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Bozeman Recreation & Parks Advisory Board
P.O. Box 1230 · Bozeman, MT · 59771
Park Plan Review
PLANNERS: Dave Skelton, Doug Riley
FROM: Subdivision Review Committee
SUBJECT: Spring Creek Village
REVIEWED ON: November 10, 2010
BACKGROUND:
Spring Creek Village is an Urban Mixed Use development (UMU) located on the north side of
Huffine Lane between Ferguson and Resort Drive, bounded on the north by Fallon Street. The
concept is for a downtown type commercial development with office and residential units as
well. To qualify as UMU it must contain at least 20% residential. Some of the lots will be sold
and some developed and leased. The estimated parkland dedication requirement is 2.4 acres.
There is a central park/square that will be maintained as privately owned parkland, and a
miniature golf course with driving range in the northwest corner. Neither of these count toward
dedication requirement. The proposal is for a 40’ wide landscaped linear park running around
the entire park perimeter to be dedicated to the city. If accepted, this will satisfy the parkland
requirement. There is a ditch that runs North/South about 75 yards from the west boundary that
could also serve as a trail corridor but will not be dedicated so developer can maintain the right
to close it as needed.
COMMENTS:
Linear Perimeter Park - As there are no interior streets, but rather, interconnected linear
parking lots, the perimeter trail is essential for safe bike travel. Bike travel inside the
development would be dangerous. A perimeter bike/ped sidewalk or trail should be required for
reasons of safe transportation.
o The Parks Department generally recommends against accepting parkland this narrow for
maintenance reasons.
o Planning generally recommends accepting linear parks only in instances where it serves
to preserve a natural corridor; this does not qualify.
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o Under the UDO definition the proposed linear park is clearly a transportation pathway
and as such may not be used to satisfy the dedication requirement.
Central Park/Square – We recognize the appropriateness of maintaining private ownership of
the Square, particularly in a primarily commercial development. This would satisfy the
community center requirement if its permanence was guaranteed, and public access was assured.
Putting Course/Driving Range - A driving range in such a small area seems to be a bad idea.
Unless whiffle balls are used, the amount of netting needed to contain the balls safely would be
an eyesore. Perhaps some other green, recreation type commercial enterprise could be
developed.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Central Park/Square area could serve as a community center. As this is not dedicated
parkland, there would have to be some guarantee that this area remains as open space in the
future. The linear park provides for safe bike transportation. However, the park/square is not
dedicated parkland and the linear park really is just the curb and sidewalk requirement with some
landscaping. We recommend against accepting the linear perimeter park as dedicated parkland.
We recommend that if no dedicated parkland is to be provided, and the linear park is not
acceptable, off-site dedication or cash-in-lieu be accepted to meet the parkland requirement.
FISCAL EFFECTS:
Cash in lieu is always a losing proposition for meeting the park needs of our community,
however, enough other park substitutes are in place so that we feel that, with the proper
guarantees, it would be acceptable in this case.
ALTERNATIVES:
If the linear park proposal is accepted, we recommend that the proviso that the city could take
over maintenance in the future not be included in the agreement.
If the community center requirement is guaranteed in the central square, 2.4 acres of the golf
course area could be developed as park and dedicated.
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