HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-18-23 Public Comment - A. Brekke - Comments for Community Development Board 9_18 Meeting for Draft UDOFrom:Allyson Brekke
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]Comments for Community Development Board 9/18 Meeting for Draft UDO
Date:Monday, September 18, 2023 11:58:26 AM
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Good morning,
Please accept my comments on the proposed draft Unified Development Ordinance. I would
like to overall applaud the City of Bozeman for its serious undertaking in updating the UDOand increasing the allowable densities within the City. However, I do have some concerns with
the proposed revisions and some suggestions as described below:
1) Table 38.260.070-1 - Because of the significant changes occurring by consolidating currentresidential districts into R-A and R-B, I think there should be a "1a" transition required for when aR-B lot is being developed next to R-A zoning. This would provide a buffer between newer
(taller/bigger) R-B development from pre-existing R-1/R-2/R-3 neighborhoods.
2) I would encourage the City to continue investigating into HOA covenants and how they will affect a
property owner's capability of developing under the proposed UDO. Density will not occur unless the City
proactively sees what constraints HOA covenants will have on density opportunities. I worry that there will
be pockets of areas around town that will experience a greater influx of neighborhood change because they
were developed without HOA covenants or with weak HOA covenants (neighborhoods from the 80s/90s).
3) I would encourage the City to bring back the on-street parking reduction for all residential development.
Exceptions could be neighborhoods that are in an existing parking district or in close proximity to a school
or community center type of use. I think parking is still excessive for residential development.
Thank you for considering my comments. Please know that my comments are my own and do
not reflect the Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board (of which I am currently amember).
Kind regards,
Allyson Brekke, AICP-- Allyson B. Brekke