HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-25-26 Public Comment - K. Rydell - Please Fix B-3 and zone edge transitions! From: kiki rydell
To: Bozeman Public Comment
Subject: [EXTERNAL]Please Fix B-3 and zone edge transitions!
Date: Tuesday,August 25,2026 5:49:22 AM
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Dear City Commissioners,
We are concerned with the height parameters of B-3 zoning and the zone edge proposal
before the City Commission. Please, please reduce the max height decision you reached of 90
feet (WAY TOO HIGH!!!)to a more reasonable max height of 70 feet. Bozeman is a
community of neighborhoods and allowing 90-ft structures in a neighborhood is just plain
unfair and unkind. How are lower dwelling structures to survive such massive and high
structures nearby?Also zone edge transitions need to be adjusted to more of a compromise
such as that suggested by the Better Bozeman Coalition. Please pay attention to their request
and follow their lead. They have the well-being of all Bozemanites in mind!
Here are their suggestions:
-Requiring a larger ROW transition for taller buildings--if a building can be up to 90 ft tall, the
ROW should be at least 90 ft wide in order to count as a transition, otherwise they build a
transition.
-Requiring stepbacks for ALL tall buildings in B-3--not just at transitions--like the Downtown
Bozeman Improvement Plan suggested.
-Requiring transitions to R-A and R-B to stepback at max plate height, not max heights for
those zones.
Respectfully yours,
Kiki and Bob Rydell