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December 19, 2023 – Transmitted via Project Dox only.
Blackwood Land Fund LLC
Bridger Land Group
RE: The Blackwood Groves Block 15 Apartments Site Plan, Project 23065, for Lot 1. Block
15, Blackwood Groves Phase 2 Major Subdivision.
Dear Applicants:
The Bozeman Department of Community Development is pleased to award conditional-approval of
the site plan for the above-referenced property and residential development. The details of the staff
evaluation of your site plan proposal can be found in the staff report which has been added, along with
this letter, to the City Documents folder of the Project Dox file for this application. Please forward this
letter and the staff report to applicable members of your team.
Please be aware that as the applicant you must comply with all provisions of Chapter 38 of the Bozeman
Municipal Code (BMC) that are applicable to this project. Pursuant to Section 38.230.150, amendments
to approved plans must be reviewed and may be approved by the Community Development Director
upon determining that the amended plan is in substantial compliance with the originally approved plan.
If not, an application for a Modification to the approved Site Plan would be required.
The condition of approval and code provision for this site plan are:
CONDITION OF APPROVAL
1. The Applicant is advised that unmet code provisions or code provisions that are not specifically listed as
conditions of approval does not, in any way, create a waiver or other relaxation of the lawful requirements of the
Bozeman Municipal Code (BMC) or State law.
CODE PROVISION
1. BMC 38.410.130. Water Adequacy: To satisfy the City's water adequacy requirement a cash-in-lieu of water rights
fee of $67,125 must be paid prior to final site plan approval. The fee determination is uploaded in the City Document
folder for review and reference. The applicant has also indicated an interest in participating in the City's high-
efficiency rebate program. To participate in the program the owner must enter into the City's high-efficiency rebate
agreement. The agreement template has been uploaded in the project files and needs to be updated with the
owner's information. Once updated please send the agreement to me at (gnielsen@bozemna.net) for review. The
agreement should be finalized and executed prior to final site plan approval.
You have the right to appeal this decision of the Community Development Director pursuant to the
provisions of the Bozeman Municipal Code. Please note that this decision is subject to appeal by other
aggrieved parties as defined by Sec. 38.700.020 of the Bozeman Municipal Code. Such appeals must
be filed pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 38.250.030 of the Bozeman Municipal Code. An appeal must
be filed within 10 working days following the date of this decision. If a valid appeal is filed, no further
action on the project may proceed until a decision on the appeal is made by the City Commission, and
the Community Development Department and Building Division will not be able to approve any building
permits or to perform any inspections related to this application.
If you have any questions, or if the Community Development Department can be of further assistance,
please do not hesitate to contact your Development Review Coordinator Jonathan Fuller at
jfuller@bozeman.net.
Sincerely, Susana Montana, Senior Planner