HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-26-25 Public Comment - J. Loeb - Fwd_ updated UDCFrom:Jeff Loeb
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Fwd: updated UDC
Date:Wednesday, November 26, 2025 12:22:48 PM
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To: Bozeman City CommissionersFrom: Jeffrey Loeb (Bozeman resident)Date: 11/26/25
As the Commission enters the home stretch to finalize an updated UDC and will meet 12/2 for whatmay be a final discussion or even vote, I present my thoughts below:
- You have worked tirelessly and it is appreciated. Can't be easy.
- I was a bit unsettled to hear that the language relating to frats/sororities which was approved by theDevelopment Board (I believe Monday 11/17) was not an easy "accept change" for the CityCommissioners last week (11/18). I am confused by this.
The "frat-in-single-family-home" situation of 2-3 years ago (I refer to as Garfieldgate) causedenormous disruption for neighbors, the police and the frat....a classic lose-lose-lose. I would'vethought the language recently approved by the Development Board referencing one contiguous singlemeeting room of enough size to accommodate it's members' meetings (as suggested by thecommunity) is so clearly a common sense win-win-win solution. A frat/sorority must have sufficientmeeting room space in order to operate (or act) like an actual Greek house, shouldn't it? The age oldmeme, "if it looks like a duck, quacks likes a duck, then it must be a duck" would understandably applyhere I think. I just don't understand why the City would want to encourage (as opposed to discourage)another Garfieldgate situation. Please help me understand the thinking.
I strongly support the language approved by the Development Board last week relating to this issue.
Again, my thanks for your tireless efforts and enjoy a great Thanksgiving.
Jeffrey Loeb
Wed, Nov 26 at 12:46 PM