Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout002 Project Narrative Site Plan Application The Arbor Houses at Blackwood Groves Lot 1, Block 14, Phase 2 BLACKWOOD GROVES Site Plan Application – The Arbor Houses Block 14 April 2023 Page 2 of 4 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 Humphreys & Partners Architects 5339 Alpha Road, Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75240 p: 972.701.9636 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 BLACKWOOD GROVES Site Plan Application – The Arbor Houses Block 14 April 2023 Page 3 of 4 II. INTRODUCTION The Arbor Houses at Blackwood Groves, Block 14 (the Property) is a proposed 20-unit rental apartment project located on Lot 1, Block 14, Blackwood Groves Subdivision Phase 2 (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, Block 14 (City SP #22324), is located north of these proposed buildings, 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. Two (2) buildings with 10 dwelling units each are proposed with this site plan. The units are a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units ranging from 753 – 1,383 square feet in floor area. III. SITE PLAN The proposed buildings will front on Blackwood Road (south) and will have garages for all units accessed off the private alley on the north side of the building. The site, including all ground-floor units fronting Blackwood Road, provides direct pedestrian connections to Blackwood Road. Parking: Parking for this project is primarily provided by attached garages within the buildings but additional parking is provided by driveway spaces, off-street spaces, and on-street spaces. Thirty-six (36) parking spaces are required for this project and 54 spaces are provided. Please refer to the parking calculations on the Cover Sheet (CS).. On-Site Residential Open Space: On-site residential open space is provided by private balconies, ground level private outdoor space, and shared open space. Please refer to the open space calculations provided on the Cover Sheet (CS). Only qualifying balconies were included in these calculations. In addition to the on-site open space, residents will have direct access to the linear public park (Park 11) adjoining the east side of this project and will have direct access to Park 10 on the west side of the project (across Canter Ave). Park 10 contains an enclosed dog park and Park 11 has various amenities including benches and bike features. 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. BLACKWOOD GROVES Site Plan Application – The Arbor Houses Block 14 April 2023 Page 4 of 4 IV. ENGINEERING Utilities: Water and sanitary sewer services will be stubbed into the site as part of the water/sewer main extensions associated with the Block 14 Cottage project (SP #22324, ENGING-2349). 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. Ladder trucks will have access to the buildings around the full perimeter of the site with Blackwood Road, Canter Ave, Winterthur Ave, and the private alley surrounding the buildings. The buildings will contain fire sprinkler systems. Solid Waste: Individual totes for each unit are planned for this development. The totes will be rolled to the private alley on pick-up day. Snow Storage: Snow will be plowed to various landscape areas and landscape islands – please see civil sheet C1.1 for snow storage locations. Traffic Impact Study: The Traffic Impact Study for the Blackwood Groves Subdivision accounted for the 20 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 break ground in May/June 2023 in order to complete the project in late 2023/early 2024. VI. Pre-Application Meeting The pre-application meeting was conducted on November 10, 2022. The Concept Review Waiver is included in this application. Attendees of this meeting included: Alicia Paz-Soils, Susana Montana, Scott Mueller, and Diane Tolhurst from the City of Bozeman as well as Matt Hausauer, Grant Syth, and David Gordon from the design team.