HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-04-13 Planning Board Minutes, draftPLANNING BOARD MINUTES
TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013
ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ATTENDANCE
President McSpadden called the regular meeting of the Planning Board to order at 6:00 p.m. in the
Commission Meeting Room, City Hall, 121 North Rouse Avenue, Bozeman, Montana and took attendance.
Members Present:
Staff Present:
Trever McSpadden, President
Chris Saunders, Planning
and Policy Division Manager
Adam Fruh
Julien Morice
George Thompson
Guests Present:
Joe Cartwright, PAB LLC
Members Absent:
Derik Pomeroy
Erik Garberg
Iho
Pomeroy
Paul Neubauer
Tom Clark
Carson Taylor
Carl Tange
ITEM 2. PUBLIC COMMENT
{Limited to any public matter within the jurisdiction of the Planning Board and not
scheduled on this agenda. Three-minute time limit per speaker.}
No public comment.
ITEM 3. MINUTES OF MAY 21, 2013
Mr. Fruh moved to accept the minutes. Mr. Morice seconded.
Motion carried unanimously.
ITEM 4. PROJECT REVIEW
1. Growth Policy Amendment - #P-13013 (Harringtons/PAB Tracy’s Addition Block D) – A Growth Policy Amendment application as requested
by the property owner Harringtons, Inc., 3125 West Babcock Street, Bozeman, MT 59715, applicant PAB, LLC, P.O. Box 5262, Bozeman, MT 59771 and representative Rocky Mountain Engineers,
PLLC, 1700 West Koch Street, Suite 7, Bozeman, MT 59715, requesting to change the Growth Policy Land Use Designation from Community Commercial Mixed Use to Community Core on 1.6268
acres. The subject property is legally described as Tracy’s Addition, Block D, Lots 10-21 plus ½ the adjacent streets and alleys located in the SE ¼, NE ¼, of Section 12, T2S, R5E,
PMM, City of Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana and is located at 323-507 West Main Street. (Brekke)
Planning and Policy Division Manager Saunders presented a summary of the project
in lieu of Neighborhood Planner Brekke. No public comment had been received to date. City Staff recommends favorably with the listed contingencies, and four criteria derived from the
Growth Policy. It constitutes a merging of the Growth Policy and the Downtown Plan. The City Commission will review this project on June 24.
No questions for either Planner Saunders
or Applicant Cartwright.
Public Comment: Representing the property owners, Tom Clark commented that the owners have been using the property as a B-3 for several years, and would like
it continue to be used as such.
Mr. Maurice moved to adopt the findings presented in the staff report for #P-13013 and moved to recommend that the City Commission approve the growth
policy amendment requested in application #P-13013 changing Figure 3-1 of the Bozeman Community Plan from Community Commercial Mixed Use to Community Core upon approximately 1.63 acres
of property located east of North 5th Avenue and north of Main Street.” Mr. ____________ seconded the motion.
President McSpadden reiterated that the project is a merging of the
Growth Policy and the Downtown Plan.Mr. Thompson commented that the project would benefit the continued growth on Main Street.
The motion passed unanimously.
ITEM 4. NEW BUSINESS
President McSpadden noted that the next board meeting on June 18 will have board training along with the Zoning Commission and
the Wetlands Review Board on board ethics and Robert’s Rules of Order. Planner Saunders noted that the yearly ethics training is mandated by City Charter and voted on by the citizens,
the city and its employees.
Mr. Thompson noted that he had spoken with Ralph Johnson regarding the land use program and they will meet with the Planning Board in the fall. No date
has been set to pick a consultant on this project.
Mr. Saunders noted that the City Commission meeting on the previous night the Commission voted to continue the hiatus on Workforce
Housing Program until December 31, 2014. There was general discussion on the present state of program.
ITEM 6. ADJOURNMENT
President McSpadden adjourned the meeting at 7:00
p.m.
Trever McSpadden, President Chris Saunders, Planning and Policy Division Manager
Planning Board Department of Community Development
City of Bozeman City
of Bozeman