E7. Ord. 1942, Parking Code UpdateCity of Kalispell
KALISPELLPost Office Box 1997 - Kalispell, Montana 59903
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MEMORANDUM
To: Jarod Nygren, Interim City Manager
From: Susie Turner, P.E. Public Works Director
Meeting Date: September 15, 2025
Re: Second Reading - Ordinance 1942 - Amending Municipal Code Chapter 17
Motor Vehicles and Traffic
BACKGROUND: Ordinance 1942 amends Section 17-82 Parking Spaces for Taxicabs, Buses,
and Delivery Vehicles; Permits; Unlawful Use Prohibited to authorize the City to administratively
establish load zones and short-term parking for K-12 schools. It also updates Section 17-90
Overtime Parking Prohibited; Two -Hour Parking on Certain Streets by striking subsection (D)
and applying the revised Section 17-82 process to designate short-term parking for Hedges School on
Fourth Avenue East, between Ninth Street East and Eighth Street East.
Staff provided an overview of the proposed amendments during a work session, and on September 2,
2025, the City Council unanimously approved the first reading of Ordinance 1942.
The matter now comes before Council with the recommendation to approve the second reading of
Ordinance 1942 — Amending Municipal Code Chapter 17 Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
ACTION REQUESTED: Approve the second reading of Ordinance 1942 - Amending
Municipal Code Chapter 17 Motor Vehicles and Traffic.
ALTERNATIVE: As suggested by City Council.
ATTACHMENTS: Ordinance 1942 - Amending Municipal Code Chapter 17 Motor Vehicles
and Traffic.
ORDINANCE NO. 1942
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING KALISPELL MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER 17,
ARTICLE 4, STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING GENERALLY, BY AMENDING
SECTION 17-82, PARKING SPACES FOR TAXICABS, BUSES AND DELIVERY
VEHICLES, AND SECTION 17-90, OVERTIME PARKING PROHIBITED,
DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY
TO CODIFY THE SAME.
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City and its residents and visitors that its ordinances
be reassessed and updated from time to time to ensure that the interests of the public
are being properly served; and
WHEREAS, during a work session requested by School District 5 regarding temporary parking
during a lengthy construction project across the street from a school, proposed
amendments were suggested to KMC Chapter 17, Section 17-82, Parking Spaces
for Taxicabs, Buses and Delivery Vehicles, and Section 17-90, Overtime Parking
Prohibited; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City Council finds that the amendments to KMC Chapter 17, Section
17-82 and 17-90, as set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto, are necessary and
proper to respond effectively to schools requesting short term parking options.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Kalispell Municipal Code, Chapter 17, Sections 17-82 and 17-
90, is hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and
incorporated fully herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. The City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to codify this
Ordinance.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its final passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF KALISPELL THIS 20TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025.
Mark Johnson
Mayor
ATTEST:
Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC
City Clerk
EXHIBIT "A"
Chapter 17, Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Article 4, Stopping, Standing and Parking Generally
17-82 Parking Spaces for Taxicabs, Buses and Delivery Vehicles, Permits for, Unlawful Use
Prohibited
Permit: The City may grant to any person, K-12 school, agency or business a permit for the
permanent use of a reserved parking space on a public street or City owned or operated off-
street parking lot for use of a taxicab, bus, delivery vehicle or similar commercial vehicle or
device used for the transportation of persons or property. The City maygrant and
school a permit for loading areas and/or short-term parking.
§ 17-90 Overtime Parking Prohibited, Two Hour Parking on Certain Streets.