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Home My WebLink About10-10-23 Public Comment - A. Sweeney - Basement apartments, Cottage housing, and ADU'sFrom:Alison Sweeney To:Agenda Subject:[EXTERNAL]Basement apartments, Cottage housing, and ADU"s Date:Sunday, October 8, 2023 8:56:02 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Attn Community Development Board and City Commission, I think the city can do a ton to incentivise gentle infil in the old part of town without going too far and resulting in a land grab by developers, that will destroy the character of the part ofBozeman people fall in love with. Let's be honest, they don't come here and fall in love with 19th, or the subdivisions to the west of it. They love the old part of town, AS WE ALL DO. The 3 stories and 8 units in the proposed R-A district goes too far! And since it will have noeffect in areas with covenants, you're just going to destroy the old neighborhoods. Not a good approach. Instead please educate the community about how many options there currently are in R-1 andR-2 to densify! -Cottage housing is adorable, appropriate, and less invasive. Promote tiny homes as agreat cottage housing option! If we must destroy original structures, cottage housing has the potential to add density in a gentle way. -Let more homeowners know that there are ready-made plans if you want to add an ADU! These are such a great option without destroying anything. -Basement apartments are invisible infill not currently allowed in R-1, so legalize that. And help homeowners bear the cost of the adaptations required. Incentivise homeowners to adopt these types of infill by removing city building fees etc. KEEP THE HEIGHT AT 2 STORIES IN THE CORE NEIGHBORHOODS! While adding this density, we need to take steps to make sure the new units are helping solveour housing crisis. We could form something like the Big Sky Housing Trust's Rent Local program: https://bigskyhousingtrust.org/rent-local-program/ It seems as though the proposed UDC takes a sledge hammer to our core neighborhoods whenwhat you really need is a scalpel. Please slow down and go back to the drawing board. Thank you, Alison B. Sweeney (A Stakeholder)