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Belgrade council unanimously approves Foundry rezoning for 104-acre master-planned community
Summary
On second reading the council approved changing the Foundry site at Jack Rabbit Lane and Cameron Bridge Road to a Master Planned Community District, with staff saying the plan reduces density from prior proposals and includes a major parks investment.
Belgrade’s City Council voted unanimously to approve on second reading a zoning map amendment that will reclassify the property commonly known as the Foundry — at the northwest corner of Jack Rabbit Lane and Cameron Bridge Road — as a Master Planned Community District.
Senior Planner Bridal Stein told the council the applicant-driven request covers roughly 104 acres and would change land currently zoned for a mix of employment, community living, mixed residential and open space to a master-planned community designation. “It’s approximately 104 acres,” Stein said.
City Manager Cardwell noted the council packet included a letter from a nearby resident, identified in the packet as MacCathy Balk. Cardwell said the letter contained profanity but raised concerns about the project’s effects. He also told the council that, after review, staff and the applicant contend the proposed zoning represents an overall reduction in density compared with what earlier plans for the site had shown. Cardwell said the developer has proposed a “fairly significant parks investment” tied to the project.
Cardwell stressed limits on municipal discretion where property rights and code-compliant proposals are involved: “A developer has a property right to do things on their property … if they’re following the law and following our code and ordinances, they have the right to develop that property,” he said, urging the council to weigh impacts rather than reject projects simply because they are unpopular.
Councilmember McGee moved to approve the zoning change on second reading; the motion was seconded by Councilmember Minicucci. The council approved the measure unanimously.
The approval advances the applicant’s plan to master-planned development; councilmembers and staff said they will track the developer’s submittals and any required public infrastructure or park-construction commitments as the project proceeds through permitting and platting.
The council opened and closed the public hearing on the item with no public comments recorded.
