HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-13-25 Public Comment - S. Kern - Second Application (#25238) for Lot 2 Sundance SpringsFrom:SYLVIE KERN
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Second Application (#25238) for Lot 2 Sundance Springs
Date:Thursday, November 13, 2025 11:58:20 AM
Attachments:11-13-25 Public comments on site plan 25238.pdf
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Hello, Please see my attached letter urging you to deny this second application,which continues to violate both the letter and the spirit of the PUD, the
Master Plan, and the Covenants and Development Guidelines.
Thank you,
Sylvie Kern
SYLVIE K. KERN
3935 E. Graf St.
Bozeman, MT 59715
sylviesadventure1@gmail.com
November 13, 2025
Via E-mail
Bozeman City Commissioners
Members of the Community Development Board
Community Development Directors
Planning Department Staff
RE: Public Comment on Site Plan Application #25238: Sundance Springs Neighborhood
Services Lot #2 Development
Dear City Commissioners, Members of the Community Development Board, Community
Development Directors, and Planning Department Staff:
As a resident of Sundance Springs Subdivision, I am strongly opposed to this renewed
application for the development of Lot # 2, Sundance Springs Neighborhood Services. The
current City of Bozeman Commission must follow the rules and covenants ordered by the 1990’s
era City Commission when the PUD was adopted. This second application continues to violate
these rules and covenants, in egregious ways.
1. Application No.25238 now proposes TWO, TWO STORY BUILDINGS, totaling 10,000
square feet, including:
A restaurant/bar
A 2,500-square-foot health gym
A 1,200 square foot retail space, and
A total of four, second-story office suites in the two buildings.
The PUD and Master Plan allow only ONE, SINGLE STORY BUILDING OF LESS
THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET. In addition, the proposal is entirely incompatible with
this residential neighborhood. The intent of the Master Plan was to provide for
neighborhood businesses, not a large commercial center drawing residents from the entire
town.
2. The proposed restaurant/bar contemplates PROHIBITED OUTDOOR SEATING AND
ACTIVITIES with over 100 seats for patrons, nearly half of which are outdoors. Under
the Master Plan, no outdoor business is allowed.
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3. There is NOT ENOUGH PARKING. Where are cars for so much proposed commercial
activity supposed to be parked??
Only 51 spaces are provided to accommodate 100 potential restaurant visitors, in
addition to gym and office visitors. The PUD prohibits street parking, yet with this
development our streets will be transformed into narrow lanes constricting traffic and
changing the entire outdoors experience that the residents of this community cherish.
The homeowners own the surrounding open space. The applicable building code
does not permit for parking onto spaces intended to buffer the open space.
In sum, the renewed application still fundamentally violates the PUD and Master Plan
that are legally binding documents. The application should be denied.
Thank you for considering my comments.
Sincerely,
/s/ Sylvie Kern
Sylvie Kern