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HomeMy WebLinkAbout002 Project Narrative Site Plan Application The Arbor Houses at Blackwood Groves Lot 1 and Lot 2, Block 9, Phase 3A BLACKWOOD GROVES Site Plan Application – The Arbor Houses Block 9 November 2024 Page 2 of 4 Table of Contents NARRATIVE Section I. – Project Team Section II – Introduction Section III – Site Plan Section IV – Engineering Section V – Schedule Section VI – Pre-Application Meeting I. PROJECT TEAM OWNER & Blackwood Land Fund, LLC APPLICANT 115 W. Kagy Blvd, Suite L Bozeman, MT 59715 p: 406.539.6015 PLANNER Intrinsik Architecture, Inc. 111 N. Tracy Avenue, Bozeman, MT 59715 p: 406.582.8988 ARCHITECT Humphreys & Partners Architects 5339 Alpha Road, Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75240 p: 972.701.9636 ENGINEER Alpine Engineering and Surveying 714 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 3 Bozeman, MT 59718 p: 406.586.5599 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Cashman Landscaping 2055 Springhill Road Bozeman, MT 59718 p: 406.587.3406 BLACKWOOD GROVES Site Plan Application – The Arbor Houses Block 9 November 2024 Page 3 of 4 II. INTRODUCTION The Arbor Houses at Blackwood Groves, Block 9 (the project) is a proposed 30-unit rental apartment project located on Lot 1 and Lot 2, Block 9, Blackwood Groves Subdivision, Phase 3A. The 1.41-acre project is on vacant land, zoned Residential Emphasis Mixed-Use (REMU), and is wholly surrounded by REMU zoning. A 2.13-acre public park adjoins the property to the west, single-household residential is platted to the north and east of the project, and mixed-use development is planned to the south on the south side of Victoria St. Three (3) buildings with 10 dwelling units each are proposed with this site plan. The units are a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units ranging from 753 – 1,383 square feet in floor area. III. SITE PLAN The proposed buildings will front on Park 3 (west) and will have garages for all units accessed off the Arbor Way alley on the east and north side of the buildings. The site, including all ground-floor units fronting Park 3, provides direct pedestrian connections to Park 3 as well as Victoria Street to the north and S 11th Ave to the east. Phasing: The buildings will be constructed concurrently but occupancy will be requested for individual buildings as they’re completed. Building #1 is anticipated to request occupancy first, Building #2 second, and Building #3 third. There are no public main extensions associated with this project. Please see the phasing plan in the documents folder of this submittal. Parking: Parking for this project is primarily provided by attached garages within the buildings but additional parking is provided by driveway spaces and off-street spaces. Fifty-four (54) parking spaces are required for this project and 63 spaces are provided. This project does not count any of the angled parking spaces on Victoria St. as these spaces are intended to be counted towards the community commercial district to the south of Victoria St. Please refer to the parking calculations on the Cover Sheet (CS). On-Site Residential Open Space: On-site residential open space is provided by private balconies, ground level private outdoor space, and shared open space. Please refer to the open space calculations provided on the Cover Sheet (CS). Only qualifying balconies were included in these calculations. In addition to the on-site open space, residents will have direct access to the 2.13-acre public park (Park 3) adjoining the west side of this project. Parkland: The Blackwood Groves Subdivision provided parkland dedication in excess of the maximum 12 dwelling units per acre for parkland dedication and/or cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication for Block 9. No additional parkland dedication or cash/improvements-in-lieu of parkland dedication is required for this proposal. Residents will have direct access to the 2.13-acre public park (Park 3) adjoining the west BLACKWOOD GROVES Site Plan Application – The Arbor Houses Block 9 November 2024 Page 4 of 4 side of this project. Park 3 contains a large playground area, trails, pavilions, lawn areas, and pickleball courts. IV. ENGINEERING Utilities: Water and sanitary sewer services were stubbed into the project as part of the Phase 3A public improvements. No main extensions are necessary for this development. Stormwater: The Stormwater Master Plan for Blackwood Groves is designed to manage the runoff from Block 9. The site is graded to drain to the surrounding street network where stormwater runoff will be conveyed to the Subdivision’s stormwater facilities. The Stormwater Design Report is included in the documents folder of this application. Fire Access: Fire hydrants are located: at the bend in Arbor Way (Alley), at the intersection of 11th Ave/Cambridge Dr., mid-block on 11th Ave, at the intersection of Victoria St/11th Ave, at the intersection of Spring Ridge Dr/Victoria St, and at the mid-block crossing on Spring Ridge Dr. All buildings will contain fire sprinkler systems. Solid Waste: Individual totes for each unit are planned for this development. The totes will be rolled to Arbor Way on pick-up day. Snow Storage: Snow will be plowed to various landscape areas and landscape islands – please see civil sheet C3.0 for snow storage locations. Traffic Impact Study: The Traffic Impact Study (TIS) for the Blackwood Groves Subdivision accounted for the 30 residential units proposed with this development. This TIS is included in the documents folder of this application. V. SCHEDULE This project intends to begin construction as soon as site plan approval is received and intends to break ground in May/June 2025 in order to complete the project in late 2025/early 2026. VI. Pre-Application Meeting The pre-application meeting was conducted on July 18, 2024. Attendees of this meeting included: Alicia Paz-Soils, Susana Montana, Scott Mueller, and Jacob Doesschate from the City of Bozeman as well as Matt Hausauer from the design team.