Memo/PUD AmendmentCity of Kalispell
Charles A. Harball Office of City Attorney
City Attorney 312 First Avenue East
P.O. Box 1997
Kalispell, MT 59903-1997
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Pamela B. Kennedy
and Kalispell City Council
FROM: Charles Harball, City Attorney
James H. Patrick, City Manager
Tel 406.758.7708
Fax 406.758.7771
charball@kalispell.com
SUBJECT: ordinance 1604 — Amending ordinance 1574 — Milton
Hotel PUD
MEETING DATE: Monday, March 19, 2007 — Regular Meeting
BACKGROUND: on May 1, 2006 the City Council passed ordinance 1574, the
PUD ordinance for the Hilton Garden Inn. At that time the Council agreed to
amend the recommended ordinance to read that "All outdoor signage advertising
the casino or gaming activities within the facilities shall be prohibited." Sometime
later, at a workshop, the landowner presented a layout of signage for the casino to
determine if it would be appropriate. The Council, at that time, seemed to indicate
that the proposed signage should be approved. In order for the signage requested
by the landowner to be approved, the Council must consider amending the PUD
ordinance.
RECOMMENDATION: Council should move ordinance 1604 that amends
Ordinance 1574 to read as it carve before it from the Planning Board. This portion
of the PUD would state as follows:
The signage advertising the casino shall be prohibited from using the following:
o Any terms such as gaming, gambling, cards, mice, chance, etc.
o Any reference to any associated activity or any symbols or words commonly
associated with gaming.
o Any words terms, figures, artwork, or features intended or designed to attract
attention to the fact that a casino is on site.
The City Council should then discuss whether this language is the intent
which the council wishes to communicate and whether the signage proposed by the
landowner is in keeping with this language.
Ordinance No. 1604
March 13, 2007
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FISCAL EFFECTS: None.
Respectfully submit ed,
Charles 6farball, City Attorney
Jame .Patrick, City Manager
Office of City Attorney
City of Kalispell