02-25-752-25-75.
Minutes approved.
Communication from
Mr. Kologi, Dept.
Highways regarding
improvement to
Meridian Road.
Communication from
Assoc. MT Planning
Boards regarding
membership. Board
passed a motion to
join said Assoc.
The regular meeting of the Kalispell City -County Planning Board was
held Tuesday, February 25, 1975, at the,P P & L Service Center.
Members present:
Keith Allred
Edward Bull
Maurice Eddie
Dale Haarr
Howard Hammer
Harvey Knebel.
Fran Le.ininger
Lois Randall
James Thompson
Mayor Bjorneby
- Ex Off icio
Others present:
2 APO Staff Members
Approximately 20 Guests
Fran Leininger moved that the minutes of February 11, 1975, be
approved as mailed. Seconded by Dale Haarr; motion carried.
Steve Petrini read a letter from Stephen C. Kologi, Chief, Pre -
construction Bureau, Montana.Department of Highways, regarding
the intension of the Department of Highways to develop an urban
highway project on Meridian Road from Ashley Creek north to US
Highway 93, President Hammer then asked the guests in the
audience if they had any comments regarding said intensions of
the Highway Department as they related to the improvement of
Meridian Road. The discussion which followed brought up the
following points of concern by guests in attendance: (1) It
would appear the trucks and automobile traffic are presently
using Meridian Road as a bypass to the existing Highway 93 and
Idaho -route. .If improved, Meridian Road would further attract
that type -of bypass traffic; (2) Since this is to be considered
as an urban highway project, who will be responsible for the
installation of curb and gutter? Not all of the area adjacent
to,Meridian Road is inside the city. A considerable portion of
it lies outside the city; (3) If additional right of way is to
be obtained on the south leg of Meridian Road, the road would
then -be placed -almost adjacent to some existing homes or sufficiently
close to destroy the property values of those homes; and
(4),. Alternate routes further west might be a better solution to
the problem than improvement of Meridian Road. President Hammer
instructed Steve Petrini to send Mr. Kologi of the Montana Depart-
ment of Highways a copy of the minutes of the Board meeting for
his -information.
A communication was read from Mrs. Marcia Staigmiller, President
of the Association of Montana Planning Boards, soliciting the
Board's membership in the Association. Dues for the Kalispell
City -County Planning Board would be $80 plus $5 per member or $135.
After much discussion concerning benefits to be derived as a member
of the Association, Keith Allred moved that the Kalispell City -
County Planning Board join the Association of Montana Planning Boards
and pay $67.50 (one-half year's dues) to the Association. Seconded
by James Thompson with four. members voting aye and four members
voting nay. President Howard Hammer passed the tie breaking vote in
favor of the motion. The motion carried.
Recommend that the
preap. master plan
of Village Properties
General Development
Plan be given preap.
approval subject to
conditions.
The public hearing on the preapplication plan of the Village
Properties Master Plan was continued. Jim Mohn then passed
out to the Board members present a statement of agreement between
Duane Bitney, developer of Village Properties, and the APO staff.
Said agreement would amend the summary remarks included in the
staff report presented January.28, 1975, to the Board. After
much discussion concerning the statement of agreement and specif-
ically regarding the greenbelt system, Mr. Dale Haarr moved that
the Kalispell City -County Planning Board recommend to the Board
of County Commissioners of Flathead County that the preapplication
master plan of Village Properties be approved subject to the
conditions outlined in the statement of agreement. Fran Leininger.
seconded the motion. President Hammer called for a vote. Three
members voted aye, three members voted nay and two members abstained.
President Hammer then cast a vote 'aye' for the motion and the
motion carried. President Howard Hammer stepped down from his
position as Chairman and turned the meeting over to Vice President
Fran Leininger. Howard Hammer moved that the previous motion for
approval of the preapplication master plan of Village Properties
be reconsidered. The motion was seconded by Lois Randall and
carried. James Thompson moved that the motion be amended to include
that Section 1. E. of the statement of agreement between Duane Bitney,
developer of Village Properties, and the APO staff be amended to
read as follows: That the four lots which remain adjacent to the
Stillwater River rather than be protected by~covenants be protected
by a 50' greenbelt until such time .as the developer can assure the
Planning Board that the covenants will be adequate to protect the
natural area along the river. If this assurance is obtained, that +,
the Planning Board recommend deletion of the greenbelt on said four
lots. Amendment was seconded by Harvey Knebel and carried. One
member abstained. Vice President Fran Leininger then called for
a vote on the motion on the floor as amended; motion carried.
Vice President Fran Leininger then returned the Chairmanship of
the meeting back to President Howard Hammer. A copy of the staff
report and agreement is attached to the minutes.
President Howard Hammer reported that the Slama Annexation had
been removed from the agenda because all of the information
required for review had not been submitted in time for the
staff to review.
President Howard Hammer stated that since the hour was late that
continued review of the Zoning Regulations be postponed until
the next meeting.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the
meeting, wa's adjourned at 10:15 p.m.
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President
ecreta ry
We the undersigned, members of the Kalispell City -County
Planning Board, do hereby waive notice of meeting and
consent that a meeting of the Board be held Tuesday,
February 25, 1975, at 8 p.m. in the P P & L Service Center.
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