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Commission Memorandum
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Andrew Epple, Director of Planning
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Request for Extension – Churn Creek Annexation Preliminary Approval
MEETING DATE: November 27, 2006
BACKGROUND: Mr. Barry Brown of Churn Creek Partners, and Mr. Brian Gallick,
representing Churn Creek Partners, have requested approval from the City Commission for an
extension to their Preliminary Annexation Approval, which was granted on December 19, 2005.
Preliminary approval was granted for one year, until December 19, 2007. A term of annexation was
that Churn Creek Partners prepare and gain approval for a “Sub Area Plan” prior to Final Approval
of their annexation. The Sub Area Plan they presented last February was not approved by the
Commission, placing the status of the annexation on hold (please refer to Commission Agenda
Meeting Minutes of February 21, 2006, on-line, for a record of the proceedings).
Churn Creek Partners are prepared to develop and submit a modified Sub Area Plan for
presentation to the Planning Board and City Commission, but that process will not be completed
prior to the December 19th deadline for Final Annexation Approval. Since they are still
interested in annexing the property and developing in the City, they are requesting that their
Preliminary Annexation Approval be extended for six months, to allow them time to prepare,
submit, and obtain action on a revised Sub Area Plan. Commission options include: 1) grant the
six month extension as requested, to keep the prospects of annexation and development of Churn
Creek in the City alive; 2) deny the request for extension of Preliminary Annexation Approval,
which will effectively kill the Churn Creek annexation proposal for the foreseeable future; or 3)
consider elimination of the term of annexation requiring completion of a Sub Area Plan.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: The status of the Sub Area Plan, and of the Annexation proposal itself,
remain unresolved issues at this time.
RECOMMENDATION: Consider the three options described above; provide applicant with
direction regarding desired contents of sub area plan if option 1 is preferred.
FISCAL EFFECTS: Annexation of this land will result in increased property taxes to the City, as
well as increased costs for delivery of services.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
CONTACT: Please email Andrew Epple at aepple@bozeman.net if you have any questions prior
to the public hearing.
APPROVED BY: Andrew Epple, Planning Director
Chris Kukulski, City Manager