HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-17-25 Public Comment - S. Feeney - No UPZONING!From:Sandy Feeney
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]No UPZONING!
Date:Sunday, November 16, 2025 7:18:23 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 isunacceptable.
Second, since the draft UDC was first released in 2023 residents have consistently and
overwhelmingly opposed increasing density through upzoning. There are other options foradding 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 youadopt.
>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 3story 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 realdifference 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 cannothandle 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 upzoningbeyond the draft UDC unit caps is not acceptable because it isn't gradual or predictable.
Thank you,
Sandra J Feeney