HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-13-25 Public Comment - E. Talago - INC Letter re_ Neighborhood Zoning-UDC UpdateFrom:Emily Talago
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Cc:Emily Kiely; Erin George; Chuck Winn
Subject:[EXTERNAL]INC Letter re: Neighborhood Zoning-UDC Update
Date:Monday, May 12, 2025 12:11:03 PM
Attachments:INC letter to City Commission.pdf
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Please see attached letter, submitted on behalf of the InterNeighborhood Council.
With gratitude, Emily Talago
May 9, 2025
Dear Honorable Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Commissioners –
Whereas the Inter-Neighborhood Council (INC) exists to give a voice to neighbors and
neighborhood concerns and facilitate communication between the City and neighborhoods
through a representative forum as an advisory board to the City Commission, we take this
opportunity to support the Centennial Park Neighborhood (CPN) in their quest to have their
zoning changed.
The CPN is part of the Imes addition and is a subarea of the formally recognized Northeast
Neighborhood Association (NENA). A core group of neighbors volunteered their time to
research, organize, gather petition signatures, and ultimately submit Centennial Park
Neighborhood Conservation in Action: A Resident-led Proposal to you on April 8, 2025.
This resident-led proposal is an impressive example of proactive neighborhood organizing. The
CPN desires a future that respects and harmonizes with existing, human-scale neighborhood
character – including people’s homes, some of which are historic structures – and solar access
for plant growth, human health, and energy.
We, the INC, through a vote of 6 in favor with 2 abstaining1, recommend the City Commission:
1) Give direction to City staff to address and honor zoning change requests as part of the overall
UDC update rather than subject organized neighborhood groups to the protracted and costly
Zone Map Amendment (ZMA) process, and
2) Approve CPN’s request to be designated R-A in the Unified Development Code (UDC)
update, and
3) Give direction to City staff to utilize GIS technology to create a map identifying areas of
Bozeman in which the current and proposed zoning of parcels within recognized Neighborhood
Association boundaries represents a significant increase in allowed building height and density
compared to the existing built environment to be made publicly available, and to draft code and
zone map changes to reflect objective incremental increases to height and density.
Thank you. Sincerely,
Bozeman InterNeighborhood Council
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Emily Talago
Chair, Bozeman InterNeighborhood Council
1 See minutes and recording of May 8, 2025 INC meeting agenda item E.1