HomeMy WebLinkAboutAHO CMN2 Community Meeting Instructions and Declaration Form CMN2 Noticing Instructions Page 1 of 3 Revision Date: May 2025
NOTICING PROCEDURE
COMMUNITY MEETING NOTICE INFORMATION
MAILING NOTICES
CMN2
COMMUNITY MEETING NOTICING
INSTRUCTIONS & DECLARATION FORM
Prior to the submittal of a site plan application pursuant to BMC 38.230.090, an applicant for an affordable housing development
proposing to use Type A, B, or C incentives must hold a community meeting to inform residents and property owners of the proposed
development and to solicit feedback from the community. The applicant is responsible for mailing a notice 20 business days prior to the
community meeting per the requirements of the Affordable Housing division 38.380 in the code. This handout provides instructions for
the notice contents and the procedures for sending notices for your project. The instructions listed below are to be followed for the
Community Meeting noticing.
If the Community Meeting is not noticed according to the requirements of the Affordable Housing division 38.380 in the code, the
project may be delayed if the error is discovered during the process. The applicant is responsible for following the notice instructions
provided by the City and for providing accurate notice materials.
The applicant must create a notice and the notice must contain the following information:
1. The date, time, and location of the community meeting (must be within city limits)
2. At a minimum, the notice must include the location of the proposed development, a description of the proposed
development, incentives the applicant proposes to use, and the number and location of market rate and affordable units
3. A statement inviting the community to attend the meeting and informing the community that the purpose of the meeting is
to seek community input on the proposed development and the use of incentives
4. Contact information for the developer and any other project representatives, including the mailing and email addresses and
telephone number of the person who may be contacted for further information and clearly state which email address to use
to submit comments.
5. A statement that the comments must be submitted to the developer and/or project representative email provided and not
be sent to the City. The comments must not be sent or copied to comments@bozeman.net until such time the project is
submitted formally to the City and the project is noticed.
1. At least 20 business days prior to the community meeting, the developer must mail by first class mail written notice of the
community meeting to the owners of all property and all mailing addresses within a 200-foot radius of the proposed
development site. If a condominium is within this required notice area, all owners of the condominium must be included in
the list.
2. In addition to the above, if the proposed development is located within the boundaries of a city recognized neighborhood
association pursuant to chapter 2, article 5, written notice of the community meeting must be provided at least 20 business
days prior to the meeting to the presiding officer of the applicable neighborhood association, to the city neighborhood
liaison, and to the chair of the InterNeighborhood council.
3. The applicant/representative must print the notice in color and place them in envelopes with stamps with the applicant’s
return address.
4. The notice must be mailed to the adjoining property owners and neighborhood representative as identified on the notice by
the end of the business date.
5. The applicant/representative must verify the mail date and certify that the notice was mailed through the notice
declaration form on the following page within three business days of the notice sent. This must be emailed to the
Development Review Coordinator.
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NOTICE MAILING DECLARATION
NOTICE MAIL DATE
CONTACT US
COMMUNITY MEETING NOTICING
INSTRUCTIONS & DECLARATION FORM
I, , hereby certify (Check all that apply):
the project notice was mailed to all adjoining property owners (including all condominium owners, within 200 feet of the property)
the project notice was mailed to the appropriate neighborhood association presiding officer (if applicable)
The project notice was mailed according to the dates noted on this form. I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws
of the state of Montana, that the foregoing is true and correct.
Date:
Signature
The project mail notice was prepared according to the notice instructions and place into the US Mail on:
Month Day Year
Alfred M. Stiff Professional Building
20 East Olive Street
Bozeman, MT 59715
phone 406-582-2260
fax 406-582-2263
planning@bozeman.net
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