11-25-80 Planning BoardKALISPELL CITY -COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MINUTES
Members Present:
Norma Corbitt,
Dorothy Garvin,
Bob LeDuc
Others Present:
Jack Heller
Jack Peters
November 25, 1980
Nick Verma, Planning Director
Jim Mohn, Planner
Bob Hafferman, Public works.Director
Norb Donahue, City Attorney
Dean Stebbins, Chamber of Commerce
Minutes Approved
Meeting was called to order in the Kalispell City
Hall by Norma Corbitt. Minutes of the previous
meeting were approved upon motion and second.
Zoning Classifi-
A draft of a new zoning classification of R-5S for the
cation of R-5S
City of Kalispell to provide smaller size single family
lots was presented by Verma. Drafts were mailed to
Board members a month previous. Verma listed the follow-
ing advantages: 1. Reduction in size from 5400 sq. ft.
FRDO Comments
to 4400 sq. ft. would reduce a lot price by $1500 to
$2000 per lot based on currect market prices. Housing
structure costs would not decrease. 2. Lot width
would remain at 45 feet as with R-5 zoning and would
not result in additional development costs for the
developer. Disadvantages: 1. Increased on -street
parking. 2. Increased traffic congestion with more
houses in a given area. 3. Increased density causing
congestion and adverse living environment. 4. In-
creased pressure on public services such as schools,
storm drainage, sewers, water and fire due to higher
density. 5. Reduction in landscaped areas. Verma
and the FRDO stated the proposed zoning would not be
adviseable as the disadvantages outweigh the 3 to 4
per cent cost reduction. Verma and Heller suggested
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encouragement of condominium developments where they
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are zoned instead of smaller single family lot sizes.
Public
Verma stated Kalispell is already below the national
Comment &
average of 6000 to 7000 sq. ft. lots in the United
Discussion
States. Mohn stated only P.U.D. and RA-1 zoning have
been utilized for townhouses and condominiums. Verma
stated R-5S zoning would create more impact on suburban
development whereas good planning encouraged density
in town areas. Hafferman stated 1500 to 2000 savings
sounded small until you considered a large number of
lots. He stated there would be fewer roads and
sewers that the city would be required to maintain.
He stated a subdivision or house does not create school
children. Hafferman noted proposed zoning could be
applicable in some subdivisions for maintenance,
particularly in curvalinear designs.
Board Comment
Corbitt questioned the gain acquired in one block.
Hafferman stated there would be no gains in a standard
development, but would result in one or two more lots
in new developments.
Board Moves to Heller moved to recommend to the City Council to adopt
Adopt the R-5S zoning classification for new subdivisions within
0 the city limits, but to change the minimum size of
designated areas from 10 acres to 3 acres.
Quorum.Not It was decided to table any decision and call a meeting
Present of the Zoning Commission, as a quorum of that Commis-
sion was not present at this meeting. Corbitt will
call that special meeting.
Sign Ordinance Gordon Pirri of the KDC commented on the proposed
sign ordinance which would include the area from the
Railroad tracks South to loth Street and lst Ave. East
to lst Ave. West. Its purpose was to clean up the
downtown area including signs. Regulations would in-
clude size, number, offset, unsave and abandoned signs.
The proposed ordinance was distributed to Board members
for review. An inventory has been taken of existing
signs which includes 1z years of work with sign bus-
inesses, lawyers, businessmen, architects and interested
citizens.,
Ordinance #961 Verma presented an amendment to Ordinance #961 of the
City of Kalispell Zoning Ordinance to provide that
Alcohol Beverage Distributor and Retail Sales be a
permitted use in C-1 Zones and that Air Conditioning,
Heating and Sheet Metal Sales and Contracting be
permitted use in C-3 zones.
Conahue explained the ordinanc
clarification and definitions.
Offices are non -conforming use
consider that area and make a
is owned by Burlington Norther
to request a zone change. Hel
Staff to assist with language
e is a question of
The Depot and Chamber
and the Board should
recommendation. Land
n Railroad and BN has
ler requested the Planning
and explanation of the
Ordinance and make a recommendation.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:15. Next meeting is
scheduled for December 9th.
Submitted & Attested:
Linda Tippetts
Recording Secretary
Approved:
Chairman ��