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From:Carsten Bahnson
To:Agenda
Subject:Comments on Consent Item F2 for City Commission Mtng 5/16
Date:Monday, May 15, 2023 6:00:58 PM
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Dear Bozeman City Planning Commission,
I’m writing in concern of Un-met Codes of Compliance and Design Standards. Please review.Let’s make sure we meet the standards so that everyone can enjoy Bozeman for years to
come.
Respectfully,Carsten Bahnson
1348 Boylan Rd.Bozeman, MT 59715
Un-met Codes of Compliance and Design Standards:
38.220.060. Documentation of Compliance with adopted standards.The following information must be provided with all subdivision preliminary plat
applications in order to document compliance with adopted development standards
unless waived by the development review committee during the pre-application process
per section 38.240.110. The developer must include documentation of any waivers grantedby the city after the pre-application review. Additional relevant and reasonable information
may be required to adequately assess whether the proposed subdivision complies with
this chapter, the Montana Subdivision and Platting Act, and other applicable standards.
The applicant has not submitted any documentation of waivers, nor discussed their existence
at the recent 4/18/23 city commission meeting for failure to meet the following two items.
38.220.060. A. 5. Protective Measures. b. "Describe measures to protect trees and criticalplant communities (eg. design and location of streets, lots and open spaces).
The applicant did not make any mention of measures to protect trees in the applicationnarrative nor when questioned at the city comm. meeting of 4/18/23. (Instead the applicant's
landscape architect discussed the messiness of Cottonwood trees and how they were planningto plant 102 new trees to replace the over 111 trees being removed.)
38.220.060. A. 6. Wildlife. d. Protective Measures. " Describe measures to protect or
enhance wildlife habitat or to minimize degradation..."The applicant did not meet this requirement nor discuss it in their application narrative.
38.410.010. General Standards.
Natural environment. The design and development of all land uses must be properly
related to topography, and must, to the extent possible,preserve the natural terrain,
natural drainage, existing topsoil, trees and other existing vegetation.
As most of you know, Canyon Gate developers have discussed at the public meetings and intheir narratives their plans to regrade the uneven terrain, use pipes for flood mitigation instead
of natural drainage, remove the over 111 mature cottonwoods in the R5 zone (where they planto plant trees in what is now a grassy area and put the apartment buildings where the trees
currently exist), etc.