HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-03-25 Public Comment - M. Kaveney - June 3 City Commission mtng_UDC updateFrom:Marcia Kaveney
To:Chuck Winn; Joey Morrison; Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]June 3 City Commission mtng/UDC update
Date:Tuesday, June 3, 2025 10:08:13 AM
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Dear Chuck and Joey,
In reviewing the Unified Development Code (UDC) Update Supplemental Engagement Phase
2 Report and Next Steps (Work Session) report for the June 3 meeting, I again found a lack ofclarity in the staff report. It's not clear if codes from all 5 key topics of greatest community
interest will be considered for possible revision in the UDC update or not.
My concerns are based on the following, taken directly from page 6 of the staff report , "TheUDC update has received many comments on issues that are also related to other ongoing
projects. Coordination between the UDC update project and other ongoing projects willcontinue to occur as Community Development collaborates with other departments. Below are
status and schedules of the other projects...." Will staff be reviewing these comments for theUDC Update or not?
I'm also not sure what staff is trying to communicate in their memo when they use the
word "via", in the following sentence, "e. Urban Forest via the Urban Forestry Master Planupdate – Lead city agency: Forestry division – Begin summer 2025 with intended completion
in Spring 2026". For instance, one could read their memo to suggest that rather thanincorporate these comments into the UDC Update, they will be incorporated into city plans
instead. We've learned from experience that it's critically important that environmentalprotections be codified in the UDC.
Please confirm that environmental code text suggestions relevant to Chapter 38 will be
reviewed during the UDC Update based on their importance to the community (one of top 5topics) and as was discussed on my phone call with Deputy Mayor Morrison and understood
from Mr. Winn's email of May 5th, 2025.
Thank you,
Marcia Kaveney