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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District planning board resolution 10-26-15Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District 1 RESOLUTION OF RECOMMENDATION RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDING THAT THE BOZEMAN MIDTOWN URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT PLAN IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BOZEMAN COMMUNITY PLAN AND THAT THE BOZEMAN MIDTOWN URBAN RENEWAL AREA IS ZONED FOR USES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOZEMAN COMMUNITY PLAN. WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman has adopted a growth policy pursuant to Section 76-1- 601, M.C.A.; and WHEREAS, the Bozeman Community Plan was duly adopted as the current growth policy by the Bozeman City Commission by City of Bozeman Resolution No. 4163, dated June 1, 2009; and WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman Planning Board has been created by Resolution of the Bozeman City Commission as provided for in Title 76-1-101, M.C.A.; and WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman originally adopted the Unified Development Code, Chapter 38 of the Bozeman Municipal Code, in 2005, with the most recent extensive amendment by Ordinance Number 1769 effective on December 28, 2009 pursuant to Section 76-2-301, M.C.A.; and WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman decided to embark on a program to revitalize its North 7th Avenue corridor and entryway, and surrounding commercial and residential neighborhoods, and to utilize Tax Increment Financing (TIF) in conjunction with other funding sources to help foster change within that area; and WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman created the North Seventh Avenue Urban Renewal District through approval of Ordinance 1685 on November 27, 2006; and WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman has concerns that the failure to address the conditions that contribute to blight in areas adjacent to the North Seventh Avenue Urban Renewal District has stymied rehabilitation and redevelopment within the existing district, and that expansion of the district would help the district better meet its goals and objectives; and WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman wants to expand an Urban Renewal District (URD), as provided for in Parts 7-15-4201 and 4301, et Seq., Montana Code Annotated (MCA), the State’s Urban Renewal Law; and WHEREAS, the North Seventh Avenue Urban Renewal District largely encompasses the commercially zoned property between North 5th Avenue and North 8th Avenue from Main Street north to the city limits, vacant R-4 zoned parcels between Tamarack Street and Oak Street from North 5th Avenue to North 3rd Avenue right of way extended, and a commercially zoned parcel Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District 2 north of Oak Street between North 3rd Avenue right of way extended, and a commercially zoned parcel north of Oak Street between North 3rd Avenue right of way extended and the North Black Avenue alignment, and between West Main Street and West Lamme Street, the area extended east only as far as a point roughly mid-block between North 7th and North 5th Avenues; and WHEREAS, as this expansion requires an amended plan and district boundary, the expanded area will be known as the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District, to more accurately reflect the size and location of the area included; and WHEREAS, the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District expansion areas include: 1. Southern Boundary Area, North Side of West Main Street – An area on the east side of the southern boundary of the urban renewal district. It is bounded by Lamme Street on the north, Main Street on the south, 3rd Avenue on the east and 6th Avenue on the west. 2. Southern Boundary Area, South Side of West Main Street - An area just south of the southern boundary of the urban renewal district. It is bounded on the north by Main Street, on the south by Babcock Street, on the west by 8th Avenue and on the east by 5th Avenue and on the west by 8th Avenue. 3. The Whittier School Remainder – The area is directly south and southwest of the Whittier School and includes the playground and the school parking lot. 4. East Side Property – This area is located to the east of the existing urban renewal district and is bounded on the north by Tamarack Street, on the south by Peach Street, on the west by 5th Avenue and on the east by 3rd Avenue. 5. West Side Property – This parcel of land is bounded on the north by Oak Street, the south by Durston Road, on the east by what would be 8th Avenue and on the west by the future 11th Avenue, excluding Royal Vista, Royal Vista Addition, Royal Court and the west end of Birch. 6. Northwest Site – This site is bounded on the south by Patrick Street, on the north by Baxter Lane, on the east by 11th Avenue and on the west by 15th Avenue. 7. Murdoch’s Annexation Property – This site is comprised of 3.889 acres located on the north side of Murdoch’s, and addressed as 2507 and 2511 North 7th Avenue; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7-15-4213, MCA, prior to its approval of an urban renewal project, the local governing body shall submit the urban renewal project plan to the planning commission of the municipality for review and recommendations as to its conformity with the growth policy or parts of the growth policy for the development of the municipality as a whole; and WHEREAS, the zoning within the URD must be reviewed by the local government's planning board's as to whether it is zoned for use in accordance with the growth policy; and WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman Planning Board’s review of the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan, attached, and the zoning within area of the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District as it relates to the Bozeman Community Plan has been properly submitted, reviewed and advertised; and Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District 3 WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman Planning Board held a regular meeting on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, to receive and review all written and oral testimony, and staff and consultant input, on the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal Plan and the zoning of the area within the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District as it relates to the Bozeman Community Plan; and WHEREAS, evidence must be provided that the plan of the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District is in conformance with and the zoning within the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District is in accordance with the Bozeman Community Plan, and to address the statutory requirements and to help the Board make findings, the sections and maps from the Bozeman Community Plan and Bozeman Unified Development Code have been provided in Chapter 4 and Appendix B of the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan and herein as follows: 1. Economic Condition Information/Data demonstrating the need for urban renewal and economic development in Bozeman.  According to 2014 Census estimates, there are 41,660 people living in the City of Bozeman, significantly higher than the 2010 Census figure of 37,280.  The City’s poverty rate at 21.2% is significantly higher than the poverty rates for Gallatin County, Montana and the nation, which are 14.1%, 15.2% and 15.4% respectively.  Median Household Income for residents living in Bozeman is $44,615, lower than the County’s, median, which is $52,833 and somewhat lower than the state, at $46,230 and the nation, at $53,046 (ACS, 2009-2013). 2. Evaluation of Economic Condition Information/Data demonstrating the need for urban renewal and economic development in Midtown area of Bozeman.  Poverty and low incomes constitutes an economic and social liability, while contributing little to the tax income of the state and its municipalities, and consumes an excessive proportion of its revenues because of the extra services required for police, fire, accident, hospitalization, and other forms of public protection, services, and facilities. 3. Supporting principles, goals and objectives in the Bozeman Community Plan furthering urban renewal and economic stability for the prevention and the elimination of the conditions that contribute to blight.  Land Use Objective LU-1.4: Provide for and support infill development and redevelopment which provides additional density of use while respecting the context of the existing development which surrounds it. Respect for context does not automatically prohibit difference in scale or design.  Land Use Objective LU-2.3: Encourage redevelopment and intensification, especially with mixed uses, of brownfields and underutilized property within the City consistent with the City’s adopted standards. Using this approach rehabilitate corridor based commercial uses into a pattern more supportive of the principles supported by commercial centers.  Land Use Objective LU-4.4: Review and revise the City’s regulations to encourage and support sustainability in new construction and rehabilitation or redevelopment of existing areas. Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District 4  Economic Development Objective ED-1.2: Coordinate the provision of infrastructure necessary to support economic development.  Economic Development Objective ED-1.4: Encourage ongoing improvements in private infrastructure systems, such as telecommunications, and promote state-of- the-art facilities.  Economic Development Objective ED-1.6: Utilize the City’s economic development and urban renewal plans to stimulate investment and maintain a health and vibrant economy.  Economic Development Objective ED-1.8: Leverage local, state, and federal economic development resources to enhance economic growth in Bozeman.  Economic Development Objective ED-2.4: Foster a diverse economy that will protect the economic climate for existing businesses and maintain opportunities for business expansion.  Economic Development Objective ED-2.9: Create a more collaborative and effective working partnership between the business community and the City of Bozeman and effectively manage the City of Bozeman’s regulatory environment to accomplish goals without hindering business expansion and economic growth. 4. Evaluation of the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan for conformance with Overall Principles and Goals of the Growth Policy.  In conformance with the growth policy, the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan seeks to provide long term economic stability and to use planning and the development of public infrastructure as tools for well managed growth.  The goals of the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District as stated in the Urban Renewal District Plan are: Goal #1 Promote Economic Development Goal #2 Improve Multi-Modal Transportation Goal #3 Improve, Maintain and Support Innovation in Infrastructure Goal #4 Promote Unified, Human Scale Urban Design Goal #5 Support Compatible Urban Density Mixed Land Uses 5. Implementation tools and strategies, including Tax Increment Financing, to help achieve the Bozeman Community Plan’s goals and objectives.  Provides a foundation for programs as well as more detailed plans, such as urban renewal district plans with tax increment financing programs.  Describes the use of alternative funding mechanisms when distinct beneficiary populations or interest groups can be identified and more equitably served (such as tax increment financing).  Encourages development within the City of Bozeman.  Encourages infill and redevelopment.  Continues programs which support adaptive reuse and reinvestment.  Encourages commercial and residential development or redevelopment of identified infill areas through the use of and publicizing of incentives, such as, but not limited to, public infrastructure funding support  Supports standards for infill development and redevelopment.  Supports the creation and expansion of local businesses. Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District 5  Maintains and seeks to expand resources available through urban renewal districts.  Increases awareness of existing economic and other benefits of and further develop incentives for locating and operating within City limits.  Recognizes sustainability as a component of economic development. 6. Evaluation of the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan for conformance with implementation tools and strategies in the Bozeman Community Plan.  The Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan takes advantage of the urban renewal law offered by the State of Montana Code.  The Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan provides for the opportunity to use tax increment financing to assist with redevelopment and revitalization activities, and encourage the retention and growth of economic development.  The Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan supports the development of infrastructure that encourages urban renewal and economic development in the community. 7. Future Land Use Designations to help achieve the Bozeman Growth Policy’s goals and objectives.  The Bozeman Community Plan designates the core area along the North 7th Avenue Corridor as Regional Commercial and Services, Community Commercial Mixed Use, and Industrial.  The majority of the adjacent neighborhoods have a future land use designation of Residential, with a couple of small areas designated Parks, Open Space and Recreational Lands and Public Institutions.  Regional Commercial and Services will be implemented by B-2 or UMU zoning districts.  Community Commercial Mixed Use will be implemented by the B-1, B-2 or UMU zoning districts.  Industrial land uses can be implemented by any one of the five industrial type zoning districts.  Residential will be implemented by multiple zoning districts.  Parks, Open Space and Recreational Lands are functions which can occur in any zoning district.  Public Institutions can be implemented by the PLI zoning district, but is a function that can occur in any zoning district. 8. Evaluation of the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan for conformance with land use description.  The Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan provides a plan for redevelopment of the existing commercially designated area to retain existing and attract new economic development.  The Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan does not suggest any revision to the existing future land use designations. 9. Zoning to help achieve the Bozeman Community Plan. Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District 6  A purpose of the Bozeman Unified Development Code is to implement the goals and objectives of the Bozeman Community Plan; the city’s adopted growth policy.  The majority of the land within the core area of the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District is zoned “B-2 Community Business District” to provide for a broad range of mutually supportive retail and service functions.  The land adjacent to the commercial core and south of I-90 within the area of the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District is zoned for a variety of residential uses and densities, with zoning districts including “R-3 Residential Medium Density”, “R-4 Residential High Density”, and “R-O Residential-Office”.  The land adjacent to the commercial core and north of I-90 is zoned “M-1 Light Manufacturing”. 10. Evaluation of the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal Plan for Accordance of Zoning with Growth Policy.  The Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan supports the purposes of the Bozeman Unified Development Code.  The Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan supports “retail and service use” as described by the Bozeman Unified Development Code.  The Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan provides a plan for redevelopment of the existing commercially designated area to eliminate the conditions that contribute to blight, and retain existing and attract new economic development.  The Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan does not suggest any revision to the existing zoning classifications. WHEREAS, as noted in items 1 and 2, above, the data demonstrates a need for long-term economic stability for the prevention of poverty in support of the elimination of the conditions that contribute to blight; and WHEREAS, as noted in items 3, 5 and 7, above, the Bozeman Community Plan deals with very broad land use issues and policies; it does not identify specific land uses or zoning changes. Additionally, although zoning is one of the principal means of implementing the Bozeman Community Plan, no specific zoning recommendations are made in the document. Instead, the Bozeman Community Plan provides a set of general, community-wide polices and guidelines to assist the general public, local government, and developers in making informed land use decision; and WHEREAS, as noted in items 4, 6 and 8, above, the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal Plan supports and implements the broad land use issues and policies found in the Bozeman Community Plan; and WHEREAS, the sections and maps found in Chapter 4 and Appendix B of the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan demonstrate that there is a close and direct relationship between the Bozeman Community Plan and Bozeman Unified Development Code; and WHEREAS, the establishment of specific zoning classifications and the assignment of those zoning classifications to every parcel of land within the corporate limits of Bozeman are Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District 7 performed through Bozeman Unified Development Code, and must meet the criteria and guidelines pursuant to Section 76-2-301, MCA. As noted in items 9 and 10, above, the Zoning Ordinance has several purposes including, to implement and promote the Growth Policy, and to promote health, safety and general well-being of the community; and WHEREAS, XX written comments and XX items of oral testimony by the general public concerning the conformance of the Bozeman Midtown URD Plan and accordance of the zoning within the area of the Bozeman Midtown URD with the Bozeman Community Plan were received; and WHEREAS, members of the City of Bozeman Planning Board discussed the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan, the Plan’s conformity with the Bozeman Community Plan and whether the area within the URD is zoned for use in accordance with the growth policy; and WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman Planning Board moved to recommend accepting Chapter 4 and Appendix B of the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan as conclusions of law and concludes: 1. The Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan has been evaluated with respect to the relevant goals, policies and objectives of the Bozeman Community Plan, and the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan is in conformance with the Bozeman Community Plan; and 2. The zoning in the area of the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District has been evaluated with respect to the Bozeman Community Plan, and the area of the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District is zoned for use in accordance with the Bozeman Community Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Bozeman Planning Board, having heard and considered public comment, adopted the findings presented in herein and in the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan and voted X:X to recommended to the Bozeman City Commission that: 1. The Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District Plan is in conformance with the Bozeman Community Plan; and 2. The area within the Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District is zoned for use in accordance with the Bozeman Community Plan. DATED THIS 20th DAY OF October, 2015 Resolution of Recommendation _____________________________ ____________________________ Chris Saunders Erik Garberg, Chairperson Department of Community Development City of Bozeman Planning Board Bozeman Midtown Urban Renewal District 8 Video begins at X:XX.X minutes into the recorded video.