03-12-85 Planning BoardKALISPELL CITY -COUNTY PLANNING BOARD - MARCH 12, 1985
CALL TO ORDER The meeting of March 12, 1985 was called to order by James Stephens,
AND ROLL CALL vice president, at 7:33 p.m. Those present were Stephens, Reynolds,
Trippett, Manning, Hall, Sloan, and LeDuc. Others present included
Nakul Verma, Planning Director, and David Greer, Senior Planner.
APPROVAL OF It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes to the meeting of Jan -
MINUTES uary 8, 1985 as submitted.
PRELIMINARY PLAT David Greer introduced the request by Greenacres West Partnership for
SOUTH MAIN PLAZA preliminary plat approval to develop South Main Plaza, an office condo-
minium consisting of eight units on 0.321 acres. The property is
located at the intersection of Eleventh Street West and Main Street in
Kalispell and is further known as Lots 1-4 in Block 143. The property
is in the Redevelopment Area of Kalispell. It is zoned NC1 (Neighbor-
hood Commercial, Professional).
Trippett stated that in the report it is mentioned that the adjoining
alley be paved the full width beginning at the south boundary of the
property to Eleventh Street West. He would like to see the whole alley
paved, but he would rather have it done as a Special Improvement Dis-
trict thereby decreasing the portion that the developer would have to
pay for. Greer stated that the paving of the whole alley was a request
of the City.
O Trippett further stated that the alley should be made a one-way alley.
There isn't any two-way traffic. The city should make the recommenda-
tion as to which direction the alley will go.
Trippett recommended that under condition #2 a special improvement
district be formed to provide for the paving of the entire alley
i between South Main Street and First Avenue West from Twelfth Street to
Eleventh Street and that condition number 10 be added stating that the
traffic flow in the alley be made one-way and designated as such.
Discussion followed.
Motion Trippett moved that the request for preliminary plat approval of South
Main Plaza be recommended to the City Council including the conditions
one through nine from the Planning Staff changing number 2 as recom-
mended and adding condition number 10 as stated. The motion was
seconded by Sloan and passed unanimously.
PRELIMINARY PLAT David Greer introduced the request by Kalispell Investment Group for
TWO MILE VISTA preliminary plat approval to develop Two Mile Vista Apartments, an
APARTMENTS apartment complex consisting of 156 multi -family units on approxi-
mately 8.39 acres. The property is located on the south side of Two
Mile Drive, approximately 0.54 miles west of Meridian Road, and is
further described as a portion of the Gateway West Addition No. 34 in
the NW4 SE-4 and SW4 NE4 of Section 12, Township 28N, Range 22W,
Flathead County, Montana. It is zoned RA-1 (Residential Apartment/Low
Intensity).
Greer further stated that the 100-year flood plain surrounds the
senior citizen housing. He stated that you can build in the flood
plain if you build the buildings two feet above the 100-year flood
plain level. This apartment complex is proposed to be built in four
phases adding that there is a need for this type of housing in
Kalispell.
Manning asked Carver if there would be any problem with relocating the
lift station? Dennis Carver said there wouldn't. Manning also asked
him if fire protection was addressed during construction? Carver
stated that they could work that out with the fire chief. Stephens
stated that it should be added to the list of conditions for approval
and make it number 17.
Sloan asked why the children's park area is so near to the stream?
They would be using wood play equipment and will be looking at
different locations for the play area.
Sloan asked if the 60 foot right-of-way included the future widening
of Two Mile Drive? Carver stated that the survey of the county
right-of-way shows that the owner has already given his share of the
road and extra right-of-way should come from the other side of the
road. Greer stated that road is in the County and not in the, City.
Trippett stated that the road was widened about two years ago. Sloan
asked if the County had any further plans to wident that road? Greer
stated that it is not on their priority list.
Carver stated that they were in agreement with all of the conditions
of approval except that they have since acquired an additional 45 feet
on the west side of the subdivision which they would like to include
in the subdivision. He stated that the extra land will allow the first
phase to be spread out a little bit west. There is actually a 60 foot
strip there. There is a house that uses about 10 feet of that 60 feet
as access; therefore, the applicant's plan to leave 15 feet untouched.
Trippett felt that the plans should reflect the extra 45 feet before
the public hearing. Carver stated that they will use the 45 feet for
more landscaping. Sloan asked if the road in that area would be used
for ingress or egress? Carver stated no, but that it would all be
buffer and the units would stay where they are situated. Greer stated
that he wished they would have let the planning staff know a couple of
days before the meeting so that they could have looked into it, but he
did feel that it was a good idea to spread it out a little more there.
Whether there are other issues involved he didn't know. He further
stated that the amount of money recommended for cash -in -lieu of
parkland dedication would have to be refigured to include this addi-
tional property. Trippett asked if they could redraw the plat before
the public hearing showing what was to be done with the 45 foot area?
Carver stated that would not be a problem.
Carver stated that.on calculating the cash -in -lieu figure no credit
was given for the children's playground area. It was stated that the
cash -in -lieu could be negotiated with the City. Manning asked if the
parking area should be excluded from the area calculated for park -in -
lieu and he stated that the exact formula has not been finalized.
Greer stated that in dealing with apartments there is nothing stated
Oin the regulations that tell you how to calculate the cash -in -lieu
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figure. He stated that the city staff came up with the plan to
calculate the cash -in -lieu and it excludes all parking areas. He
further stated that the figure was calculated on the basis of what the
city staff had recommended. He also stated that when cash -in -lieu is
paid on a phased development, it is paid all at once or paid as each
phase is done. It is up to the developer. The Board recommended
leaving out the amount on the 12th condition.
Manning asked Pack if the 4.5 feet requested for County Road Right -of -
Way was a physical problem? Pack stated that to the west it would not
be a problem, but further east where a laundry building sticks out
from another development the 4.5 feet would pose a problem.
Brian Block of Doyle Enterprises stated that the centerline had
already been established when the road was widened two years ago. At
that time Ron Pack donated 10 feet of his property. A member of the
audience stated that somewhere there is an original 40 foot easement
deeded to the County and in order to begin eliminating the zig zag of
that road the property' owners on each side of that original deeded
right-of-way would have to give 10 feet.
Motion Trippett moved that condition #3 be stricken. Brent Hall seconded the
motion. Discussion followed. Reynolds stated that the County Road
right-of-way easement should come from the otherside of the road since
Pack has already given an additional 10 feet. Sloan stated that she
did not want to give it away entirely without knowing more detail.
Verma stated that the developer on the southside of Two Mile Drive is
the one creating the impact; and, that in the proposed Master Plan,
Two Mile Drive is going to be designated a collector street.
OThe motion passed with all voting in favor except Sloan and Stephens.
Motion Manning moved that a new condition #3 be created saying that the sub-
divider setback the north property line boundary thirty (30) feet from
the centerline of the original 40 foot surveyed county right-of-way.
Reynolds seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Manning recommended that condition #17 be added saying that the fire
hydrants be installed prior to construction to provide fire protec-
tion.
Motion Trippett moved that the preliminary plat application be recommended
for approval to the city council with conditions one through 17 as
amended. Manning seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
PRELIMINARY PLAT Greer gave the staff report of the request by Bill Schmidt for prelimi-
COLONIAL VILLA nary plat approval to develop Colonial Villa, an apartment complex con-
sisting of 24 units on approximately 1.5 acres. The property is
located on the south side of the eastern terminus of East Washington
Street and is bounded by the Kalispell Motel on the west and by East
Idaho Street on the south. The property is currently outside the city
limits and is not zoned. Greer stated that the subdivision would be
made up of three eight-plexes with a 24 unit parking garage. He
further stated that the fire department felt that if the ode -way roads
were to stay 16 feet they could not get in and turn their trucks
around. Condition #3 is in response to the fire department's request.
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In condition #5, the City is requesting that the developer pave East
Washington Street from the intersection at 8th Avenue East North to 10
feet beyond the entrance into the subdivision.
Bill Schmidt commented that the request for 24 foot roadways in the
subdivision exceeds the state fire codes. Twenty feet is the maximum
official codes and he has been informed that the City does not have
the right to exceed the state code requirements. Stephens asked if
there was even room for 24 foot roadways? Schmidt stated that there is
24 feet between the buildings. Verma stated that the City Standards
apply if the subdivision ,is to be annexed into the City.
Schmidt questioned requiring a 40 foot radius cul-de-sac at the end of
East Washington Street when the right-of-way is 66 feet wide. Greer
stated that it needed to be big enough for turning around fire trucks
and such equipment.
Reynolds stated that, if the state code for roadways is a maximum of
20 feet and this was required of the developer, the developer would
have a hard time finding enough space to create the 20 foot roadway.
Schmidt stated that the clearance between the buildings is 24 feet.
Reynolds suggested that recommendation #5 be changed to show a roadway
width of 60 feet and a paved cul-de-sac radius of 24 feet.
Verma stated that there needed to be another condition for approval of
the preliminary plat saying that the property be annexed into the
City. He further stated that the subdivision could not be approved if
the annexation request were not granted. This would create condition
#13.
Motion Reynolds moved that the preliminary plat approval be recommended to
the City Council with conditions one through 12 with the amendments to
condition numbers 2 and 5 and adding condition #13. Trippett seconded
the motion and it passed with one abstention from Brent Hall because
of conflict of interest.
ELECTION OF MEM- Stephens opened the meeting to nominations from the floor for a new
BER-AT-LARGE member -at -large to replace L. M. Ormiston, who resigned during the pre-
vious month.
Manning nominated John Santa, owner of Jason's East, saying that he
lives in the subdivision, Lake Shore Heights, at Foy's Lake and would
be in the County portion of the jurisdiction. Hall seconded the
nomination. There were no further nominations. The Board passed unani-
mously to elect Mr. Santa to the position.
ELECTION OF Stephens opened the meeting to nominations for a new president due to
PRESIDENT the resignation of L.M. Ormiston.
Reynolds nominated Stephens for president. Trippett suggested that the
action on election of a president be tabled until the new members of
the Board could be there to take part in the election.
Reynolds withdrew his nomination and the action on the election of the
president was tabled until the next meeting.
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ADJOURNMENT It was moved and seconded that the meeting be adjourned at 9:33 p.m.
Pre 'ding Officer Recording Secretary
Approved:
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