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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-03-25 - Community Development Board - Supplemental MaterialsPage 1 of 4 Potential Unified Development Code (UDC) Edits Community Development Board November 3, 2025 NOTE: The following items will be discussed by the Community Development Board at their November 3rd meeting as possible recommendations to the Bozeman City Commission. Items to be discussed are recommendations submitted by members of the public and CDB members. 1. Request to decrease required minimum densities in R-A, R-B, R-C, R-D, REMU and NEHMU districts per the chart: https://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=308351&dbid=0&repo=BOZE MAN 2. Request to the remove the numeric cap on units allowed in buildings in the R-C district. https://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=308354&dbid=0&repo=BOZE MAN 3. Request to increase allowed building and parapet modulation from 1’ to 2’. (Suggested by CDB Member Chris Egnatz) Rationale: A little more modulation increases shadow lines and breaking up long facades. As building height and mass increase, having these design features be slightly more pronounced contributes to a more humanistic scale. Page 2 of 4 4. Request to adjust the calculation of wall-plate height in buildings designed with a shed roof. https://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=301041&dbid=0&repo=BOZE MAN&cr=1 5. Request to adjust Transition standards to allow the burdened lot to develop to the same degree as the adjacent protected lot before Transition applies. -and- 6. Request to match the setback requirement between zoning districts in transition areas, including deleting the landscaped standard. https://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=308352&dbid=0&repo=BOZE MAN 7. Request to increase maximum restaurant size In NEHMU for restaurants to 3,000 SF (from 2,500 SF in the Current Draft). Rationale: For consistency in the code, 3,000 SF should be adopted. Areas that are more focused on residential uses (R-D, R-C, and R-B) allow for 3,000 SF restaurants (as well as General Service, Health and Exercise, Personal Service, and Retail uses up to that size). The mixed-use NEHMU zone seems just as well suited to restaurants if not more so, and so it should not have a smaller allowed size. Previously suggested #3 in table attached: https://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=302408&dbid=0&repo=BOZE MAN&searchid=eced4859-ee9b-419f-ba39-f2842031136f 8. Request to zone 1921 W. Koch (NW Corner S. 19th & Koch) B-1 instead of R-B. (See maps.) Currently a former church campus is there. Across 19th (NE corner of 19th & Koch) is B-1 in the current draft. Page 3 of 4 https://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=308353&dbid=0&repo=BOZE MAN 9. Request to decrease the minimum allowed ground floor height of a mixed-use building to 12’ (or eliminate requirement entirely) in B-1, B-2M, B-3, REMU and NEHMU (excluding B- 3C). Rationale: Projects that need or want a taller ground floor can still have it. This change only removes a mandate for really tall first floors. Most concerning with a 15’ minimum ground floor is the implication for mixed-use buildings that feature or prioritize residential uses on the ground floor. Such tall construction, if not otherwise needed, adds cost and height. Parts of town zoned for mixed use can use more housing. If the developer of such projects desires to have a shorter ground floor and concludes that it Page 4 of 4 will work well for both the non-residential and residential portions of the ground floor, maybe this should be a permissible option. 10. Request to change the Purpose of NEHMU to "This district is envisioned as a vibrant, eclectic, mixed-use neighborhood that honors its historic roots in light industrial, manufacturing, and residential uses. At the same time, it welcomes the thoughtful integration of new residential as well as neighborhood-scale artisan, art-making, retail, service, and other commercial uses. Adaptive reuse of existing buildings, along with context-sensitive new construction, should foster active street frontages that invite social interaction through art, public plazas, and gardens.". Sec. 38.220.010.G (p. 2-19). Rationale: This was grass-roots language developed by a resident of the NE Neighborhood in collaboration with other involved neighbors and the consultation of a local planner. It seems appropriate to have a purpose statement of a unique part of the town crafted by involved residents of that part of town. First suggested #1 in table attached: https://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=302408&dbid=0&repo=BOZE MAN&searchid=eced4859-ee9b-419f-ba39-f2842031136f 11. Request by the Bozeman Tree Coalition to make multiple code adjustments. Comment: Maybe Staff can speak to which suggestions have been incorporated and briefly address some/all of the rest. https://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=308367&dbid=0&repo=BOZE MAN 12. Suggested Edits that are Beyond the Scope of the UDC Update. a. Allow parking on collector streets b. Update Building Codes relating to dark skies https://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=303507&dbid=0&repo =BOZEMAN&cr=1 c. Coordinate Building and Zoning Codes d. Secretary of Interior Standards (encompassed by NCOD update project) https://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=308346&dbid=0&repo =BOZEMAN Comment: Perhaps Staff can briefly summarize how/when other codes and topics are updated.