11-13-01KALISPELL CITY -COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF
NOVEMBER 13, 2001
CITY PROJECTS
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL Chairman Greg Stevens called the meeting to order at 7:00
CALL PM. Members present were: Don Garberg, Dale Pierce, Ron
Van Natta, Bill Rice, Greg Stevens, Brian Sipe, Don Hines,
Rob Heinecke and Don Mann, Narda Wilson represented the
Tri-City Planning Office. There were approximately 15 people
in the audience.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF There was a motion by Heinecke and second by Rice to
THE OCTOBER 9, 2001 approve the minutes of the meeting of the October 9, 2001
MEETING meeting as amended.
Heinecke noted that on page 9 under roll call the vote was
not unanimous, and that it didn't state who voted in favor or
in opposition. Heinecke also stated that the minutes were
very well done, and since he had missed that meeting by
reading the minutes it seemed as if he had been there.
FLATHEAD VALLEY A zone change request for approximately 4.6 acres by
ORTHOPEDIC PROFIT Flathead Valley Orthopedic Profit Share from B-1,
SHARE ZONE CHANGE Neighborhood Buffer District, to B-2, General Business, on
property that lies between the east side of North Meridian
Road and the west side of Hwy 93 north of Three Mile Drive.
STAFF REPORT #KZC-01-4 Narda Wilson of the Tri-City Planning Office gave a
presentation of staff report #KZC-01-4 saying this was a
request for a zone change on approximately 4.6 acres located
to the south of Automotion and Kalispell Muffler, with the old
Pacific Power building across the street. Wilson said the lot
was basically undeveloped and was between Highway 93 and
Meridian Road. Wilson said the owners had been trying to
sell the property for several years and were asking for the
zone change to market the property.
Wilson said the property was in the North Meridian
Neighborhood Plan and is designated as commercial. Wilson
also noted that Meridian Road is scheduled to be upgraded
and would be adequate to accommodate the additional traffic
from the higher intensity development of the property.
Wilson said staff is recommending approval of the zone
change from B-1 to B-2.
APPLICANT/AGENCIES Dr. Ingham spoke in favor, saying the group had purchased
the property several years ago when it had been zoned
residential. Ingham said the area had been rezoned to B-1
and now that the town is growing this zone change seemed
like a logical step.
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PUBLIC HEARING The public hearing was opened to those who wished to speak
on the proposal.
PROPONENTS There was no one who wished to speak.
OPPONENTS There was no one who wished to speak and the public
hearing was closed.
MOTION Mann moved that the Kalispell City -County Planning Board
and Zoning Commission adopt staff #KZC-01-4 as findings of
fact and, based on these findings, recommend to the
Kalispell City Council that the requested zone change from
B-1 to B-2 be granted. Sipe seconded the motion.
BOARD DISCUSSION There was no Board discussion.
ROLL CALL The motion passed unanimously with nine in favor and none
in opposition.
SHINING MOUNTAIN A request by Shining Mountain Church for a conditional use
CHURCH CONDITIONAL USE permit to allow the expansion of an existing church located
PERMIT at 475 Eight Avenue E.N in an R-3, Residential.
STAFF REPORT #KCU-01-6 Narda Wilson of the Tri-City Planning Office gave a
presentation of staff report #KCU-01-6 saying this was a
request for a conditional use permit to allow the expansion of
the existing church on an undeveloped area to the east.
Wilson said the property contains approximately one full city
block, about one acre in size, and the expansion would
contain approximately 1,643 square feet, and the church
would almost double in size.
Wilson said the setbacks had been calculated by taking the
front setback from Oregon Street of 20 feet, a side corner
setback from 8th Avenue EN, which made the east setback as
the side yard of 5 feet. Wilson said she was mentioning this
because there was some subdivision potential for the
property, and because the lot is very long and narrow and
had not been subdivided like lots to the east or west, if it was
subdivided what is now the side yard setback would turn
into the rear yard setback and the building would become
non -conforming in regards to the setback because there is a
20 foot requirement. Wilson said she had talked to the
owners about the potential of subdividing the property.
Wilson said there are two existing accesses to the site from
8+h Avenue EN which likely be improved if the expansion is
approved, and the two existing parking lots would be
expanded to the east. Wilson said the parking spaces were
based on seating capacity of one space per five seats, and
based on 150 seats they would need 32 parking spaces and
the church had 36 spaces.
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Wilson said there was a 16 foot alley east of property which
didn't really exist and there were a number of encroachments
into the alley such as fences, sheds, parked vehicles,
firewood, etc., and staff is recommending that they abandon
the alley which would provide eight additional feet on either
side of the center of the alley and would bring the rear of the
building from within five feet to within 13 feet.
Wilson said staff is recommending approval of the
conditional use permit subject to the conditions as listed.
Van Natta asked why they were recommending abandoning
the supposed alley since the sewer runs down it.
Wilson said they could get an easement for the sewer line
maintenance since they wouldn't be using it for access as
long as there was no permanent structure on it.
APPLICANT/AGENCIES Christa Borne, pastor of the church, spoke in favor saying
the church had been owner/ occupants of the property since
1981 and had always had good relations with the
surrounding residences in terms of parking. Borne said at
this point there were no plans to subdivide the property, and
if in the future there were a need to expand, they would look
at a new site and build a new church.
PUBLIC HEARING The public hearing was opened to those who wished to speak
on the proposal.
PROPONENTS There was no one who wished to speak
OPPONENTS There was no one who wished to speak and the public
hearing was closed.
MOTION Rice moved that the Kalispell City -County Planning Board
adopt staff report #KCU-01-6 as findings of fact and
recommend to the Kalispell City Council that the conditional
use permit be granted subject to the following conditions as
listed. Hines seconded the motion.
BOARD DISCUSSION Mann asked Wilson to clarify the setback issue.
Wilson said the property was now all one lot, and instead of
being 300 feet long and 142 wide, an area like this would
typically be divided into six lots of 50 feet each. Wilson said
the owners had enough property to create two additional
lots. Wilson said the narrow part of the lot is now considered
the front and the long side is the back of the lot, and if the
property was subdivided then. the long side would become
the front and the narrow side the rear and more than a five
foot rear yard setback is required.
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Mann asked if the five-foot setback was adequate now.
Wilson said it was especially if they abandon the alley
because that would give them another eight feet to make a
13 foot setback.
Mann asked if there weren't building codes that addressed
setbacks.
Wilson said there was, but often the zoning is more
restrictive.
Heinecke said he was in favor of the project and because the
building was so far towards the back of the lot the addition
wouldn't detract from that view of it and from 8th Avenue EN
it would be behind the building.
ROLL CALL VOTE The motion passed unanimously with nine in favor and none
in opposition.
CITY OF KALISPELL The City of Kalispell has initiated the annexation to annex a
ANNEXATION small strip of property approximately 20 feet wide and 300
feet long on the south side of Summit Ridge Drive west of
Parkway Drive that contains approximately 5,052 square feet
(012 of an acre). This annexation is a housekeeping item
since this strip was inadvertently omitted when the
properties of which they are a part of were made part of the
city of Kalispell in 1984
STAFF REPORT #KA-01-7 Narda Wilson of the Tri-City Planning Office gave a
presentation of staff report #KA-01-7 saying this was a
request for annexation of the northerly strip of Lots B and C
of Northridge Summit, the northerly strip of Northridge
Summit Amended Subdivision Lot D, and the northerly strip
of Assessors Tract 2W. Wilson said the area proposed for
annexation is approximately 20 feet wide and 200 feet long,
and staff is recommending R-3, Residential zoning which
reflects the existing zoning of the neighboring properties.
Wilson said staff was recommending approval of the
annexation and initial zoning of R-3.
Van Natta said Lots B and C are not developed, but there
was a residence on Lot D.
APPLICANT/AGENCIES There was no one who wished to speak.
PUBLIC HEARING The public hearing was opened to those who wished to speak
on the proposal.
PROPONENTS There was no one who wished to speak.
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OPPONENTS There was no one who wished to speak and the public
hearing was closed.
MOTION Pierce moved that the Kalispell City -County Planning Board
and Zoning Commission adopt staff report #KA-01-7 as
findings of fact and forward a recommendation to the
Kalispell City Council to adopt R-3, Residential, upon
annexation. Van Natta seconded the motion.
BOARD DISCUSSION There was no Board discussion.
ROLL CALL VOTE The motion passed unanimously with nine in favor and none
in opposition.
The City portion of the meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
GrekStns, hairman Sandie Mueller, Recording Secretary
APPROVED as submitted: —1� / corrected Date:
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