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12-11-84 Master Plan HearingKALISPELL CITY —COUNTY MASTER PLAN COMMENTS RECORDED DURING PUBLIC HEARING DECEMBER 11, 1984 1. Kal—Mont Lumber Company entered into the record a written comment, sub— mitted by Charles H. O'Neil on behalf of the shareholders. They aske that the area owned by this company in the Park Dale and Whitefish R3•ver•are-a••be. c-ons•idered as indus.tr.ial use,for the proposed Ma.ster Plan. Even though this site has not been completely operational for the last two years there is industrial activity taking place there and the most suitable use for the area is industrial. Mr. Warner. and Wes Stanley, who live in the area, both commented in favor of the Kal—Mont suggestion. It has been proposed to be suburban residential. 2. Al.Rierson, owns property about four blocks outside the city limits, stated that he felt a plan for areas in the County is the respons.ibil— ity of the County Commissioners and not the City. He was concerned that the Plan would have some effect on people's property taxes. He further stated that he believed that the community needs a plan, a good plan. 3. Jim Treweek, owner of property on the north side of West Reserve Drive and adjacent to Whitefish Stage Road, felt that if the area around him went more residential that would put pressure upon his farming opera— tion. He further stated that he felt that. a good plan was a very necessary tool for a community to work with. He felt that when a plan is finally set up, it should not be in concrete so that it cannot be changed or amended. 4. Andy Anderson, owner of property south of Kalispell adjacent to High— way 93, stated that he wanted the area south of Kalispell left with the agricultural designation. 5. Jim Jones expressed a concern that perhaps the Plan was not comprehen— sive enough and had too many spot islands of designations. 6. Herb Koenig, farmer of land north of the City on Church Drive, expres— sed the opinion that the .County had a responsibility to see that we live by some kind of orderly. development. He felt that we no longer have the right to do exactly as we please. He further stated that we have to show responsibility in our uses of our property and take into consideration what would be of benefit to the neighborhood. 7. Ed Mitton; resident on Rocky Cliff Drive, stated that he did not want 'his area designation to be changed. 8. Doug Johns, representing Developer's Diversified, stated that he was under a contract to dispose of their property beyond Buffalo Hill in an orderly and responsible manner. He stated that the proposed compre— hensive plan still addresses that area as urban residential. They have recently sold 22 acres for the Psychiatric Hospital. He did not feel that this, designation would be conducive to his orderly disposal of the property. He stated that they have considered doing one or several PUD's on the property and he wanted a land use classification that would allow PUD's with mixed use.s. He stated that in order for a mixed use PUD to take place the comprehensive plan had.to have a com— mercial designation. The urban residential designation would not work. In addition, the land is surrounded on three sides by the City and he felt that when the property was'developed it would be brought i-iin-t-h8'-C'ity"for;the service, that would be available. 9. Norb Donahue, former city attorney, stated that the Master Plan was many things more than just land use.. He further stated that the law states that in the absence of zoning a building permit issued in viola— tion of the land use portion of the Master Plan is void. In light of this, a Plan that can be followed has to be developed because it is not just a guide. 10. Mel Ferguson, owner of property along U. S. Highway 2 (LaSalle Road) in Evergreen, expressed concern that according to this Plan his pro— perty has two separate designations. The land adjacent to the Highway is designated as commercial and the property behind it, to which there is no road, is designated as residential. 11. Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Johnson, owners of propery on the north side of West O Reserve Road across the road from the Court Club, were concerned because their property was being designated as urban residential when there is a business on the property. They felt that because they are .surrounded by commercial or industrial, they should have a commer— cial designation. When looking at the plan further, they discovered that previously it was designated as agriculture and now was being pro Upon finding this out, Mr. Curtis John posed to be urban residential.- son asked that it be left as agricultural.