02-13-96KALISPELL CITY -COUNTY PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING COMMISSION
MINUTES OF MEETING
FEBRUARY 13, 1996
CALL TO ORDER The regularly scheduled meeting of the Kalispell City -County
AND ROLL CALL Planning Board and Zoning Commission was called to order at 7:00
p.m by President Therese Hash. Board members present were Milt
Carlson, Mike Conner, Walt Bahr, Robert Sanders, Jean Johnson,
Joe Brenneman, Fred Hodgeboom and Therese Hash. Pam Kennedy
had an excused absence. The Flathead Regional Development
Office was represented by Narda Wilson, Planner II. Brian Wood,
Zoning Administrator, represented the City of Kalispell. There
were four (4) people in the audience.
APPROVAL The minutes of the meeting of January 9, 1996, were approved as
OF MINUTES submitted on a motion by Carlson, second by Bahr. All members
present voted aye.
President Hash announced that the request by Dale Hall for a
conditional use permit to allow construction of three additional
dwellings onto an existing four unit apartment building has been
Opostponed until the March 12, 1996 meeting.
SHERMAN ZONE Hash then introduced a request by Mark and Dick Sherman on
ZONE CHANGE / behalf of Samuel and Joyce Carrico for a zone change from R-2,
R-2 TO B-2 a Limited One Family Residential use district, -to B-2, a General
Business use district. The property which is being proposed for
rezoning contains approximately 1.00 acre. This property is in the
Evergreen and Vicinity Zoning District. It is located east of
Highway 2 East (LaSalle Road) and approximately 1,100 feet north
of East Evergreen Drive in Kalispell. The property can be
described as the north one acre of Lot 13, Evergreen Acres
located in Section 33, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M.,
Flathead County, Montana.
Staff Report Wilson gave a detailed presentation of report #FZC-96-1. The
request was evaluated in accordance with the statutory criteria
established for a zone change, and based on the findings, staff
recommended the zone be changed from R-2 to B-2 for the
property, as requested.
One telephone inquiry was received in the office prior to the
public hearing from the adjacent land owner to the south on
Poplar Drive, who was neither for or against the zone change
request. She called for information regarding the request. No
other comments were received.
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Questions Carlson asked about access to the back of the lot in question.
The surveyor for the project explained that a separate lot will not
be created. The applicant is intending to make a boundary line
adjustment and add this to existing lots.
Carlson asked why an amendment to the Master Plan was not
sought in this instance? Wilson explained that it would not have
been appropriate in this case. We have inherited -the Master Plan
that was in place, and suggested that portions may need to be
updated. Carlson agreed.
Public Hearing The public hearing was opened to those wishing to speak in favor
of the zone change request.
In Favor Dawn Marquardt, surveyor representing the applicant, explained
that the intention is to add to the existing Lots 1 and 2 with a
boundary line adjustment, so the applicants can utilize the
property for storage and expansion of their business. The
property fronting on Highway 2 is zoned B-2. No additional
parcels will be created, and it would not be considered a minor
plat.
No one else spoke either in favor or in opposition to the
lJ requested zone change. The public hearing was closed and it was
opened to Board deliberation.
Discussion Hash commented that she was on the Board when Evergreen area
was zoned and agreed that the request was an appropriate use
for the property, as no new lot would be created that could be
sold for additional business uses.
Brenneman asked if another business could be added to the back?
Wilson explained that more than one primary use per tract of
record would require a conditional use permit. If the lot were
split, it would require subdivision review.
Carlson asked if the neighbors were contacted for input on the
proposal? Mr. Sherman has talked with his neighbor to the north
and there is no problem.
Wilson noted that notices are mailed to all adjacent property
owners within 150 feet of the subject property. Most of the
adjacent properties appear to be renter occupied.
Motion Bahr made the motion to adopt report #FZC-96-1 as findings of
fact and forward a favorable recommendation to the County
Commissioners to grant the zone change from R-2 to B-2 to Mark
and Dick Sherman, as requested. Conner seconded. On a roll call
vote Hodgeboom, Sanders, Conner, Johnson, Carlson, Brenneman,
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Bahr, and Hash voted aye. The motion carried on a unanimous
vote in favor.
OLD BUSINESS Under old business, Wilson announced that there was an article on
impact fees in the recent issue of Western Planning Magazine,
which she would copy and distribute for -the Board's information.
She also has tax information from the IRS on conservation
easements.
NEW BUSINESS Mike Conner informed the Board that he had recently moved and
his new address is: 364 Ponderosa Street, Kalispell. His phone
number is the same.
A Parliamentary Procedures workshop is scheduled for Saturday,
February 24th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was
adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Therese Fox Hash, President Eli . Ontko, Recording Secretary
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APPROVED:
Following the regular meeting, a workshop was held -to review the previous year's
work program, and to offer staff direction for the current year's work program.
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