HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-25-23 Public Comment - K. Cohen - Baxter & DavisFrom:Kim Cohen
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Subject:Baxter & Davis
Date:Thursday, May 25, 2023 5:55:17 PM
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May 25, 2023
Re: Application 22039 - Thriftway Super Stop Site Plan & Special Use Permit
To the City of Bozeman Department of Community Development:
We are writing regarding the Application: 22039. As current residents of the West Winds neighborhood,
we oppose the building of the Thriftway Super Stop Site Plan. We have many concerns including the
following:
1. This proposal does not meet Bozeman’s city requirement for safe access so close to the intersection
of Baxter and Davis, as required by BMC 38.400.090. For this reason, Application #22039 and the
special permit required under BMC 38.230.120 should be denied.
2. Allowing a special permit for the construction of a Thriftway Super Stop in this residential area makes
no sense. There is already a large amount of traffic at this intersection. Traffic entering and exiting a gas
station so close to the intersection can create an unnecessary hazard for cars and be a safety issue for
children walking and riding their bikes to and from school crossing on Baxter and Davis. Please do not
allow for a special permit to build an unnecessary gas station at this location that will put our children in
danger.
3. We question the need for an additional gas station at the proposed location with there being four gas
stations less than 2 miles from this proposed project (e.g. 1 mile - Conoco at 1876 Baxter Lane; 1.3
miles - Smith's Fuel Center at 1400 N. 19th Ave.; 1.3 mile - Costco at 2505 Catron Street; 1.7 mile -
Exxon at 2525 N.19th Ave.). Bozeman does not have any gas stations in other neighborhoods and this
location should not be the place to test it out.
4. This is a residential neighborhood. We homeowners purchased homes in this area with the expectation
that it would stay that way. Instead, you are now proposing that residents will have bright lights shining
into their homes 24 hours a day and increased noise levels.
5. A gas station built in a residential area will introduce light pollution, sound pollution, increased traffic to
an already busy intersection, and draw transients and potential criminal activity to a family residential
area.
The approval of this proposed development would be detrimental to both the surrounding residents and
the community of Bozeman itself. Please reject the special permit for the construction of a Thriftway
Super Stop in our residential neighborhood. We strongly urge you to deny Application #22039.
Kim Cohen
3370 Tschache Lane
Bozeman MT 59718