April 8 AgendaAGENDA KALISPELL CITY PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2025 The public can participate in person in the Council Chambers or via videoconferencing. Please sign in 5 minutes
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The City of Kalispell does not discriminate based on disability in its programs, services, activities, and employment practices. Accessible parking is available at the City lot north of City Hall, and accessible restrooms are available. If you need auxiliary aids or services for effective communication or other reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting or hearing, please contact the Development Services front desk at (406)758-7940 as soon as possible, preferably at least two working days before the meeting date. The regular meeting and work session of the Kalispell City Planning Commission is scheduled for Tuesday,
April 8, 2025, beginning at 6:00 PM in the Kalispell City Council Chambers, Kalispell City Hall, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell. The agenda for the meeting will be:
A. Call to Order and Roll Call
B. Approval of Minutes of March 11, 2025 C. Hear the Public – The public may comment on any matter on the agenda or not on the agenda. (Comments
are typically held to 3 minutes or less.)
D. Public Hearing The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing and take public comments on the agenda items listed below:
1. File #KA-25-02 and KCU-25-02– The Montana Department of Transportation (“MDT”) has submitted applications for annexation, initial zoning of P-1 (Public), and a Conditional Use Permit for the construction of a combination facility located at 2905 Highway 93 North. The facility would include an approximately 28,400 square foot new building combining equipment storage, mechanics, and welding
shops under one roof. MDT would continue to store salt, sand and other materials for maintenance at the
location. The property can generally be described as Tract 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 8673, lying and being in Government Lot 4. E. Old Business
F. New Business G. Adjournment
The planning commission will hold a work session on the item listed below:
1. In the last legislative session, the Montana Legislature passed Senate Bill 382, which created the new Montana Land Use Planning Act. Under the Act, for cities such as Kalispell, the current growth policy, subdivision regulations, and zoning regulations are largely replaced with a new land use planning
paradigm. The concept is that a land use plan is established with extensive public input. The plan then
becomes a guiding document for land use decisions, many of which, such as subdivisions, become administrative rather than conducted through a public hearing process. The opportunity for the public to be engaged comes with the process establishing the plan and regulations, not with review of a site-specific project.
This work session is the sixth in a series the Planning Commission will hold in the coming months. It is intended that the focus of this work session will be a discussion of portions of the preliminary draft land use plan. Future work sessions will be noticed and a formal hearing will be held before the Commission forwards a recommendation to the City Council for its action.
Next Regular Meeting: Tuesday, May 13, 2025
PARTICIPATION Due to occasional technical difficulties, the most reliable way to participate is through in-person attendance. Electronic means are not guaranteed.
Those addressing the commission are requested to give their name and address for the record. Comments can
also be sent to planning@kalispell.com. To provide public comment live, remotely, register for the video conference through zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uQqbVt-oQc-gWDuskRV0ZQ. Please sign in at least 5 minutes
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