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02-10-81 Planning Board(� KALISPELL CITY -COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MINUTES February 10, 1981 Members Present: Ann Smith, Chairman Bob LeDuc Roger Graham Norma Corbitt Jack Heller Kathleen Jukich Dorothy Graham Frank Paliga Others Present: Nick Verma, FRDO Director Minutes Approved Meeting was cal.led to order i'n the Kalispell City Hall at 7:30 P.M. by Chairman Ann Smith. Minutes of the previous meeting were approved. School District The Board reviewed a request from School District #5 #5 Annexation for annexation of properties including a portion of county road located North of Three -Mile Drive. Smith expl.ained this was a "housekeeping"' request and had been previously addressed by.the Zoning Commission. (See.Zoning Comm. Minutes of January 13, 1981).. The Zoning Commission had recommended approval of the re- quest; request would now go through City Attorney Norb Donahue.. Annexation Heller moved to recommend to the City Council approval Request of the annexation request. Second Graham. Unanimous.. Smith noted the recommendation would include Fi'ndi'ngs of Fact as stated in the January 13 meeting. Robert Arndt Board considered an annexation request on Robert Arndt Annexation Addition #128 consisting of approximately two acres Request. between Valley Glass and Federal Land Bank on 3rd Ave. East. The site is primarily vacant, is contiguous to and compatible with area.growth trends and is virtually surrounded by the city.. FRDO recommended approval.of the request with the condition that landowners submit a waiver of right to protest an SID on adjacent roads and right-of-ways. Smith requested an addi'tTonal con- dition that landowners sign a waiver of right to protest future SID's for storm drains and sewers-. Forest Offices Robert Arndt stated their intent was to construct to be Constructed an office building of 30,000 sq. ft.-to be used for the Supervisors' Office of the Flathead National Forest. Corbitt questioned off-street parking and Mike Torgerson stated they were meeting city requirements. The zoning request is already inside.the city which abuts RA-1. The RA-1 will be used forparking which is allowed for commercial use.with the balance zoned. B-3. FRDO recommended approval and noted the request meets the Comprehensive Plan. Discussion of Heller recommended the total area be zoned B.-3., Ed Zoning Alterna- Walsh stated existing land abuts businesses,. th.e other tives side is RA'-1 and FRDO feels it should remain as such. He noted if you change everyth.i*ng to RA-1, the zone would finger commercially zoned.areas. Smith questioned excess traffic that could be created. Walsh stated there was access on both sides on.3rd and 5th Avenues East. Building would be located on the Southwest corner of the property.. Paliga questioned lot depth. Lot depth is 560 feet;.the building is 200 feet; visitor traffic would be handled off 3rd Ave. and employee parking is on t-h-e 5th Ave. side with access to either 5th or 3rd Aven- ues. Annexation Heller moved to recommend annexation of ArndtI.Additi'on Approved #128 with. the followi.ng.condi;tionst 1, Landowner sign a waiver of ri'gh.t to protest. an SI'D on adjacent roads - and right-of-ways. 2, Landowners,- sign a waiver, of ritght of.protest on future'SID's for storm drains and. sewers. Motion seconded by Garvin. Motion will b.e. submitted to the Council with. FRDO recommendations. Motion unani'mous-, Old Business Verma reported the status of the.Subdivision Regulations Subdiv.isi'on for the City of Kalispell.. Members of the Board and Regulations Council members were mailed copies -.of the draft. Verma als.o stated a draft will be sent to the State for review and the regulations have not yet been adopted. Smith. reviewed the procedure for State review and public hearings before adoption of the Subdivision. Regulations. Budget & Work Smith introduced E. B. Eislein, a prospective Board Program Meeting member and reminded th.at election of,Board Officers March 9 would be on th.e. February 24th. agenda. The city will appoint a new board member. at that time. A joint �meeti'ng of th.e Pl anni'ng Boards and the CAB' is sch.edul ed for March 9th . at th.e Kal ts-pel l Ci'ty Hal l to di;scus,s th.e 1981=82 Budget and Work Programs for each. Board. -2- Work Program S'mttft asked rr emb.e_rs; .to consi de_r th:e G-oard l,s prtori'ti es Priori'ti'es andnoted.a need to address a Co-mprehens%ve`P1an update. Discussed Verma stated the'CAB -Ps concerned with the Comprehensive Plan, but the request has to come from the Planning Boards. Verma noted the present plan only addressed land -use and.a complete Comprehensive Plan should address th.e following: 1. Land Use 2. Streets and Transporta- ti'on 3. Publ`ic Facilities 4. Housing. He stated it would take about two years to update the Plan to meet speci'fi'cations, Budget & Work Verma suggested appointment of a three --member committee to Committee consider budget and work program pri:ori'ties and present Appointed requests to the joint CAB-Pl.anni'ng Board meeting on March 9th. The Board agreed. consideration of a truck. by-pass should be on their work program priority list. S'mi`th. appointed a committee of LeDuc, Heller and Jukich. Verma will arrange for a meeting with them. City .Attorney. Norb Donahue urged the Board to take a closer look at Urges Board their budget and anticipate funds needed.for board to Appropriate -members to attend training workshops scheduled i'n the Funds for State i`n the field of planning and zoning; also to con - Education si'der publication costs.. Budgets are to be submitted April 15th. He also urged the board to i':ncrease the awareness, of their responsibilities, duties and powers,. and stated the board should run the FRDO, not the other way around. Discussion was held on hiring of the sec- retary and the appropri'ati'on of her funds for wages, Smith stated the CAB had suggested the hiring of .and payment of a secretary for'the boards and they were s-ati'sfi'ed with that arrangement, which was also sawing money. Donahue stated if -funds were not requested n-ow, th.ey may not be available later. The Board noted $1750 had been appropriated for board expenditures previous years and.was never spent. Heller stated they did not wish to drive up the mil levy, assuming each. board requests an addi'ti`on.al $2000. The CAB" approves or disapproves budget requests, Garvin stated during her terms on the Board only $.200 was spent for addi:ti-onal typing: Attorney As-tle agreed with Donahue on the need for zoning and subdivision workshops and stated the condominium decision pending from the Attorney General's- Offi'ce could make an impact on the City"`s S`utidi'wtston Regul ation.s . Ewen th.e law i's- recogni'zi`ng the fast changes, and the impacts of zoni.'ng and subdivision planning. Meeting was, adjourned at 820. -3- KALISPELL ZONING COMMISSION MEETING February 10, .1981 Minutes Approved The Zoning Commission meeting was called to order at 8:20 by Chairman Jack Heller with members Roger Graham, Norma Corbitt and Ann Smith present. Minutes of the previous meeting were approved. Arndt Zone Request The Board considered a request for B-3 zoning on the Robert Arndt Addition #128 to allow accomodation of an office building.. FRDO recommended approval and stated the B-3 zoning was compatible with the Comprehensive. Plan and surrounding land uses. The adjoining Walker's addition is zoned RA-1 and developed with single family residences. Heller statedhe did not like to split the property into.two zones and requested a more defined line along 5th Ave,. East, with the East side zoned RA-1 and the West side.zoned B-3. Walsh stated that would allow commercial areas to encroach on an RA-1 zone which in- creases'traffic. Smith read an interpretation of regu lations.and asked Donahue.if parking in RA-1 is an allowed use in B-3. Astle stated parking was a permitted use in. RA-1 zones. and that zone was used as a buffer. Permitted Use Smith stated now was the time to address the problem and ;f Discussed the simplest solution was to request a zone change and public hearing for future protection. Astle stated thi's Board could recommend whether it is a permitted parking use and ask for opinions from the City Attorney. Dis- cussion was held on the process of extending the RA-1 Zoning. Zoning Approved Smith moved to recommend to the City Council to approve a B-3 zoning c.lassificati.on for Arndt Addition #128 for the purpose of construction of an office building; to in- clude FRDO legal description of the annexation request and allow zoning to meet the 12 Supreme Court Test Criteria Request also fits with the Comprehensive Plan. Second Corbitt. Unanimous. Legal.I'nterpreta- Smith moved this Board request the City. Attorney to t'lon Requested address the RA-1 Zone for the eastern 150 feet of the property that is in the city limits and is now zoned RA-1 since this is to be used for automobile parking in association with the proposed office building and re- commend that the city have him address this particular classification and decide if this parking will be a permitted use., Donahue will address the legal question of a parking lot in the existing RA-1 Zone, serving a �) permitted use in a B-3 Zone. -4- C) -5- Submitted & Attested Linda Tippetts Recording Secretary Approved.: Planning Board Chairman Approved: Zoning Commission Chairman