HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-05-26 Public Comment - D. Watson - Hanson Lane App 25775 Annexation and Zoning From: Dominique
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Cc: contact(s0arvestcreekmt.org; Maura Rilev
Subject: [EXTERNAL]Hanson Lane App 25775 Annexation and Zoning
Date: Tuesday,May 5,2026 8:27:45 AM
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R-B zoning allows buildings up to 45 feet tall and five stories high. Nothing within sight of
this parcel comes close to that. Harvest Creek is single-family homes. The duplexes on the
north side of Annie Street are one story. The surrounding density is at or below six units per
acre, which is exactly what R-A is designed for. Approving R-B here is not a gradual step
forward. It's a sharp break from everything that was built around it.
The Bozeman Community Plan 2025, Goal N.1.11, calls for "gradual and predictable density
in developed areas over time." R-A satisfies that. R-B doesn't, not in a neighborhood already
built out at R-1 and R-2 scale.
I'm also genuinely worried about Annie Street becoming a cut-through once the Fowler
connector opens. My children walk that route to Emily Dickinson Elementary. Roundabouts
without real traffic calming don't slow people down enough, and local experience has shown
that crosswalks paired with roundabouts create problems, not solutions. That school should be
part of this conversation before a vote is taken, not after.
On April 14, Deputy Mayor Douglas Fischer and City Manager Chuck Winn said publicly that
no four- or five-story development would go on the City-owned parcel right next to this one.
The same constraints apply here. The Commission should hold that line and zone this parcel
R-A.
Please deny or delay Application 25775 and direct staff to consider R-A zoning.
Dominique Watson