HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-26-25 Public Comment - A. Rapkin - Limit wall plate height in R-A!From:Aleksi Rapkin
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Limit wall plate height in R-A!
Date:Monday, August 25, 2025 7:34:50 AM
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Hello Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Commissioners, and Community Development Staff,
Please support a limit to the wall plate height in the new R-A zoning district to 20 feet. The
mass and scale of buildings is a significant contributing factor in the character of aneighborhood. The staff memo attached to Tuesday's agenda suggests that the average wall
plate height of structures they chose to measure was 20 feet. Admitting that this is not astatistically valid, random sampling, I do believe that 20 feet is not only appropriate in most
neighborhoods, but will allow also for new compact development. Keep in mind that byeliminating the minimum lot size, the new UDC will allow for the creation of small infill
housing that wasn't possible in the past. So this offers a way forward of increasing densitywithout destroying character. We don't have to upzone, or increase height to get more
housing! Thank you,
Aleksi Rapkin Bozeman