HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-18-25 Public Comment - D. Mavor - Objections to Development Proposal # 25238From:Doug Mavor
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Objections to Development Proposal # 25238
Date:Tuesday, November 18, 2025 11:18:38 AM
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TO: Erin George
RE: Development Proposal # 25238
I am a retired house designer and general contractor, having built in Gallatin County
from 1983 to 2017. Every property I developed was subject to rules that guided the
design process.Those rules are clearly stated when land is purchased.
I have designed and built in Sundance Springs. The Neighborhood Services
Commercial lots in Sundance Springs are incorporated into a PUD and they have a
legally binding Master Plan within which they must be developed.
Proposal #25238 is completely at odds with the spirit and the letter of the MasterPlan.
The design demonstrates disregard for the Master Plan and for the neighborhood with
oversized buildings, outdoor seating, setback violations, insufficient on-site parkingand "proposed" intrusions into open spaces neither owned nor controlled by the
developer.
The same developer put forward a similar design that was turned down on appeal tothe City Commission in part because they wanted to front one of their buildings to a
walking trail "proposed" on open space land that was owned by Sundance Springs
home owners, not by the developer. Now, that same "East Building" makes no
attempt to meet block frontage standards. Will the Commission once again have toenforce the rules? or will you?
The PUD, the Master Plan, Block Frontage Standards and a sane parking plan that
keeps cars off of streets that were not designed for parking are what you mustenforce. Please reject Proposal #25238
Best Regards,Doug Mavor
Mavor Design and Construction, Inc.
DougMavor@gmail.com
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