Ordinance 1949 - Westside Parking District amd - 4th Ave WestORDINANCE NO.1949
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCES 1759, 1817 AND 1898 TO INCLUDE 4TH
AVENUE WEST BETWEEN 5TH STREET WEST AND 6TH STREET WEST WITHIN
THE WESTSIDE PARKING MANAGEMENT ZONE, DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO CODIFY THE SAME.
WHEREAS, the City of Kalispell has the general powers authority granted to it by the state of
Montana enumerated at MCA 7-1-4124 and more specifically at 7-14-4103, 7-14-
4104, 7-14-4501 and 744-4628 to regulate the parking of motor vehicles and
trailers within the right-of-ways and municipal properties of the city; and
WHEREAS, it has been the finding of the Montana State Legislature at MCA 7-14-4601 in
establishing the municipal authority to regulate motor vehicle parking that
excessive curb parking of motor vehicles in urban and metropolitan areas and the
lack of adequate off-street parking facilities in some cities is against the public
interest; and
WHEREAS, on August 3, 2015, the Kalispell City Council approved Ordinance' 1759 creating
the Westside Parking Management Zone in order to regulate the curbside parking
within a certain defined area adjacent to Flathead High School; and
WHEREAS, on December 17, 2018, the residents of the 700 Block of 6th Avenue West filed a
petition with the City to include that portion of 6th Avenue West in the Westside
Parking Management Zone, which the City Council approved in Ordinance 1817;
and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2023, the residents of the 500 Block of 5th Avenue West filed a
petition with the City to include that portion of 5th Street West in the Westside
Parking Management Zone, which the City Council approved in Ordinance 1898;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements set forth in Ordinance 1759, residents of the 500 Block
of 4th Avenue West have filed a petition with the City to include that portion of 4th
Avenue West in the Westside Parking Management Zone, which the City Council
hereby finds to be sufficient.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Kalispell hereby amends those certain parking regulations on
those City right-of-ways identified in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and
incorporated fully herein by this reference and as enumerated in Exhibit `B"
attached hereto and incorporated fully herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. The parking fee schedule for those City right-of-ways identified in Section
1 shall be established and amended by resolution.
SECTION 3. Violations of this Ordinance are declared to be civil infractions, and shall
be processed in accordance with Kalispell Municipal Code Sections 1-11
through 1-18 as authorized by MCA 7-1-4150 through 7-1-4152, or as
subsequently amended.
SECTION 4. The City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to codify this
Ordinance under Chapter 17 Motor Vehicles and Traffic of the Kalispell
Municipal Code.
SECTION 5. 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 APRIL, 2026.
Ry Hunter
Mayor
ATTEST:
+Aiee Brunckhorst
City Clerk
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Exhibit A
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Block Footprint
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Updated 02-17-2026 0 0.02 0.04 0.09 0.14 0.18
Austin Bachurski Mlles
Data Sources:
City of Kalispell GIS
FWdiead County GLS
EXHIBIT "B"
Ordinance No. 1898 amends the on -street permit -only parking zone to be known as the
Westside Neighborhood Parking Management Zone as set forth below:
1.1. The permit resident only parking restrictions shall be limited to
1.1.1. 2nd Avenue West, between 6th and 9th St. West,
1.1.2. 3rd Avenue West between 5th and 9th St. West,
1.1.3. 4th Avenue West between 8th and 9th St. West,
1.1.4. 6th Avenue West between 7th and 8th St. West,
1.1.5. 5th Street West between 5th Avenue West and 6th Avenue West,
1.1.6. 4th Avenue West between 5th Street West and 6th Street West, and
1.1.7. and all streets between 4th Avenue and 2nd Avenue West.