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CorrespondenceCity of Kalispell Post Office Box 1997 • Kalispell, Montana 59903-1997 • Telephone (406) 758-7700 - FAX (406) 758-7758 August 12, 1999 Mr. Dave Dittman c/o First Interstate Bank P.O. Box 7130 Kalispell, MT 59904 RE: Village Plaza Subdivision Dear Mr. Dittman: At the June 21, 1999 Meeting, the City Council approved a preliminary plat application for the Village Plaza Subdivision located at the corner of Evergreen Drive and Whitefish Stage. One of the conditions placed on the plat, which must be satisfied prior to final plat approval, stated: That this property be annexed into the Village County Sewer District or that some other acceptable arrangement be made to provide public sewer service to the subdivision which is mutually agreeable to the District and the Kalispell Public Works Department. In reviewing the agreement between the City and Village County Sewer District, Section 5.1 of said agreement provides in part: The District shall not expand its boundaries or provide service to any properties outside its boundaries without the express written permission of the City. Otherwise, the District (and not the City) shall have exclusive right to expand the boundaries of the District, pursuant to Montana law. . . . Please be advised, that in my opinion the City cannot force the Village County Sewer District to annex any property. The City must consent to the annexation of territory to the District, but does not have the authority under the agreement to sua sponte annex property to the District. H:\att\wp\dittman.wpd Mr. Dave Dittman August 12, 1999 Page 2 If Mr. Schulze has not approached the District's Board concerning annexation, I am sure he will at some time in the near future. If and when the Board does agree to annex the Village Plaza Subdivision into the District, please advise the City of your decision so that the City, in keeping with the letter and spirit of our agreement, will have the opportunity to consent to said annexation. Thank you for your attention in this matter. If you have any questions please contact me. Since,fely, Kiem-Nq,i%r City Aktorney pc: Patty Pennington 157 North Meridian Kalispell, MT 59901 H:\att\wp\dittman.wpd City of Kalispell Post Office Box 1997 - Kalispell, Montana 59903-1997 - Telephone (406)758-7700 Fax(406)758-7758 September 6, 2000 Tom Sands Sands Surveying Inc. 1995 Third Avenue East Kalispell, MT 59901 Re: Village Plaza — Street Name Dear Tom, Earlier this year the Public Works Department assigned addresses to the Village Plaza Subdivision. At that time it was observed that the roadway associated with the subdivision was named Village Loop on the preliminary plat. The City of Kalispell Subdivision Regulations, Section 3.09, K.7. reads in part "Names of new streets aligned with existing streets shall be same as those existing streets." The roadway serving Village Plaza is aligned with Buffalo Stage. In order to comply with this regulation the roadway shall be named Buffalo Stage. City Staff does not have the authority to circumvent the City of Kalispell Subdivision Regulations. Please revise the plat accordingly. Upon submittal of the revised plat it will be promptly processed. I have enclosed a copy Section 3.09 of the subdivision regulations for your review. Sincerely, Fred Zavodny Project Manager Page 26 - Kalispell Subdivision Regulations A. All roadway improvements including pavement, curbs, gutters, and drainage systems shall be constructed in accordance with the adopted Standards For Design and Construction, Kalispell, Montana. B. All roads within a proposed subdivision shall be approved by the City Engineer and upon completion of construction shall be certified by a licensed Professional Engineer that they are in compliance with these regulations. C. Residential driveways shall not have direct access to arterial streets or State or Federal Highways. D. Collector streets shall be designed to afford easy access to arterial or other collector streets or for street continuation to adjoining areas. E. When a subdivision abuts or contains an existing or proposed arterial street, the City Engineer may require a frontage roads or other treatment as may be necessary for adequate protection of residential properties and to separate arterial and local traffic. Screen plantings or other means of screening may be required in areas abutting arterial streets or highways. F. When a subdivision abuts or contains a railroad right-of-way or a controlled access highway, a street approximately parallel to and on each side of such right-of-way at a distance suitable for an appropriate use of the intervening land may be required. Such distances shall also be determined with regards to the requirements of approach grades and future grade separations. G. All dead-end streets shall terminate in an approved cul-de-sac. Where a future street extension is proposed, a temporary cul-de-sac as approved by the Fire Chief and City Engineer shall be provided. H. Half streets are discouraged but will be reviewed on a case by case basis and only when there is reasonable assurance that the adjoining right-of- way can be obtained in the foreseeable future. I. Horizontal alignment of streets must ensure adequate sight distances. When street center lines deflect more than five (5) degrees, construction shall be made by horizontal curves. Design Standards - Page 27 TABLE 1 Road Design Standards for Local Subdivision Streets DESIGN STANDARDS ARTERIAL COLLECTOR LOCAL RURAL' Minimum Right -of -Way 2 80 ft. 60 ft. 60 ft. 60 ft. Minimum Pavement Width 3 3 28 ft.4 24 ft.' Maximum Grade 6 % 6 %6 6 %6 6 %6 I Cul-de-sac turnaround: a. Face of curb radius 45 ft. 45 ft. b. Minimum outside right-of-way radius 50 ft. 50 ft. C. Maximum length 600 ft. 600 ft ` Average net residential density of 1 acre. 2 Terrain and design constraints may dictate greater right-of-way; all road disturbances must be accommodated within the right-of-way. a Design approved by the City Engineer/Kalispell Design and Construction Standards. 4 Where parking is allowed on both sides of street, 36 feet minimum roadway width is needed. Note: Where density exceeds 8 units/net acre, parking is required on both sides of street unless overflow/visitor parking demands are met elsewhere. 5 No parking allowed. e Road grades may reach 7 % for distances not to exceed 150 feet per 300 feet of roadway. J. In minor subdivisions where lot access is provided by existing streets, City Council may require waiver of protest to a special improvement district (SID) to upgrade the street in lieu of actual street improvements, in order to avoid upgrading small sections of existing streets. K. Street intersections shall meet the following requirements: 1. Streets shall intersect at 90' angles, if topography permits but in no case shall the angle of intersection be less than 75' for a minimum distance of 60 feet as measured along the centerline. Page 28 - Kalispell Subdivision Regulations ZD 2. No more than two streets may intersect at one point. 3. Two streets meeting a third street from opposite sides shall meet the same point, or their centerlines shall be offset at least 125 feet for local roads and 300 feet for arterials or collectors. 4. Intersections of local streets with major arterials shall be kept to a minimum. 5. Hilltop intersections are prohibited, except where no reasonable alternatives exist. Intersections on local streets within 100 feet of a hilltop are prohibited. Intersections on arterial or collector streets within 200 feet of a hilltop are prohibited. 6. Maximum grade of approach to any intersection shall not exceed 2 % for a distance of 60 feet as measured from edge of travel ways to provide for adequate starting, stopping and stacking distances. 7. All streets shall be named. Names of new streets aligned with existing streets shall be same as those of existing streets. Proposed street names shall not duplicate or cause confusion with existing street names and shall be taken from an approved list located in the City Engineer's Office. 8. Location of collector and arterial streets shall comply with the Kalispell City -County Master Plan or any other major street and highway plan adopted by the Board of County Commissioners and/or the City of Kalispell. L. Street light installations are required on all streets within the subdivision. M. Street or road signs and traffic control devices of the size, shape and height as approved by the City Engineer shall be placed at all intersections by the developer. Traffic control devices shall be consistent with the latest addition of "Manual of Uniform Control Devices". 3.10 ALLEYS: A. Alleys may be required by the City Council. B. Alleys, if required, shall be at least 20 feet wide and shall be open at both ends. Street Names for Future Subdivision Roads Quadrants will determine the type road name used with the city divided into 4 areas. Using the intersection of Hwy 93 and Hwy 2 as the dividing lines there is a NW , NE , SW , BE Quadrant. Proposed names are as follows: NW Quadrant (National Parks Acadia Arches Biscayne Katmai Lassen Olympia Rainer Sequoia NE Quadrant — and Plants,Flowers or Trees) Oak Iris Pine Mulberry Pear Tulip Plum Orchid Pecan Camellia Hickory Daisy Chestnut Locust (States and Fish) Alaska Salmon Delaware Trout Florida Pike Kansas Bluegill Kentucky Bass Maine Betta ' Maryland Perch Michigan Cher Minnesota Grayling Ohio Sturgeon Oklahoma SW Quadrant SE Quadrant , State Capitols ( People's First Teal Atlanta Aaron Boldeneye Topeka Addell Redhead Frankfort Bentley Pintail Boston Felton Salem Lansing Hemingway Albany Jefferson Lincoln Adams Boise Raleigh Jennifer Nashville Linden Pierre Austin Newton Juneau Richmond Packard --aerrv," Madison Quiney Dover Cheyenne Gallatin Jordan Chester or Last Names) Jackson Franklin Ford Ramsey ON of Kalispell Post Office Box 1997 - Kalispell, Montana 59903-1997 • Telephone (406) 758-7700 • FAX (406) 758-7758 MEMORANDUM October 27, 2000 To: Chris Kukulski, City Manager From: Jim Hansz, Director of Public Subject: Street Name Confusion Wo ks Fred has advised me of a brewing confusion over the proper name of the new extension of Buffalo Stage that loops around the Village Plaza. development. As his memo indicates, the developer initially asked for it to be named Village Loop but, since this would conflict with City subdivision regulations, it was changed to Buffalo Stage. Now it appears that someone has changed the signs to Village Loop. We have been told that an unnamed city official may have interceded in this and OK'd a change back. Do you have any information on this issue? As Fred has warned, if this is not resolved soon there is a strong possibility that the business owners may be unnecessarily harmed if their address has been wrongly stated to them. 1 NU Date: October 26, 2000 To: Jim Hansz, Director of Public Wo ks From: Fred Zavodny, Project Mana Re: Village Plaza Subdivision — Stre ame Issue Earlier this year I provided addresses for the Village Plaza development which is located at the intersection of Whitefish Stage Road and West Evergreen Drive. I noticed that the name of the street as shown on the plat did not comply with the City of Kalispell Subdivision Regulations. The plat indicated the name of the road as Village Loop. The roadway is aligned with Buffalo Stage on the opposite side of Whitefish Stage Road. The subdivision regulations require that names of new streets aligned with existing streets shall the be same as those of existing streets. In conjunction with the addressing I required the name of the road to be changed to Buffalo Stage. Street signs which read Buffalo Stage were installed shortly thereafter by the developer. Early in September I received a phone call from Tom Sands, the developer's surveyor and representative for the project. Tom advised me that the developer was requesting the name of the road be changed to Village Loop so the development could have its own identity. If the road continues to be named Buffalo Stage it would be associated with the Buffalo Stage development and not the Village Plaza development. In reply I mailed Sands Surveying a letter explaining the reasoning for naming the road Buffalo Stage and advised Tom that City staff does not have the authority to circumvent the subdivision regulations. Yesterday I received a call from the Building Department and was advised that there was confusion as to the name of the road. Builders obtaining building permits for lots within the development were certain the road was named Village Loop and not Buffalo Stage. I advised the Building Department that the name of the road is Buffalo Stage. A subsequent visit to the development revealed that the Buffalo Stage signs had been replaced with Village Loop signs. This situation must be resolved quickly or the eventual tenants will suffer the consequences. Page 28 - Kalispell Subdivision Regulations 2. No more than two streets may intersect at one point. 3. Two streets meeting a third street from opposite sides shall meet the same point, or their centerlines shall be offset at least 125 feet for local roads and 300 feet for arterials or collectors. 4. Intersections of local streets with major arterials shall be kept to a minimum. 5. Hilltop intersections are prohibited, except where no reasonable alternatives exist. Intersections on local streets within 100 feet of a hilltop are prohibited. Intersections on arterial or collector streets within 200 feet of a hilltop are prohibited. 6. Maximum grade of approach to any intersection shall not exceed 2 % for a distance of 60 feet as measured from edge of travel ways to provide for adequate starting, stopping and stacking distances. 7. All streets shall be named. Names of new streets aligned with existing streets shall be same as those of existing streets. Proposed street names shall not duplicate or cause confusion with existing street names and shall be taken from an approved list located in the City Engineer's Office. 8. Location of collector and arterial streets shall comply with the Kalispell City -County Master Plan or any other major street and highway plan •adopted by the Board of County Commissioners and/or the City of Kalispell. L. Street light installations are required on all streets within the subdivision. M. Street or road signs and traffic control devices of the size, shape and height as approved by the City Engineer shall be placed at all intersections by the developer. Traffic control devices shall be consistent with the latest addition of "Manual of Uniform Control Devices". A. Alleys may be required by the City Council. B. Alleys, if required, shall be at least 20 feet wide and shall be open at both ends.