HomeMy WebLinkAbout20231 COA ApprovalNorth Central Block 3.4 [The Henry] Site Plan Historic Neighborhood Certificate of Appropriateness Demolition Decision; Project 21231
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SECTION 2: FINDINGS
Project meets City of Bozeman Design Guidelines for Historic Preservation and the
Neighborhood Conservation Overlay, Sections 38.340.010, 38.340.050, 38.340.080
and 38.340.110 of the Bozeman Municipal Code (BMC) with the following condition of
approval.
PLANNER SIGNATURE
Susana Montana, Senior Planner, smontana@bozeman.net
DIRECTOR SIGNATURE
Martin Matsen, AICP, City of Bozeman Community Development Department
NCOD
COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
DEMOLITION DECISION
SECTION 1: APPLICATION
Date: October 26, 2021
File Number: 21231
Address: 300 N. Willson Avenue, Bozeman MT
Proposed
Alterations and
Background:
1. Applicant seeks to demolish a parking lot and a portion of a non-historic medical
office space on a Site that is to be redeveloped into a multi-family residential
development, Project No. 21231.
2. The staff evaluation of the proposed demolition is noted below.
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SECTION 3: APPLICANT’S PROPOSAL
Applicant’s Narrative for the Demolition Request
“The site is located on the north-east corner of 300 North Willson Avenue. It is surrounded by
West Villard Street and West Beall Street on the North and South, and North Tracy Avenue and
North Willson Avenue on the East and West. The portion of the existing medical office building
proposed for demolition is the small rectangular one-story projection on the northeast elevation
and its associated basement. The basement elevator machine room and access will remain and
a new concrete roof slab and subgrade water proofing will be provided. The existing structures to
remain will be patched and repaired as necessary. The existing north entrance will remain as an
emergency exit and two (2) new exterior exits will be added. For more information, see the
proposed site plan exhibit, attached.
As detailed in the Historic Property Record, “readily available information indicates that the
building does not possess any clear association with significant events or persons in history, either
locally, regionally, or nationally. [The] property lacks any important elements of integrity including
location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, or association to recommend possible
nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.”
In effort to revitalize the B-3 district, the structure proposed and associated site features are slated
to be demolished following the City of Bozeman’s approval. The building to replace the current
structure at the site is still in the preliminary stages of design but will be submitted to the City
through another application. Given that this site sits within Bozeman’s B-3 district, the applicant
is exploring development opportunities that encourage a pedestrian friendly street frontage and
downtown density.”
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Figure 1: Parking lot at the NE corner is the Site of the new development.
Figure 2: View east of parking lot with single-story structure to be demolished for new development.
Figure 3: Diagram of structures to be demolished along with paved parking lot.
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Figure 4: View south—awning of single-story structure to be demolished.
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Figure 5: Proposed Site Plan
Figure 6: Perspective images of proposed new building on demo site.
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SECTION 4: STAFF EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSED DEMOLITION
Relevant Bozeman Municipal Code (BMC) and International Building Code (IBC) standards
and relevant Bozeman Guidelines for Historic Preservation & the Neighborhood
Conservation Overlay District Guidelines.
1. Bozeman Municipal Code (BMC) Findings
BMC 38.340.010. Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District and Historic Preservation
Intent and purpose.
A. All new construction, alterations to existing structures, movement of structures into or out of
the neighborhood conservation overlay district, hereinafter referred to as the conservation
district, or demolition of structures by any means or process will be subject to design review
unless specifically exempted.
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Staff Evaluation: The Site Plan for the proposed 6-story, 44-condominium unit residential
building has been reviewed by City agency staff and has received public notice pursuant
to Section 38.220.410 of the Bozeman Municipal Code (BMC). This site plan review
included the evaluation, noted below, for the demolition of the parking lot and portions of
a basement same-day surgery center of the abutting Medical Arts Building. The off-site
impacts of the loss of parking as a result of the new development is being mitigated by
establishment of a temporary surface parking lot located south of the Site on a property
owned by the Applicant. The Applicant would demolish a vacant, single-story office
building and would develop the parking lot to share with the tenants of the adjacent
Medical Arts Building and guests of the AC Hotel (Project No.21311—building demo
permit and 21325—temp. parking lot). In the near future, the parking within this surface
lot would be replaced by parking spaces within the basement of the new North Central
Block 4 mixed-use development. When the replacement parking is provided, the
temporary parking lot would be replaced with a new multi-story mixed use development
by the same Applicant. Nonetheless, the loss of the existing parking resource at the Block
3.4 (The Henry) Site is not a relevant subject of the historic preservation evaluation of the
demolition. That subject would be addressed in the site plan evaluation for the new
development.
2. Sec. 38.340.050. - Standards for certificates of appropriateness.
A. All work performed in completion of an approved certificate of appropriateness must be in conformance
with the most recent edition of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic
Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring and Reconstructing Historic Buildings,
published by U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Cultural Resource Stewardship and
Partnerships, Heritage Preservation Services, Washington, D.C. (available for review at the Community
Development Department).
Staff Evaluation: The demolition site lies outside of the abutting North Tracy Avenue Historic
District. The circa-1967 Medical Arts Building is deemed a non-contributing building to a potential
historic district of its own and the parking lot is not associated with any historic figure or event.
New development of the parking lot would need to meet design standards of the Neighborhood
Conservation Overlay District (NCOD) which are described in the Bozeman Guidelines for Historic
Preservation & the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District, Amended July 13, 2015. The
design guidelines would assist in the evaluation of the proposed new building but do not address
the proposed demolition of the parking lot.
3. Sec. 38.340.100. - Demolition or movement of a non-historic structure or site in the
NCOD.
A. Certificate of appropriateness (COA) for demolition and subsequent development. Required for all
properties proposed for demolition or movement of any structure or site. Subsequent development does
not include proposals which leave the site without building(s) or structure(s).
B. Public notice. Notice must be provided for the proposed replacement building Site Plan
application in accordance with division 38.220 of this chapter, but not for the demolition COA
application.
C. Criteria.
1. The applicable criteria are the COA criteria of BMC Section 38.340.050.
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2. The subsequent development must include construction of new building(s) unless the
immediately prior character of the area did not include buildings.
Staff Evaluation: Pursuant to 38.220 of the BMC, public notice is not required for the
demolition COA for the parking lot or surgery building. Public notice was given for the Site Plan
submittal. No public comments were received during the 9/10/2021 to 9/25/2021 notice period.
CODE PROVISIONS
Per Section 38.100.080 and 38.200.110, the proposed project shall be completed as approved
and conditioned in this Certificate of Appropriateness application. Any modifications to the
submitted and approved application materials shall invalidate the project’s legitimacy, unless the
applicant submits the proposed modifications for review and approved by the Department of
Community Development prior to undertaking said modifications. The only exception is repair.
Per Section 38.200.100.A.3, the applicant shall obtain a building permit for the demolition within
one hear of Certificate of Appropriateness approval, or said approval shall become null and void.
Please call the building Division at 406-582-2375 for more information on the building permit
process.
Future building permit applications may require payment of the required transportation, water,
sewer and fire impact fees according to the City of Bozeman adopted impact fee schedule in place
at the time of permit issuance.
APPEALS
You have the right to appeal this decision of the Community Development Director pursuant to the
provisions of Article 38.250 of the Bozeman Municipal Code.
Please note that this decision is also subject to appeal by other aggrieved parties as defined by Sec.
38.700.020 of the Bozeman Municipal Code. Such appeals must be filed pursuant to the provisions of
Sec. 38.250.030 of the Bozeman Municipal Code. An appeal must be filed within 10 working days
following the date of this decision. If a valid appeal is filed, no further action on the project may proceed
until a decision on the appeal is made by the City Commission, and the Community Development
Department and Building Division will not be able to approve any building permits or to perform any
inspections related to this CCOA.
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phone 406-582-2260
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planning@bozeman.net
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