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Bozeman Sports Park Phase 2 Site Plan
Application No. 25143
October 29, 2025
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Application No. 25143 Type Site Plan
Project Name Bozeman Sports Park Phase 2 Site Plan
Summary A proposed site plan for the expansion of the existing Bozeman Sports Park at the intersection of N Cottonwood Road and W Oak Street. The original Bozeman Sports Park Master Site Plan was approved in 2016 (File #16160), identifying future uses and a general development pattern for the proposed sports fields. The submitted site plan application is for the construction of Phase 2, which includes a proposed 119-stall parking lot, two artificial turf fields located along Oak Street, a stormwater retention pond, a vault toilet, and space for a future storage and equipment shed. This phase of the project also includes the completion of the park’s ‘central spine’ sidewalk, extending from its current terminus in Phase 1 to the southern boundary of the park, providing a key connection and improving accessibility and circulation throughout the park. Vehicle access to the new parking lot site will be provided from W Oak Street along the southern property line. Additionally, this application includes associated design and infrastructure improvements pertaining to stormwater, landscaping, and pedestrian pathways.
Zoning PLI Growth Policy Public Institutions Parcel Size 10.59 Acres (Phase 2)
Overlay District(s) None
Street Address 4600 Baxter Lane; parcel is located in the northeast corner of the intersection of N Cottonwood Road and W Oak Street Legal Description Parcel 1A of Certificate of Survey 2554C, in Section 3, Township 2 South, Range 5 East, located
in P.M.M., City of Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana. Owner City of Bozeman, P.O. Box 1230, Bozeman, MT 59771
Applicant Stahly Engineering, 851 Bridger Drive, Bozeman, MT 59715
Representative Same as applicant
Staff Planner Bailey Minnich Engineer Mikaela Schultz
Noticing Public Comment Period Site Posted Adjacent Owners Newspaper Legal Ad
9/29/2025 – 10/21/2025 9/26/2025 9/26/2025 N/A
Advisory Boards Board Date Recommendation
Development Review Committee 9/22/2025 The application is adequate, conforms to standards, and is sufficient for approval with conditions and code provisions.
Recommendation The application is adequate, conforms to standards, and is sufficient for approval with conditions and code provisions as noted below.
Decision Authority Director of Community Development 10/29/2025
Full application located online in the City’s Laserfiche Repository for Application 25143
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FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPEAL PROVISIONS CERTIFICATE
A) PURSUANT to Chapter 38, Article 2, Bozeman Municipal Code (BMC), and other applicable sections of Ch 38, BMC, public notice was given, opportunity to submit comments was provided to affected parties, and a review of the Site Plan described in this report was conducted. The applicant proposed to the City a Site Plan (SP) for the expansion of the existing Bozeman Sports Park at the intersection of N Cottonwood Road and W Oak Street. The original Bozeman Sports Park Master Site Plan was approved in 2016 (File #16160), identifying future uses and a general development pattern for the proposed sports fields. The submitted site plan application is for the construction of Phase 2, which includes a proposed 119-stall parking lot, two artificial turf fields located along Oak Street, a stormwater retention pond, a vault toilet, and space for a future storage and equipment shed. This phase of the project also includes the completion of the park’s ‘central spine’ sidewalk, extending from its current terminus in Phase 1 to the southern boundary of the park, providing a key connection and improving accessibility and circulation throughout the park. Vehicle access to the new parking lot site will be provided from W Oak Street along the southern property line. Additionally, this application includes associated design and infrastructure improvements pertaining to stormwater, landscaping, and pedestrian pathways. The purposes of the Site Plan review were to consider all relevant evidence relating to public health, safety, welfare, and the other purposes of Ch. 38, BMC; to evaluate the proposal against the criteria of Sec. 38.230.100 BMC, and the standards of Ch. 38, BMC; and to determine whether the application should be approved, conditionally approved, or denied.
B) It appeared to the Director that all parties and the public wishing to examine the proposed Site Plan and offer comment were provided the opportunity to do so. After receiving the recommendation of the relevant advisory bodies established by Ch. 38, Art. 210, BMC, and considering all matters of record presented with the application and during the public comment period defined by Ch. 38, BMC, the Director has found that the proposed Site Plan would comply with the requirements of the BMC if certain conditions were imposed. Therefore, being fully advised of all matters having come before them regarding this application, the Director makes the following decision.
C) The Site Plan has been found to meet the criteria of Ch. 38, BMC, and is therefore approved, subject to the conditions listed in this report and the correction of any elements not in conformance with the standards of the Title. The evidence contained in the submittal materials, advisory body review, public testimony, and this report justifies the conditions imposed on this development to ensure that the Site Plan complies with all applicable regulations and all applicable criteria of Ch. 38, BMC. On this _7th__ day of _November__2025, Erin George, Director of Community Development or her designee, approved with conditions this Site Plan for and on behalf of the City of Bozeman as authorized by Sec. 38.200.010, BMC.
D) This Director of Community Development’s project decision may be appealed by filing a documented appeal with and paying an appeal fee to the Clerk of the Commission for the City of Bozeman within 10 working days after the date of the final decision as evidenced by the Director’s signature, following the procedures of Sec. 38.250.030, BMC. DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OR DESIGNEE
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CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
Please note that these conditions are in addition to any required code provisions identified in this report. Additional conditions
of approval and code corrections may be identified during staff review and will be included with the final report provided to the
Director of Community Development.
1. The applicant is advised that unmet code provisions, or code provisions that are not specifically listed as conditions
of approval, does not, in any way, create a waiver or other relaxation of the lawful requirements of the Bozeman
Municipal Code or state law.
CODE PROVISIONS
1. BMC 38.410.130 Water Rights – The final determination of cash-in-lieu of water rights (CILWR) for the site is
$3,660. The applicant must provide the CILWR fee payment and receipt to the Review Engineer to demonstrate
compliance with water adequacy provisions prior to final site plan approval.
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Figure 1: Current Zoning Map
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Figure 2: Growth Policy Designation Map
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Figure 3: Overall Master Site Plan
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Figure 4: Phase 2 Site Plan
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Figure 5: Southwest Corner Landscaping Plan
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Figure 6: Parking Lot Landscaping Plan
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Figure 7: Parking Lot Landscaping Plan
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ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
Analysis and resulting recommendations based on the entirety of the application materials, municipal codes, standards,
plans, public comment, and all other materials available during the review period. Collectively, this information is the record
of the review. The analysis in this report is a summary of the completed review.
Plan Review, Section 38.230.100, BMC
In considering applications for plan approval under this title, the Director of Community Development shall consider the
following:
1. Conformance with Article 1 - Consistency with the City’s adopted Growth Policy 38.100.040.D Meets Code?
Growth Policy Land Use Public Institutions Yes
Zoning PLI, Public Lands and Institutions District Yes Comments: The Bozeman Community Plan 2020, on page 73, discusses how zoning regulations are made in accordance with a growth policy. “The City must balance many issues in approving urban development. Therefore, it is not unusual if there is some tension between competing priorities, even if there is no explicit contradiction in policy.” The adopted regulations in Chapter 38, the Uniform Development Code (UDC), are the result of the Commission considering and balancing a wide range of issues and the regulations provide an overall compliance basis of evaluation of the specific development application to the aims and aspirations of the growth policy. This balancing in crafting regulations means that individual goals or objectives are not maximized to the exclusion of other priorities, and evaluation occurs against the whole of the growth policy. Applications consistent with the adopted regulations are in accordance with the overall growth policy.
PLI is an implementing district of the 2020 Community Plan designation of Public Institutions and is supported by the following goals:
- Goal EPO-1: “Prioritize strategic acquisition of parks to provide a variety of recreational opportunities throughout the City.” Staff Comment: The proposed site plan application is for the expansion of facilities at an existing City Park located within Bozeman City limits. The site plan supports a variety of recreational opportunities through the addition of two new artificial turf fields, a new parking lot, and a new vault toilet, providing additional amenities for more City residents. - Goal EPO-1.4: “Research and implement multi-use features within parks to promote increased use and visitation. Wherever possible, parks are connected to multi-modal transportation options and accessible for people with disabilities.” Staff Comment: The proposed site plan application is for an expansion of an existing City Park, including a new parking lot, two artificial turf fields located along Oak Street, a stormwater retention pond, a vault toilet, and space for a future storage and equipment shed. The project also includes the completion of the park’s ‘central spine’ sidewalk, extending from its current terminus in Phase 1 to the southern boundary of the park, providing a key connection and improving accessibility and circulation throughout the park. Growth Policy – Public Institutions: The land in this classification is owned by a public entity. A variety of activities are undertaken in this land use classification. Schools are a dominant use including Montana State University. Other typical uses are libraries, fire stations, and publicly operated utilities. A significant portion of Bozeman’s employment occurs within this category. Staff Comment: The use of Public Park and Open Space as denoted within the site plan submittal, is allowed within the PLI zoning district, and the project conforms to the requirements of the PLI zoning district. The property is within the City’s municipal service area and complies with the goals and objectives of the growth policy. No conflicts between the proposed use, zoning compliance, and the growth policy are identified.
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2. Conformance with Article 1 - All other applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations (38.100.080)
Condominium ownership NA
Comments: There is no proposed condominium ownership association for this site plan. The proposed use of the site is consistent with the allowed uses in the PLI zoning district. No specific conflicts were identified. Additional steps will be required, including reviewing final site plan approval and building permits. The Building Division of the Department of Community Development will review the requirements of the International Building Code for compliance at the time of building permit application.
3. Conformance with Article 2, including the cessation of any current violations (38.200.160) Meets Code?
Current Violations NA NA
Comments: No violations currently exist on-site.
4. Conformance with Article 2 - Submittal material (38.220) requirements and plan review for applicable permit types (38.230) Meets Code?
Site Plan Yes Submittal requirements 38.220.100 Yes
Phasing of development 38.230.020.B No. of phases: 1 Yes
Comments: The project is to be completed in one phase. Site plan submittal requirements have been met. Any additional use permit (Conditional Use Permit) 38.230.120 or (Special Use Permit) 38.230.120 NA
Comments: No conditional or special uses are proposed. 5. Conformance with Article 3 - Zoning Provisions (38.300) Meets Code?
Permitted uses 38.310.040.E Public buildings and publicly owned land used for parks, playgrounds and open space
Yes
Form and intensity standards 38.320.050 Zoning: PLI Setbacks (feet) Structures Yes Front – W Oak Street Block Frontage 10-feet
Front – N Cottonwood Road
Block Frontage 10-feet
Rear 0-feet *Note 12 – no setback requirement except when the lot is adjacent to another district.
Side 0-feet *Note 12 – no setback requirement except when the
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lot is adjacent to another district. Comments: Publicly owned land for parks and open space is a principal use within the PLI District. This application responds to the Mixed block frontage setbacks along N Cottonwood Road and the Landscaped block frontage setbacks along W Oak Street. The proposed project meets the setback requirements for the PLI district and the block frontage designations. Lot coverage NA Allowed NA Yes
Building height NA Allowed NA Yes Comments: Lot coverage and building height form and intensity standards are not applicable to this project.
Applicable zone specific or overlay standards 38.330-40 NA Comments: The project is not within an overlay district or a zoning district with specific standards
General land use standards and requirements 38.350 NA Comments: No outdoor storage areas or fencing are proposed. Applicable supplemental use criteria 38.360 NA Supplemental uses/type NA NA
Comments: There is no applicable supplemental use criteria for the proposed use. Wireless facilities 38.370 NA Affordable Housing 38.380.010 NA Affordable housing plan NA
Comments: No wireless facilities are proposed. No housing is proposed.
6a. Conformance with Article 4 - Community Design Provisions: Transportation Facilities and Access (38.400) Meets Code?
Streets 38.400.010 NA Street and road dedication 38.400.020 NA
Access easements NA Level of Service 38.400.060 Yes Transportation grid adequate to serve the site Yes
Comments: A traffic impact study was waived by the engineering division on August 7, 2025, since the surrounding transportation facilities in the area are built out to the 2017 Transportation Master Plan and the approved Bozeman Sports Park Master Plan. The applicant demonstrated with the submitted materials that basic site access and traffic circulation provisions are being met. As shown in Figure 4 above, the site will be accessed from a new approach off W Oak Street. No access onto N Cottonwood Road is proposed with this application. No improvements to N Cottonwood Road or W Oak Street are required with this site plan application. Sidewalks 38.400.080 Yes Comments: There is an existing paved shared-use path along W Oak Street and N Cottonwood Road adjacent to the site. Internal sidewalks are proposed throughout the site, ranging in size from 7-feet wide along the eastern side of the new parking lot to 12-feet wide along the western side of the new parking lot adjacent to the artificial turf fields. This phase of the project also includes the completion of the park’s ‘central spine’ sidewalk, extending from its current terminus in Phase 1 to the southern boundary of the park, providing a key connection and improving accessibility and circulation throughout the park. A 10-foot-wide gravel path is also proposed to connect to Flanders Mill Road to facilitate pedestrian connections to the existing and proposed athletic fields.
Drive access 38.400.090 Access to site: 1 Yes Fire lanes, curbs, signage and striping Yes
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Comments: Access to the site will be provided from W Oak Street along the southern property line. N Cottonwood Road is located along the western property line; however, no direct access onto N Cottonwood Road exists or is proposed with this site plan application. Additionally, Flanders Mill Road is adjacent to the subject property along the eastern property line; however, this phase of the Master Site Plan does not include any vehicle access. A 10-foot-wide gravel path is proposed to connect to Flanders Mill Road to facilitate pedestrian connections only. All width and separation requirements have been reviewed and approved by Engineering.
Street vision triangle 38.400.100 NA Transportation pathways 38.400.110 NA Pedestrian access easements for shared use pathways and similar transportation facilities NA
Public transportation 38.400.120 NA Comments: No new transportation pathways are proposed with this application. An existing paved shared use path is located along W Oak Street and N Cottonwood Road between the street and the subject property. A new 10-foot-wide pedestrian sidewalk will extend along the proposed parking lot, connecting the existing shared use path along the southern property line of the subject property to the new turf fields and internal pedestrian circulation. No changes are proposed to the existing shared use path. Public transportation is available along W Oak Street through the Streamline Brown Line route, with a stop directly adjacent to the new parking lot and across W Oak Street from Gallatin High School. 6b. Conformance with Article 4 – Community Design Provisions: Community Design and Elements (38.410) Meets Code?
Neighborhood centers 38.410.020 NA Comments: This project does not trigger neighborhood center requirements. Lot and block standards 38.410.030-040 NA Midblock crossing: rights of way for pedestrians alternative block delineation Yes
If the development is adjacent to an existing or approved public park or public open space area, have provisions been made in the plan to avoid interfering with public access to and use of that area
Yes
Comments: This project does not trigger lot and block standards. The proposed site plan includes a 10-foot-wide gravel path to create an east-west pedestrian connection, extending from N Cottonwood Road through the site to Flanders Mill Road. This path will connect to the proposed north-south ‘central spine’ path, extending from its current terminus in Phase 1 to the southern boundary of the park, providing a key connection and improving accessibility and circulation throughout the park. The Gallatin High School Mid Block Pedestrian Beacon was constructed in accordance with the Bozeman Sports Park Master Site Plan this summer (2025) as part of the City’s Capital Improvements project schedule. Provisions for utilities including efficient public services and utilities 38.410.050-060 Yes Easements (City and public utility rights-of-way etc.) Yes
Water, sewer, and stormwater Yes Other utilities (electric, natural gas, communications) Yes
CIL of water Yes Comments: Utilities, easements, water, sewer, and stormwater requirements were reviewed by the Engineering Department. Cash-in-lieu of water rights (CILWR) was reviewed by the Engineering Department, and determined that the estimated average annual municipal demand generated from the proposed use will be 0.61 acre-feet, which must be offset prior to final site plan approval. At the City’s current CILWR fee, the proposed project's CILWR fee is $3,660 and must be paid prior to final site plan approval per code provision #1. Public utility easements along the W Oak Street frontage and the N Cottonwood Road frontage have already been established. Municipal infrastructure requirements 38.410.070 Yes
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Comments: Municipal water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer systems proposed with this project have been reviewed by engineering. Grading & drainage 38.410.080 Yes
Location, design, and capacity of stormwater facilities Yes Stormwater maintenance plan Yes
Landscaping: native species, curvilinear, 75% live vegetation 38.410.080.H Yes Comments: The storm drainage plan for the Bozeman Sports Park development consists of one infiltration retention pond sized to capture the runoff from the developed surfaces. Calculations provided with the submitted stormwater report indicate the proposed facility has sufficient capacity to treat stormwater discharge from the expanded site. Landscaping plans submitted with the application materials identify proposed grasses, shrubs, and trees which will surround the retention pond. Requirements for grading and drainage, design standards for stormwater facilities, and stormwater maintenance have been reviewed by the engineering division and conform to the City’s standards.
Watercourse setback 38.410.100 NA
Watercourse setback planting plan 38.410.100.2.f NA
Comment: Watercourse setbacks and an associated planting plan are not applicable to this proposed development.
6c. Conformance with Article 4 – Community Design Provisions: Park and Recreation Requirements (38.420) Meets Code?
Parkland requirements 38.420.020.A NA NA Cash donation in lieu (CIL) 38.420.030 NA Improvements in-lieu NA
Comments: Park Frontage 38.420.060 NA
Park development 38.420.080 NA Recreation pathways 38.420.110 NA Park/Recreational area design NA Comments: No parks or parkland dedications are required with this application, as the project does not include any residential development. 7a. Conformance with Article 5 – Project Design: Block Frontage Standards (38.510) Meets Code?
Block frontage classification W Oak Street – Landscaped N Cottonwood Road – Mixed Yes
Departure criteria NA NA
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Comments: The subject property contains street frontage along the southern property line adjacent to W Oak Street and the western property line adjacent to N Cottonwood Road. Flanders Mill Road is located along the eastern property line but is not associated with the Phase 2 development application. Vehicle access to the site will be provided from W Oak Street. W Oak Street is designated as Landscaped block frontage, and N Cottonwood Road is designated as Mixed block frontage. The Mixed block frontage requires the applicant to choose to comply with either the Storefront standards or the Landscaped standards, with two modifications to building placement and façade transparency requirements. The applicant is choosing to comply with the Landscaped block frontage standards along N Cottonwood Road. Requirements for building placement, building entrances, weather protection, parking location, landscaping, and sidewalk widths are met with the proposed site plan application along both W Oak Street and N Cottonwood Road.
7b. Conformance with Article 5 – Project Design: Site Planning and Design Elements (38.520) Meets Code?
Design and arrangement of the elements of the plan (e.g., buildings, circulation, open space, and landscaping, etc.) so that activities are integrated with the organizational scheme of the community, neighborhood, and other approved development and produce an efficient, functionally organized, and cohesive development
Yes
Relationship to adjacent properties 38.520.030 NA
Non-motorized circulation and design systems to enhance convenience and safety across parking lots and streets, including, but not limited to, paving patterns, pathway design, landscaping, and lighting 38.520.040
Yes
Comments: The site does not contain any residential uses; therefore, 38.520.030 does not apply to this project. A Shared Use Path exists along both W Oak Street and N Cottonwood Road adjacent to the site, and a new sidewalk will be constructed adjacent to the proposed parking lot connecting the Shared Use Path to the internal pedestrian circulation system. The Gallatin High School Mid Block Pedestrian Beacon was constructed in accordance with the Bozeman Sports Park Master Site Plan this summer (2025) as part of the City’s Capital Improvements project schedule. This crossing will serve to promote safe pedestrian circulation across W Oak Street from the Gallatin High School site. Additionally, the internal pedestrian circulation will be enhanced with new pedestrian paths going both east-west and north-south, connecting along the ‘central spine’ of the site to the existing pedestrian infrastructure within Phase 1 to the north, providing non-motorized connections to the existing and proposed athletic fields.
Design of vehicular circulation systems to assure that vehicles can move safely and easily both within the site and between properties and activities within the general community 38.520.050
Yes
Internal roadway design 38.520.050.D NA Comments: Vehicle access to the site will be provided from a new approach onto W Oak Street. No direct vehicle access is permitted or proposed onto N Cottonwood Road. All width and separation requirements have been reviewed and approved by Engineering. Additionally, permanent access control was installed this summer (2025) at the W Oak Street and Flanders Mill Road intersection to control access to West Oak Street. This project has closed the median to all movements except West Bound Left turns onto the South Bound Flanders Mill Road section. Flanders Mill Road was adapted with right-in, right-out access only on both approaches to W Oak Street. These access controls provide additional traffic safety measures for the W Oak Street corridor directly adjacent to the proposed sports park upgrades. On-site open space 38.520.060 NA Total required NA NA Total provided NA NA
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7d. Conformance with Article 5 – Parking (38.540) Meets Code?
Parking requirements 38.540.050 NA Yes Parking requirements residential 38.540.050.A.1 NA Reductions residential 38.540.050.A.1.b NA Parking requirements nonresidential 38.540.050.A.2 0
Reductions nonresidential 38.540.050.A.2.c 0 Provided off-street 119 Provided on-street 0 Bicycle parking 38.540.050.A.4 11 Comments: BMC 38.540.050.A.2 lists the parking requirements for non-residential uses; however, public parks are not listed. As stated under BMC 38.540.050.A.2.a, when a use is not included in the table, the review authority will determine the appropriate amount of parking required. The applicant is proposing a new parking lot to accommodate 119 parking spaces for the additional athletic fields. Additionally, the applicant is proposing to install six (6) U-shaped bike racks compliant with the required 10% of the proposed vehicle parking stalls. A future phase of bicycle racks is also shown on the site plan, which would provide additional bike parking spaces to accommodate the increased park use. Loading and uploading area requirements 38.540.080 NA First berth – minimum 70 feet in length, 12 feet in width, 14 feet in height NA
Additional berth – minimum 45 feet in length NA Comments: NA
7e. Conformance with Article 5 – Landscaping (38.550) Meets Code?
Mandatory landscaping requirements 38.550.050 Yes
Parking lot landscaping Yes Additional screening NA Street frontage Yes Street median island NA Acceptable landscape materials Yes
Comments: The requirement for open space is not triggered by this application, as the site is not proposed for either residential or commercial uses. The site is part of the overall Bozeman Sports Park Master Site Plan and is utilized as a public park.
Location and design of service areas and mechanical equipment 38.520.070 NA
Comments: No mechanical equipment is proposed to serve the site. A future trash enclosure is shown on the submitted site plan in the northeastern corner of the new parking lot, but is not currently proposed to be constructed. When the future trash enclosure is constructed, required screening per BMC 38.520.070.C will be required as the proposed location is visible from the adjacent parking lot and pedestrian pathways.
7c. Conformance with Article 5 – Project Design: Building Design (38.530) Meets Code?
Compatibility with, and sensitivity to, the immediate environment of the site and the adjacent neighborhoods and other approved development 38.530.030 Yes
Building massing and articulation 38.530.040 NA Building details, materials, and blank wall treatments 38.530.050-070 NA Comments: The submitted application is for an expansion to an existing city park, including a new parking lot, 2 athletic fields, a vault toilet, and new pedestrian connections. No buildings are proposed on the site other than the vault toilet which is an accessory structure to the principal use of public park. The vault toilet will comply with the standards of BMC 38.360.030 for accessory buildings, uses, and equipment.
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Protection of landscape areas Yes Irrigation: plan, water source, system type Yes
Residential adjacency NA Comments: The proposed application is for an expansion of an existing City park and does not contain any residential uses. The submitted landscape plan provides landscaping screening along the western property line to screen the site from the Shared Use Path along N Cottonwood Road. Additional landscaping is proposed along W Oak Street to comply with the landscaped buffer requirement of the associated block frontage. Street trees are proposed along both N Cottonwood Road and W Oak Street, and the City’s Forestry Division has reviewed the proposed tree type and location with the submitted application materials. Parking lot landscaping is required for the new parking lot, and the submitted landscaping plan provides 2,730 square feet to landscaping which exceeds the required amount per BMC 38.550.050.B.2.e. The submitted landscaping plan was also reviewed by the Water Conservation Division for conformance with the Bozeman Landscape and Irrigation Performance and Design Manual. The provided landscaping plan conforms to the required landscaping standards. Landscaping of public lands 38.550.070 NA
Comments: As stated above, street trees are proposed along N Cottonwood Road and W Oak Street. All proposed street trees and locations have been reviewed by the City’s Forestry Division. 7f. Conformance with Article 5 – Signs (38.560) Meets Code?
Allowed SF/building 38.560.060 NA NA Proposed SF/building NA NA Comments: No signage is approved with this application. A separate sign permit is required prior to the installation of any signs. 7g. Conformance with Article 5 – Lighting (38.560) Meets Code?
Site lighting (supports, cutoff, footcandles, temperature) 38.570.040 NA
Building-mounted lighting (supports, cutoff, footcandles, temperature) 38.570.040.B NA Comments: No lighting is proposed with this site plan application.
8. Conformance with Article 6 – Natural Resource Protection Meets Code?
Floodplain regulations 38.600 NA Wetland regulations 38.610 NA
Comments: NA
9. Relevant Comment from Affected Parties (38.220) Meets Code?
Public Comment Yes Comments: A public notice period was conducted, which meets the requirements of this section and is detailed on page 1 of this report. No comments have been received at the time of this report. 10. Division of Land Pertaining to Subdivisions (38.240-Part 4) Meets Code?
Subdivision exemptions NA
Required easements NA Comments: No new easements are required with this site plan application, and no subdivision exemptions are proposed