HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-02-23 Public Comment - M. Egge - Community Development Board - Draft UDC CommentsFrom:Mark Egge
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]Community Development Board - Draft UDC Comments
Date:Saturday, September 30, 2023 12:20:28 PM
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Members of the Community Development Board,
At your Draft UDC hearing on 9/18/2023 I was struck by the geographic
concentration of those participating in public comment. Just for fun, I put
the locations (as stated for the public record) of those commenting inopposition on a map. This is shown below.
The map shows that all but two comments were from residents livingwithin 4 blocks of either side of 3rd Avenue. 100% of the comments given
on 9/18/2023 (both for, against, and informational) came from residents
who live within the Historic Conservation Overlay District. It's worth
considering that form-based codes are typically applied at a more granularlevel than Bozeman's existing zoning districts. It might be helpful to
consider a more granular approach within Bozeman's historic districts thatis more directly reflective of the existing housing stock in those areas (e.g.
5 units might be a more appropriate cap in R-A within the historic districts;
there are plenty of five-plexes within the historic districts, but few 6-, 7-,
or 8-plexes). The other take-away here is to point out simply that only asmall minority of Bozeman's residential areas were represented in the
public comment on 9/18.
Thanks for your service to the community, and in particular helping thecommunity better understand how form-based codes work and the
benefits of a form-based approach over a use-based approach.
Mark
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Mark Egge(406) 548-4488
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