HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-21-25 Public Comment - D. Carty - No expansion of the B-3 zoning district in the UDC update!From:Daniel Carty
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]No expansion of the B-3 zoning district in the UDC update!
Date:Sunday, July 20, 2025 7:49:58 PM
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July 20, 2025; 7:30pm
Bozeman City Commission:
I'm writing to oppose any and all expansion of the B-3 zoning district in the UDC update.
Particularly unacceptable is the mid-block boundary change proposed south of the City-owned Stiff building, which will result in part of the Nationally Registered South Tracy/South
Black Historic District being upzoned to B-3. When B-3 was expanded on the North side oftown it resulted in the demolition of a significant number of naturally occurring affordable
housing units and the destruction of a residential neighborhood.
My personal story is this: In 2022, the block due east of my house was rezoned from 50%B-3 and 50% R-4 to 100% B-3. Mayor Cunningham voted for this upzoning; Commissioner
Madgic voted against it. With no protections such as across-the-street building set-backs orstep-backs to be put in place in the UDC update, a 100-foot-tall building could be built
directly across the street (east) from my house. When that happens, I'll be lucky to see aBozeman sunrise again. Is it any wonder I dislike the Bozeman City government and its
arrogant Community Development department so much?
Please do not repeat this neighborhood-destroying mistake on the South side of Main oranywhere else. No expansion of the B-3, especially into an Historic District. Do not allow
staff to incorporate this mid-block boundary change in the updated draft UDC. On August19th, please redirect staff to bring necessary changes to the Growth Policy, and an
amendment to the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) in order to remove this area from the"Community Core" designation. Leave our Historic Districts intact!
Daniel Carty
213 N. 3rd Ave
Bozeman, MT 59715