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02-13-90 Planning BoardKALISPELL CITY -COUNTY PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING FEBRUARY 13, 1990 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Charles Manning, Chairman, at 7:10 AND ROLL CALL p.m. Those present were Manning, Hash, Carothers, Sloan and ,Furlong. Those absent were Hall, Fraser, and Stephens. Hall and Fraser were both excused for other commitments. David Greer, Senior Planner, represented the Flathead Regional Development Office. APPROVAL OF MIN- Carothers moved to approve the minutes of the December 12, 1989 UTES DECEMBER 12, meeting. Hash seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. 1989 DRAFT REVISIONS Manning called on David Greer to summarize the draft revisions of TO KALISPELL portions of the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance. ZONING ORDINANCE Greer covered each section of the proposed sign regulations and then asked the Board for -questions or suggestions for changes. He added that the definitions that are pertinent to the sign regulation section would be added to the list of definitions already existing for the Ordinance as a whole. Greer explained that these regulations are a massaged version of the Fort Collins sign regulations and added that Columbia Falls and Whitefish have similar ordinances in effect now. Flathead County has sign regulations in the areas where zoning has taken place. Greer stated that the courts are recognizing that sign regulations can address not only the public health and safety issues but also aesthetics. Greer felt that the scope of the sign regulations should also mention that Christmas lights would be omitted from regulation. Sign regulations can not negate the free expression of speech. Carothers asked if the section on banners referred to the banners over the highway through town? He also pointed out that the chamber is raising money to put flag banners on street light poles. Greer felt that this is one area that needs to be worked on in order to reflect the suggestions made. Greer stated that permits would be required of all signs unless they are specifically exempted. Signs nor requiring permits would include such categories as temporary signs, directional signs, idientification signs, etc. provided they met certain size limitations. He felt that the sizes of signs should be looked at more closely. Regarding political signs, Manning questioned the ability to restrict the number of those signs that someone could place on their property. Greer said the Board could choose to change the number or not to deal with political signs at all. 1 Hash felt that all political signs should be removed within one week after a general election. This was viewed as more significant than the number of political signs and their sizes. Greer felt that the Board might want to address interior window sings relative to the use of strobe lights etc. Carothers felt that the size of a Subdivision Identification Sign should be 32 square feet. Sloan asked what is considered temporary in terms of signs? Greer stated seven days or in some cases seasonal. Greer stated that there are two ways to calculate the sign area allowances. Those two ways are building frontage length or lot length. The owner can choose which method to use. Then the owner can install any type of signs that are allowed that utilizes the total area of signage allowed. Manning asked if murals were considered wall signs? Greer stated that these regulations are not designed to regulate art. Carothers stated that since these signs would be recognized as structures the electrical safety code will regulate how far away from the sign the source of electricity can be. Greer went on to cover supplementary regulations, a chapter on the zoning administrator, off-street parking, etc. Under supplementary regulations, the proposed changes address mobile homes within the city limits. This As done through setting design standards. Any structure would then have to conform to the design standards. Manning suggested that there should be something in the zoning ordinance regulating satellite dishes. There were no further comments made and this concluded discussion on these proposed changes to the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance. OLD BUSINESS Greer stated that he would like to be able to hold a public information meeting on Evergreen zoning at the next regular meeting of the Board here in the Council Chambers. He felt that all of the previous meetings that were held should have been sufficient to make the public aware of the zoning process. He then suggested that the Board hold a public hearing on the proposed zoning two weeks following the public information meeting. Greer added that there are amendments to the Flathead County Comprehensive Zoning Regulations that are going to be forthcoming. The Flathead County Planning Board is working on revisions to that ordinance now and should have a finalized version ready in the near future. Some of the problems that existed when Evergreen zoning was introduced previously will be addressed by changes to the Flathead County Comprehensive Zoning Regulations, particularly those dealing with non -conforming uses. 2 Manning asked if the County Commissioners were ready for Evergreen 1 zoning. Greer informed the Board that the Commissioners have budgeted for the legal ads and are expecting to address Evergreen Zoning in the near future. Greer further noted that it would be difficult to address portions of the area due to so much zoning overlap. It would also be cheaper to address the entire area with a single legal description. Greer pointed out that there is a need for a new Board member to replace the vacancy. Sloan suggested Mike Connor of the Forest Service as a suitable replacement and Carothers suggested Pat Thomas as another choice. The Board suggested that Greer draft a letter to the Mayor to be signed by Manning putting forth these two suggested people to fill the vacancy. NEW BUSINESS Greer stated that the Board needs to elect the officers for the new year. President Sloan moved to nominate Hash for President. Carothers seconded the nomination. Carothers moved to close the nominations and Furlong seconded. Carothers moved to elect Hash by acclamation and .Sloan second. The motion passed unanimously. Vice President Hash moved to nominate Carothers for Vice President. Sloan seconded the nomination. Sloan moved to close nominations and to elect Carothers by acclamation. Hash seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. ADJOURNMENT Sloan moved to adjourn the meeting and Carothers seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m. Charles Manni 11 President Ava Walters, Recording Secretary Approved: L 3