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Home My WebLink About12-04-25 Public Comment - J. Delmue - CORRECTION_ re_ Bon Ton, CDB voted to let the R-4 convert to R-CFrom:Jason Delmue To:Chris Saunders; Tom Rogers; Erin George; Terry Cunningham; Joey Morrison; Jennifer Madgic; Douglas Fischer;Emma Bode Cc:Mike Maas; Trenton Ruffalo; Henry Happel; Chris Egnatz; Mark Egge; Ben Lloyd; Bozeman Public Comment Subject:[EXTERNAL]CORRECTION: re: Bon Ton, CDB voted to let the R-4 convert to R-C Date:Tuesday, December 2, 2025 1:02:24 PM Attachments:Staff list of CDB UDC Motions & Votes - JD EDITS.pdfCDB Recommended Revisions to the Zoning Map - BonTon - JD EDITS.pdf 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. Greetings All, In looking at the attached Staff list of successful CDB motions re: the UDC Update, I'm seeing two errors. Item #13 re: Bon Ton zoning map request. 1. The list says R-B. CDB's motion and vote (4-2) was to have the entire area that is currently R-4 convert to R-C under the default conversion convention. Attached is a list with this correction noted. 2. As set forth in the memo that I sent earlier this morning, CDB's motion was for this entire R-4 area, which extends slightly farther east (to the alley between Willson and Tracy) than the area that Bon Ton residents had requested about (which went eastonly to the east side of Grand, plus one parcel facing Willson). The document linked from the Staff Report seems to indicate that CDB's motion was for the area requested by the Bon Ton folks. It was not. It was for the whole area currently zoned R-4. Also attached is a marked-up detail for this item. I verified this just now via the meeting video of Nov. 17 CDB. Motion: 3:13:18 Vote: 3:14:52(I can't seem to get a link to the meeting video to work; otherwise, I would have one here.) --Jason406.600.2896 Page 1 of 2 Community Development Board Recommended Revisions to the Unified Development Code, Chapter 38 BMC The Community Development Board recommended approval of several substantive areas in the Unified Development Code at their public hearing held on November 3rd and 17th. Each revision is identified below by the date and in the order the recommendation was made. A link to the recording of each meeting, and the time in the recording where the recommendation was discussed, is provided. Revisions to the draft text have been prepared to enable the public and City Commission to see how the recommendation affects the code. For clarity, in the revised draft text standard editing marks are used with underlines indicating added text and strikethrough indicating deletions and showing the final outcome of the revision. Underlined text is the proposed wording. You may compare the Sept. 19, 2025, draft of the same section if needed to identify language that was removed. Each section in the table below is hyperlinked to pages from the code showing revisions marked up or a description of a change on the zoning map. The Time Stamp column shows when in the hearing the item discussion began in the recording of the relevant meeting. The Section Number in the table links to the text pages showing the recommended revisions. Some individual motions making less substantial changes were simply included in the Base Draft text, for those the page number is provided in the subject column as well as the hyperlinked section number in the section number modified column. Revisions were also suggested to the zoning map in three locations. Those have associated maps and explanatory text but are not shown in the code language format. Several motions are marked as zero motions. These are overall actions and do not amend individual elements of the text or map. November 3rd public hearing official record video [external link] public hearing draft minutes [external PDF] November 17th public hearing official record video [external link] public hearing draft minutes [external PDF] Edit # Section Number Modified Date Time Stamp Vote Yea/Nay Subject 0.0 Entire code 3rd 2:15:30 Vote not taken Main motion to recommend approval of the UDC update. Included in November 3rd minutes. 1 38.220.010.G 3rd 2:19:30 6-0 Replacement to purpose statement for NEHMU district. Included on page 2-19 of the November 24th Base draft. 2 38.320.090.D 3rd 2:21:35 6-0 Revision to increase restaurant size in NEHMU 2,500 to 3,000 sq. ft. Included on page 3-33 of the November 24th Base draft. 3 38.220.020 38.220.030 38.220.040 38.220.050 3rd 2:23:55 6-0 Reduction in minimum ground floor height B1, B2, B2M, B3, REMU and NEHMU zoning districts from 15 to 12 feet Page 2 of 2 Edit # Section Number Modified Date Time Stamp Vote Yea/Nay Subject 38.220.070 38.220.080 4 38.210.020 3rd 2:48:40 6-0 Revision to minimum residential density in the RA zoning district 5 38.210.030 38.210.040 38.210.050 38.220.070 38.220.080 3rd 2:50:25 5-1 Revision to minimum residential density in the RB, RC, RD, REMU, and NEHMU zoning districts 6 38.260.100 3rd 3:08:13 6-0 Revision to wall plate height standard to address shed roof configurations 7 38.260.070 3rd 3:19:15 6-0 Transition standards 8 38.520.040 3rd 17th 3:33:32 00:11:41 tabled 6-0 Building massing and articulation 9 38.740.060 17th 00:52:20 6-0 Sketch plan review process allowed development types 10 38.340.040 17th 1:11:17 6-0 Remove limitation on number of homes in single structure in RC district as affordable housing incentive 11 38.210 38.220 38.230 38.260.150 17th 2:05:02 60 Remove street facing entrance requirement in all districts. Linked text shows the main change and an example of amendment for the B-1 district to illustrate how the individual district regulations would be modified. 12 Zoning Map 17th 2:34:05 4-2 Centennial area amendment of zoning map to PLI, RB, and RC 13 Zoning Map 17th 3:13:18 4-2 BonTon area amendment of zoning map to RB 14 38.410.010.B 17th 3:19:27 6-0 Retain existing language in 38.410.010.B as shown in the draft (No alternative language needed) Included on page 4-17 of the November 24th Base Draft 15 38.320.030.B .7 17th 3:53:23 5-1 Standards for assembly area requirements for fraternities and sororities 16 Multiple Zoning Map 17th 4:45:41 6-0 Implement staff recommended amendments, Included throughout the November 24th Base Draft. Link is to summary list of changes. 5th and Hemlock area amendment of zoning map to B2M and REMU Motions with no action required by Commission 0.2 Entire Code 17th 4:49:00 6-0 Amend wording of main motion to include revisions by City Commission. Included in November 17th minutes. 0.3 Entire Code 17th 4:53:36 6-0 Statement of board that draft UDC update is improvement with or without individual amendments, complies with the Montana Land Use Planning Act, and recommends approval. Included in November 17th minutes. 0.4 Entire Code 17th 4:55:36 6-0 Vote on approval of the Main Motion as amended. Included in November 17th minutes. R-C Community Development Board Recommended Revisions to the Zoning Map of Unified Development Code, Chapter 38 BMC The Community Development Board recommended three substantive revisions to the proposed zoning map in association with the update to the Unified Development Code at their public hearing held on November 3rd and 17th. A link to the recording and the time in the recording where the recommendation was discussed is provided. The initial request for the Bon Ton change in the zoning map was submitted by members of the public requesting a change from R4 to RA on the new map. The area outlined in blue and labeled R4 below was understood to be the request. The existing zoning map designation is: Current Map The Community Development Board discussed the request at the November 17th portion of the public hearing. Discussion began at time stamp 3:13:18 in the recording. The draft zoning map reviewed at the public hearing showed an edit area as outlined in orange in the following image. Draft 0 J.J Stor In the course of the hearing, it was determined that there was a drafting error on the map and that the initial public request did not include those areas east of Willson Ave. Areas east of Willson Avenue and zoned R4 do not change. The modified boundary that matches the actual request from members of the public is: Revised 10 0 JJ Story 3: This is the area that was the subject of the CDB motion and vote. This is the area that the Bon Ton folks requested about, but it is not what CDB voted about. The Board discussed the request, considered alternatives, and ultimately passed a motion on a vote of 4-2 to recommend that the City Commission adopt the RB district in place of the RA shown on the draft zoning map for the area outlined in orange in the Revised image. Draft