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03. Ordinance 1296 - Zoning Text Amendment - 2nd ReadingORDINANCE NO. 1296 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 27.22.030 (3) (a) OF THE KALISPELL ZONING ORDINANCE, (ORDINANCE NO. 1175), BY ALLOWING RESIDENTIAL GARAGES TO BE LOCATED IN FRONT YARDS ON LOTS THAT DO NOT ABUT AN ALLEY, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Bob Cook has submitted a written request to amend Section 27.22.030(3)(a) of the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance, by requesting private garages be allowed to be placed in front yards on lots that do not abut an alley, and WHEREAS, the request was forwarded to the Kalispell City - County Planning Board and Zoning Commission by the Flathead Regional Development Office after having been evaluated under 27.22.030(3)(a), Kalispell Zoning Ordinance, and WHEREAS, FRDO evaluated the requested text amendment and recommended, per Report #KZTA-98-3, that residential garages may be located in front yards on lots that do not abut an alley, and WHEREAS, the Kalispell City -County Planning Board and Zoning Commission recommended that the text of the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance be amended to establish that residential garages may be located in front yards on lots that do not abut an alley, and Whereas, the City Council has reviewed the FRDO Report and the transmittal from the Kalispell City -County Planning Board and Zoning Commission and hereby adopts the findings made in Report #KZTA-98-3 as the Findings of Fact applicable to this Ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I. The City of Kalispell Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. 1175, is hereby amended as follows: Section 27.22.030 (3) (a) : No accessory structures, except fences, walls, hedges, and residential garages on lots that do not abut an alley, shall be located in any front yard. F:\wp\ord\1296cooktexamend.wpd 1