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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-27-26 Public Comment - C. Keller - ZET work session commentsFrom:Colleen To:Bozeman Public Comment Subject:Re: [EXTERNAL]ZET work session comments Date:Tuesday, October 27, 2026 9:32:30 AM 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. Apologies! Colleen Keller Also- if I may add- there are outstanding areas not on ‘ZET’ list- requesting a 30 day windowto add to list (with permanent rationale for doing so)! Sorry for extra work- Sent from my iPhone On Oct 27, 2026, at 8:46 AM, Bozeman Public Comment <comments@bozemanmt.gov> wrote:  Good morning, At the request of the City Commission, anonymous public comments are not distributed. If you would like us to process your comment for tonight’s meeting, please provide your name by noon today. Thank you, Mike Maas, MPA City of Bozeman | 121 N. Rouse Ave. | Bozeman, MT 59715 406.582.2321 Pronouns: he/him/his <image001.jpg> **Please note updated email address** From: CMK <aspenshouse@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 8:25 AM To: Bozeman Public Comment <comments@bozemanmt.gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL]ZET work session comments 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. Dear City Commission, Please expand our thinking around ZETs to encourage interaction and walkability, and a look toward the warming impacts of the a warmer climate. Landscaping requirements go along way to creating interactions between neighbors and some sense of continuity between zones. Sidewalks against buildings, strips of pavement do not encourage interaction. We are a micro vile, not a city. I believe the current standards reflect large city architecture- not Bozeman. Areas where B3 code is vastly different than the current built environment merit consideration! Examples; Beall between Tracy and Black; Tracy East to West at Villard. The current transition at Tracy/Beall Ne corner works- because the commercial building is residential sized. Re development will force a 90’ building in with no mid block transition and 1’ set backs. This is in essence penalizing high quality, small lot line redevelopment- which is in demand and embraced. Please do not create disincentives for small lot infill. An example of the kind of transitions we could have is the common sidewalk running south to north mid block on Beall (between Black and Tracy). A poor example is the new ‘alley’, with full sized street lights mid block, to a private courtyard behind The Henry. This was promoted as a ‘plaza’ for community. The development, and density is good. It can be done with landscaping, setbacks and step backs- which encourage interaction and protect the small town character of Bozeman-the one everyone comes for! Please stand up for existing neighborhoods- and new neighborhoods. Please create consistent boulevards, set backs, and air and light between new buildings and existing. I do believe this is the intent of managing mass and scale to be appropriate to current environment. I, and most residents, are not anti development, but pro- neighborhood. Please stand up for your community- including the north side. There is an enormous opportunity to build something better than what we have done thus far. City of Bozeman emails are subject to the Right to Know provisions of Montana’s Constitution (Art. II, Sect. 9) and may be considered a “public record” pursuant to Title 2, Chpt. 6, Montana Code Annotated. As such, this email, its sender and receiver, and the contents may be available for public disclosure and will be retained pursuant to the City’s record retention policies. Emails that contain confidential information such as information related to individual privacy may be protected from disclosure under law.