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NOTICE OF MASTER SITE PLAN, SITE PLAN, & SPECIAL USE
PERMIT APPLICATION
This application is evaluated against the site plan procedures and criteria of section 38.230.050 and the
special use permit criteria of section 38.230.120 of the Bozeman municipal code (BMC) and including the
associated standards as outlined in 38.230.100, BMC. Approval is granted if all criteria are met.
The public may comment in writing regarding compliance of this application with the required criteria.
Comments should identify the specific criteria of concern along with facts in support of the comment. Per
Project Name: Petra Academy Master Site Plan Modification
Petra Academy Site Plan
Petra Academy Special Use Permit
Application: 24350 (Master Site Plan MOD),
24351 (Site Plan), & 24352 (Special Use Permit)
Summary: A Site Plan application for additions onto an existing school building at Petra Acadamy and an existing
parking lot on approximately 25.72 acres located at 4720 Classical Way. The proposed building addition is
approximately 21,755 square feet to serve as the new Secondary school. The additition will allow the existing
secondary school classrooms to be renovated and converted to Middle school use. The new building will connect to the
existing school and extend North towards Classical Way, with the existing most eastern driveway approach being
relocated to accommodate the new site configuration. The expansion of the parking lot along the Western side of the
site will include 72 new parking spaces to accommodate the spaces needed for the additional square footage and those
lost in the Northern parking lot for the building expansion. The applicant is requesting a departure from BMC
38.510.030.C.2 Landscaped block frontage standards regarding the building’s primary entrance. The Landscaped block
frontage standards requires building entrances to be visible and directly accessible from the street. The proposed
building entrance is not oriented to either Classical Way or N Cottonwood and instead faces the interior parking lot. In
addition to the Site Plan application, the applicant has submitted a Modification to the Master Site Plan approved in
2010 (#Z10135) as the proposed location of new construction would exceed the area originally approved. The
proposed expansion also requires the review and approval of a Special Use Permit. Schools are defined under
Community Center in the Bozeman Municipal Code and are listed as a Special Use within the current R-MH zoning
district. Although the use of the school was permitted at the time of original construction in 2010, the current proposal
is an expansion of approximately 36%. This requires a new Special Use Permit to be approved with the Site Plan
application. Vehicle access to the site is provided from Classical Way along the Northern property line. Additionally,
this application includes associated design and infrastructure improvements pertaining to stormwater, vehicular and
bicycle parking, landscaping, lighting, and pedestrian pathways.
Parcel size: 25.72 acres MSP;
0.5 acres (21,780 sqft) SP
Location: 4720 Classical Way; approximately 650-feet south of the
intersection of N Cottonwood Road and Durston Road.
Legal Description: Block E, of Valley West Subdivision, Plat J-320, in Section 9, Township 2 South, Range 5 East,
located in P.M.M., City of Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana, according to the official plat on file and of record in the
office of the County Clerk and Recorder of Gallatin County, Montana.
Zoning: R-MH Growth Policy: Urban Neighborhood Overlay: N/A
Noticing:
Public Comment Period
3/24/2025 to
4/14/2025
Newspaper Legal Ad
3/29/2025 &
4/5/2025
Site Post
3/21/2025
Adjacent Owners Mailed
3/21/2025
Decision:
Authority
Director of Community Development
Decision
Within 10 days of close of public notice period
38.250.030.B, BMC, issues not raised during public comment period may not be raised on appeal. During
the notice period the City will continue review for compliance with applicable regulations.
Online access to this application is available at: https://www.bozeman.net/departments/community-
development/planning/project-information-portal. Select ‘Project Documents’ and navigate to
applications 24350, 24351 or 24352 to view the full applications.
Digital access is also available at the Community Development Department at 20 E. Olive Street, Bozeman,
MT.
Comments may be directed via email to comments@bozeman.net. Written comments may be directed to:
City of Bozeman Department of Community Development, ATTN: Applications 24350, 24351, & 24352, PO
Box 1230, Bozeman, MT 59771-1230. For those who require accommodations for disabilities, please
contact the ADA Coordinator David Arnado, at 582-3232. Please reference Applications 24350, 24351,
& 24352 in any correspondence.
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