1. Ordinance 1691 - Planned Unit Development Agreement Amendment - Boiler Room - 1st ReadingPlanning Department
201 V Avenue East
Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone. (406) 755-7940
Fax: (406) 755-7739
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REPORT TO: Kalispell Mayor and City Council
Kalispell City Planning Board
FROM: PJ Sorensen, Planner II
Jane Howington, City Manager
SUBJECT Boiler Room PUD amendment request
MEETING DATE: February 22, 2011
BACKGROUND: The Boiler Room (53 5 81h St E) is a coffee shop located in the Courthouse East
PUD. Prior to the PUD, the property housed, at various times, the hospital, court rooms, and county
offices. In Zoos, the Council approved the current PUD, which was adopted primarily as a residential
PUD with other mixed uses, namely offices, artist studios, and a coffee shop intended to serve the
residents of the building. Since that time, a bakery and a drive -through window at the coffee shop
have been added as permitted uses.
The Boiler Room would now like to serve beer and wine under an on -premises consumption
beer/wine license. The application for the transfer of the license (currently as a beer -only license
with no gaming) is pending with the Montana Department of Revenue.
The PUD agreement does not provide for service of beer/wine as an allowed use within the
PUD. However, the agreement does contain a process for amendment requests to be filed with the
Site Review Committee. The Committee then makes a determination as to whether the requested
amendment is minor or major. Minor amendments can be approved administratively. Major
amendments are forwarded to City Council for consideration.
We received an amendment request from Vince Padilla on behalf of the Boiler Room on
January 4. At the January 6 meeting of the Site Review Committee, it was determined that the
request is a major modification to the PUD requiring approval from the Council.
Staff did discuss the matter with the Department of Revenue. At this point, it essentially
comes down to a Council decision. Their standards are met. The Boiler Room is within the Kalispell
licensing area, and it meets the separation requirements from the school. The separation is measured
as being at least 600 feet door -to --door along the same street, and the school door and the Boiler
Room door are on different streets. The license transfer is currently on -hold pending a determination
as to whether the city zoning is met. If Council votes to approve the PUD amendment, the
Department of Revenue will approve the transfer. If Council votes to deny the PUD amendment, the
Department of Revenue will not approve the transfer.
Public notices were sent to property owners within 150 feet of the property (excluding rights -
of -way). Any comments received will be provided to the Council by the City Clerk.
RECOMMENDATION: A motion to either approve or deny the ordinance would be in order.
FISCAL EFFECTS: Minor positive impacts.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Council.
ATTACHMENTS: Letter requesting the amendment from Vince Padilla
Respectfully submitted,
PJ Sorensen
Planner II
Report compiled: January 31, 2011
c: Theresa white, Kalispell City Clerk
Jane Howington
City Manager
Return to:
Kalispell City Clerk
PO Box 1997
Kalispell, MT 59903
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AUTHORIZING 1=
ORDINANCE ADOPTING
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PLANNED
UNIT DEVELOPMENT 1 BY ORDINANC
NO, 1538 IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF BEER AND WINE. I
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell by Ordinance No. 1538 approved the
Courthouse East Planned Unit Development on June 20, 2005, and
WHEREAS, Vince Padilla, as the managing member of Boller Room LLC, located within and
subject to the terms of the PUD, has requested an amendment to the Courthouse East
PUD in order to sell beer and wine in the "Boller Room" coffeehouse, and
WHEREAS, the sale of beer and wine is not a permitted use within the Courthouse East PUD and
is considered to be a major amendment to the existing PUD and therefore is a
determination for the City Council to male, and
WHEREAS, based upon the application submitted and all evidence provided to the City Council
In writing and orally at public hearing, it is in the best interests of the City of
Kalispell that the Courthouse East Planned Unit Development be amended as set
forth below.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL, MONTANA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION Ia That the Courthouse East Planned Unit Development shall be amended to
provide the following:
1 S. The sale of alcoholic beverages shall be limited to the existing footprint of the Boller
Room premises at the Courthouse East PUD and shall be limited to the sale of beer
and wine.
19. There shall be no gamming permitted within the Courthouse East PUD.
20. There shall be no signage or advertising visible on the outside of any premises within
the Courthouse Fast PUD that is associated with the sale and consumption of
alcoholic beverages. This prohibition shall include, but is not necessarily limited to,
the display of wall signs, window signs, pennants, streamers, banners, and other
temporary signs.
21. Alcoholic beverage sale shall be limited to the hours of 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.
22. Sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages shall be limited to indoors only.
Outside (including roof top) sales and consumption of alcohol is prohibited.
SECTION . This Ordinance shall tame effect from and after 30 days of its passage by the
City Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF KALIS PBLL, MONTANA, THIS � DAY OF 12011.
Tarr mi Fisher
Mayor
ATTEST.
Theresa white
City Clerk
The Boiler Room LLC's Request to sell Beer and wine
Kalispell City
Sirs,
The Boiler Room LLC located at 535 81h St B in Kalispell, NIT. would like to request permission
to sell beer and wine at our establishment. The Boiler Room has negotiated a contract with the Purple
Parrot LLC. They would be locating their business within The Boiler Room with the purpose of selling
beer and wine. Vince Padilla will be managing the Purple Parrot for the owners.
The intent of this request is to provide an alternate to coffee for our customers in the evening
hours. This has been requested by many customers since we have opened our doors. Since the closure of
some establishments in Kalispell people have less locations in town to choose from to enjoy a quite
evening with food and drink. We also have entertainment on occasion and customers would like to enjoy
a beer or a glass of wine while enjoying the entertainment.
The beer and wine will only be sold after hedges School is out of session. Beer and wine will be
sold after 4pm on weekdays and The Boiler Room will be closed no later than I opm every day. The
Boiler Room has a very good working relationship with hedges School. we donate 5% of our sales
between the hours of 3pm and 6prn to the school and have done so since opening our doors in November
of 2009.
I would be happy to answer any questions you may have in regards to this platter.
Best Regards
Vince Padilla
Managing Member
The Boiler Room. LLC.
Ph# 406-270-6692
e-mail: vince@northcountryholdin sg coin
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Dan Bucks Brian Schweitzer
Director Governor
December 28, 2010
RE: Application for Transfer of Location for Montana Retail On -Premises
Consumption Beer Gaming Restricted License No. 07-901-2604-111, Vicki
W. Dunaway - Sole Proprietor, PURPLE PARROT, 525 8th Street East
(formerly @ 7 I st Avenue East, suites 2 & 4), Kalispell, Flathead County,
Montana
TRANSFER OF EXISTING LICENSE TO A NEW UNLICENSED PREMISES
The above referenced application was received at the Department of Revenue, Liquor
Licensing. Notice is being provided to you to give you an opportunity to advise if the applicant
and premises meet all the laws and ordinances your office is responsible for regulating. We will
be happy to provide any additional information that is needed.
Local laws are not enforced through the alcoholic beverage licensing process; however, if there
are local- laws affected by this application, compliance with those laws may influence the final
determination to issue the license.
This is an application for a transfer of location for the above -referenced license to new
premises (625 8th Street East, Kalispell); premises not currently licensed for the
consumption of alcohol. Building,_ health and fire approval will be required before
department approv,all b`nsidered. If any agency determines deficiencies exist that
should be considered in the issuance of this license, please advise this office in writing by
Janua 28 2011. If we receive a determination of a local deficiency, the license application
process cannot be completed until the issue is cleared up at the local level. In addition, if we
receive a written protest -against the issuance of this license, a public hearing will be scheduled.
If you have any questions, please call (406) 444-0728.
Sincerely,
Delores Stroh
Compliance Specialist
Department of Revenue
Liquor Licensing
P O Box 1712
Helena MT 59624-1712
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Montana Beer and Wine Wholesaler Association
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From:
John Venters [ventej07@hotmail.com
Sent:
Monday, February 14, 2011 8:29 PM
To:
Theresa white
Subject:
The Boiler Room
To Whom It May Concern,
I live just a few blocks away from The Boiler Room and it has served as great gathering place for this whole side of town,
Every time I visit I'm impressed with the service I receive; fast, friendly and professional. Vince and Charlotte Padilla are
some of the kindest business owners I've had the pleasure of meeting and I believe this neighborhood would benefit
greatly by having a place to meet where you can socialize and have a glass of wine that isn't a bar. It is a completely
different environment and I believe it would be treated as such. I believe that the majority of the locals that are against
The Boiler Room getting its liquor license are those that have never even stepped foot inside and don't really know what
kind of establishment it is. They act like it's going to turn into the VFW and there will be drunk people walking by their
houses at all hours of the night. That's completely preposterous, if you want to see what it might resemble tape a look at
Luna's Wine and Coffee Cellar in Bigfork. Anyways, I could go on forever, they're responsible and they deserve the
increase in business that would ensue.
Sincerely,
John A. venters
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I meant to thank you for the opportunity to share my
disappointment and anger against the Boiler Room. I apologize if I
was out of line and embarrassed any of the council. I'm still
totally disappointed that a business owner has no more respect for
his neighbors.
Being the first time to a council meeting, not knowing the
process, I realize that waiting to speak and hearing what every one
has to sad is an advantage but I failed to really address the real
issue, which is a beer and wine license in a school zone and
residential neighborhood.
Let me speak from experience and from my heart. Spending
25 years on the Fire Department operating the Ambulance going
on many calls involving car accidents with alcohol involved, I
have seen Lives and property ruined. It seems that our society is so
mellow at excepting the facts that one glass of wine or beer is A.
Many can't even handle one glass.
The Flathead Valley has one of the greatest alcohol problems
in the state. It also seems like the law makers in the state have a
problem with trying to make harder tougher laws because it would
effect them. The law enforcement officers are the best to inform us
on the number of alcohol problems. It seems that no one thinks it a
big issue until one of their loved ones are injured or killed by a
drunk driver. The reason I say this is because listening to the
neighbors for the beer and wine license. They don't really want to
admit that there will be a problem. It will happen, sooner or later,
some lives or property will be ruined in the neighborhood because
someone over indulged at the Boiler Room.
Like I mentioned about the bucket of worms, W. Padilla only
wanted a coffee house, now he is asking for a beer and wine
license with more loud music Thats the first slimey worm coming
out, what will be the next one and the next?
This is why we have the zoning already established so there will
be no conflict between business and home owners rights.
PLEASE, PLEASE BE WISE IN MAKING THIS DECISION
Thank You for all your hard work
Floyd Bechtold.
7476 1h . Ave. E.
270-3674
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bar/dance hall with later lours is already true. These pictures are off his
internet site. This is what went on every weekend last summer. The
Boilerroom also served margarita's, the partying went out into the parking
lot also. I do not exaggerate (see pictures). Pleasetakethe time and go on
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is going on. They took me off their e-mail list, wonder whir?
Da you really believe This is going to be a quiet beer and wine bar.?
I checked with Delores Stroh, Helena Department of Revenue Liquor
licensing and she said it is the law that the Boilerroom would need signage
showing from the outside. The lawyer from Billings was blowing a lot of
smoke or does not know the law, He said the Boilerroom doesn't need
signage. Helena Alcohol licensing department said they are also watching
this situation closely.
I have heard that many of you are split an this decision and were thinking
that the Hedges School should be the deciding factor. I talked with Darlene
Schottlel, District 5 school superintendent, and their lawyer advised them to
remain neutral. With that being the situation you cannot use them for a
measuring stick.
Again this is not in the best interest of the school children, visiting children
that use the ball park or the play ground_ Our numbers already don't look
positive in alcoholism as a state goes. Having alcohol in a school and
residential zone is not preventing but turns the focus on the use of alcohol.
This will strongly influence attitudes and behavior regarding alcohol. And
indoctrinating children at such a young age, saying 'yes, we think alcohol is
OK' is not sending the correct message I feel. Does it matter haw high end
or low end the establishment is? Alcohol is alcohol. Is this helping to shape
appropriate attitudes?
Thank for your time,
Floyd Bechtold
747 6th Ave East", Kalispell
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Therese White
From:
Michelle Anderson
Sent:
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 7:44 AM
To:
Tom Jentz; Sean Conrad; PJ Sorensen
Cc:
Theresa white
Subject:
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From: Don Nelson rmailto:ram parts@montanasky.netl
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 9:11 PM
To; Michelle Anderson
Subject: Boiler Room beer & wine license
Dear Mr. Jentz
I understand from what I read in the Interlake that the City Council is considering issuing a beer and wine license to an
establishment on 5th Ave. east. I do not know if you have input on the matter but if you do I hope you remember the
trouble that the neighbors have with the Scoreboard Bar.
A number of years from now when the neighbors are calling the police about the problems caused by a bar in a
residential neighborhood and the police responding with "there's nothing we can do". It will be a very difficult situation to
fix. It is very hard for the bar owners to control their customers in the parking lot at tam when they are fighting and doing
burnouts with their cars. It makes absolutely no difference what the bar owner says he will do or not do at this time.
I hope this request will be handled with foresight and with the neighborhoods best interests as a priority.
Thank you
Don Nelson
Theresa White
From:
Joanne White Doannej @ bresnan.net]
Seat:
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 1 :29 AM
To:
Theresa White
Subject:
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City Council Members.
I feel strongly that this is a residential area, not a commercial area. If the owners want to have a quiet little coffee and
sandwich shop to accommodate the residential area, that is one thing; but to have a Bar of sorts is not acceptable. Not
only is this a quiet neighborhood, there is a school directly across the street and in the summer time many children play
on the school ground. On more than one occasion while driving down the street that runs between the school yard and
the Broiler Room I have seen a car speed out of the lot and slide or appear to almost lose control. If liquor is involved and
a child is in the way, it could be an accident waiting to happen.
The point is, this is a residential area NOT a commercial one.
I sincerely hope you do not allow the permit to be given to the Broiler Room.
Thank you for taking the time to research the area,
Mr. and Mrs. lion white
Theresa White
From:
George Taylor grt777 montanasky.net]
Sent:
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 1214 PM
To:
Theresa White
Cc:
Rebecca G roose Jones
Subject:
Boiler Room Request to 5ery e Alcohol
Members of city Council
I understand the council will take up the matter tonight of the Boiler Room serving alcohol. I respectfully request that any
grant of permission be accompanied with abatement requirements on noise, vandalism, traffic and parking, off -premise
service and safes, signage and zoning. I believe all these factors will be presented in depth at tonight's meeting.
Most importantly, I believe it to be in the greater good of the
surrounding residential community that any license to serve alcohol at the Boiler Room be accompanied by reasonable
abatement restrictions.
Respectfully,
George R . Taylor
504 5th Avenue East
Theresa White
From: Floyd Bechtold bechtold @ bresnan.net]
Seat: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 12:57 PM
To: Theresa White
Subject: Against the Beer and Wine License for the Boilerroom
Dear Mayor and Counsel Members:
I'm not against alcohol. I'm against having a bar across the street from an Elementary school
and changing our zoning f rom residential to do it. I've heard that because they are not on
the same street that the front door of the school opens on and 610 feet from them - that the
go for a license is accepted. The Hedges Elementary schools playground faces the Boilerroom -
Yes, directly across the street.
We should not be corrupting our children into accepting alcohol as the choice of drink no
matter how high class they imagine the Boilerroom to be or well be. The statistics for
alcoholism in Montana is staggering and I do not wish to see this establishment blatantly
exposing our children ages 5 and up into accepting alcohol because of someone's hedonist
desire for the pleasure of a brew closer to home. Have any of the opponents for the Beer and
Mine license that the Boilerroom is requesting in Kalispell —actually give positive motives
for having a bar across the street from Hedges Elementary school or destroying a peaceful
historical Kalispell residential neighborhood? Is this to be an Entertainment zone? The
zoning should regain a residential zone.
I am also against the disregard the Boilerroom already has shown its near by neighbors.
I assume the Boller room received a special license to serve alcohol last year and a permit
to play music every weekend. The Eastside Brick (where the Boilerroom is), formally the old
hospital was built to be sound proof for obvious reasons. No one living near by wants to hear
code 10 or the words `crash cart' or a mother giving birth.... The new residents of the
building do not have our experience at hearing this music. It is played so loud I have to
close my windows and turn my Tv on and up to cover the noise.
our homes near by are not sound proof so the music the Boiler play and plans more in the
future so carefully for - bombards into our homes --being invasive.
My husband (and others) have called the police but it is not the police departments job to
continually make a business quiet down or close a business.
They kept their doors open pass 10 pm at night. Is this showing responsibility in a
residential zone?
I'm not anti alcohol or anti. business. I work here and planned and have lived here in my home
for nearly 20 years, this is just not right. Please help stop this. I am a parent and
grandparent. Having our children exposed directly to alcohol so early (this is an Elementary
School) and having the safety issue compounds my desire to see this establishment not receive
a Beer and wine license and to change our zone. I see children at all hours playing in the
street, skateboarding, biking, running after baseballs, basketballs in the street at all
hours because the playground (Edges school) and a park are also right across the street from
me, and the Boilerroom. And some of the drivers from the bar will be driving buzzed.
My home is at the moment residential zone. Can you help keep it that way?
Thank you for your time,
Floyd Bechtold
Leigh Ann Bechtold
747 Bth Ave. East
Kalispell, MT 59901
Theresa White
From:
Laura Ennis [lennisOl @ montanasky.coml
Seat:
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 2:26 PM
To:
Theresa White
Subject:
Boiler Room
Dear council Members:
Please consider Hedges Grade School and the young families who live in east Kalispell. our children do not need a
negative (alcohol) externality in their learning environment. There is a place for alcohol, and it is not in my back yard or
next to our grade school playground... Let the children be young and innocent, there is enough influences in their lives.
Please do not allow alcohol to be served at a neighborhood coffee house.
Thank you,
Laura Ennis
Theresa white
From: jpress @ centurytel.net
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 4:42 PM
To: Theresa White
Subject: Wine and beer permit for Boiler Room
Dear city councilmembers:
While I have very much appreciated having the Boiler Room as a community coffee house and
meeting place, I am strongly opposed to allowing alcohol sales under any circumstances in a
residential neighborhood, with an elementary school right across the street. There are numerous
other existing locations in the commercial areas of Kalispell for such services.
I would appreciate your vote to deny this PUD amendment.
Thank you.
Lex Blood
844 Third Avenue Cast
Kalispell
Therese White
From:
office 2004 Test Drive User [lreasuresla#e @ bresnan. net]
Seat:
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 4:37 PM
To:
Theresa White
Subject:
Boiler Room
February 16, 2011
Re: TEN reasons to deny the request to serve alcohol at the Boiler Room
Dear Mayor Fisher and Council Members:
I'm completely mystified over what loophole the Boiler Room has found in order to be serving beer and wine already, in a zone that
doesn't currently provide for the service of alcohol!? I've "heard" but certainly not confirmed that they do this via Fat Boy's license.
Having said this I'd like to ask you to swiftly and unanimously deny the Boiler Room's request to serve alcohol in our neighborhood
and across from a school and family recreational space.
1. The Council has been presented No compelling reason that justifies changing the zoning laws. No evidence of financial,
environmental or health factors at play here. There is no justification for the city to take on the cost of staff time trying to facilitate
operational conditions for an ill placed bar. wine and beer is NOT necessary or even desirable for the Boiler Room to continue its'
business or to be an asset to the neighborhood.
2. The developer/owner has quickly turned what was peddled as a coffee house into a live entertainment l evening venue. It was
built with a stage and seating for over 100. (Per the Daily Inter Lake 3129110) Alcohol and live music is a bar scene not a restaurant
scene. This is not the morning coffee & pastry shop neighbors envisioned.
3. Comparing the Boiler Room to Capers or the Alley Connection is comparing apples to oranges. Yesterday the radio announced
beer and wine would be served at the Boiler Room on Feb 25th. I don't recall any mention of their high -end restaurant or coffee
products. Just live music and alcohol.
4. Comparing the Boiler Room to urban coffee houses that may serve alcohol disregards the reality that those are located in
commercial zones away from long established schools and single-family residences.
5. The strong .response to this request demonstrates how POPULAR the Boiler Room will become if alcohol is allowed on
site. There's no denying that a great venue for the art and music community and their patrons (of which I'm one) is certainly long over
due, but this is the WRONG location. Unfortunately now that Reds has closed (which was very popular and congested) the Boiler
Room is poised to replace it. They're similar in venue, appeal, size, format, live entertainment, style and clientele. Everything is
similar.... except their surroundings. If the same large clientele patronize the Boiler Room our little residential neighborhood will not
only be crowded with non -local traffic, the Historic East Side Neighborhood could now boast being on Kalispell's alcohol loop off of
Main Street.
6. Approval of this request would be contrary to the Growth Policy that states we're to "Maintain the integrity of well -established
residential districts so that they are bicycle safe and pedestrian friendly." No reasonable person can deny that, with the sale of
alcohol, the odds for buzzed driving (a.k.a. drunk driving) will dramatically increase in our neighborhood.
7. I'm opposed to the subtle but increasing commercial encroachment in our neighborhood. The Growth Policy (under business and
industry) specifically lists the goal of "Maintaining the integrity of well -established residential areas by avoiding the
encroachment of incompatible uses." Adjacent owners of commercial building could eventually sell, and given the potential
popularity of the Boiler Room with alcohol sales, it's not unreasonable to imagine another "restaurant, bar" or retail enterprise
wanting to open up across the street. By granting this request, the Council could set a precedent for the East side to have a commercial
district, in direct contradiction to the growth policy. This is a perfect example of commercial creep into a residential neighborhood and
school zone, where adjacent homes are eventually bought up for commercial enterprise.
8. one of the residents of the Eastside Brick introduced himself to me Friday night. This polite and thoughtful gentleman told me
that he had written to the City Council, a letter of support for the Boiler Room and now says he's changed his mind after hearing more
information. This is testament to the fact that there are far more issues at stake here than someone being able to have wine with their
dinner. Zone changes have far reaching implications and shouldn't be changed lightly.
9. As adjacent neighbors we've had a mere 3 weeks to learn about and respond to an overwhelmingly significant change in
character to our neighborhood. This issue has arisen during a time when many nearby homeowners are out of town for the winter. It's
been difficult to compete for the Council's attention with the Boiler Rooms Facebook page and website, of 700 and Soo customers
combined with the music and art community advocating for them. while a few nearby residential homeowners may like the idea, most
comments came from. Boiler Room staff, friends, associates and musicians with vested interest. Few of those live nearby.
10. Yes ...Kalispell needs a venue like this but not next to homes and schools. we actually NEED it... anchoring the downtown.
Not sandwiched deep within ANY of our residential areas and school zones.
I respectfully submit to the Mayor, Council, friends and neighbors, that If a developer can change the character of a neighborhood
within 3 short weeks of notice to neighbors.....I suggest all city residents need to look around their neighborhood and carefully
consider what developers might have in mind next door to their quiet residential, non-commercial neighborhood.
Thank you for your careful consideration of a very important matter and I once again urge you to immediately and unanimously deny
this very bad idea for our neighborhood and children.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Groose-Jones
630 5th Avenue East
Kalispell, Montana 59901