HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-21-26 Public Comment - M. Spencer - Second Application #25238 and Application Appeal #25769From:Mark Spencer
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]Second Application #25238 and Application Appeal #25769
Date:Saturday, February 21, 2026 3:54:19 PM
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Attention Erin George, director of Community Development
I am shocked by the recent second application (#25238) for Lot 2 of Sundance Springs which
still contains several violations of the Final Master Plan and Final Development Guidelinesterms of the PUD.......which have been identified by the City in the surviving record of the
PUD approval. The largest departure, and NOT indicated among the ApprovedCommercial Uses complete violations are as follows:
1. Two, two story buildings with a total square footage of 10,000 square feet.....only ONE, onestory building with 5,000 square feet is allowed. Too many buildings, too much activity on a
lot which is too small.2. Exterior outdoor patio seating (not allowed by PUD) where alcohol will be served in a
residential neighborhood and under a Residential PUD. You have got to be kidding me withthis outrageous plan and application.
3. Any/all outdoor activities which are not allowed by the PUD.4. A large restaurant and businesses designed to be a city-wide destination which will attract
more than the ALLOWED 50% patron load from outside the neighborhood.......again NOTALLOWED.
5. Parking plan extends beyond the setback space.....clear violation of the PUD DevelopmentGuidelines. Using the proposed use of the Sundance Springs HOA open space to the north to
meet the required landscaping code requirements of the residential-adjacent lots......again, toomuch development for the lot. Really really wrong on many levels!!
6. The PRIVATE AND MAINTAINED trails of Sundance Springs are proposed to be usedwithout approval, in addition with the fact that Sundance Springs maintains their subdivision
streets.....WITH NO HELP FROM THE CITY. And now you want to force this absurddevelopment down the throats of Sundance Springs and Ellis View Estates.
7. The Block Frontage Standards requirements are being violated again, even after theCommission disapproved them in 2024 in the Findings of Fact and Order of the appeal when
this development was first proposed.
The fact that the "revised" current application proposed the same layout of buildings andparking (which is SEVERELY undersized) has already been flagged by the City as non-
compliant with the Block Frontage Standards during the concept review, and rejected by theCity Commission as ineligible for departure........approving this TWICE-REJECTED layout in
a third application is a serious violation, and makes the City, which already has some seriousdevelopment PR issues with the public, look even worse, and totally "up for sale" If this
seems to be such a great development, let's put it NEXT TO YOUR HOUSE.
Considering all the above mentioned facts and blatant violations, I am speechless by thecontinued blind eye of all the existing planning rules, codes, and regulations by this
Commission and Community Development. It appears that none of you on the Commission orin the Planning Department care about existing PUDs, Master Plans or City Development
codes and regulations.
I strongly state that this development should never happen, with a strong message sent to thisand all developers, that the City not tolerate blatant violation of the Development Guidelines
and Master Plan, and the entire staff in your office should be more attentive to therequirements for development of Lot 2, Sundance Springs, Neighborhood services in the
future.
SincerelyMark Spencer
4112 E Graf StreetSundance Springs Lot #87
Bozeman, MT 59715