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Application No. 23095 Type Special Use Permit
Project Name Sidewalk Patio (Shred Monk) SUP
Summary The City of Bozeman Department of Community Development
received a Special Use Permit (SUP) on April 20, 2023 to allow for the
on-premises consumption and sale of alcohol in a sidewalk patio
expansion at the Shred Monk Brewery at 121 W. Main Street, Unit B,
as detailed in application 23095.
Zoning B-3 Growth
Policy
Traditional Core Parcel Size 0.18 Acres
Overlay District(s) NCOD – Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District
Street Address 121 W. Main St, Unit B
Legal Description Tracy’s 1st Add, S07, T02 S, R06 E, Block B, Lot 5 & 6, City of Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana
Owner CEG LLC, 121 W. Main St., Suite A, Bozeman, MT 59715
Applicant Same as owner
Representative Shred Monk, Inc., 121 W. Main St., Unit B, Bozeman, MT 59715
Staff Danielle Garber
Noticing Public Comment Period Site Posted Adjacent Owners
Mailed
Newspaper
Legal Ad
5/22/2023 – 6/6/2023 5/22/2023 5/22/2023 5/20/2023 &
5/27/2023
Recommendation Application is sufficient for approval with conditions and code
provisions
Decision Authority Director of Community Development Date June 16, 2023
Application File located in the City’s Laserfiche Web Depository for Application 23095
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FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPEAL PROVISIONS CERTIFICATE
A. PURSUANT to Chapter 38, Article 2, Bozeman Municipal Code (BMC), and other
applicable sections of Ch.38, BMC, public notice was given, opportunity to submit
comment was provided to affected parties, and a review of the Special Use Permit
described in this report was conducted. The applicant proposed to the City a Special Use
Permit (SUP) to permit the sale of alcohol for on premises consumption in a B-3 zoning
district (Downtown Business District). The purposes of the Special Use Permit review
were to consider all relevant evidence relating to public health, safety, welfare, and the
other purposes of Ch. 38, BMC; to evaluate the proposal against the criteria of Sec.
38.230.100 BMC, and the standards of Ch. 38, BMC; and to determine whether the
application should be approved, conditionally approved, or denied.
B. It appeared to the Director that all parties and the public wishing to examine the
proposed Special Use Permit and Certificate of Appropriateness and offer comment
were provided the opportunity to do so. After receiving the recommendation of the
relevant advisory bodies established by Ch. 38, Art. 210, BMC, and considering all
matters of record presented with the application and during the public comment period
defined by Ch. 38, BMC, the Director has found that the proposed Special Use Permit
would comply with the requirements of the BMC if certain conditions were imposed.
Therefore, being fully advised of all matters having come before them regarding this
application, the Director makes the following decision.
C. The Special Use Permit (SUP) been found to meet the criteria of Ch. 38, BMC, and is
therefore approved, subject to the conditions listed in this report and the correction of
any elements not in conformance with the standards of the Title. The evidence contained
in the submittal materials, advisory body review, public testimony, and this report,
justifies the conditions imposed on this development to ensure that the SUP complies
with all applicable regulations, and all applicable criteria of Ch. 38, BMC.
On this ________ day of _______________2023, Anna Bentley, Director of Community
Development, approved with conditions this Special Use Permit for and on behalf of the
City of Bozeman as authorized by Sec. 38.200.010, BMC. The approval of this Special Use
Permit, issued pursuant to Section 38.230.120 of the BMC, runs with the land, however
may be terminated or revoked per Section 38.230.120.G.
D. This Director of Community Development’s project decision may be appealed by filing a
documented appeal with and paying an appeal fee to the Clerk of the Commission for
the City of Bozeman within 10 working days after the date of the final decision as
evidenced by the Director’s signature, following the procedures of Sec. 38.250.030, BMC.
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
1. The applicant is advised that unmet code provisions, or code provisions that are not
specifically listed as conditions of approval, does not, in any way, create a waiver or
other relaxation of the lawful requirements of the Bozeman Municipal Code or state
law.
2. A copy of the State Revenue Department alcohol license for the establishment must be
submitted to the Department Community Development prior to the sale of alcoholic
beverages.
3. Please reach out to Public Works for a downtown right-of-way Exclusive Use Permit:
a. If the application is for a sidewalk café serving alcoholic beverages, the area must be
enclosed, except for ingress and egress entry points, by a temporary fence, the
design and location of which must be approved by the Director of Public Works. The
site plan must show the location and detail of the fence. The fence shall be:
1. black or of a color that matches the adjacent building;
2. at least 4 feet in height; and
3. shall be of a design and quality that does not permit children or other
persons to crawl under the fence.
4. The right to serve alcohol to patrons is revocable according to the provisions in
Bozeman Municipal Code Sections 38.230.110.I and 38.200.160 based on substantial
complaints from the public or from the Police Department regarding violations of the
City of Bozeman’s open alcohol container, minor in possession of alcohol, or any other
applicable law regarding consumption and/or procession of alcohol.
5. Any expansion of this use or facility is not permitted unless reviewed and approved as
required under the applicable regulations of the Bozeman Municipal Code.
CODE PROVISIONS
1. In addition to the review criteria of section 38.230.100, the review authority must, in
approving a special use permit, determine favorably that applications meet the review
criteria set forth in subsections 38.230.120.C
2. Section 38.230.120.D BMC states that the right to a use and occupancy permit is
contingent upon the fulfillment of all general and special conditions imposed by the
special use permit procedure. All of the conditions constitute restrictions running with
the land use, apply and must be adhered to by the owner of the land, successors or
assigns, are binding upon the owner of the land, their successors or assigns, must be
consented to in writing, and must be recorded as such with the county clerk and
recorder's office by the property owner prior to the issuance of any building permits,
final plan approval or commencement of the special use and shall be recorded as such
with the Gallatin County Clerk and Recorder’s Office by the property owner prior
to the final plan approval or commencement of the use.
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3. Section 38.230.120.G BMC describes the process for termination/revocation of a special
use permit approval:
a. Special use permits are approved based on an analysis of current local
circumstances and regulatory requirements. Over time these things may change and
the use may no longer be appropriate to a location. A conditional use permit will be
considered as terminated and of no further effect if:
i. After having been commenced, the approved use is not actively conducted on
the site for a period of two continuous calendar years;
ii. Final zoning approval to reuse the property for another principal or
conditional use is granted;
iii. The use or development of the site is not begun within the time limits of the
final site plan approval in 38.230.140
b. A special use which has terminated may be reestablished on a site by either, the
review and approval of a new special use permit application, or a determination by
the planning director that the local circumstances and regulatory requirements are
essentially the same as at the time of the original approval. A denial of renewal by
the planning director may not be appealed. If the planning director determines that
the special use permit may be renewed on a site then any conditions of approval of
the original conditional use permit are also renewed.
c. If activity begins for which a special use permit has been given final approval, all
activities must comply with any conditions of approval or code requirements.
Should there be a failure to maintain compliance the city may revoke the approval
through the procedures outlined in section 38.200.160.
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Figure 1: Vicinity Map
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Figure 2: Site Plan
Figure 3: Elevation
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ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
Analysis and resulting recommendations are based on the entirety of the application
materials, municipal codes, standards, plans, public comment, and all other materials
available during the review period. Collectively this information is the record of the
review. The analysis in this report is a summary of the completed review.
Plan Review, Section 38.230.100, BMC
In considering applications for plan approval under this title, the Director of Community
Development shall consider the following:
1. Conformance to and consistency with the City’s adopted
growth policy 38.100.040 B
Meets
Code?
Growth Policy
Land Use
Community Core Yes
Zoning B-3 zoning district (Downtown Business
District)
Yes
Comments: The uses are allowed within the zoning district with the approval of this
application 23095, pursuant to Section 38.310 of the Bozeman Municipal Code. The
property is within the City’s municipal service area and otherwise complies with the
goals and objectives of the growth policy. No conflicts between the proposed uses,
zoning compliance and the growth policy are identified.
2. Conformance to this chapter, including the cessation of any
current violations 38.200.160
Meets
Code?
Current Violations None Yes
Comments: The applicant is advised that unmet code provisions, or code provisions
that are not specifically listed as conditions of approval, does not, in any way, create
a waiver or other relaxation of the lawful requirements of the Bozeman Municipal
Code or state law.
3. Conformance with all other applicable laws, ordinances,
and regulations 38.100.080
Meets
Code?
Conflicts None Yes
Condominium ownership No NA
Comments: Applications are reviewed and evaluated against the Bozeman Municipal
Code. No conflicts with the conformance with laws, ordinances and building
regulations have been identified during the Special Use Permit review.
4. Conformance with special review criteria for applicable
permit types as specified in article 2
Meets
Code?
Section 38.230.120 Special Use Permit
Yes
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5. Conformance with zoning provisions of article 3
38.230.100
Meets
Code?
Permitted uses 38.310 On-premise consumption of alcohol
with SUP
Yes
Form and intensity standards 38.320 Yes
Zoning B-3 Setbacks
(feet)
Structures Parking /
Loading
NA
Front NA NA
Rear NA NA
Side NA NA
Alley NA NA
Watercourse NA
Wetland NA
Block Frontage Mixed NA NA
Comments: There are no proposed changes to the building location, roof, or
building footprint.
Relationship to adjacent properties standards 38.520.030 (light
and air access and privacy) and angled setback plane 38.360.030
NA
Applicable zone specific or overlay standards 38.330-340 Yes
Building Height B-3 Requirements 38.320.010-060 NA
Lot
coverage
NA Allowed NA
Height NA Allowed NA NA
Comments: No changes to the existing building are proposed that will modify the
height or lot coverage.
General land use standards and requirements 38.350 Yes
Applicable supplemental use criteria 38.360 NA
Supplement
al uses/type
Alcohol sales for on-premises consumption Yes
Comments: See supplemental criteria for the specified use type (item 14 of this
report).
Wireless facilities 38.370 NA
Affordable Housing 38.380.010 NA NA
Affordable housing plan NA
Comments: NA
6a(1). Conformance with the community design provisions of
article 4: Transportation facilities and access 38.400
Meets
Code?
Street vision NA NA
Secondary access NA
Traffic
Impact
Study / LOS
NA Transportation grid
adequate to serve
site
Yes Yes
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Comments: A Traffic Impact Study was not required by the Engineering Division.
The application was reviewed by Engineering. The primary uses of the building
are not changing; a small seasonal patio is being added.
Street dedication NA NA
Drive access locations and widths NA
Number of drive accesses NA
Street easements NA
Special Improvement Districts NA NA
Comments: No changes to the site design are proposed with this application.
6a(2). Conformance with the community design provisions of
article 4: Pedestrian and vehicular ingress and egress 38.400
Meets
Code?
Design of the pedestrian and vehicular circulation systems to
assure that pedestrians and vehicles can move safely and easily
both within the site and between properties and activities within
the neighborhood area.
Yes
Vehicle accesses to site 0 NA
Pedestrian access location(s) Yes
Site vision triangles NA
Fire lanes, curbs, signage and striping NA
Non-automotive transportation and circulation systems, design
features to enhance convenience and safety across parking lots
and streets, including, but not limited to paving patterns, grade
differences, landscaping and lighting
Yes
Crosswalks NA
Curb ramps NA
Pedestrian lighting NA
Comments: The site utilizes the existing public sidewalk system for access.
Adequate connection and integration of the pedestrian and
vehicular transportation systems to the systems in adjacent
development and the general community
Yes
Access easements NA NA
Dedication of right-of-way or easements necessary for pedestrian,
shared use pathway and similar transportation facilities
NA
Comments: The creation of easements or dedication of ROW was not required for
this application.
6a(3) Loading and Unloading areas Meets
Code?
Loading and unloading area requirements 38.540.080 NA
Loading and unloading NA NA
First Berth (min. 70 feet length, 12
feet in width and 14 feet in height)
NA NA
Additional Berths (min. 45 feet
length)
NA NA
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Comments: No loading areas are triggered with this application.
6b Community design and element provisions 38.410 Meets
Code?
Lot and block standards 38.410.040 NA
Rights of way for pedestrians alternative block delineation NA
Comments: No changes to the site or building are proposed that would trigger any
review of the lot and block standards.
Provisions for utilities including efficient public services and
utilities 38.410.050-060
Yes
Municipal infrastructure requirements Yes
Easements (City and public utility rights-of-way etc.) NA
Water, sewer, and stormwater NA
Other utilities (electric, natural gas, communications) NA
CIL of water NA
Comments: NA
Site Surface Drainage and stormwater control 38.410.080 NA
Location, design and capacity NA
Landscaping per 38.410.080.H NA
Comments: NA
Grading 38.410.080 NA
Maximum 1:4 slope requirements met NA
Comments: NA, no site changes are proposed. Public services and utilities already
serve the site.
6c. Park and recreation requirements 38.420 Meets
Code?
Enhancement of natural environment NA
Wildlife habitat or feeding area preservation NA
Maintenance of public park or public open space access NA
Park/Recreational area design NA
Parkland Cash-in-lieu for maximum known density not to
exceed 12 units/acre (ac.).
NA
___ ac. X ___ units/ac. X 0.03 ac.= _____ ac.
Cash donation in-lieu NA NA
Improvements in-lieu NA NA
Comments: This application is for commercial uses and does not trigger parkland
dedication.
7a-c. Conformance with the project design provisions of
Article 5, Compatibility, Design and Arrangement
Meets
Code?
Compatibility with, and sensitivity to, the immediate environment of
the site and the adjacent neighborhoods and other approved
development relative to architectural design, building mass,
Yes
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neighborhood identity, landscaping, historical character, orientation
of buildings on the site and visual integration
Block Frontage Standards 38.510 NA
Building Design 38.530 NA
Open space 38.520.060 NA
Location and design of service areas and mechanical equipment
38.520.070
NA
Comments: No changes to site and building design as existing are proposed with this
application. The uses of the site as proposed are consistent with the downtown and
Main Street sidewalk encroachment program.
Design and arrangement of the elements of the plan (e.g., buildings,
circulation, open space and landscaping, etc.) so that activities are
integrated with the organizational scheme of the community,
neighborhood, and other approved development and produce an
efficient, functionally organized and cohesive development
NA
Relationship to adjacent properties 38.520.030 NA
Non-motorized circulation and design 38.520.040 Yes
Vehicular circulation and parking 38.520.050 NA
Comments: No site changes are proposed with this application. There is an existing
sidewalk network integrated with the surrounding neighborhood. Minimum parking
requirements are already met and no new required parking spaces are triggered
with this application. The serving areas for both Suites A and B at this address are
under 3,000 square feet. Per BMC 38.540.050 the first 3,000 gross square feet of a
non-residential building within the B-3 district or adjacent to designated storefront
block frontage per section 38.500.010 is not included in the calculation of required
parking.
Design and arrangement of elements of the plan (e.g., buildings
circulation, open space and landscaping, etc.) in harmony with the
existing natural topography, natural water bodies and water
courses, existing vegetation, and to contribute to the overall
aesthetic quality of the site configuration
NA
Site Planning and Design Elements 38.520 NA
Comments: NA
Landscaping NA
Comments: NA
7d. Conformance with the project design provisions of Article
5, Landscaping including the enhancement of buildings,
appearance of vehicular use, open space and pedestrian area
and the preservation of replacement of natural vegetation
Meets
Code?
Submittal requirements for landscape plans 38.220.100 NA
Mandatory landscaping 38.550.050 NA
Yard NA
Additional screening NA
Parking lot screening NA
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Interior parking lot landscape NA
Off-street loading spaces
screening
NA
Street frontage NA
Street median island NA
Acceptable landscape materials NA
Protection of landscape areas NA
Irrigation: plan, water source,
system type
NA
Trees for residential adjacency NA
Performance points NA NA
City rights-of-way and parks NA
Tree plantings for boulevard ROW, drought-
resistant seed
NA
Public ROW boulevard strips NA
Irrigation and maintenance provisions for ROW NA
State ROW landscaping NA
Additio
nal
NA NA NA
Fencing and walls NA NA
Comments: NA, no landscaping changes proposed.
Site planning and design required 38.520 NA
Pedestrian area landscaping, including pathways and internal
circulation 38.520.040
NA
Internal roadway landscaping 38.520.050 NA
Open space landscaping 38.520.060 NA
Service area and mechanical equipment landscaping and screening
38.520.070
NA
Open space NA
Comments: NA, no changes proposed to the site.
7e. Conformance with the project design provisions of Article
5, Open Space
Meets
Code?
Open Space NA
Total required NA NA
Total provided NA NA
Comments: NA, no commercial open space is required with this application.
7f. Conformance with the project design provisions of Article
5, Lighting 38.570
Meets
Code?
Building-mounted lighting (cutoff and temperature) NA
Site lighting (supports, cutoff and temperature) NA
Minimum light trespass at property line NA
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Comments: The subject application does not propose any change in lighting or
addition of lighting from the previously reviewed and approved building. No
nuisance lighting has been identified on the site.
7g. Conformance with the project design provisions of Article
5, Signage 38.560
Meets
Code?
Allowed (sq. ft)/building NA NA
Proposed (sq. ft) NA
Comments: All signs must be reviewed and approved through a separate Sign
Permit review. No change in the existing approved signage is proposed with this
application.
8a-c. Conformance with environmental and open space
objectives in articles 4-6
Meets
Code?
Enhancement of natural environment: Integrated stormwater,
LID, removal of inappropriate fill
NA
Grading NA
On-site retention/detention NA
Comments: NA, no changes to grading are proposed
Drainage design NA
Stormwater maintenance plan 38.410.030.A NA
Stormwater feature: landscaping amenity, native species,
curvilinear, 75% live vegetation
NA
Comments: NA, no changes to drainage are proposed.
Watercourse and wetland protections and associated wildlife
habitats
NA
If the development is adjacent to an existing or approved public
park or public open space area, have provisions been made in the
plan to avoid interfering with public access to and use of that area
NA
Comments: NA, no new grading and drainage proposed with this application.
9. Conformance with the natural resource protection
provisions of articles 4-6
Meets
Code?
Watercourse setback 38.410.100 NA
Watercourse setback planting plan NA
Floodplain regulations 38.600 NA
Wetland regulations 38.610 NA
Comments: NA, no watercourses present.
10. Other related matters, including relevant comment from
affected parties 38.220
Meets
Code?
Public Comment No comment was
received
Yes
Comments: A public notice period was executed as per Section 38.220.420. Details
regarding dates the noticing requirements were conducted can be found on page
1 of this staff report. No public comment was received.
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11. If the development includes multiple lots that are
interdependent for circulation or other means of addressing
requirement of this title, whether the lots are either:
Configured so that the sale of individual lots will not alter the
approved configuration or use of the property or cause the
development to become nonconforming OR Are the subject of
reciprocal and perpetual easements or other agreements to
which the City is a party so that the sale of individual lots will
not cause one or more elements of the development to
become nonconforming. 38.410.060
Meets
Code?
Subdivision
exemption
NA NA
Required Easements NA NA
Reciprocal access
and shared parking
easement
NA NA NA
Mutual access
easement and
agreement
NA
Comments: Not applicable. No new easements were required with this
application.
12. Phasing of development 38.230.020.B including buildings
and infrastructure
Meets
Code?
Phasing NA # of
phases
NA Yes
Comments: NA
13. Supplemental Use Criteria: Alcohol sales for on-premises
consumption 38.360.060
Meets
Code?
Same lot or premises where an adult business or the
sale of auto retail fuel is permitted
No Yes
Comments: Alcohol sales will not be on the same lot where an adult business or the
sale of auto fuel retail is permitted. No gambling or gaming is proposed with this
application.
In addition to the review criteria of 38.230.100, the review authority shall, in approving a
special use permit, determine favorably the criteria in the table below.
14. Section 38.230.110.E Additional review criteria for Special Use Permits Found favorable
The site for the proposed use is adequate in size and topography to accommodate such use, and all yards, spaces, walls and fences, parking, loading and landscaping are adequate to relate such use with the land and uses in the vicinity.
Yes
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Comments: No new parking requirements are triggered with this application. The proposed use is well established in the B-3, Downtown Business, zoning district and meets the goals and objectives of the growth policy. Alcohol sales for on-premises consumption are already conducted successfully within the confines of the existing building and site. The existing site is well suited for the existing and proposed uses. The proposed outdoor serving area will be required to maintain an encroachment permit with the Public Works Department, and meet all of the required spacing
standards to maintain functional use of the public sidewalk.
The proposed use will have no material adverse effect upon the
abutting property. Persons objecting to the recommendations of review bodies carry the burden of proof.
Yes
Comments: No evidence of the proposed use was found to have negative or adverse
effects on abutting properties. The proposed use relates well to the existing storefront and will not impede traffic along the Main Street public sidewalk. Condition of Approval 4, page 3 of this report, specifies that the right to serve alcohol to patrons is revocable should the need to revoke the permit arise.
Additional conditions stated in the approval are deemed necessary to protect the public health, safety and general welfare. Yes
Comments: See page 3 of this staff report for conditions of approval. Conditions of approval must be recorded with the County Clerk and Recorder.