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Home My WebLink About08-18-26 Public Comment - R. Pertzborn - Work Session_ Maximum Building Height in the B-3 Zoning From: Rob Pertzborn To: Bozeman Public Comment Subject: [EXTERNAL]Work Session: Maximum Building Height in the B-3 Zoning Date: Tuesday,August 18,2026 11:38:25 AM Attachments: BZN UDC B3 HT e.Ddf Importance: High CAUTION:This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Greetings— I am submitting the attached memo on behalf of many that live, work and/or invest in the community. Regards, RJP August 2026 RE: Unified Development Code SUBJECT: Allowable B-3 Building Height On December 16, 2025, after years of analysis, public engagement, and thoughtful debate, the City Commission gave final approval to the Unified Development Code. This comprehensive and forward-looking document represents a clear vision for Bozeman's future and will help strengthen our city, particularly downtown. Great cities are shaped by a blend of old and new, with a diversity of uses, architectural styles, and building scales. Our downtown is the product of decades of evolution influenced by many factors. In the last century, projects such as the Bozeman Hotel(1890), the National Building(formerly the Commercial National Bank, 1920), and the Baxter Hotel (1929) and more recently the Armory Hotel(2020) reflect proactive, farsighted investments that continue to benefit our community today. Appropriately, our planning efforts and development regulations encourage this tradition of thoughtful growth and investment in our limited downtown core. As our community continues to grow, Bozeman must foster an abundance of commercial space and housing of all kinds and at all price points. Denser development in our downtown core—with proximity to jobs and amenities—will create opportunities for current and future Bozemanites to live where theywork and play, ease competition for existing homes, reduce car dependency, and contribute to an increasingly vibrant downtown. Building in the core also preserves the natural environment, keeping a critical mass of the population in one central area, reducing sprawl and therefore keeping the carbon footprint tight. Past, current, and future projects are multi-year endeavors that rely on the stability of adopted plans, regulations, and public/private commitments. Improvements currently being considered, designed, engineered, and constructed are the result of substantial time, effort, and financial investment made in reliance on those published plans and standards. We,the undersigned, ask the City Commission to carefully consider the circumstances, respect the planning context and public process that led to adoption of the UDC, and maintain the allowable building height of up to 90 feet as originally and thoughtfully approved. Respectfully, Rob Pertzborn, AIA Doug Minarik Intrinsik Architecture Minarik Architecture Henry Happel Chris Naumann Bozeman Sanbell Marty Matsen, AICP Tyler Steinway, AICP Fall Creek Planning Intrinsik Architecture Nathan Stein Justin Alexander, AIA Headwaters Community Housing Trust A&E + SMA Design Charlie Franklin, AIA Caitlin Tamposi A&E + SMA Design Boundary Development Duncan Fraser Susan Riggs, AICP Builder Groundprint Jamy Patterson Paul Bertelli PRG Group WAM Development Group Jimmy Miller Heather Grenier Miller Properties Group HRDC IX Yarrow Kraner Josh Bowden Bozeman Pat Eller Laura Dornberger, AIA Morrison Maierle Locati Architects Jordan Zignego Scott Baldasare Montana State University Alta Capital Allison Bryan Scott Hedglin Physical Space Design 118 Chris Leonard Jimmy Swanson, AIA Bridger Operations Intrinsik Architecture Nicolas Smith, AIA Jason Martel Minarik Architecture Martel Construction, Inc. Dan Corbeille Ryan LaFoley Velocity Development LaFoley Kitchens Scott Bechtle, AIA Scott Dehlendorf Bechtle Architects Dehlendorf Group Todd Waller Tom Starner Venture West Starner Commercial Real Estate Byoung Cho Jim Toth BCHO Architects Western Ranch Brokers Tyler Miles JimmyTalarico McKenna Adams Cushing Terrell Amara Reese-Hansen Erik Nelson,AIA Nest Partners Hayden Glines Samantha Fish McKenna Adams Mark Kehke Bret Snyder Pacific Ventures Engle &Volkers Hunter Brewster Troy Scherer Design 5 Landscape Architecture Justin Schwartzenberger Jill Bertelli Common Properties JBBArch Jeremy Seglem John How The Agency Montana State University Peter Andrews, AIA Padden Murphy Intrinsik Architecture Montana Festival/ Last Best Future Sam Yarborough Kyle Dornberger Bozeman Venue Architects Jason Yarborough CyndyAndrus Bozeman Bozeman John Taylor Andy Bernard John Taylor Wealth Management Left Lane Development Katie Adams Casey Tippens McKenna/Adams Realty York Development Mike Magrans Cory Reistad Outlaw Partners SAV INC Kiersten Iwai Brad Doll, AIA A&E + SMA Design Spenser Merwin Ania Bulis Jackson Contractor Group Maclaren Latta Paddy Stoy Bozeman Bozeman Erik Garberg Scott Freimuth, AIA IMEG Aspekt Architecture Cordell Pool, RE Drew Russell Stahly Engineering&Associates Russell Hosner, LLC Rob Lateiner, CEO Cole Nelson Virga Capital Drake Building and Development Paul Tully Matt Paine Physical Space Paine Group David Perlstein Gary Kachadurian Bozeman The Kachadurian Group, LLC Paul Snyder Nathan Stein Cushing Terrell Headwaters Community Housing Trust Barry Brown Alex Eekhoff Cannery District Partners, LLC Langlas &Associates, Inc. Alex Webber Ethan Barlow Physical Space Holding Ground Architects Nick Fulton Ryan Watson Bechtle Architects Bozeman Aerial Photo Ty Monks Van K. Bryan IMEG Studio Architects Andrew Davis Nate Gorence Downing Street Bridger Photonics Haley Connolly Bill Langlas Bozeman Langlas &Associates, Inc. Marley Dale, AIA Minarik Architecture