HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-03-24 Public Comment - K. Silvestri - Repeal Affordable Housing OrdinanceFrom:Kenneth Silvestri
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Repeal Affordable Housing Ordinance
Date:Tuesday, November 26, 2024 6:11:07 PM
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The affordable housing ordinance is a gift for developers that resulted from a knee-jerk
reaction to state interventions in local decision-making for housing policy. In exchange forzoning concessions, this ordinance provides little to no impact on affordable housing by
allowing developers to manipulate what counts as "affordable housing" to maximize theirprofits, i.e. the Guthrie proposal that offered dormitory style short-term rentals for the
developer's transient workforce.
At the same time, these zoning concessions have acute negative adverse impacts on thesurrounding neighborhoods and the quality of life for people that live in them with reduced
parking and increased height that dwarfs existing homes in ways that forces them to eventuallysell to escape the onslaught of forced "redevelopment." The negatives outweigh the
positives with this misguided supply-side approach to housing.
Please consider replacing this with affordable housing overlays and a public housing authoritythat actually provides affordable housing without severely disrupting the quality of life of
those living near it.
Ken Silvestri5785 Saxon Way, Unit A
Bozeman, MT 59718