HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-17-25 Public Comment - L. Merante - No UPZONING!From:Laura Merante
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]No UPZONING!
Date:Sunday, November 16, 2025 6:58:45 PM
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Hello Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and Commissioners,
First I am writing to urge you to keep both Centennial Park and the Bon Ton zoned R-A, as shown in the current
proposed draft. The fact that this is in danger at the 11th hour is unacceptable.
Second, since the draft UDC was first released in 2023 residents have consistently and overwhelmingly opposed
increasing density through upzoning. There are other options for adding housing, and the proposed draft implements
several. There is no need to resort to traditional upzoning.
I'm writing to you today to ask that you keep the following unit caps in the final UDC you adopt.
>Keep R-A at 2 units while allowing for the Existing Building Alternative. DO NOT UPZONE TO 4 UNITS BY-
RIGHT!
>Keep R-B at 8 units, which is perfectly adequate to build missing middle housing! The 3 story 12-plex that one
architect is angling for can easily be built in R-C. DO NOT UPZONE TO 12 UNITS!
>Keep R-C at 24 units. If you remove unit caps in this zoning district there is no real difference between R-C and R-
D. It would be good for our community to have an option at 24 units because new state law doesn't allow us to
require parking. Many areas zoned R-C cannot handle increased demand of on-street parking, it will only lead to
dysfunction. DO NOT REMOVE UNIT CAPS IN R-C!
Our growth policy calls for a gradual and predictable increase in density. Further upzoning beyond the draft UDC
unit caps is not acceptable because it isn't gradual or predictable.
Thank you,
Laura Merante
Bozeman