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01-08-85 Zoning CommissionKALISPELL CITY ZONING COMMISSION - JANUARY 8, 1985 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by president, James Stephens, at 8:15 AND ROLL CALL p.m. Those present were Stephens, Sloan, Trippett, and Manning. Others present were Nakul Verma, Planning Director, and David Greer, Senior Planner. APPROVAL OF There being no corrections to the minutes of the meeting of December MINUTES 11, 1984, the minutes were approved as submitted. ELECTION OF Stephens opened the meeting to the election of the officers of presi- OFFICERS dent and vice-president for the year 1985. , President Manning nominated Sloan for president and Trippett seconded the nomina- tion. Trippett moved that a unanimous ballot be cast for Sloan to be president. Manning seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Vice -President Trippett nominated Stephens for vice-president and Manning seconded the nomination. Trippett moved that a unanimous ballot be cast for Stephens to be vice-president. The,motion was seconded by Manning and passed unanimously. Sloan took over chairing the meeting after the election of officers was completed. KEN -WAY DEVE- Sloan introduced the request from Gerald A. & Lillian J. Koenig and C, LOPMENT AND Ken -Way Development for an RA-1 (Residential Apartment) zoning class- KOENIG ZONE ification on the property recommended for annexation described as Lot REQUEST A of the Resubdivision of Block 12, High School Addition with a total area of 1.922 acres. Verma stated that the area to be zoned RA-1 adjoins an area that is already zoned RA-1. Nardinger stated that he plans to build housing for the elderly on the property at some time in the future. Motion Trippett moved to recommend approval of the zone request of RA-1. Manning seconded it and the motion passed unanimously. MAHUGH ZONE Sloan asked Verma to give the staff report on the request from Chester CHANGE REQUEST' M. Mahugh to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Kalispell by changing the zoning classification from R-4 (Single Family Residen- tial) to B-2 (Neighborhood Professional Business) for the west 80 feet of Lot 7, Lot 8 and the south 10 feet of Lot 9, all in Block 228, Kalispell. Verma stated that the subject property is bordered on three sides by B-2 zoning. The Planning Office has received six letters from neighboring property owners all in opposition of the zone change. Their concern is to keep it a residential neighborhood, there is too much traffic now and the parking situation is very bad. He further stated that based on various statutory criteria, the staff found the request to be in compliance with most of the criteria and recommended the requested zone change. Manning asked about the arrangements for parking at that location? Mahugh stated that there was a cement ramp in the front that four cars could park on and the back yard had enough room for thirty to forty cars. 'He did not believe his insurance business would increase the parking problem in the area. Verma stated that the off-street parking that was required of the Tri- angle Building when it was approved was provided in the area beneath the building. He stated that that parking area has been leased out and the employees appear to be the ones who are parking along the streets of that neighborhood. Paul Kraft, owner of Lot 11 in that Block, stated that he was opposed to any zone change unless the zone change includes the whole block. Zoning the whole block would be the natural thing to do. With the Triangle Building there, the residential tone of that area has dis- appeared. Gary Abbott stated that he would also not be in favor of this zone change unless it took in the whole block. Manning asked Kraft if he was addressing the area west of the alley? Kraft stated that he was. Mahugh stated that he did talk to other businesses in the immediate area and they indicated that they were in favor of zoning it commer- cial. Verma stated that from a staff point of view it would be a good approach to zone the entire west half of the block commercial. He further stated that this would correct the situation on adjoining property on the north of the subject lot that is operating a business on a variance and is a non -conforming use. Motion Trippett moved that action on the request be tabled and have Mahugh come back with a petition requesting zoning the whole block as commer- cial. Manning seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. OLD BUSINESS None. NEW BUSINESS Verma stated that about three months ago the city adopted the PUD ordi- nance recommended by the City Zoning Commission. Prior to that there was a PUD already in the zoning ordinance (Section 6.14). This PUD had never been repealed by the City Council. He suggested that this Zoning Commission recommend the repeal of the old PUD. Manning asked if the old PUD was also for residential areas? Verma stated that it was.He further stated that the new one covers residen- tial, commercial, and mixed use PUD. Motion Manning moved to recommend that the old PUD be repealed. Trippett seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Verma raised the question of whether the City Zoning Commission would recommend that all nine members of the Planning Board would also make (� up the Zoning Commission instead of having two boards. -2- Motion Trippett moved to recommend amending the the City Zoning Commission rules to include the County members of the Planning Board. It was seconded by Manning and the motion passed unanimously. r' ADJOURNMENT It was moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting. It was adjourned at 8:55 p.m. President Recording Secretary Approved: -3-