HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-04-25 Public Comment - D. Bullock - Application 24606 THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS IS MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2025From:Duncan Bullock
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]Application 24606 THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS IS MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2025
Date:Sunday, March 2, 2025 1:05:00 PM
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Allowing the demolition of these public trees would not be in keeping with Bozeman Municipal Code
(BMC) Section 38.230.100 Plan Review Criteria:
Criterion 1. Conformance to and consistency with the City’s adopted growth policy (aka
Bozeman Community Plan 2020)—specifically goal EPO-2, because this development would
not be responsive to natural features (i.e. the existing mature trees)
and EPO3.9, because cutting them down would be in direct conflict with the City’s climate
goal to reduce carbon into the atmosphere. Our City is supposed to integrate climate change
considerations into development standards.
Criterion 6. Conformance with the community design provisions of article 4, including:
Community design and element provisions (division 38.410) General Standard
38.410.010, which states that the design and development of all land uses must, to the extent
possible, preserve trees. It is possible to deny this modification application because the
developer can proceed with the originally approved design. There are examples of infill
development projects that successfully protect existing trees during construction.
Criterion 7. Conformance with the project design provisions of article 5, including: 7a,c, d
and e. The new development should be sensitive to neighborhood identity, landscaping, and
historical character. Design should be in harmony with existing vegetation with an emphasis on
preserving existing vegetation.
Deborah Bullock
218 S. 6th Ave.
Bozeman, MT