rd. and hundreds of staff hours when the whole problem could have been avoided with more leeway given to creek movement and natural stream beds changes. #5 Vegetation. HomeBase misleads city staff here. Please note that the Canyon Gate has more than "some" trees. At present I have counted over 110 Cottonwood trees with a diameter of 8" or greater. There are also 3 very large Cottonwood trees-with 5 ft, 4 ft, and 2 ft diameters and numerous smaller cottonwoods. There are two main groves with grassy areas and moist soils beneath the canopy layer. There are also numerous small groves of aspen, alder, chokecherries, and juniper on the property and mature Spruces near the farmhouse. These groves currently provide habitat for many bird species such as eagles, hawks, and owls, swallows and other smaller bird species. HomeBase is missing a tremendous opportunity to enhance and designate one or two "natural parks" that need no watering or mowing. *Did HomeBase complete a critical plant survey ? If not, how did they determine there are no critical species on site? #6. Wildlife. Even though bears, deer,moose, and coyotes "are found to be undesirable with the city boundaries"they don't read the "rules" and they travel through this location and surrounding neighborhoods frequently. Until the Story Hills are developed and Bridger Creek dries up,the Canyon Gate parcel will always lie between two heavily travelled wildlife habitats. We can expect the human/wildlife interactions to continue here and should design new developments accordingly. Current corridors could be kept in place as natural open space with limited paths and not as parkland. If the only green space on the property has pathways, there will undoubtedly be more human/wildlife interactions that might go poorly. 7. Correction. The property is currently occupied not only with pasture grass but over 100 mature trees and shrubs contained in many small and two large groves. I have attached photos of the groves so you can see for yourselves this is not just a pasture. 11. Streets. HomeBase is proposing hundreds of units in an area without the possibility of a grid street system. Unless going hiking, skiing, or golfing, all car trips will lead to the intersection of Story Mill and Bridger Drive-(with the exception of cutting through to Birdie Drive). Canyon Gate should therefore be asked to utilize all streets that are immediately available to them to move traffic in and out of their subdivision- including Weeping Rock Lane. They do not mention it in their summary, but please note that an undue burden will placed on the very small local street- Maiden Spirit. I also think HomeBase should be required to pursue the Northview access via their property. At the time of this writing and to my knowledge as Legends II board member at large, HomeBase has refused to attend a meeting to discuss this easement. Access to Northview would alleviate much strain on the small local streets. If the Northview access is not required,then extra precautions should be taken to not overwhelm Maiden Spirit and Spirit Crossing with traffic from the R5 lots. City staff could recommend/require a wide speed bump before exiting the property onto Maiden Spirit and Boylan Road at Spirit Crossing -such as exist on North 20th St. 14. Parks. Cash-in-lieu of parks should not be accepted especially at the current rate and the current land value. (The Village Downtown paid $275,000 almost 20 years ago which did not go into the parks department but was used in the library fund!). I understand that the formula for cash-in- lieu comes from a state directive and therefore not easily changed. However, with land values as they are, and a parcel as large as this one, it would be unconscionable to accept cash-in-lieu of parks -a land giveaway that the city could never gain back. The amount suggested by Canyon Gate won't even pay for a 1/3 acre lot in today's market let alone 2.5 acres. *That land could be set aside for a small elementary school in the future. The Canyon Gate parcel is contained within the Bridger CreekLands Association of Neighbors (BCAN). Each HOA within BCAN has it's own playing field(s) and smaller gathering areas. Canyon Gate should at the very least provide their residents with their own playing field in addition to their proposed playground. (see#15). They should also maintain their own open space rather than designating the majority as public park for the city to maintain. Trails are not to be considered for parks-(Chapter 38.24.110) 15.Neighborhood Center Plan. Their neighborhood center is oddly located near the commercial district along a path. Their plan would funnel their 450 units of residents to the Legends II city park. This park already serves over 300 units and is very busy with sports teams already in the spring and fall. Story Mill park is not easily accessible for families with small children and it is often crowded as a destination park. 17. Misc. c. incorrect. Bear and Moose may not be desired but bears are regular spring and fall visitors and their presence needs to be acknowledged 19. Goal N-4. Preserving the cottonwood groves as Natural Parks would support the sense of Place. This development, as proposed, ignores the existence of farmland and trees and focuses instead on connecting to the Story Mill and Stockyard area to which it is not directly adjacent- they are each a quarter mile away on the other side of Bridger View. However, it is adjacent to developed land that has preserved its sense of agricultural and rural roots. Goal DCD.-3,DCD-3.1. Include a Bus stop. This is the largest final parcel in the district to be developed and there should be a bus stop if it's truly supporting multi-modal transportation. Billings Clinic at 50 acres has 2. Canyon Gate at 24 acres could supply at least one-for residents to get in and out of town as well as for the ski bus in the winter. Otherwise the addition of 450 units and the related car trips will add a great deal of congestion to the limited streets. The closest current bus stop that I know of and use is a mile away at the Fairgrounds. Goal R.2.9. Long Term and Lasting Impact. Perhaps Canyon Gate should leave space for a future school (instead of cash-in-lieu of parks) since it is the largest undeveloped parcel in the area and the developer plans to double the neighborhood population. Hawthorne Elementary, the nearest school, is already completely full and sends their overflow to Whittier. EPO 2,EPO 2.3-Development is responsive to natural features. In this case keep the main tree groves which currently act as wind breaks, temperature moderators; and visual barriers. Work with the landscape rather than grade the entire site. Identify and preserve wildlife corridors. EPO 3.3,EPO 3.4. Use native plantings- keep the mature trees and shrubs intact. M1.5. This would be a key area for a park and ride parking area within Canyon Gate since it sits at the edge of town. MIX Include a space for a bus shelter as this is approximately the end of the line for Streamline. Thank you for reading, Marcia Kaveney S i G d 4 3 v n. u �� s�� '�� *q, k x� � .,. 6 -�'�,Y t"5u. i y q v. 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Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Susana and Ross- These are some comments that were not included in either of my previous emails. I understand it's the 1 Ith hour and I hope that staff will still have a chance to review and incorporate the comments. Will you please forward these comments to Matthew Lee, Addi Jadin, Lance Lehigh, and Taylor Lonsdale and any other appropriate staff, as you did before? Thank you! Background: Canyon Gate is located in the middle of well- developed subdivisions in the Bridger CreekLands Association of Neighbors (BCAN) and as such should be adding thoughtful amenities to the overall neighborhood. This neighborhood association on the edge of town is proud of maintaining its rural and agricultural sense of place by following the lay of the land,providing for well linked trail systems, maintaining wildlife corridors, and preserving the view shed with an abundance of open space and centralized parks. I think Canyon Gate is missing a great opportunity to create 1 or 2 natural parks simply by preserving and tidying up what already exists on their property (i.e. Blackwood Groves). As previously submitted in pictures- there are self-sustaining drought resistant cottonwoods, weed free grasses, and mature shrubs that have survived for over 50 years with no watering or mowing. Contrast this with the creation of a natural park(city managed now) in Legends II with a one acre land donation and $50,000. Over 75% of the planted trees have failed even though they have been irrigated since planting. Parks and Open Space: Generally confusing layout. 1. SW park on Bridger Drive is showing a playground next to Briger Drive -the busiest street in the neighborhood and also the furthest away location possible from any residential lot in the parcel. Also the park is bounded by an existing private home, a commercial parking lot, and a street. It's not a safe or accessible location for a playground. 2. The NW park is also in a corner furthest from most of the residential part of the parcel. This dog park and garden area would be much more useful if located nearer the apartment buildings. I believe the NW location is a low area and leaving it as natural and native open space would probably be the best use of it for esthetic purposes and stormwater retention. 3. Dedicating the trails as parkland when they would normally be considered open space looks to be a way of passing on maintenance costs to the city either now or eventually with land that should be maintained by the HOA. i Streets: 1. Normally R5 buildings have easy access to collector streets, but the location of the R5 parking lots within this parcel will undoubtedly funnel many of the (4000) trips per day out to Spirit Crossing rather than what should be the primary exit/entrance of Canyon Gate Blvd. 2. Utilizing Weeping Rock St. in addition to Spirit Crossing St. would funnel traffic directly onto Boylan with fewer negative effects in Legends I except for the obvious queuing on Boylan that will happen regardless due to the great number of added car trips/day. 3. The R5 parking lots could be placed in better proximity to Canyon Gate Blvd. 4. Block 3,Lots 1 and 2 funnel traffic onto Maiden Spirit, a very small and congested local street instead of a collector. Please require a speed bump here to discourage using Maiden Spirit as a through street. Layout: 1. SW Corner 112M building should be spun 180' so the parking and gathering space is facing the intersection. This creates a more open look for passersby and would preserve many of the mountain views- an overwhelming majority public opinion that was expressed in the zoning application process. *This approach is in place at the popular Cannery District when viewed from Oak St. 2. In R5- Locate parking on the ground floor to better utilize land and gain better parks and open space. (R3 or B2M can absorb some of the affordable units promised.) I hope these are helpful comments and observations. Thank you for reading. Best, Marcia Kaveney 1496 Boylan Rd, Bozeman MT 59715 2 Susana Montana From: Marcia Kaveney <marciakaveney@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 12:24 PM To: Ross Knapper; Susana Montana Cc: Mitchell Overton;Agenda Subject: Canyon Gate#22264- Project Summary concerns, bus stop and park and ride lot Attachments: Canyon Gate Grove submission - 1 jpg; Canyon Gate Grove submission - 2 jpg; Canyon Gate Grove submission -4 jpg; Canyon Gate Grove submission - 3 jpg 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. To staff working on Canyon Gate Preliminary Plat 22264: Please note the following concerns I have in response to the Project Summary. Please also note the additional goals added at the end of this letter for a bus stop and park and ride to help alleviate the anticipated traffic congestion. #2 Floodplain. Correction. I live in the neighborhood where the city is doing mitigation work. The city is not actually mitigating the flooding from Bridger Creek, but rather they are only mitigating for its potential erosion of Boylan Rd. Flood water runoff will still be directed through Legends II after their work as it was originally designed intended to and will still move towards Canyon Gate. The city is spending$100,000 to mitigate for the creek's migration towards Boylan Rd. and hundreds of staff hours when the whole problem could have been avoided with more leeway given to creek movement and natural stream beds changes. #5 Vegetation. HomeBase misleads city staff here. Please note that the Canyon Gate has more than "some" trees. At present I have counted over 110 Cottonwood trees with a diameter of 8" or greater. There are also 3 very large Cottonwood trees- with 5 ft, 4 ft, and 2 ft diameters and numerous smaller cottonwoods. There are two main groves with grassy areas and moist soils beneath the canopy layer. There are also numerous small groves of aspen, alder, chokecherries, and juniper on the property and mature Spruces near the farmhouse. These groves currently provide habitat for many bird species such as eagles,hawks, and owls, swallows and other smaller bird species. HomeBase is missing a tremendous opportunity to enhance and designate one or two "natural parks" that need no watering or mowing. *Did HomeBase complete a critical plant survey ? If not, how did they determine there are no critical species on site? #6. Wildlife. Even though bears, deer, moose, and coyotes "are found to be undesirable with the city boundaries" they don't read the "rules" and they travel through this location and surrounding neighborhoods frequently. Until the Story Hills are developed and Bridger Creek dries up, the Canyon Gate parcel will always lie between two heavily travelled wildlife habitats. We can expect the human/wildlife interactions to continue here and should design new developments accordingly. Current corridors could be kept in place as natural open space with limited paths and not as parkland. If the only green space on the property has pathways, there will undoubtedly be more human/wildlife interactions that might go poorly. i 7. Correction. The property is currently occupied not only with pasture grass but over 100 mature trees and shrubs contained in many small and two large groves. I have attached photos of the groves so you can see for yourselves this is not just a pasture. 11. Streets. HomeBase is proposing hundreds of units in an area without the possibility of a grid street system. Unless going hiking, skiing, or golfing, all car trips will lead to the intersection of Story Mill and Bridger Drive-(with the exception of cutting through to Birdie Drive). Canyon Gate should therefore be asked to utilize all streets that are immediately available to them to move traffic in and out of their subdivision- including Weeping Rock Lane. They do not mention it in their summary, but please note that an undue burden will placed on the very small local street- Maiden Spirit. I also think HomeBase should be required to pursue the Northview access via their property. At the time of this writing and to my knowledge as Legends II board member at large, HomeBase has refused to attend a meeting to discuss this easement. Access to Northview would alleviate much strain on the small local streets. If the Northview access is not required, then extra precautions should be taken to not overwhelm Maiden Spirit and Spirit Crossing with traffic from the R5 lots. City staff could recommend/require a wide speed bump before exiting the property onto Maiden Spirit and Boylan Road at Spirit Crossing-such as exist on North 20th St. 14. Parks. Cash-in-lieu of parks should not be accepted especially at the current rate and the current land value. (The Village Downtown paid $275,000 almost 20 years ago which did not go into the parks department but was used in the library fund!). I understand that the formula for cash-in-lieu comes from a state directive and therefore not easily changed. However, with land values as they are, and a parcel as large as this one, it would be unconscionable to accept cash-in-lieu of parks - a land giveaway that the city could never gain back. The amount suggested by Canyon Gate won't even pay for a 1/3 acre lot in today's market let alone 2.5 acres. *That land could be set aside for a small elementary school in the future. The Canyon Gate parcel is contained within the Bridger CreekLands Association of Neighbors (BCAN). Each HOA within BCAN has it's own playing field(s) and smaller gathering areas. Canyon Gate should at the very least provide their residents with their own playing field in addition to their proposed playground. (see #15). They should also maintain their own open space rather than designating the majority as public park for the city to maintain. Trails are not to be considered for parks -(Chapter 38.24.110) 15.Neighborhood Center Plan. Their neighborhood center is oddly located near the commercial district along a path. Their plan would funnel their 450 units of residents to the Legends II city park. This park already serves over 300 units and is very busy with sports teams already in the spring and fall. Story Mill park is not easily accessible for families with small children and it is often crowded as a destination park. 17. Misc. c. incorrect. Bear and Moose may not be desired but bears are regular spring and fall visitors and their presence needs to be acknowledged. 19. Goal N-4. Preserving the cottonwood groves as Natural Parks would support the sense of Place. This development, as proposed, ignores the existence of farmland and trees and focuses instead on connecting to the Story Mill and Stockyard area to which it is not directly adjacent-they are each a quarter mile away on the other side of Bridger View. However, it is adjacent to developed land that has preserved its sense of agricultural and rural roots. 2 Goal DCD.-3,DCD-3.1. Include a Bus stop. This is the largest final parcel in the district to be developed and there should be a bus stop if it's truly supporting multi-modal transportation. Billings Clinic at 50 acres has 2. Canyon Gate at 24 acres could supply at least one- for residents to get in and out of town as well as for the ski bus in the winter. Otherwise the addition of 450 units and the related car trips will add a great deal of congestion to the limited streets. The closest current bus stop that I know of and use is a mile away at the Fairgrounds. Goal R.2.9. Long Term and Lasting Impact. Perhaps Canyon Gate should leave space for a future school (instead of cash-in-lieu of parks) since it is the largest undeveloped parcel in the area and the developer plans to double the neighborhood population. Hawthorne Elementary, the nearest school, is already completely full and sends their overflow to Whittier. EPO 2,EPO 2.3-Development is responsive to natural features. In this case keep the main tree groves which currently act as wind breaks, temperature moderators, and visual barriers. Work with the landscape rather than grade the entire site. Identify and preserve wildlife corridors. EPO 3.3, EPO 3.4. Use native plantings- keep the mature trees and shrubs intact. M1.5. This would be a key area for a park and ride parking area within Canyon Gate since it sits at the edge of town. M1.8. Include a space for a bus shelter as this is approximately the end of the line for Streamline. Thank you for reading, Marcia Kaveney 3 Susana Montana From: Marcia Kaveney <marciakaveney@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 11:13 AM To: Susana Montana Subject: Fwd: Comments on Canyon Gate Preliminary Plat/Parks and Open Space 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. Hi Susana- I am forwarding this email to you since Ross is out of the office today. I found these errors in the Canyon Gate Preliminary Plat and wanted to bring them to your attention in hopes they will be corrected if not already done. I tried to copy Mathew Lee on the email since it looks like he reviewed the parks, but it bounced back to me. If you can forward it to him in house, will you please do that for me? Thank you, Marcia ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Marcia Kaveney <marciakaveneyggmail.com> Date: Tue, Oct 18, 2022 at 10:59 AM Subject: Comments on Canyon Gate Preliminary Plat/Parks and Open Space To: <RKnapper e,bozeman.net>, Mitchell Overton<MOvertongbozeman.net>, <MLee bozeman.net> To city staff working on Canyon Gate's Parks and Open Space- I understand the city staff is getting close to wrapping things up with Canyon Gate's Preliminary Plat but I feel it is important to point out the following errors on the plat maps/application. Please do not approve and move forward until the following have been corrected. Errors: 1. According to Chapter 38.24.110, Transportation pathways can't be used to satisfy park land dedication requirements. All of C.G. pathways appear to be labeled as Park land. 2. Non-Existent Sidewalks: The Canyon Gate (C.G.) Park Master Plan(page 7) shows a sidewalk on the Legends property adjacent to the eastern edge of C.G.. This sidewalk does NOT exist. Legends II has no plans to build or maintain a sidewalk in that location-next to the stormwater swale bordering the Canyon Gate parcel. ( I am a board member at large for Legends 11 and former BoD president.) 3. In the same area, the Park Master Plan shows sidewalks leading from houses to the NON-EXISTENT sidewalk on the Legends Property. (page 7) 4. Also on the Park Master Plan, a trail marked in orange is shown along the Legends stormwater swale that does not exist. (page 7) 5. Park Master Plan- misleadingly labels all of C.G. sidewalks as "trails" giving the erroneous impression there are many more "trails" than there actually will be. i 6. Misleading and Incorrect Park Connections: See Frontage Diagram paragraph on pg 8 of Park Master Plan. As you will see below, Canyon Gate (C.G.) is not actually adding any connections to the adjacent neighborhoods. They either stop short of actually connecting to something real or are located in the commercial and far north-western corner. A. Because C.G. is not adiacent to Story Mill Park but actually 1/4 mile from it, it cannot and does not provide direct connections between Legends and Story Mill Park. They are referring to a narrow greenspace pathway through the commercial district that closely parallels Story Mill Rd. and connect Boylan to the future stoplight- same as what the sidewalk will do. B. Canyon Gate also does not border Creekwood therefore C.G.s east/west trails do NOT provide connections between Creekwood and Glen Lake. Legends I and II provide a trail system along Bridger Creek that directly connects Creekwood to Boylan Road which carries on to the Glen Lake trailhead. As pointed out previously - C.G. east/west trails dead end at the Legends II stormwater swale. 6. Landscaping Plan error- Landscaping on Park drawings lists plants for South 19th which is not even close to the parcel. Therefore is all the information regarding these plantings in error and meant for another plat? . I hope these comments have been helpful. Clearly some ground truthing needs to be done. I hope you will address these errors before approving the application. Thank you for reading. Marcia Kaveney 1496 Boylan Rd. Bozeman, MT 59715 2 a «L p s ®® "` C3 TG69 �.sy rd w OL ®® i 7rji e _ __C__ x i K e d: - ^ S 6 ,.. 1( I N L • I p:r a m 6. k UJ Z Q d llalds �� t ul x 0-0 t a I� c.# w R U I c _ aj ( ,: 4 y I c u cNv 1 �C'-s i t �I a:i �i:�"^. I \�j�S� I I \ y b R� 1✓ mm i Ri y— ( f l2 4� CAF.BTU 7i:... J� .1 IW d 4 � o gt I tI I G t •x _._ ._jY_ nasr Ot BGT.X-. —L ' __ � Y � I � r.l� C 2 } 414r.iLt ti r.zsxce r.11 crroa ILIA mots � rk nn L6 U41C)) 0-) d- i L o C -Q 10LO Q N (n Q V 00 I � Q \ h r� -0 _.Cn (ll Q d \ II vi co o Q v o coNw 0 ,1 ro � < .13. 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