HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-16-24 Public Comment - D. Carty - Historic Preservation Advisory Board meeting, Oct 16, 2024From:Daniel Carty
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Cc:Sarah Rosenberg
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Historic Preservation Advisory Board meeting, Oct 16, 2024
Date:Wednesday, October 16, 2024 8:53:42 AM
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(Please place the following public comment in the Historic Preservation Advisory Board
folder in time for their Wed, Oct 16, 2024, meeting. Thank you.)
Oct 16, 2024; 8:55am
I am writing to comment on HPAB's Oct 16, 2024, meeting re Agenda Item F.1 BozemanLandmark Program Project, Work Session on Initial Guidance Report (as follows):
(1) Re Policy Conversations (my bolding and underlining throughout, DC): From the
perspective of one who is an advocate for the protection of Bozeman's natural environment
—including Bozeman's urban forest—I am pleased the Landmark Program Project Initial
Guidance Report (Report) includes the following language:
(a) Page 8: "Modify City Code section 2.05.860 and 2.05.930 to expand the
responsibilities of the Historic Preservation Advisory Board (HPAB) to include
cultural heritage and evaluation of landmark nominations."
(b) Page 8: "Create a city-wide local landmark program that includes both
architectural and cultural significance. This would allow for designation of individual
historic or cultural landmarks inside and outside the NCOD, including buildings,
environmental spaces and natural features, and sites of cultural importance."
(2) Re Policy Conversations, page 8, “Additional policy options to explore in the
future that are beyond the scope of the current project”:
(a) The Bozeman Landmark Program Project is supposed to include Bozeman's built
environment and its natural environment. Consequently, I disagree that the sentence
"Consider adopting tree regulations." is beyond the scope of this project because “tree
regulations” could be incorporated into a historic preservation landmark program in two
ways: (1) Voluntary Heritage Tree Program and (2) Tree Ordinance in the UDC. As
such, I suggest adding the following sentence to the Policy Conversations section:
Consider offering a voluntary Heritage Tree Program and adopting a Tree
Ordinance (within the UDC).
(3) Re: Program Conversations
(a) Page 9: I am pleased that this section includes the following language: “Create a
historic preservation master plan or include a historic preservation element in future
updates to the Growth Policy [aka Bozeman Community Plan].”
(b) Pages 9 – 10: The Bozeman Landmark Program Project is supposed to include
Bozeman's built environment and its natural environment. However, in the Program
Conversations section, there are no direct references to Bozeman’s natural
environment and no direct references to Bozeman’s environmental spaces and natural
features. Direct reference to Bozeman’s natural environment, environmental spaces,
and natural features could—and should—be added to nearly every bullet point in this
section.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment.
Daniel Carty
213 N. 3rd Ave
Bozeman, MT 59715