Notice is hereby given that Aspen Ridge Development, LLC has filed an application for a variance from Section 17.48.030 (Minimum Side Yard Setback) of the Bozeman Municipal Code for property located at 312 South Willson Avenue, legally described as Lots 7-8, Block 14, Original Townsite. The applicant requests a reduction of the required ten-foot side yard setback to zero feet to accommodate a four-story mixed-use structure containing twenty-seven “workforce housing” units averaging 1,850 square feet each with private rooftop decks, a ground-floor artisan coffee roastery, and a subterranean parking garage with electric vehicle charging stations. The subject property currently contains a 1912 single-family residence listed on the Montana National Register of Historic Places. The applicant asserts that strict application of the setback requirement would create undue hardship by preventing the project from achieving the density necessary to pencil out at current construction costs while still meeting the City’s stated affordability targets for households earning 140% of area median income. The Planning Board will consider this application at a public hearing on August 26, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in the City Commission Chambers, 121 North Rouse Avenue. Written comments may be submitted prior to the hearing; oral testimony will be limited to three minutes per speaker.