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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Chris Kukulski, City Manager
Andy Epple, Director of Planning
SUBJECT: ThinkTank Design Group Request on Behalf of Ponderosa Land Company and
Empire Building Materials, Inc. for the Commission to Reclaim to Itself the Final
Approval of Development Application #Z-09081, per Section 18.64.010 C.1. BMC.
MEETING DATE: May 26, 2009 – Consent Agenda
BACKGROUND: Zoning Application #Z-09081 has been made for Site Plan Approval with
Variances, for the Empire Building Materials group to construct an 8,000 square foot cold storage
building on its currently developed property located at the intersection of Pear and L Streets in Northeast
Bozeman. Because of the multiple variances, the application would ordinarily be presented to the Board
of Adjustment for final action. Due to past City Commission involvement with review and approval of
certain development proposals on this property, also involving variances, the applicants are requesting
that the Commission reclaim approval authority over the project, per Section 18.64.010 C.1. BMC (see
attached letter from ThinkTank dated 05/20/2009). Given the history of past development reviews on this
property by the City Commission, staff is supportive of the request.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Commission reclaim approval authority over Application #Z-
09081, per Section 18.64.010 C.1. BMC.
FISCAL EFFECTS: None identified.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Respectfully submitted,
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Andrew Epple, Director of Planning Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager
Report compiled: May 20, 2009
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