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HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD CERTIFICATE OF
APPROPRIATENESS DECISION
APPLICATION
Date: January 15, 2025
File Number: 23321
Address: 314 W. Villard Street
Alterations:
1. Demolish existing noncontributing single family residence;
2. Construct three townhomes with accessory living space in the basement;
3. Construct carport in rear of the property to accommodate six parking spaces for the three units,
two per dwelling unit as required by 38.540.050;
4. All alterations denoted in Project No. 23321
Review Planner: Sarah Rosenberg, AICP
Public Notice:
Public notice ran from November 18 to December 13, 2024. Four letters of public comment were
received in opposition of the project. The project received approval on December 16, 2024 but it
was discovered that the information necessary for the public to review wasn’t posted. A second
public notice ran from December 20, 2024 – January 14, 2025. Two letters of public comment were
received in opposition of the project.
FINDINGS
Project meets City of Bozeman Design Guidelines for Historic Preservation and the Neighborhood
Conservation Overlay and Section 38.340.050 Bozeman Municipal Code.
Project meets City of Bozeman Design Guidelines for Historic Preservation and the Neighborhood
Conservation Overlay and Section 38.340.050 Bozeman Municipal Code with conditions, see below.
The property is located within the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District but is not within a
historic district. The structure is noncontributing and the new design meets certificate of
appropriateness design standards and the NCOD Design Guidelines. Townhomes are an allowed
use in the R-3 zone district per 38.310 and there is adequate lot size to meet form and intensity
standards as outlined in 38.320.
Project meets City of Bozeman Design Guidelines for Historic Preservation and the Neighborhood
Conservation Overlay and Section 38.340.050 Bozeman Municipal Code, see attachment.
DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
CODE PROVISIONS
Per Section 38.100.080 & 38.200.110, the proposed project shall be completed as approved and conditioned in the
Certificate of Appropriateness application. Any modifications to the submitted and approved application materials shall
invalidate the project's legitimacy unless the applicant submits the proposed modifications for review and approval by the
Department of Community Development prior to undertaking said modifications. The only exception to this law is repair.
Per Section 38.200.100.A.3, the applicant shall obtain a building permit within one year of Certificate of Appropriateness
approval or said approval shall become null and void. Please call the Building Division at 406-582-2375 for more
information on the building permit process.
CONDITION OF APPROVAL
Per 38.220, a subdivision exemption must be approved and recorded with the Clerk & Recorder prior to issuance of the
building permit.
APPEALS
You have the right to appeal this decision of the Community Development Director pursuant to the provisions of Article
38.250 of the Bozeman Municipal Code.
Please note that this decision is also 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 COA.
IMPACT FEES
Future building permit applications may require payment of the required transportation, water, sewer and fire impact fees
according to the City of Bozeman adopted impact fee schedule in place at the time of building permit issuance. If you
desire an estimate of the required impact fees (according to current rates) please contact the Department of Community
Development.
CONTACT US
Alfred M. Stiff Professional Building
20 East Olive Street 59715 (FED EX and UPS Only)
PO Box 1230
Bozeman, MT 59771
phone 406-582-2260
fax 406-582-2263
planning@bozeman.net
www.bozeman.net
DISPLAY THE FRONT OF THIS DOCUMENT IN A
PROMINENT LOCATION FACING THE STREET
DURING CONSTRUCTION
NO WORK MAY COMMENCE PRIOR TO BUILDING
PERMIT ISSUANCE