HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-01-24 Public Comment - D. Kent - Harper's Corner Annexation and Zone Map Amendment, App 23127 Donald Kent C..,� •
1285 Hidden Valley Road
Bozeman, MT 59718
April 30, 2024
Bozeman City Clerk
121 North Rouse Ave.
P.O. Box 1230
Bozeman, Montana 5771-1230 RE: Harper's Corner Annexation /Zone Map
Application 23127
PROTEST
Dear Bozeman City Clerk:
Please present this protest and opposition to annexation' and requested zoning
designation of R-4.
I am the owner of two (2) tracts of real property within 150 feet of this application being
the owner of a parcel of land situated in Tract B of COS 415 located in the SW% of Section 27,
T1S, R5E further described as Lot 4 of said tract as shown on Minor Subdivision 26 (film 74 pg
1747) and the tract located in the SW % of SW % of Section 27, T1S, RSE, with address of 1285
Hidden Valley Road and Geocode 06-0904-27-3-04-01-000.
Please deny the requested zoning of R-4 (residential high density) for this application.
As you are aware, the directly north and across the street is currently zoned AS Rural Residential
by Gallatin County.
Placing R-4 (high density residential zoning) directly adjacent to a zoning designation
with the primary purpose of agricultural activities is a direct conflict. The purpose of the AS
zoning is to provide for Agriculture Activities and rural residential uses on larger tracts of land
and to maintain and preserve the rural character.
High density residential development is not compatible with agricultural zoning. The law
requires the City to authorize land uses comparable to the land uses authorized by county
zoning pursuant to Section 76-2-303,(3) MCA. By considering and possibly approved such high
density you will be automatically be in conflict with lots size, rural nature surrounding this
annexation and force any future residents to endure the usual acknowledged impacts of
agriculture, which is noisy, smelly and dusty.
If I am reading the future land use map correctly, while the Harper's Corner request is
within the City's Growth Policy Boundary, it is in the area that your Context Map acknowledges
'While it appears that the City Commission approved the annexation of this property in January
of 2024, the title of the Amended Notice is "Harper's Corner Annexation and Zone Map
Amendment".
are parcels up to 20 acres and pursuant to the City's adopted Triangle Community Plan should
be used to not contribute to sprawl, increased infrastructure service costs and premature
conversion of agricultural lands and open space to mitigate the impacts of additional residential
development.
This property is beyond Bozeman's Accessibility and Mobility as represented in your
Bozeman Community Plan 2020 as well as shown as Urban Neighborhood on the Future Land
Use Map. It seems to me that the use of the term urban design and Goal N-1.5 urban
agriculture, which would be more compatible with the existing land uses, is not aligned with the
R-4 density sought. This density does not seem complementary to your stated Theme 3 of
"Preventing sprawl and increasing resource efficiency depend on an intensity of urban life found
in our commercial centers. Innovative design and planning include ideas like pocket
neighborhoods, smaller housing, green alleys, urban agriculture, and creativity in our public
spaces."
Please do not set up our neighborhood for continual conflict. The City of Bozeman
Community Plan 2020 requires the City to work with the County on land use planning issues.
Considering R-4 next to agricultural zoning does not demonstrate any kind of"work with" or
cooperation.
To the extent that my voice is a protest. I protest the annexation of this property and
the zoning designation.
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Sincerely,
Donald Kent
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