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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Environment Work Session 8-19-2025City Commission August 19, 2025UDC UpdateNatural Resources Work SessionEngage.bozeman.net/udc •Introduction + Context•Environmental info required of applicants:oAnnexationoSubdivisionoSite Plan•Public comments•Discussion and questions Overarching themes:City provides healthy livable habitat for humans while respecting natural resourcesAccommodate people in city boundaries over low density rural developmentBalancing many competing goals and needsStandards only apply with development application Project Resource Evolution of environmental regulations in Bozeman1870 – Original town plat map1883 – Incorporation1893 – 1st Bozeman Creek regs.1972 – Fed. Clean Water Act 1983 – Watercourse setbacks2002 – Today's wetlands & watercourse regulationsUpdate to wetlands & watercourse regulations currently underway Slide 5TR0 Unknown. Creek used for industrial purposes and highly modified. Some argue the creek flowed through Lindley Park and east of Broadway to wetlands. Mr. Story diverted the creek to generate power at some point.Tom Rogers, 2025-08-19T21:48:00.137TR1 1893, yes, 1893. Ordinance #105, amended. Establishes watercourse protection for Bozeman Creek.Tom Rogers, 2025-08-19T21:54:14.563TR1 0 Ordinance 1128 in 1983. Defines and establishes watercourse setbacks.Tom Rogers, 2025-08-19T21:56:18.807 Review ProcessStep 1 AnnexationStep 2 Subdivision ReviewStep 3 Plan ReviewStep 4 Building PermitsIncreasing granularity of required data Parks + linear parksAgricultural ditchsNight skyStormwaterWater supplyWastewaterWatercourseGround waterSurface waterVegetation + treesWetlandsIrrigationWildlifeWildlife habitatLandscapingGrading + drainageENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS IN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AnnexationAnnexation checklist [LINK]Policy. Resolution 2025-07 [LINK]Planned expansion of cityProvision of municipal servicesTransportationLand consumption Example:NWX Annexation NWX Annexation NWX Annexation Pre Application checklist [LINK]Code reference 38.710.030 (page 7-13)Preliminary Plat checklist [LINK]Code reference 38.710.040 (page 7-16)Subdivision Review NWX Subdivision NWX SubdivisionWildlife reportSoils reportFlood hazard evaluationWetlands determination from Army CorpsAgricultural water determinationStormwater reportLighting planPark planGroundwater reportWetland delineation reportWeed management planStormwater planSewer design reportWater design reportTransportation report NWX Subdivision NWX Subdivision NWX Subdivision NWX Subdivision Plan Review117 required components [LINK]Section 38.710.070 (page 7-33) ICON - NWX Phase I SP Construction management planCivil geotechnical reportSnow storage planStorm drainage planStorm water maintenance planSewer reportWater reportEasements for sewer, irrigation, water, streets, trails, parkWeed management plan Erosion and sediment control planExisting Site Features and topography mapWater rights documentation ICON - NWX Phase I SP ICON - NWX Phase I SP ICON - NWX Phase I SP Erosion and sediment controlICON - NWX Phase I SP Stormwater detention / retentionICON - NWX Phase I SP ICON - NWX Phase I SP ICON - NWX Phase I Site Landscaping & Irrigation Landscaping & Irrigation Public Commenti. Gallatin Watershed Councilii. Open Channelsiii. Gallatin Water Collaborativeiv. Bozeman Tree Coalitionv. Sacajawea Audubonvi. Commission Direction from 6/3 work sessioni. Primary focus on publicly owned treesii. Want to hear staff response to comments above Urban Forest Management Plan•Starting late summer/fallWetland & Watercourse regulations update•Hearing 9/8 CD Board; 9/9 CommissionIntegrated Water Resources Plan•See Engage page for updatesOngoing Projects Commission Direction RequestedAre we collecting enough info with applications to enable review of adopted criteria?Should Bozeman consider further tree regulations for private property?If so, do you support staff’s suggested plan?1. Outreach2. Research3. Policy-setting4. Regulations5. Budget & staffingVia UFMP update