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Home My WebLink About10-30-25 Public Comment - J. Delmue - List of Topics_Possible Motions for CDB Nov 3 MeetingFrom:Jason Delmue To:Henry Happel; Jennifer Madgic; Mark Egge; Ben Lloyd; Chris Egnatz Cc:Chris Saunders; Erin George; Tom Rogers; Sam Sagstetter; Trenton Ruffalo; Mike Maas; Bozeman Public Comment Subject:[EXTERNAL]List of Topics/Possible Motions for CDB Nov 3 Meeting Date:Thursday, October 30, 2025 2:16:42 PM Attachments:UDC Edits for CDB Recommendation v4 JD.pdf CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Good afternoon fellow CDB members, This is being cc'd to Staff as well as comments@bozeman.net. Reminder not to reply to all since we have a virtual quorum. As I did before our last meeting, I'm attaching a list of topics that I hope we can cover at our Monday (11/3) meeting. Because Monday will be the beginning of the Public Hearing (and not merely a work session), it is possible that motions can be made and voted on. I compiled the list from public comments, but only going back as far as September (since the Current Draft was released mid-September) plus some prior that I knew about or became aware of and plus one that member Egnatz told to me. Purposefully left off of this list are the more controversial ideas that were discussed during our October 20 meeting work session. Those might become motions, if at all, on November 17. Included on this list are ones from last time that seemed non-controversial so that motions/votes may be taken, if there is a movant and seconder. Here are the 11 from last time with indication of whether included in or excluded from the attached list: 1. Residential minimum densities in R-C and R-D. Included (implicated as part of request to reduce the minimum densities required in all R- zones). 2. "Entry Features" requirement Excluded. 3. Minimum allowed ground floor height in the mixed-use zones other than B-3C. (Current Draft: 15') Included. 4. Counting ADUs toward minimum density Excluded in light of #1 above. 5. NEHMU purpose statement Included 6. Fraternities/sororities Excluded 7. Increasing the # of units allowed in an R-B building to 12 (from 8) Excluded 8. Increasing in NEHMU the max allowed restaurant size to 3,000 SF (from 2,500 SF) Included 9. Allowing in R-A up to 4 units generally (not confined only to existing structures at least 35 years old) Excluded 10. Downzone requests of Centennial Park area and part of Bon Ton Neighborhood Excluded 11. Allowing parking on collector streets Included for Staff to address as among ideas possibly outside the scope of the UDC Update. --Jason 406.600.2896 Page 1 of 4 Potentfal Unified Development Code (UDC) Edits Community Development Board November 3, 2025 NOTE: The following items may be discussed by the Community Development Board at their November 3rd meeting as possible recommendations to the Bozeman City Commission. Items are recommendations submitted by members of the public and CDB members. 1. Request to decrease required minimum densitfes 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 modulatfon 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 calculatfon 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 Transitfon standards to allow the burdened lot to develop to the same degree as the adjacent protected lot before Transitfon applies. -and- 6. Request to match the setback requirement between zoning districts in transitfon areas, including deletfng the landscaped standard . https://weblink.bozeman.net/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=308352&dbid=0&repo=BOZE MAN 7. Request to increase in NEHMU the maximum allowed size 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 entfrely) 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 concl udes 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 the NEHMU zone to "This district is envisioned as a vibrant, eclectfc, mixed-use neighborhood that honors its historic roots in light industrial, manufacturing, and residentfal uses. At the same tfme, it welcomes the thoughtiul integratfon of new residentfal as well as neighborhood-scale artfsan, art-making, retail, service, and other commercial uses. Adaptfve reuse of existfng buildings, along with context-sensitfve new constructfon, should foster actfve street frontages that invite social interactfon 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 Coalitfon to make multfple 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 may be 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.