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October 31, 2024
Ms. Danielle Garber
Senior Planner
City of Bozeman
20 E. Olive Street
Bozeman, MT 59715
RE: 24445 BOZEMAN IIG SP
TD&H ENGINEERING JOB NO. S23-021
Dear Danielle,
The purpose of this letter is to communicate a few items regarding our resubmittal.
Development Summary
The development consists of a premanufactured building, generators, 6-foot tall, slatted
chain link fence with barbed wire looped across the top, and other electrical components to
boost a fiber optic signal. As opposed to cell tower sites, this site does not have an
antenna.
After construction, the site will not have any employees or customers. Therefore, sewer,
water, parking and other amenities associated with structures occupied by people are not
required.
Departure
We are requesting a departure from City of Bozeman standards regarding the building
entrance, weather protection, façade transparency, and landscaping requirements. The
unmanned site is located within industrial zoning. We could not find a form or application
on the City’s website to complete so please forward one to us, if necessary.
Lighting
The shelter will have one light by the man-door that is similar to a residential, front porch
light. No other lighting is proposed.
Site Solvent Boundary
I spoke with Jim Sullivan at Tasman Geoscience on October 23. Since we are not digging
very deep and a vast majority of the development is above ground, dewatering the high
groundwater is not required.
Engineer’s Stamp
You will notice the plans and drainage report are not signed or stamped. Per Montana
State Law, only the final set of plans and reports need to be signed and sealed. We
believe the plans are at 100% but we also realize the City will likely have a comment or two
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that will be corrected and resubmitted. Once we are that close that only a few minor items
remain, we will submit signed and stamped plans. This also helps us with document
control so the contractor only has one set of stamped plans for the project and they are not
building off of an unapproved set. I hope that all makes sense to you.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Steven N. Marsh, PE
Vice President / Regional Manager