HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-04-23 Public Comment - D. Carty - Public Comment_ CDB Meeting, Dec 4, 2023_ Agenda Item F.1_ GV Sensitive Lands PlanFrom:Daniel Carty
To:Agenda; Jennifer Madgic
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Public Comment: CDB Meeting, Dec 4, 2023: Agenda Item F.1: GV Sensitive Lands Plan
Date:Monday, December 4, 2023 10:07:07 AM
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(Please distribute the following public comment to the CDB for their Dec 4, 2023, meeting
and place in the Sensitive Lands Plan public comment folder. Thank you,)
Mon, Dec 4, 2023, 10:10 AM
To: Community Development Board (CDB) and Commissioner Jennifer Madgic,
Commission Liaison to the CDBSubject: Please "accept" the Gallatin Valley Sensitive Lands Protection Plan as currently
written
I am writing to ask the CDB to "accept" the Gallatin Valley Sensitive Lands Protection Plan(GVSLPP) as currently written.
In addition, I am writing to ask the CDB and the City to begin thinking about incorporating
the GVSLPP—as currently written—into the proposed Unified Development Code (UDC)update. Such an incorporation could be done under Article 6.- Natural Resource Protection
and would codify the GVSLPP. Codifying the GVSLPP would, in turn, give the plan "teeth,"which could then be used to help evaluate future residential and commercial development
planned within City limits. In addition, codifying the GVSLPP would encourage the City toplace greater emphasis on (1) enforcing existing environmental protection codes in the
proposed UDC update, (2) adding new environmental protection codes to the proposedUDC update, (3) enhancing sustainability in the face of climate change, (4) advocating for
land stewardship/environmentally responsible development, and—especially—(5)protecting and enhancing the many ecosystem services (Footnote 1) that Bozeman's
natural environment provides to its residents.
Daniel Carty213 N. Third Ave
Bozeman. MT 59715
dgc12@hotmail.com406-548-2810
Footnote 1: As characterized by the National Wildlife Federation, ecosystem services can
be thought of as beneficial services that the natural environment provides to humans, e.g.,(1) Provisioning, (2) Regulating, (3) Cultural, and (4) Support
services.https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Understanding-Conservation/Ecosystem-Services