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KALISPELL CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING January 14, 2025
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The regular meeting of the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning Commission was called to order at 6:00 p.m. Commission members present were Chad Graham, Doug Kauffman, Shelby Odell, Joshua Borgardt, Pip Burke (Zoom), and Rory Young (Zoom). Tim Stocklin was absent. Jarod Nygren, PJ Sorensen, Kari Barnhart, Donnie McBath, and Kirstin Robinson represented the Kalispell Planning Department. Keith Haskins represented the Kalispell Public Works Department.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Kauffman moved and Borgardt seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the December 10, 2024 meeting of the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning Commission. VOTE BY ACCLAMATION The motion passed unanimously on a vote of acclamation.
HEAR THE PUBLIC None.
BOARD MEMBER SEATED Young recused himself from KZTA-24-01; he is a representative of the applicant.
KZTA-24-01 – ILC SKY BRIDGE File #KZTA-24-01 – A request from LPW Architecture on behalf of Immanuel Living for a zoning text amendment to allow pedestrian skybridge connections over rights-of-way to encroach into the front and side-corner setback areas. Current
setback provisions do not allow any portion of the structure to encroach into the setback. If a skybridge crosses a right-of-way, it needs to be within the setback area in order to make the connection. This amendment would allow for the connection to
be located within the setback area. STAFF REPORT PJ Sorensen representing the Kalispell Planning Department reviewed Staff Report #KZTA-24-01.
Staff recommends that the Kalispell City Planning Commission adopt the findings in staff report KZTA-24-01 and recommend to the Kalispell City Council that the
proposed amendment be adopted as provided herein. BOARD DISCUSSION None.
PUBLIC COMMENT None.
MOTION – KZTA-24-01 Odell moved and Kauffman seconded that the Kalispell City Planning Commission
adopt the findings in staff report KZTA-24-01 and recommend to the Kalispell City Council that the proposed amendment be adopted as provided herein.
BOARD DISCUSSION Graham stated that he liked that pedestrian and vehicular traffic would be separated. Odell concurred. ROLL CALL Motion passed unanimously on a roll call vote. BOARD MEMBER RE-SEATED Young re-seated.
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OLD BUSINESS Sorensen updated the board on the January 6, 2025 city council agenda items and advised that Council approved Final Plats for KNTC Phases 6&7 and Bloomstone Phases 5-6.. NEW BUSINESS Sorensen updated the board on the upcoming February 11, 2025 Planning Commission meeting and Work Session.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:11 PM.
WORK SESSION Transitioned into work session on Visa Ridge Cottages (KA-24-10, KPUD-24-05,
and KPP-24-06) and the Montana Land Use Planning Act.
__________________ ___________________ Chad Graham Kirstin Robinson President Recording Secretary
APPROVED as submitted/amended: