HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-18-23 Public Comment - S. Swain - RE_ North 3rd Apartment comments with staff responseFrom:Lynn Hyde
To:steve swain
Cc:Agenda
Subject:RE: North 3rd Apartment comments
Date:Thursday, May 18, 2023 1:42:57 PM
Steve,
Thank you for your concerns and comments. A few follow up response below.
Ivan Avenue:
There is some ambiguity as to the easements that exist on Ivan Avenue. It is a privately owned and
maintained street, however there are easements over it as is customary. Our engineers are doing
some additional research based on public comment to determine the exact easements that are
present, as they were recorded some time ago. If it I a private street with a public easement over it
then yes it can be connected to. If it is a private street without a public easement than perhaps no.
Parking:
The applicant is requesting a shallow incentive in the form of a parking reduction to one stall per
dwelling unit which is allowed per BMC 38.380.020.C.3.d. In order to be eligible for the shallow
incentives, the project must be providing greater than 5 percent of the homes less than 120% AMI.
This project is proposing 100 percent of the homes at 60% AMI, which is meeting the threshold to be
eligible for both shallow and deep incentives. Note that while the proposal is eligible for deep
incentives, the applicant is only requesting one shallow incentives. The proposal has 271 parking
spaces proposed for the 216 units.
Thanks again for your comments and they will be included in the public record for the applicant, all
reviewers and decision makers to have access to.
Best,
Lynn Hyde | Development Review Planner, Community DevelopmentCity of Bozeman | 20 East Olive St. | P.O. Box 1230 | Bozeman, MT 59771406.579.1471 | lhyde@bozeman.net | www.bozeman.net
From: steve swain <stevendswain@gmail.com>
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Subject: North 3rd Apartment comments
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My name is Steve Swain. I own the townhouse at 403 Ivan Avenue in HomesteadTownhouses. I have questions and a concern as follows: Questions:The drawings seem to indicate that the project will connect to Ivan Avenue and essentiallymake it a public street. It is my understanding that Ivan Avenue is a private street for which
our HOA has always been and is responsible for maintenance and snow removal. My questionis whether Ivan Avenue is indeed a private street or is it a public street? If it is a private street,can the applicant be allowed to connect to it? I would appreciate an answer or direction tosomeone who I can answer these questions. Concern:I have perused the documents regarding this proposal and, admittingly, have not read everysingle word but I haven't found where the applicant addresses the number of off-street parkingspaces provided for the occupants of these apartments. If I have missed this, could you guideme to this information. I did read that some of the parking will be used for snow storage in thewinter; further reducing the number of spaces that are provided. My concern is that the applicant is not providing adequate parking for the number of vehiclesthat this project will incur. As is common with multi-unit developments in Bozeman(including my own townhouse group) this ends up impacting the surrounding neighborhood. This is of particular concern for Homestead Townhouses if Ivan Avenue becomes a throughstreet. The impact of overflow parking from 216 units on our short street would be immense. Thank you for your attention. Steve Swain406-599-3774stevendswain@gmail.com