Resolution 3641 - Adopting Master Plan AmendmentRESOLUTION NO. 3641
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS TO THE KALISPELL
CITY -COUNTY MASTER PLAN.
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City -County Master Plan (Comprehensive Plan)
was originally adopted by the Kalispell City Council on October 17,
1974, and by the Flathead Board of County Commissioners on October
14, 1974, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell on September
16, 1985, adopted Resolution No. 3617 entitled "A RESOLUTION ADOPTING
THE RECOMMENDED CITY -COUNTY MASTER PLAN", and
WHEREAS, on February 6, 1986, the Board of Commissioners of Flathead
County, Montana, did adopt Resolution No. 578A, which pursuant to
Section 76-1-604 revised the recommended Kalispell City -County Master
Plan, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Flathead County,
Montana, did transmit to the City Council of the City of Kalispell
the Kalispell City -County Master Plan as revised by the Board of
County Commissioners for the City Council's consideration, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell has had an
opportunity to review the. Kalispell City -County Master Plan with the
revisions made by the Board of County Commissioners, and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City -County Planning Board and Zoning
Commission has held all necessary public hearings and has adopted the
Kalispell City -County Master Plan in accordance with Title 76, Chapter
1, Part 6 of the Montana Code Annotated, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell in reviewing
the revisions made by the Board of County Commissioners in the Kalispell
City -County Master Plan, have determined that said revisions are in
the best interest of the City of Kalispell and the residents of the
jurisdictional area of the Kalispell City -County Master Plan.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell on March.17,
1986, adopted Resolution No. 3639, entitled "A RESOLUTION OF INTENTION
TO ADOPT, REVISE, OR REJECT RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS TO THE KALISPELL
CITY -COUNTY MASTER PLAN".
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. That pursuant to Section 76-1-604, M.C.A., the
City Council of the City of Kalispell adopts the Kalispell
City -County Master Plan, Year 2010, together with the amended
map and with the changes and amendments hereinafter set
forth.
SECTION II. Under Chapter 7, Transportation, page 52 of the
draft Kalispell City -County Master Plan the Section on Street
Classifications shall be amended to read as follows:
The streets and roads of a community should
be coordinated to form a system that not only
provides for efficient internal circulation, but
also facilitates through traffic. Since streets
.have two basic functions --moving traffic and pro-
viding access to abutting land uses, each street
should be classified and designed far the specific
function or combination of functions that it is to
serve. A functional classification forms the basis
for planning, design, construction, maintenance and
operation of the street system. Street classifi-
cation can also serve as a basis for an equitable
and practical method of allocating responsibility
for street and road construction expenditures.
For these reasons, the streets in the Planning
Area should be designed and developed in a functional
hierarchy comprising the following types.
MAJOR ARTERIALS
A major road or highway with moderate to fast
speeds and high traffic volumes. Major arterials
provide access to the regional transportation
network. They move traffic across the county,
between cities and communities and/or from one major
part of the Planning Jurisdiction to another. In
rural areas major arterials should have limited
access and throughout the Planning Jurisdiction
individual private accesses serving adjacent parcels
should be discouraged. Traffic volumes would typi-
cally exceed 8,000 vehicles per day.
MINOR ARTERIALS.
A major road with moderate speeds to collect
or move traffic from one major part of the City or
Planning Jurisdiction to another or to move traffic
to or from major arterial systems. Traffic volumes
would generally range from 3,000-8,000 vehicles
per day.
COLLECTORS.
A secondary or intermediate street with moderate
speeds and low to moderate volumes. Such streets
would collect local traffic from neighborhoods and
carry to adjacent neighborhoods or transfer the
traffic to the arterial system. Such streets would
typically serve a neighborhood or area of 150 or
more dwellings or carry 1,000-3,000 vehicles per
day.
SECTION III. Under Chapter 7, Transportation, page 55, the
draft Kalispell City -County Master Plan, Table 19, shall be
amended to read as follows:
RIGHT
MINIMUM
DESIRABLE
TYPE OF
FUNCTION
OF
PAVEMENT
MAXIMUM
OTHER
STREET
DESIGN FEATURES
SPACING
WAY
WIDTH
GRADES
SPEED
FEATURES
Ma]OT
Major traffic mover. Signals
2 miles
100,
48,
71
35-55
4-lanes. No parking per -
Arterial
where needed; stop signs on
or
mph
mitred except emergency.
side streets. Typically serves
more
No direct private a<cess,
As part of the Federal or
Only arterial or eollec-
State Highway System. Carries
tot St. access and
non -local destination traffic
limited local St. access.
through the Planning Jurisdic-
SidewalklBike Trail
tlon or local traffic from one
general area of the Planning
Jurisdictir,n to another.
l
Minor
Usually forms boundaries for
1 mile
80-
24.
8%
25-45
2 lanes. No parking per -
Arterial
neighborhoods. Signals where
I00,
mph
mitred except emergency
needed. Stop signs on all
Limited, direct, private
side streets
access. If parking is to,
be allowed add 10 ft.
pavement for each lane.
Sidewalks/Brke Trail Inc.
Col-
Hain interior streets.
1/4 to
60-
24.
8;
25-35
2 lanes, No parking per -
lector
Conducts traffic from local
1/2
80,
mph
mitred except emergency.
streets to arterial streets.
mile
If parking allowed add
Stop signs on side streets
8 ft. pavement for each
lane. Sidewalks/Bike
Trail required.
Local
Local service streets pro-
At
50-
20-
11%
25
20' pavement width -no
vide access to adjacent land
blocks
60'
36'
mph
parking. 32' pavement
width -parking on one side
of street. 36' pavement
width -packing on both
i
sides of street.
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SECTION IV. Under Chapter 7, Transportation, pp. 56 through
58, the list of "Arterial Streets", and "Collector Streets"
shall be amended by replacing the listing of existing and
proposed arterial streets and collector streets found on
pages 56-58 with the following list of Major_ Arterials,
Minor Arterials, and Collector Streets:
Proposed Maior Arterial Street Svstem:
U. S. Highway 93 (including Main Street)
U. S. Highway 2 (including Idaho Street and LaSalle
Road)
Montana Highway 35
Proposed Minor Arterial Street System:
North and South Meridian
Reserve Drive
Helena Flats Road Between Reserve and Highway 35
Whitefish Stage Road from Idaho Street north to
Rose Crossing
Stillwater Road between Reserve Drive and Three
Mile Drive
A new road between the Stillwater Road - Three
Mile Drive Intersection and Foys Lake Road
Three Mile Drive
Center Street from Woodland Avenue to Meridian Road
and extending westward to the Appleway Drive - U.
S. 2 intersection. (Would involve either a new
Meridian-Center-Appleway Intersection, possible
- re -alignment of Appleway or construction of a new
parallel road.)
Woodland Avenue
A new road extending Woodland Avenue north to the
Seventh Avenue East North and Idaho Street Inter-
section
Willow Glen Drive
Conrad Drive from Willow Glen Drive to a point
generally south of the LaSalle-U. S. Highway 2
Intersection then generally north via a new road
to the LaSalle -Highway 2 Intersection
Cemetary Road then northwesterly along the BN
right-of-way to Foys Lake Road
Foys Lake Road between Meridian Road and Whalebone
Drive
Proposed Collector Street System
West California Street between Highway 93 and Fifth
Avenue West North
East Oregon Street between Main Street and Whitefish
Stage Road
First Avenue East from Center Street to Highway 93
First Avenue West from Center Street to Eighteenth
Street
Eighteenth Street from First Avenue West to Third
Avenue East
-3-
South Meadows Drive from Sunnyview Drive southward
loop in to the east and connecting with Highway 93
Fifth Avenue West from California Street southwards
to Sunnyside Drive
Sunnyside Drive from proposed arterial along the
Burlington Northern tracks to Fifth Avenue West
Third Avenue East from West Oregon to Highway 93
Fourth Avenue East from West Oregon to Eleventh
Street
Kelly Road between U.S. Highway 93 and Willow Glen
Drive
South Woodland Drive between Woodland Avenue and
Kelly Road
Sunnyview Lane
Four Mile Drive and Grandview Drive to be extended
from Highway 93 to Whitefish Stage Road
Evergreen Drive between Whitefish Stage Road and
Helena Flats Road
Northridge Drive to be extended westwards to Still-
water Road
Fox Hill Drive to be extended northwards to above
mentioned extension and southwards to Two Mile Drive
In Section 36, R22W, T29N, a road to be constructed
approximately halfway between Reserve Drive and
Four Mile. Drive to connect Stillwater Road and
Highway 93
A new road beginning approximately at the mid -point
of Grandview Drive and Reserve Drive on Highway 93
extending eastward approximately a mile or so, so
as to align with the north -south extension of Grand-
view Drive then south to intersect with Grandview
Drive
A loop formed by Country Way, Country Way South
and Grandrud Lane to connect Reserve Drive and
Whitefish Stage Road
A road to be constructed from the intersection of
Country Way South and Grandrud Lane South to proposed
extension between Grandview Drive and West Evergreen
Dr ive
King's Way to be extended northwards to Cherry
Lynn Road
River Road between West Evergreen Drive and Highway
2
Shady Lane between Conrad Drive and U.S. Highway 2
Conrad Drive excluding that portion between Willow
Glen Drive eastward to a new north -south alignment
with the LaSalle Highway 2 and Montana 35 inter-
section
Woodland Park Drive
Spring Creek Drive and Solberg Drive connecting
Helena Flats Road with LaSalle Road
Foys Lake Road extending south from the Whalebone
Drive Intersection
1
1
1
-4-
Two Mile Drive
1
1
1
Airport Road
Second Street
Fourth Street
Sixth Street
Eleventh Street
Seventh Avenue West
Proposed Local Street S stem
All other streets, not listed in the above Cate-
gories, shall be considered as Local Streets.
Street Standards (Table 19) provides a guide for
the design and function of new streets and highways.
These standards should be considered when looking
at improvements to the existing street system as
well. Unfortunately, imposing new standards on an
existing street system is not advisable in all
cases. Many existing streets contain natural
physical constraints, or existing development has
precluded the ability to widen roads or acquire
additional right-of-way. Two typical examples
include the designated minor arterials of South
Meridian Road and Willow Glen Drive. In such
cases, compromise standards should be sought which
insure that safety issues are met and the excessive
costs of land acquisition and owner or building
relocation are avoided. Furthermore, if major
improvements or reconstruction is proposed on a
particular collector or arterial street, a traffic
study may be advisable moth to avoid unnecessary
unforeseen future costs and to determine the advisa-
bility of choosing an alternative or more effective
route. It is important to remember that the
Transportation Plan and the Map on page 3 illus-
trating proposed traffic routes are not engineered
solutions. Instead they provide desired routes
intended to provide the optimum circulation pattern
now and in the future.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL AND APPROVED
BY THE MAYOR THIS 7th DAY OF APRIL, 1986.
gn `Ed Kennedy Jr.,Jr.,J Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk -Treasurer
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City
is a true copy of the Resolution passed by
Montana, at a regular meeting held
of Kalispell, certify that the foregoing
the City Council of the City of Kalispell,
City Clerk of the City of Kalispell, Montana