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Bozeman commission continues Sundance Springs Lot 2 appeal after hours of testimony
Summary
After hours of testimony from neighbors, appellants and city staff, the Bozeman City Commission voted unanimously to continue the appeal of the administrative approval of the Sundance Springs Commercial Lot 2 site plan to March 24, allowing more time to resolve disputes over whether the original PUD/master plan or current zoning rules control future development.
The Bozeman City Commission continued its hearing on the appeal of site plan application 25238 for Sundance Springs Commercial Lot 2, scheduling further deliberations for March 24 after more than two hours of presentations, rebuttals and public comment.
The dispute centers on whether documents from the subdivision's 1990s approval — particularly the PUD master plan and the preliminary findings of fact — impose binding limits on how Lot 2 may be developed, or whether city staff correctly reviewed the current site plan under the zoning and code in effect when the application was deemed adequate. Community Development Director Aaron George and Associate Planner Zachary Moon told commissioners staff found the two proposed buildings — each just under 5,000 square feet and 33 feet tall — comply with the 2025 code and the applicable PUD/CCRs except for lighting levels along the residential adjacency, for which staff proposed a condition of approval requiring compliance before final site‑plan sign‑off.
Appellants and their attorneys urged the opposite view. Rob Ferris Olson and…
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