HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-05-23 Public Comment - B. Vandenbrink - New zoningFrom:Brigitte Vandenbrink
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]New zoning
Date:Thursday, October 5, 2023 8:19:44 AM
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As a concerned Bozeman citizen, I am concerned and against the new UDC code.
Namely enacting a change in the zoning code that would cause high density infill of
apartment units into single family neighborhoods but without the benefit of providing
adequate affordable (I mean TRULY affordable housing not $500,000 condo units) housing
for those who need it and many younger and underemployed people need it badly! The
council also used TU to fight the presence of Short Term Rentals under the guise that
disallowing certain STU's would bring those homes now being used as a STU into the
rental pool thus providing housing for the TU folks. The council ignored the fact that the
owners of those properties wouldn't be compelled to rent for less money than what the
market will bear and the TU folks would still need to have their rent heavily subsidized to
rent the new STR units! This is a sham and a dereliction of responsibility by the city council.
Instead I think TU would get farther by aligning with current developers and property
owners to negotiate directly with providers of housing.
Thank you,
A concerned 22 year Bozeman citizen,
Brigitte Van Den Brink