HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-16-25 Public Comment - M. Kaveney - Project 24626, CD Board meeting June 16, '25From:Marcia Kaveney
To:Chuck Winn; Bozeman Public Comment; Tom Rogers
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Project 24626, CD Board meeting June 16, "25
Date:Monday, June 16, 2025 11:46:29 AM
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Dear Community Board Members-
I am writing to object to application 24626 moving forward until the applicant resubmits their 001 ZMA
Exhibit and includes the labeling and location of any existing water bodies and wetlands as required by the
Zone Map Amendment requirements. These labels are currently missing from their exhibit. A viewer
cannot tell which contour lines indicate wetlands and which indicate open bodies of water. This is
unacceptable work.
See Figure 4 of the staff report or follow this link to the online documents:
https://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=299767&dbid=0&repo=BOZEMAN)
In a June 3 email exchange, Tom Rogers confirmed this labeling is a ZMA requirement but said, "The
Development Review Committee (DRC) has reviewed the application and found it adequate for continued
review for the purpose of map amendments." and that he couldn't require a revision to the applicant's map at
this time. He also assured me, "that evaluation of environmental consideration does not occur at this stage
and will be examined with development."
However, while I understand more environmental consideration will occur at a later date, I object to the
DRC's allowance of an incomplete application to move forward in the review process. The lack of labels
might seem like a minor mistake, and may even have been an oversight, but this is exactly the type of
mistake I believe the City Commission, advisory boards, and City planners need to stop allowing. They and
the public deserve accurate information and adherence to application requirements. This code is not
ambiguous nor arduous. The application should not have been allowed to move forward, or if the missing
labeling was a mistake, then it needs to be corrected before being reviewed by the City Commission.
Thank you for your consideration of my comments,
Marcia Kaveney