HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-11-25 Public Comment - L. Merante - I support a moratorium on large development in the NCOD! Please act now!From:Laura M
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]I support a moratorium on large development in the NCOD! Please act now!
Date:Wednesday, June 11, 2025 4:02:47 PM
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Hello Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Commissioners, and Community Development Department,
I want to start by thanking staff and elected officials for taking the UDC update slow by
agreeing to multiple work sessions so the process is transparent.
Please act on Commissioner Madgic's suggestion at the June 3rd commission meeting to enacta pause, a temporary moratorium, on large developments (35,000 sq ft) within the NCOD.
We need this pause while we craft tools to manage mass and scale together as a community in
the UDC update and rework the zoning map to make sure development entitlements matchcommunity desires.
Vacancy rates at 12.5% is already higher than the recommended 5% for a healthy market, we
need the pause to look and understand what is happening so we don't degrade our moreaffordable neighborhoods with high rise buildings. The decisions in front of us will
permanently change our neighborhoods, please lets not destroy them only to have them sitempty, drive up taxes and not help affordability.
Please enact this temporary moratorium as soon as possible!
Thank you,
Laura Merante
Bozeman Resident