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January 29, 2024
Mixed Block Frontage Departure Narrative
Dairy Queen at Catron Crossing
22385 DQ-Catron Crossing SP
Departure Narrative
A departure to Bozeman’s UDC Division 38.550 requirement of a 10’ wide landscape buffer between the
street and parking areas is requested.
As demonstrated in our landscape plan, most of the 10’ buffer requirement has been met. However, a
small portion of this buffer does not meet the 10’ width requirement.
Due to the limited square footage of this lot, we are not able to provide a full 10’ wide buffer along the
entire width of the lot frontage. However, we have provided a landscape design that does meet the
intent of this development standard which is to successfully mitigate the visual impact of the parking
area along the landscaped street.
Through the incorporation of a mixture of textures and foliage types (deciduous, evergreen, and
flowering) as well as a variety of plant heights, we have gone beyond the minimum requirements and
have successfully provided a visually interesting screen that diminishes the impact of the parking along
Jamboree Way.
Cotoneaster hedge, Alpine Currant and Saskatoon Serviceberry provide a thick, bold, and hearty, green
deciduous foliage screen. While the Dwarf Korean Lilac introduces a seasonal flowering deciduous
foliage, and the Feather Reed grasses contribute a textural change that can be experienced all year. Blue
Arrow Juniper presents a vertical, evergreen contribution and the screen has been accented with
landscape boulders that bestow an earthy solidity. At the south street vision triangle where limited
plants are available that meet the height requirements, Walker’s Catmint has been combined with Blue
Oat Grass to cap off this corner of the buffer with bristling, colorful, floral and feathered vegetation.