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07-11-00KALISPELL CITY -COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MINUTES OF MEETING / JULY 11, 2000 CALL TO ORDER AND Johnson called the meeting to order at approximately 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Members present were: Jean Johnson, Rob Heinecke, Don Hines, Bill Rice, Don Garberg, Brian Sipe, Dale Pierce, Don Mann, and Greg Stevens. Narda Wilson represented the Flathead Regional Development Office. There were approximately 3 people in the audience. APPROVAL OF MINUTES On a motion by Sipe and seconded by Garberg the minutes of the meeting of June 13, 2000 were unanimously approved, as corrected, to amend page 6, first paragraph of New Business to read "He made a copy for the City Council and the County Commissioners..." STRATFORD Wilson presented a letter from Jackola Engineering, on behalf SUBDIVISION of the applicant for Stratford Subdivision, asking that REQUEST WITHD1aAWN application be withdrawn because they have acquired property next to said subdivision and will be re -submitting in August for the September meeting. BRETT KELLY ZONE A request for zone change by Brett Kelly from R-3 to B-3, One CHANGE Family Residential to Community Business, in the Evergreen and Vicinity Zoning District at 11 Meadow Lark Drive, on 0 approximately .33 acres. STAFF REPORT Narda Wilson gave a presentation on staff report FZC-00-5, in which staff recommends the planning board adopt the staff report as findings of fact and recommend to the Board of County Commissioners that the requested zone change from R- 3 to B-3 be granted. Wilson displayed a property map and indicated the property was in Evergreen, on the west side of La Salle, with several local shops adjoining. She said the applicant also owned 7AGB, to the west, occupied by the Center Stage School of Dance. Wilson said their intention was to use the property as a parking lot for the dance studio. She cited details from the proposal; the two lots are approximately 80 feet wide by 180 feet deep on the north side of Meadowlark Drive. She said there is a single family residence on the property that will continue to be occupied, until such time that it will be converted to some type of commercial use that would be consistent with the proposed B-3 zoning. Wilson stated it is presently zoned R-3 and is located on the fringe between residential and a commercial strip to the east. She said the master plan designates the area as suburban residential. However, the proposed zone change would be a logical expansion of the commercial strip corridor. Garberg asked, and Wilson answered that the designated zones for lots to the east are B-3. She pointed out the mini -mall and explained it was an expansion of that corner. C-) PUBLIC HEARING The public hearing was opened to those who wished to speak on the application. PROPONENTS Rick Kelly, of 1966 Whalebone Drive, and his wife Shonie, who own the Center Stage School of Dance stated they would like to utilize the space as parking only. He explained that the dance studio is out front and they want to keep the building as is, but with expansion they will need more parking. He said that no matter what, the east side will border commercial, whether it is the line that is already there, or the next line. He said they are not really changing anything, just moving the border a little further to the west. OPPONENTS No one else wished to speak and the public hearing was closed. MOTION Garberg moved and Hines seconded to adopt FRDO staff report FZC-00-5 as findings of fact and recommend to the Board of County Commissioners the requested zone change from R-3 to B-3 be granted. BOARD DISCUSSION There was a brief discussion by the board. Kelly stated went out and talked to all of the neighbors and they seemed to be in favor of it. ROLL CALL On a roll call vote, the motion to recommend approval of zone change from R-3 to B-3 was unanimously approved. OLD BUSINESS The board briefly discussed the Kalispell City Council public hearing regarding the growth policy plan and Johnson commended those who were there and spoke. He stated the City Council has elected to refer to professional staff, he assumed FRDO, to re -write or amend and said, don't throw your notes away because the Commissioner said, most likely, the planning board will look at it again. Wilson stated that if they want to change it the Commissioners and the Council will have to approve the same document. Because we know the Council plans on changing it, it won't be forwarded to the Commissioners until those changes take place. The consensus of the board was that it would be coming back to the board at some point. Hines suggested that when it does come back that it be presented in a, final form and not leave any avenues open for more debate. Wilson suggested there would always be one or two small changes from the Council. Garberg wondered why it comes back to the board after they have voted on it. Wilson answered that the Council or Commissioners could make a list of issues and say to the planning board, we feel there are some issues and would you please take a look at this. If the board takes a look at it, and does what they think would be appropriate, this would be serving them in the capacity of their working, advisory board. On the other hand, if they were minor Kalispell City -County Planning Board July 11, 2000 Meeting Minutes PaaP 9 of ..q changes, of course it wouldn't go back to planning board. Sipe said that with the way it sits now, with a 5 to 4 vote, it would come back from the Commissioners, but not from the Council. C_ Stevens stated, there was a fundamental difficulty with the joint jurisdiction; the bulk of the population and the bulk of the land are not inside the city limits of Kalispell. The bulk of the people are County residents, but not City residents. He said, if the city imposes it's will on the residents who have no vote, for those members in a detrimental way, then it is up to the County Commissioners to protect those constituents from that happening. He said there is a fundamental problem to be resolved. If the City would look at the plan, within it's city limits, and develop that and let the Commissioner develop the plan outside the city limits then we could resolve it, but, if the City insists on controlling all the land for people who can't vote for them, then I think there will be a continuous dilemma. The only solution he could see was that the City members devise a plan for the city and the County members devise a plan for the county people. He said there is that big of a division. NEW BUSINESS Wilson stated the Christian Center Church is going to take another run at doing their expansion by Summit Ridge. Stevens asked and Wilson answered that the Salvation Army was approved last night. Garberg asked and Wilson answered that Highway 93 south was also approved. ADJOURNMENT The next regular meeting will be August 8, 2000 at 6 p.m. The 0 meeting was adjourned by motion at approximately 6:30 p.m. Approved as submitted/ corrected: 8 / 8 / 00 j Kalispell City -County Planning Board July 11, 2000 Meeting Minutes Pa aP R of R