I’m writing to comment on Mountain Gateway’s PUD and Zoning Map Amendment applications. I am asking the planning board to deny both applications.
The proposed density of this project is far greater than that of neighboring properties which are zoned single-family residential. The developers of Mountain Gateway are requesting multi-family zoning with unacceptably high density and a commercial component that is entirely out of place in
this residential area.
Second, even the existing WR-2 and WR-3 zoning designations on portions of the properties involved
in the application are inconsistent with adjacent properties along Houston Drive and East Lakeshore Drive that are zoned WER and WLR. The WER or WLR zone designations would be much more appropriate for the Mountain Gateway property. The proposed PUD Overlay and the Zoning Map
Amendment would make the existing inconsistent zoning situation even more out of balance by introducing extensive multi-family and commercial development.
The scale of the proposed development would create a very significant population increase in the Wisconsin Corridor which already suffers from an insufficient road system resulting in frequent traffic congestion. Any further development along the Wisconsin Corridor should be tabled until the City addresses the serious infrastructure issues facing this area.
I feel the proposed development is the wrong project, in the wrong place, and fails to meet the vision for Whitefish outlined in its Growth Policy.