Building our Future Together - Development Code Update

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  Downtown density

  by Gary Peterson, 3 months ago
  The first thing planners should consider before adopting the misinformed view that supports the idea that we must increase the central city's density and build huge buildings with inadequate parking: What effect does it have on the neighborhood - the people that live there? This should be a separate concern from what is to be done about affordable housing. Again, the first consideration should be for the people who have homes and lives in those neighborhoods slated for disaster. Downtown density benefits paid planners/consultants, developers and construction companies. Seems clear, simple to understand. Then, planners can consider appropriate areas to... Continue reading
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  Interactive map

  by richard wolff, 6 months ago
  the text for the legend is exremely small and impossible to read. Plewase consider enlarging the font
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  I'm worried.

  by Greg Beardslee, over 1 year ago

  My wife and I have lived in Bozeman for 43 years. Our children were born and raised here. Our daughter elected to stay here, have children and is a community member of great value. Our son can’t afford to come home. I hope that our home can be passed on to our children, that our dream won’t be wrecked by adjacent towers blocking sun and views. R2 zoning has protected our dream.

  Newcomers stream into Bozeman, continuing to drive property values and taxes skyward, inadvertently driving working class residents out, eroding the very fabric and soul of Bozeman. Established residents... Continue reading
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  Stop destroying Bozeman in the name of unattainable "affordable housing"

  by RP, over 1 year ago

  Writing as a frustrated Bozeman resident of 19+ years. The Bozeman City Commission seems to have completely sold out its long time residents to Developers and outside demand to destroy our farmlands and neighborhoods - in the name of “affordable housing” - which will NEVER come to fruition.

  
  

  No desirable town/city has EVER built their way to affordable housing. EVER. Name one. You can't. And they will destroy what makes this place special in their efforts to retroactively meet outside demand. There are so many building projects happening that Developers are importing foreign labor - creating even more housing competition!

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  Against the changing of residential zoning. Pro - truly affordable housing.

  by John Hosking, over 1 year ago

  Of the many ways that changes (development) have hurt the quality of life and community in Bozeman in the last decade: Changing, damaging or congesting our beautiful and human residential districts - would be the worst idea yet.

  This is also not an answer to housing that is actually affordable to service workers and young families. The city has not shown that it is capable of addressing that problem. Much less actively limiting growth because our quality of water will soon be in danger.

  Wake up. If you want to build a "tax value" urban center somewhere, don't ruin... Continue reading
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  confusing

  by brian gallik, over 1 year ago

  Good Afternoon

  I work in the area of land use, along with planners and engineers. You website is confusing and not user friendly.
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  all new construction

  by Valerie , almost 2 years ago
  There is so much new building going on.Why not require builders to post signs on the projects?
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  Sustainability: Water and Open Space

  by dcsalmo, over 2 years ago

  Allowing cash in lieu of water and cash in lieu of open space/parkland is not sustainable in the face of climate change. Hence, these allowances should be removed from the UDC, and each new development project, regardless of zoning, should be required to provide a combination of onsite water and onsite open space sufficient to completely offset the development's carbon footprint.

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  Sustainability Measures

  by JamieRD, over 2 years ago

  On the topic of sustainability, I’d like to see water resources addressed in the UDC codes, given we are rapidly nearing a water crisis in Bozeman. I’d like to see requirements added to the UDC for water catchment systems, grey water use, and landscaping with drought tolerant plants, rain gardens, permeable surfaces, etc. The city has a great incentive program for homeowners, but we need to implement strict water wise requirements from the start with building codes.
  
  In addition to electric vehicle charging station requirements in new buildings, I would also like to see requirements for rooftop solar built into... Continue reading
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  Comm. Dev. Dept unaware of Interpol leaflets

  by MMK, over 2 years ago

  Hi team-

  I just wanted you to know that when I dropped off my filled out Interpol booklets at the Community Development Department today, the reception staff and department assistant were flummoxed. They had not seen or heard of the booklets or the Interpol project, were suspicious of me and the booklets, and seemed reluctant to take them from me. It was an unwelcome reception. If I had been a shy person I might have walked away, but instead, I persisted. Apparently, the mailing address on the booklets should have included an attention to the UDC update staff.

  I think... Continue reading