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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-17-25 Public Comment - E. Culver - Oppose Application 25238From:Eric Culver To:Bozeman Public Comment Subject:[EXTERNAL] Date:Monday, November 17, 2025 8:22:17 AM 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. Dear Erin George, Director and Community Staff, and City Commissioners: As a homeowner of Lot 86, Sundance Springs Subdivision, I strongly oppose Application #25238, Lot 2 Sundance Springs and it should be denied. I was shocked to see that this current application is nearly a duplicate by the same developer, 406 Coal Blowers, (App 22047) which was overturned by the Bozeman City Commissioners on February 27, 2024, by Appeal #23214! This second application still does not comply with the legally binding Sundance Springs PUD and Master Plan. Some of the same violations noted in the Commission's 2024 Finding of Fact and Order appear again in the application. Several obvious violations include: 1. The application proposes two buildings totaling 10,000 square feet! The Sundance Springs PUD and Master Plan permit only a single, one-level, 5,000 square feet. 2. The application proposes a restaurant/bar with extensive outdoor patio seating! The PUD and Master Plan prohibit outdoor business activities. 3. The application provides only 51 parking spaces. This is inadequate for the 10,000 square feet buildings and a restaurant seating over 100. The PUD prohibits on-street parking due to our very narrow streets with no curbing. This will turn Peace Pipe Drive into a one-way road, greatly restricting access to all vehicles, especially emergency vehicles. In addition, overflow parking is a huge safety concern for the children who use Peace Pipe Drive to bike and walk to nearby schools. 4. The application violates the PUD and Master Plan strict frontage standards that protect setbacks and buffer open space. The homeowners own the surrounding open space! This second proposal clearly violates these codes by placing parking lots within the setback intended to buffer the open space. This renewed application still fundamentally violates Sundance Springs PUD and Master Plan that are legally binding documents. This application should be denied. Sincerely, Wm.Eric Culver -- Wm. Eric Culver (Oklahoma) Attorney-at-law4122 Graf Street Bozeman, Montana 59715U.S.A. Tele: (918) 625-2832 NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY: The information contained in this email transmission is confidential information which may contain information that is legally privileged and exemptfrom disclosure under applicable law. The information is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are herebynotified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this email transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this emailtransmission in error, please notify us immediately by telephone to arrange for the return of the original transmission to us.