10-12-21 Architectural Review Committee MinutesMINUTES
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
DATE: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 @ 7:30 AM
Kalispell City Hall, 201 1st Ave E
MEMBERS PRESENT: Julia Pierrottet (Chair); Mark Pirrie; Robin Spear; Cara Lemire; Susanne
Wigginton (logged into zoom after minutes had been approved)
OTHERS PRESENT: City Staff – Rachel Ezell, Chad Fincher
# Of Guests: 7
Hear the Public: None
Approval of Minutes: Mark moved to approve the September 28, 2021, minutes; Cara seconded
(approved 4-0).
New Business:
Signs: The Landings at Two Mile- 417 Two Mile; new freestanding sign –
Mark moved to approve; Cara seconded (approved 5-0).
Maw Apartments- 25 Appleway Dr; new freestanding sign – Cara
moved to table until more information is provided regarding how the
sign is anchored to the concrete; Robin seconded (approved to table 5-0).
The Ritz- 116 S Main St; new wall signs and projecting sign – Mark
moved to approve; Susanne seconded (approved 5-0).
Gina Nelson, MD- 1297 Burns Way; new freestanding sign – Cara
moved to approve; Robin seconded (approved 5-0).
Buildings: Black Rifle Coffee Co. -315 2nd Ave W; new coffee shop with outdoor
seating area and food truck parking – Julia and Robin both had to recuse
themselves from this project, so the committee did not have a quorum.
Committee agreed that a vote can be made via email at a later date.
Rachel will send out an email and committee members will respond yes
or no.
Flathead Liquor addition- 1121 Hwy 2 W; storage addition to existing
liquor store – Susanne moved to approve; Mark seconded (approved 5-0)
Old Business: Sunset Plaza Office- 4 Sunset Plaza; office remodel – Mark moved to
approve; Susanne seconded (approved 5-0).
Kalispell Tap and Games- 2400 Hwy 93 S; landscape plan for new
arcade and tap house – Cara moved to approve with discussed tree
changes; Robin seconded (approved 5-0).
The Landings at Two Mile- 417 Two Mile Dr; amendments to
clubhouse shower material and painted wood accent elements – Cara
moved to approve; Mark seconded (approved 5-0).
Woodland Apartments- 517 Shady Glen; amend landscape plan to
replace unhealthy tree – Rachel advised that the original landscape plan
was approved in 2020 The board was shown a street view of the trees in
question from 2019. Parks would now like to replace one of those trees
because it is unhealthy and not in the same condition as when the
landscape plan was initially approved. Chad said Paul Bardos sent an
email to Keith in Public Works asking if he had to replace the tree
because it was in the clear vision triangle but if you look back at the
landscape plan it’s not in the clear vision triangle. Cara Lemire
mentioned she drove by the tree on her way home from work and it is
clearly dead in her opinion. Chad said he told Paul Bardos back in May
2020 that he would have to have a certified arborist. Chad sent the city
arborist out after summer, and Fred advised that the tree be replaced
because by the time you cut all the dead out you would only have 3
branches left. Parks & Rec wants the tree replaced with a confer tree, but
Paul would like to replace it with a deciduous tree, so Parks & Rec is
looking for either approval as the board sees fit. Committee discussed the
fact that variety is better, buffering needs to be taken into consideration.
Cara moved to approve to replace the existing unhealthy dead tree with
at least one conifer, moving it farther north and at the time of certificate
of occupancy or before that if the health of the other 2 trees is in decline
that they will be replaced with conifers outside of the clear vision
triangle; Robin seconded (approved 5-0)
Other Discussion:
Meeting Adjourned @ 9:02 AM