HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-17-25 Public Comment - T. Coletta - No UPZONING pleaseFrom:Tiffany Coletta
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]No UPZONING please
Date:Sunday, November 16, 2025 1:05:34 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 NOTUPZONE 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 statelaw 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, especially
during our snowy months. DO NOT REMOVE UNIT CAPS IN R-C! Our growth policy
calls for a gradual and predictable increase in density. Further upzoning beyond thedraft UDC unit caps is not acceptable because it isn't gradual or predictable.
Also, please start asking who is funding the big box condo units and asking you to
rezone in the first place. Let's start talking about how the City and CountyCommissioners, and the Bozeman Planning Department continue to welcome the
private equity developers who seems to be behind the big box condo projects.
Enough is enough! These deep pocketed developers types are raising rents city and
county wide and are able to afford to allow their units to sit empty while enjoying taxwrite-offs on their portfolios. This needlessly raises rents above a real market rate for
our residents.
Thank you,Tiffany Coletta
Bozeman resident for 26 years