HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-18-23 Public Comment - S. Merrill - Development code, zoning regulationsFrom:Sarah Merrill
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]Development code, zoning regulations
Date:Monday, September 18, 2023 9:12:12 AM
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Dear Community Development Board and City Commission;
I write to voice my opposition to rezoning residential neighborhoods to encourage
development of duplexes, four-plexes and eight-plexes.
This action will not "maintain neighborhood character" (Mark Egge, Bozeman Chronicle9/2/23). It will destroy it. It will not solve the housing affordability issue or the lack of
housing issue.
This action is just all about the numbers for your consultants, but not for those of us who livehere! A friend of mine, another residential homeowner, said to me, in regard to the rezoning
proposal, "It seems like they are trying to force us out." Is that your intention?
I hope you have all read Jim Goetz's September 6th Chronicle column about eliminatingresidential zoning. I would encourage you to read it again and reconsider this proposal.
Thank you for your time.
Sarah Merrill