HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-18-25 Public Comment - B. Gresswell - Re_ Deny the application (#25238) for Lot 2 Sundance Springs, Neighborhood ServicesFrom:Bob
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]Re: Deny the application (#25238) for Lot 2 Sundance Springs, Neighborhood Services
Date:Monday, November 17, 2025 3:31:41 PM
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To Whom It May Concern:
I strongly oppose the recent application (#25238) for Lot 2 Sundance Springs, Neighborhood
Services. It has numerous fundamental problems. The PUD and Sundance Springs Master
Plan are the basis for the Covenants and Development Guidelines, but they are not being
considered in this process. These legally binding documents specifically prohibit:
· Two, two story buildings (only one, one level building of 5,000 square feet is
allowed)
· A patio with extensive outdoor seating
· All outdoor activities
· A large restaurant or businesses designed to be city-wide
destinations (neighborhood size and scale are required).
I am very concerned that the proposed businesses may at times need 150 or more parking
spaces, and yet there are only 51 spaces provided on site. Our PUD prohibits on-street
parking. This proposal creates major safety issues because our narrow streets will become
one-lane alleys, restricting our safe access to our homes and endangering us all with increased
traffic, constricted traffic lanes and poor access for emergency vehicles.
Furthermore, outdoor seating for a restaurant/bar and seasonal seating adjacent to the
proposed patio are in direct violation of the Sundance Springs Master Plan which states that
there should be no outdoor business allowed.
Finally, the proposed plan infringes on setback space and damages the character of our open
space. Sundance Springs homeowners own the open space surrounding this commercial lot.
The building code does not allow parking to overlap bordering setbacks that are meant to
buffer this open space.
I hope that you will consider these shortcomings and deny the the application (#25238) for
Lot 2 Sundance Springs, Neighborhood Services.
Sincerely,
Bob Gresswell
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Bob Gresswell226 Silver Cloud Cir
Bozeman, MT 59715