HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-05-23 Public Comment - C. Hospodor - RE_ Baxter 80 Annexation and Zone Map Amendment – Application 23208From:Clay Hospodor
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]RE: Baxter 80 Annexation and Zone Map Amendment – Application 23208
Date:Sunday, February 4, 2024 9:13:33 AM
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ATTN: Tom Rogers
RE: Baxter 80 Annexation and Zone Map Amendment – Application 23208 by the Community
Dear Community Development Board,
I oppose the zoning designation of R4 – High Density and R5 – High Density Mixed Use for the
following compelling reasons:
) The Bozeman 2020 Community Plan asserts that “the needs of new and existing development
coexist and they should remain in balance, neither should overwhelm the other (Bozeman 2020
Community Plan, p. 20)
· Although we have pockets of R4 high density in our neighborhoods, the apartment
complexes are smaller and limited to two stories with setbacks that blend in well with
more medium to moderate zoned areas.
· An abrupt transition to R-4 (Residential High Density) and R-5 (Residential High-Density -
Mixed) would threaten to overwhelm our more medium to moderate density
neighborhood areas and would create an imbalance between the two-story character of
our residences and the potential three to four story dwellings with out of place
commercial businesses mixed in.
· We bought our homes knowing there would be no commercial businesses nearby in
well-established residential neighborhoods. Businesses do not always make the best
neighbors and there are valid and legitimate reasons for separating them from
residential areas. Today’s coffee shop can become tomorrow’s pawn shop.
) According to the Bozeman 2020 Community Plan under the City Responsibility section, it states
that: “the City’s primary function is to provide a safe, healthy, and high-quality environment…..
The way a community is shaped through………green spaces can contribute to the well-being of
residents” (Bozeman 2020 Community Plan, p. 21).
· The property contains significant wetlands that spread out from Baxter, Ajacker, and
McDonald Creeks and should be protected to support our well-being with green space in
the form of parks along the wetlands for current and future residents to enjoy.
· The R4 and R5 designations could negatively impact the wetlands and shrink the
opportunity to establish parks along them.
· If a high-density development is added there without parks and protection of the
wetlands, many of those residents will seek out our parks and green spaces that we pay
to maintain.
Thank you for taking the time to carefully consider these compelling reasons for rejecting this zoning
proposal and the potential for it to adversely impact our well-established residential neighborhoods.
Sincerely,
David C. Hospodor
852 Forestglen Drive B
Bozeman, MT 59718
406-579-8903
clayhospodor@hotmail.com