HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-18-25 Public Comment - T. Lange - re_ Project #25238 Application # 2 for Lot 2, Sundance SpringsFrom:Ted Lange
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]re: Project #25238 Application # 2 for Lot 2, Sundance Springs
Date:Monday, November 17, 2025 6:28:25 PM
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Dear Bozeman City Officials,
We are adamantly opposed to the current development proposal (Project #25238)
Application # 2 for Lot 2, Sundance Springs. This proposal is absurdly out of scale for our
neighborhood. It will have severe impacts on our neighborhood's character and quality
of life, and it is in flagrant violation of multiple provisions of the Sundance Springs PUD,
Master Plan, Covenants and Development Guidelines.
When we bought our home at 4470 White Eagle Circle, we fully understood and
anticipated that there would be commercial development on the nearby lots that are
designated commercial. However, we expected that any commercial development
would be rational and would follow the guidelines established when Sundance Springs
was originally approved. Unfortunately, this proposal utterly fails to meet rational and
legal development standards for Lot 2.
The PUD and Master Plan are the basis for the Covenants and Development Guidelines.
These legally binding documents specifically prohibit:
Two, two story buildings (only one, one level building of 5,000 is allowed)
A patio with extensive outdoor seating (prohibited)
All outdoor activities (prohibited)
A large restaurant or businesses designed to be city-wide attractions
(neighborhood size and scale are required)
We must ask the city and the Director of Community Development to reject this plan
entirely. Legally, the developers and the city must follow the PUD and Master Plan,
which call for a single, one-level building with less than 5,000 square feet of interior
space and with no outdoor business use. Simply stated, this proposed plan is for two
times the space allowed by our Master Plan, and almost all the noted problems flow
from those violations.
1. TOO MANY BUILDINGS AND ACTIVITIY ON TOO SMALL OF A LOT: As noted,
Application #25238 proposes two, two story buildings totaling 10,000 square feet.
Those buildings include a restaurant/bar with over 100 seats for patrons, nearly
half of which are outdoors. Such outdoor seating is forbidden by our Master Plan.
The proposal also suggests a 2,500-square-foot health gym, a 1,200 square foot
retail space and a total of 4 second-story office suites in the two buildings.
2. ALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE NOT ALLOWED: The proposed plan shows
extensive outdoor seating for a restaurant/bar. Even more seasonal seating is
possible in the grassy area adjacent to the proposed patio. This is a direct violation
of our Master Plan which states that there should be no outdoor business allowed
3. NOT ENOUGH PARKING: The proposed uses include businesses in two large
buildings that - as designed - 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. As noted in our comments on Application #1, in this location,
there is ZERO margin of error for parking overflow. There is nowhere for overflow
parking to go!
4. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES ARE REQUIRED; NOT CITYWIDE DESTINATIONS: The
proposal of two oversized buildings will flood destination traffic into our
neighborhood from all over town. The intention of the Master Plan was just the
opposite. The neighborhood commercial lots at the western entrance to our
neighborhood are meant for neighborhood businesses.
5. TWO BUILDINGS ARE NOT ALLOWED: Our PUD and Master Plan allow only one,
single story building of less than 5,000 square feet. This proposal asks for two, two
story buildings totaling nearly 10,000 square feet. The city should follow our legally
binding Master Plan.
6. PARKING LOTS ABUT THE TRAILS, SETBACKS AND BLOCK FRONTAGE
STANDARDS CODES ARE VIOLATED: The proposed plan gobbles up setback space
and damages the character of our open space. Sundance Springs homeowners
own the open space surrounding this commercial lot. The relevant building code
does not allow parking to lap over into the bordering setbacks that are meant to
buffer our open space.
Thank you for your consideration,
Ted Lange and Christine Phillips
4470 White Eagle Circle, Sundance Springs