2. Resolutions 5329A, 5329B, 5329C - Hwy 93 S/Siderius - Adopting, Revising or Rejecting Growth Policy AmendmentREPORT TO: Kalispell Mayor and City Council
FROM: Sean Conrad, Senior Planner
Myrt Webb, Interim City Manager
SUBJECT Growth Policy Amendment for the Highway 93 South
Corridor Growth Policy Amendment/ Siderius Commons
Project
MEETING DATE: December 1, 2008
BACKGROUND: The planning board held a public hearing on September 9,
2008 to consider a request by the Siderius Family Limited Partnership in
conjunction with the City of Kalispell to amend the Highway 93 South Growth
Policy Amendment section contained in the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020 and
the Kalispell Growth Policy Future Land Use map. The Highway 93 South area
is loosely defined as the lands south of Cemetery Road, east of Airport Road,
west of Demersville Road and north of Rocky Cliff Drive with U.S. 93 bisecting
the area north to south. The map amendments include eliminating the
industrial land use designation north of Ashley Creek and placing the urban
mixed use land use designation in its place. In addition, the suburban
residential land use designation on the west side of Highway 93 and north of
Ashley Creek would convert to the urban residential land use designation.
Kalispell Planning Department staff presented staff report #KGPA08-1 and
evaluated the proposed project. Staff noted the new issues, goals and policies
in the staff report which reflect development requests from landowners and
take into consideration changes within the overall development of the city and
existing and proposed public facilities in the area. These public facilities
include the past widening of Highway 93 to a 4-lane, the proposed Highway 93
Bypass, future Kalispell City Airport Expansion, Kalispell's 40-acre Biological
Treatment Facility on Cemetery Road, and the recent extension of municipal
water and sewer down Highway 93. Staff recommended the planning board
recommend the council approve the proposed changes to the Highway 93
South Growth Policy Amendment area including the revised issues, goals and
policies for this area.
During the public hearing two people spoke in favor of the proposed
amendment. Two others spoke of their concerns regarding increased housing
density, increases in crime, the need for more affordable housing and impacts
to city infrastructure. After closing the public hearing the planning board
discussed the proposal and recommended unanimously that the council
consider the new issues, goals and policies within the Highway 93 South
Growth Policy Amendment area as presented by staff.
To coincide with the revised issues, goals and policies the planning board
recommended renaming this area as "Highway 93 South Corridor Growth
Policy Amendment". The planning board is also recommending the city council
consider a revised boundary area to generally include land in the area
described below:
From Highway 93 west on Cemetery Road to Ashley Creek and following Ashley
Creek south to the point where Ashley Creek is in the vicinity of Rocky Cliff
Drive. At this point the boundary continues east on Rocky Cliff Drive to
Highway 93 with the boundary line continuing east of Highway 93 along the
southern boundary of Old School Station subdivision to a point just east of the
subdivision to the 100-year floodplain line of the Flathead River. From the
floodplain line the boundary continues north along the floodplain until the
floodplain intersects with Demersville Road. The boundary then continues
north along Demersville Road until its intersection with Lower Valley Road.
The boundary then continues west on Lower Valley Road to its intersection
with Highway 93. This area includes portions of sections 28, 29, 32, and 33 of
Township 28 North, Range 21 West.
Following the public hearing at the planning board the city council held a work
session on the growth policy amendment request on October 20th. During the
work session the council directed staff to provide the council with information
to hold a public hearing. At the council's November 3=d meeting the council
elected to hold a public hearing on the growth policy amendment. The public
hearing took place on November 17th. During the public hearing four people
spoke in favor of the growth policy amendment with one person speaking to his
concerns about the potential for increased office space outside of Kalispell's
downtown. The public hearing was closed following all public comment. The
council now has the option to act on the growth policy amendment.
RECOMMENDATION: A motion to approve Resolution No. KGPA-08-1 as
recommended by the planning board would be in order.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the city council.
Respectfully submitted,
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Sean Conrad
Senior Planner
Report compiled: November 24, 2008
c: Theresa White, Kalispell City Clerk
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Myrt ebb
Interim City Manager
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OIff .A .j-
November 24, 2008
Myrt Webb, Interim City Manager
City of Kalispell
P.O. Box 1997
Kalispell, MT 59903
Planning Department
201 V Avenue East
Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone: (406) 758-7940
Fax: (406) 758-7739
www.kafispell.com/planniniz
Re: Growth Policy Amendment for the Highway 93 South Corridor Growth Policy
Amendment/Siderius Commons Project
Dear Myrt:
The planning board held a public hearing on September 9, 2008 to consider a request by
the Siderius Family Limited Partnership in conjunction with the City of Kalispell to amend
the Highway 93 South Growth Policy Amendment section contained in the Kalispell
Growth Policy 2020 and the Kalispell Growth Policy Future Land Use map. The Highway
93 South area is loosely defined as the lands south of Cemetery Road, east of Airport
Road, west of Demersville Road and north of Rocky Cliff Drive with U.S. 93 bisecting the
area north to south. The map amendments include eliminating the industrial land use
designation north of Ashley Creek and placing the urban mixed use designation in its
place. In addition, the suburban residential land use designation on the west side of
Highway 93 and north of Ashley Creek would convert to the urban residential land use
designation.
Sean Conrad of the Kalispell Planning Department presented staff report #KGPA08-1 and
evaluated the proposed project. Mr. Conrad noted the new issues, goals and policies in
the staff report which reflect development requests from landowners and take into
consideration changes within the overall development of the city and existing and
proposed public facilities in the area. These public facilities include the past widening of
Highway 93 to a 4-lane, the proposed Highway 93 Bypass, future Kalispell City Airport
Expansion, Kalispell's 40-acre Biological Treatment Facility on Cemetery Road, and the
recent extension of municipal water and sewer down Highway 93. Staff recommended the
planning board recommend the council approve the proposed changes to the Highway 93
South Corridor Growth Policy Amendment area including the revised issues, goals and
policies for this area.
During the public hearing two people spoke in favor of the proposed amendment. Two
others spoke of their concerns regarding increased housing density, increases in crime,
the need for more affordable housing and impacts to city infrastructure. After closing the
public hearing the planning board discussed the proposal and recommended unanimously
that the council consider the new issues, goals and policies within the Highway 93 South
Corridor Growth Policy Amendment area as presented by staff.
RESOLUTION NO.5329A
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE KALISPELL GROWTH
POLICY 2020, TO BE KNOWN AS THE HIGHWAY 93 SOUTH/SIDERIUS COMMONS
GROWTH POLICY AMENDMENT.
WHEREAS, the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020 was originally adopted by the Kalispell City
Council on February 18, 2003, and
WHEREAS, the Siderius Family Limited Partnership formally requested a growth policy
amendment on 207 acres within Sections 29 and 32, Township 28 North, Range 21
West, Flathead County, more particularly described as Tract 1 of Certificate of
Survey 17744, the amended subdivision plat of lots 3 and 5 of Ashley Business Park
and amended plat of the amended plat of lot 4 Ashley Business Park Subdivision, and
Parcel A of Certificate of Survey 8369; and
WHEREAS, urban scale residential densities continue to expand south of the current Kalispell city
limits in and around the subject area for which a growth policy amendment has been
requested; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell Planning Board, upon considering the Siderius Family Limited
Partnership request, reviewed the entire Highway 93 South Corridor Growth Policy
and determined to redefine the area to be amended to include the land generally south
of Cemetery Road, east of Airport Road, west of Demersville Road and north of
Rocky Cliff Drive, with US Highway 93 bisecting the area north to south, as further
described on Exhibit "A", all within the boundaries of the current Kalispell Growth
Policy 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020 currently designates this area as I-111, Light
Industrial -Highway; SAG-10, Suburban Agricultural; SAG-5, Suburban Agricultural;
AG-80, Agricultural; and I-2, Heavy Industrial, and the petitioners and the Planning
Board are proposing an amendment to change a portion of this area, within the area
designated in Exhibit "A" to Urban Mixed Use and Urban Residential; and
WHEREAS, on September 9, 2008, the Kalispell City Planning Board held a public hearing, after
due and proper notice, received public comment upon, and reviewed Kalispell
Planning Department report #KGPA-08-1, which evaluated the proposal based upon
the goals and objectives of the Growth Policy, the purpose of zoning and current
circumstances in the planning jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of said public hearing and after consideration of the proposed
amendment, the Kalispell City Planning Board, adopted report #KGPA-08-1 as the
findings of fact and recommended approval of the proposed Growth Policy
amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell, on November 3, 2008, passed Resolution
5320, a Resolution of Intention to Adopt, Revise or Reject a Proposed Amendment to
the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020 and called for a public hearing to be held on
November 17, 2008, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell, after due and proper notice, held a public
hearing on November 17, 2008, and received five (5) public comments on the
recommendations of the City Planning Board and the Kalispell Planning Department
report #KGPA-08-1, which evaluated the proposal based upon the goals and
objectives of the Growth Policy, the purpose of zoning and current circumstances in
the planning jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, based upon the recommendations of the Kalispell Planning Board, as well as
considering the evidence provided by oral and written public comment, the City
Council of the City of Kalispell finds that it is in the best interest of the City to
amend the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020, pursuant to the recommendations of the
City Planning Board and adopts as its findings Kalispell Planning Department report
KGPA-08-1, said amendment as set forth in the attached Exhibit "A" consisting of
text and map and including approximately 550 acres in the Kalispell Growth Policy
Future Land Use Map.
FOLLOWS:11011', TAEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL, AS
SECTION I. That pursuant to Section 76-1-604, MCA, the City Council of the City of
Kalispell hereby adopts an amendment to the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020,
said amendment as set forth in the attached Exhibit "A" consisting of text and
map and including approximately 550 acres in the Kalispell Growth Policy
Future Land Use Map and with appropriate land use assigned upon
annexation to the city.
SECTION II. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage by the
City Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 1 ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2008.
Pamela B. Kennedy
Mayor
ATTEST:
Theresa White
City Clerk
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A RESOLUTION REVISING AN AMENDMENT TO THE KALISPELL GROWTH
POLICY 2020, TO BE KNOWN AS THE HIGHWAY 93 SOUTH/SIDERIUS COMMONS
GROWTH POLICY AMENDMENT.
WHEREAS, the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020 was originally adopted by the Kalispell City
Council on February 18, 2003, and
WHEREAS, the Siderius Family Limited Partnership formally requested a growth policy
amendment on 207 acres within Sections 29 and 32, Township 28 North, Range 21
West, Flathead County, more particularly described as Tract 1 of Certificate of
Survey 17744, the amended subdivision plat of lots 3 and 5 of Ashley Business Park
and amended plat of the amended plat of lot 4 Ashley Business Park Subdivision, and
Parcel A of Certificate of Survey 8369; and
WHEREAS, urban scale residential densities continue to expand south of the current Kalispell city
limits in and around the subject area for which a growth policy amendment has been
requested; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell Planning Board, upon considering the Siderius Family Limited
Partnership request, reviewed the entire Highway 93 South Corridor Growth Policy
and determined to redefine the area to be amended to include the land generally south
of Cemetery Road, east of Airport Road, west of Demersville Road and north of
Rocky Cliff Drive, with US Highway 93 bisecting the area north to south, as further
described on Exhibit "A", all within the boundaries of the current Kalispell Growth
Policy 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020 currently designates this area as I-1H, Light
Industrial -Highway; SAG-10, Suburban Agricultural; SAG-5, Suburban Agricultural;
AG-80, Agricultural; and 1-2, Heavy Industrial, and the petitioners and the Planning
Board are proposing an amendment to change a portion of this area, within the area
designated in Exhibit "A" to Urban Mixed Use and Urban Residential; and
WHEREAS, on September 9, 2008, the Kalispell City Planning Board held a public hearing, after
due and proper notice, received public comment upon, and reviewed Kalispell
Planning Department report #KGPA-08-1, which evaluated the proposal based upon
the goals and objectives of the Growth Policy, the purpose of zoning and current
circumstances in the planning jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of said public hearing and after consideration of the proposed
amendment, the Kalispell City Planning Board, adopted report #KGPA-08-1 as the
findings of fact and recommended approval of the proposed Growth Policy
amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell, on November 3, 2008, passed Resolution
5320, a Resolution of Intention to Adopt, Revise or Reject a Proposed Amendment to
the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020 and called for a public hearing to be held on
November 17, 2008, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell, after due and proper notice, held a public
hearing on November 17, 2008, and received five (5) public comments on the
recommendations of the City Planning Board and the Kalispell Planning Department
report #KGPA-08-1, which evaluated the proposal based upon the goals and
objectives of the Growth Policy, the purpose of zoning and current circumstances in
the planning jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell finds that it is in the best interest of the City
to amend the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020, and revise the recommendations of the
City Planning Board by adopting as its findings the following:
WHEREAS, in all other respects, not inconsistent with the above, the Council adopts the Kalispell
Planning Department report KGPA-08-1 as its findings of fact, and further finds that
it is in the best interests of the City to adopt said revised amendment to the Kalispell
Growth Policy 2020 consisting of text and map and including approximately 550
acres in the Kalispell Growth Policy Future Land Use Map.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL, AS •, •
SECTION I. That pursuant to Section 76-1-604, MCA, the City Council of the City of
Kalispell hereby adopts the revised amendment to the Kalispell Growth
Policy 2020, said amendment consisting of text and map and including
approximately 550 acres in the Kalispell Growth Policy Future Land Use
Map and assigning an appropriate land use upon annexation to the city.
SECTION II. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage by the
City Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 1ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2008.
ATTEST:
Theresa White
City Clerk
Pamela B. Kennedy
Mayor
RESOLUTION NO.5329C
A RESOLUTION REJECTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE KALISPELL GROWTH
POLICY 2020.
WHEREAS, the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020 was originally adopted by the Kalispell City Council on
February 18, 2003, and
WHEREAS, the Siderius Family Limited Partnership formally requested a growth policy amendment
on 207 acres within Sections 29 and 32, Township 28 North, Range 21 West, Flathead
County, more particularly described as Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey 17744, the
amended subdivision plat of lots 3 and 5 of Ashley Business Park and amended plat of
the amended plat of lot 4 Ashley Business Park Subdivision, and Parcel A of Certificate
of Survey 8369; and
WHEREAS, urban scale residential densities continue to expand south of the current Kalispell city
limits in and around the subject area for which a growth policy amendment has been
requested; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell Planning Board, upon considering the Siderius Family Limited Partnership
request, reviewed the entire Highway 93 South Corridor Growth Policy and determined
to redefine the area to be amended to include the land generally south of Cemetery Road,
east of Airport Road, west of Demersville Road and north of Rocky Cliff Drive, with US
Highway 93 bisecting the area north to south, as further described on Exhibit "A", all
within the boundaries of the current Kalispell Growth Policy 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020 currently designates this area as I- lH, Light Industrial -
Highway; SAG-10, Suburban Agricultural; SAG-5, Suburban Agricultural; AG-80,
Agricultural; and I-2, Heavy Industrial, and the petitioners and the Planning Board are
proposing an amendment to change a portion of this area, within the area designated in
Exhibit "A" to Urban Mixed Use and Urban Residential; and
WHEREAS, on September 9, 2008, the Kalispell City Planning Board held a public hearing, after due
and proper notice, received public comment upon, and reviewed Kalispell Planning
Department report #KGPA-08-1, which evaluated the proposal based upon the goals and
objectives of the Growth Policy, the purpose of zoning and current circumstances in the
planning jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of said public hearing and after consideration of the proposed
amendment, the Kalispell City Planning Board, adopted report #KGPA-08-1 as the
findings of fact and recommended approval of the proposed Growth Policy amendment;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell, on November 3, 2008, passed Resolution 5320,
a Resolution of Intention to Adopt, Revise or Reject a Proposed Amendment to the
Kalispell Growth Policy 2020 and called for a public hearing to be held on November 17,
2008, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell, after due and proper notice, held a public
hearing on November 17, 2008, and received five (5) public comments on the
recommendations of the City Planning Board and the Kalispell Planning Department
report #KGPA-08-1, which evaluated the proposal based upon the goals and objectives of
the Growth Policy, the purpose of zoning and current circumstances in the planning
jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell finds that it is not in the best interest of the
City to amend the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020, as recommended by the Kalispell
City Planning Board, said proposed amendment consisting of including
approximately 550 acres in the Kalispell Growth Policy Future Land Use Map and
assigning an appropriate land use upon annexation to the city for the following
reasons:
RESOLVEDNOW, THEREFORE, BE IT O
KALISPELL, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. That pursuant to Section 76-1-604, MCA, the City Council of the City of Kalispell
hereby rejects the amendment that was the subject of the Kalispell Planning
Department report #KGPA-08-1 and recommended by the City Planning Board to the
Kalispell Growth Policy 2020.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 1 ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2008.
Pamela B. Kennedy
Mayor
Theresa White
City Clerk
To coincide with the revised issues, goals and policies the planning board recommended
renaming this area as "Highway 93 South Corridor Growth Policy Amendment". The
planning board is also recommending the city council consider a revised boundary area to
generally include land in the area described below:
From Highway 93 west on Cemetery Road to Ashley Creek and following Ashley Creek
south to the point where Ashley Creek is in the vicinity of Rocky Cliff Drive. At this point
the boundary continues east on Rocky Cliff Drive to Highway 93 with the boundary line
continuing east of Highway 93 along the southern boundary of Old School Station
subdivision to a point just east of the subdivision to the 100-year floodplain line of the
Flathead River. From the floodplain line the boundary continues north along the
floodplain until the floodplain intersects with Demersville Road. The boundary then
continues north along Demersville Road until its intersection with Lower Valley Road. The
boundary then continues west on Lower Valley Road to its intersection with Highway 93.
This area includes portions of sections 28, 29, 32, and 33 of Township 28 North, Range 21
West.
Please schedule this matter for the December 1, 2008 regular city council meeting. You
may contact this board or Sean Conrad at the Kalispell Planning Department if you have
any questions regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
Kalispell City Planning Board
John Hinchey ti
Vice President
Attachments: Resolution No. KGPA-08-1
Exhibit A - Highway 93 South Corridor Growth Policy Amendment
Area Map
Exhibit B - Highway 93 South Corridor Growth Policy Amendment
issues, goals, policies and recommendations
c w/ Att: Theresa White, Kalispell City Clerk
c w/o Att: Siderius Family Limited Partnership, Josephine R. Siderius Living Trust, Jo
Lynn Yenne, Patricia A. Sanders, Raymond E. Siderius, and Linda L. Siderius,
6010 Highway 35, Bigfork, MT 59911
Jerry Nix, 43 Sunrise Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901
Tia Robbin, P.O. Box 918, Kalispell, MT 59903
RESOLUTION NO. KGPA-08-1
HIGHWAY 93 SOUTH
AN AMENDMENT TO THE KALISPELL GROWTH POLICY 2020
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE KALISPELL CITY GROWTH
POLICY 2020 ADOPTED FEBRUARY 18, 2003 TO BE KNOWN AS THE HWY 93
SOUTH GROWTH POLICY AMENDMENT
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City Growth Policy 2020 was adopted by the Kalispell
City Council on February 18, 2003 with Resolution No. 4773; and
WHEREAS, There is an increased demand for non industrial development along
the Highway 93 south corridor; and
WHEREAS, Municipal water and sewer have been extended to serve the area
allowing more intense urban development; and
WHEREAS, the plan amendment designates this area for the development of
commercial, urban mixed use, urban residential, light industrial and suburban
residential uses to be known as the Hwy 93 South Growth Policy Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City Planning Board held a public hearing on
September 9, 2008 at 7:00 PM in the Kalispell City Council Chambers after due notice
to the public and received comments upon the proposal and evaluated the proposed
plan amendment in accordance with the goals and objectives of Kalispell City Growth
Policy 2020; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of this amendment would effectively amend the
Kalispell City Growth Policy 2020 and the designated areas to be made part of the
Highway 93 South Growth Policy Amendment along with the associated goals and
policies which would serve as a basis for zoning upon annexation to the city; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Kalispell City Planning Board
recommends to the Kalispell City Council, Exhibit A, Hwy 93 South Growth Policy
Amendment area map and Exhibit B, Hwy 93 South Growth Policy Amendment issues,
goals, policies and recommendations be adopted as an amendment to the Kalispell
Growth Policy 2020. f r
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Highway 93 South Corridor Growth Policy Amendment
This amendment to the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020 adopted February 18, 2003 would be
in addition to the existing goals, policies, text and maps.
The Highway 93 South Corridor is recognized as a major arterial within the larger Kalispell
area and as such its integrity in moving traffic is a primary goal. It is recognized that
development will occur along this corridor that will contribute to a local economy in
commercial, industrial and residential aspects. The area in the Highway 93 South Corridor
Growth Policy Amendment includes from Highway 93 west on Cemetery Road to Ashley
Creek and following Ashley Creek south to the point where Ashley Creek is in the vicinity
of Rocky Cliff Drive. At this point the boundary continues east on Rocky Cliff Drive to
Highway 93 with the boundary line continuing east of Highway 93 along the southern
boundary of Old School Station subdivision to a point just east of the subdivision to the
100 year floodplain line of the Flathead River. From the floodplain line the boundary
continues north along the floodplain until the floodplain intersects with Demersville Road.
The boundary then continues north along Demersville Road until its intersection with
Lower Valley Road. The boundary then continues west on Lower Valley Road to its
intersection with Highway 93. This area includes portions of sections 28, 29, 32, and 33
of Township 28 North, Range 21 West.
Issues:
Development along the Highway 93 South Corridor has the potential to compromise
the primary objective of the roadway to move traffic because of additional accesses
associated with new development.
2. Highway 93 and the Highway 93 Bypass serve as entrance corridors to Kalispell
and the viability and scenic nature of these corridors need to be protected and
enhanced.
3. The Highway 93 Corridor generates considerable traffic noise which will negatively
impact any development along the roadways.
4. Corridor development can oftentimes lack quality landscaping, parking, lighting and
architectural design.
5. Municipal water and sewer have recently been extended south from Kalispell along
Highway 93. Adequate capacity is available to serve all lands within the Highway 93
South Corridor Growth Policy Amendment area.
6. Lack of an existing grid street system contributes to the potential problems
associated with additional accesses being created along Highway 93 as new
development occurs.
7. Lack of any pedestrian and bicycle facilities in the Highway 93 South neighborhood.
8. Topography and other natural features in this area such as the 100 year floodplain
adjacent to the Flathead River on the east side and Ashley Creek on the west limit
where development can occur.
9. Lineal development along highway corridors generally contributes to traffic
problems and conflicts associated with single accesses, visual clutter and a
diminished quality of life.
10. The city airport impacts properties immediately south of the future runway in the
area south of Cemetery Road. Impacts include limitation on building heights, need
to plan for appropriate uses, noise, and air traffic.
11. Proposed airport expansion plans may cause the re -alignment of Cemetery Road.
12. The proposed Highway 93 bypass will serve as a barrier to local north -south traffic
flow for properties on the west side of Highway 93. There is a need to maintain a
north -south connection so as to provide an alternate to Highway 93.
13. There is an apparent remnant strip of former railroad right-of-way owned by MDT
which extends from the future Highway 93 bypass south to the existing Highway 93
right-of-way. Use/re-use of this land needs to be planned for.
14. The city's 40 acre biosolids land application site located on the south side of
Cemetery Road is an important part of the Kalispell sewer treatment facility. It is
important to provide long term protection of this site from the intrusion of
incompatible land uses.
15. There appears to be a future need for a school site serving the north end of the
Somers/Lakeside School district to accommodate new development in the area.
16. As commercial and industrial development occurs along the Highway 93 South
Corridor there will be impacts with proposed future residential property
immediately behind and adjacent to this development pattern.
17. Noise impacts associated with Industrial uses, Highway 93 and the future Highway
93 Bypass on adjacent residential development negatively impact the quality of life
for theses residents.
18. Fire and EMS services to this area exceed the minimum response times the Fire
Department holds itself to because the closest fire station is located over 1 1/2 miles
north of the Highway 93 South Neighborhood.
19. There are no neighborhood or regional parks to serve the immediate needs of
existing or future residents.
Goals:
1. A CONCENTRATED COMMERCIAL CENTER BISECTED BY HIGHWAY 93 TO
SERVE THE IMMEDIATE COMMERCIAL NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE LIVING AND
WORKING IN THE GENERAL AREA OF THE SOUTH 93 CORRIDOR.
2. EXPANSION OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF CEMETERY
ROAD/LOWER VALLEY ROAD NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED UNDER A PLANNED
UNIT DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS VEHICULAR AND
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, SIGNAGE, SETBACKS, AND OTHER ISSUES RELATING TO
PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THE COMMUNITY ENTRANCE WAY TO
KALISPELL.
3. PRESERVING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 93
AND THE HIGHWAY 93 BYPASS SHOULD BE A PRIORITY.
4. DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE HIGHWAY 93 SOUTH CORRIDOR SHOULD OCCUR
IN AREAS WHERE PUBLIC SERVICES, UTILITIES AND FACILTIES ARE AVAILABLE
OR CAN BE PROVIDED.
5. NEW DEVELOPMENT WHETHER COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL OR RESIDENTIAL
SHOULD BE OF HIGH QUALITY IN DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY.
6. FREE FLOWING TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY 93 SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AND NEW
DEVELOPMENT SHOULD INCORPORATE DESIGN AND TRAFFIC FEATURES THAT
WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR PRESENT OR FUTURE TRAFFIC SIGNALS
BETWEEN FOUR CORNERS AND HIGHWAY 82.
7. A GRID STREET SYSTEM SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED AS NEW DEVELOPMENT
OCCURS.
8. DEVELOPMENT SHOULD INCORPORATE DESIGN FEATURES AND LAND USES
APPROPRIATE TO ADJACENT AIRPORT TRAFFIC.
9. MDT OWNED EXCESS OR SURPLUS RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY NOT NEEDED
FOR THE HIGHWAY 93 BYPASS SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE
OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE AREA.
10. THE FUTURE VIABILITY OF THE CITY OWNED BIOSOLIDS LAND APPLICATION
SITE IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF CEMETERY ROAD NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED.
APPROPRIATE DESIGN, SETBACKS AND MITIGATION FEATURES SHOULD BE
ACCORDINGLY INCORPORATED INTO ANY DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED
ADJACENT TO THIS SITE.
11. WORK WITH THE SOMERS/LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO LOCATE A FUTURE
SCHOOL SITE IN THIS AREA.
12. THE HIGHWAY 93 BYPASS, THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 93 AND THE
BYPASS AND HIGHWAY 93 ARE GATEWAY ENTRANCES AND SCENIC CORRIDOR
ENTRANCES TO OUR COMMUNITY AND AS SUCH NEED SPECIAL TREATMENT
AND PROTECTION.
13. PRESERVE THE TRANQUILITY OF RESIDENTIAL AREAS BY MINIMIZING
POTENTIAL CONFLICTS BETWEEN NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGHWAY
AND INDUSTRIAL USES.
14. BUILD A NEW FIRE STATION TO SERVE CURRENT AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
IN THE AREA.
15. PROVIDE FOR THE ONGOING ACQUISTION, CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
OF PARKS, BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN TRAILS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL
FACILTIES.
16. PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE TRAILS SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO
NEIGHBORHOOD AND CONNECT WITH OR PROVIDE FOR FUTURE CONNECTION
WITH EXISTING OR FUTURE TRAILS.
Policies:
1. Recognize the need within the community for high paying, high quality industrial
based jobs and business. Promote and encourage those businesses in this area.
2. Create incentives for development of industrial based businesses, including e-
commerce based businesses, along the Highway 93 South Corridor.
3. Avoid a pattern of one lot deep linear commercial and industrial development along
the Highway 93 South Corridor; instead encourage development patterns that
extend horizontally back from the highway creating commercial or industrial
centers and parks.
4. Require high quality development as it relates to the provision of services, utilities,
facilities and amenities.
5. Additional accesses onto Highway 93 shall be limited and a grid street system shall
be developed when possible.
6. Frontage roads shall be developed as part of a grid street system to avoid additional
accesses onto Highway 93.
7. Provide alternative north/south roadways parallel to Highway 93 on both the east
and west sides of the highway.
8. Environmentally sensitive areas shall be avoided and protected when possible
9. High quality design standards shall be applied to new development along the
corridor related to architecture, parking lot layout, lighting, landscaping, setbacks
and signage.
10. All parking lots shall be paved and landscaped.
11. Recognize the need for the provision of fire and police services to the Highway 93
South Corridor area.
12. Ensure that there is a well informed public and property owners along the corridor
regarding the implications of the extension of public services to that area.
13. Avigation easements should be required for all new development or redevelopment
in the Highway 93 South Corridor area.
14. Whenever a property develops or changes ownership the developer/owner should be
alerted that the property is in the airport affected area.
15. Because of the presence of the municipal airport, residential uses are not deemed to
be appropriate within 1/4 mile of the easterly 1/2 mile of Cemetery Road (the south
end of the proposed runway).
16. Height of personal, commercial or public communication towers or antennas should
be restricted to reduce conflicts with the existing and proposed Kalispell Airport
expansion.
17. Development around the city's 40 acre biosohds land application site located on the
south side of Cemetery Road should take into consideration mitigating measures
such as fencing, extra setbacks and an acknowledgement that they abut a sludge
injection site. In addition, in the event that this site becomes surplus to the city,
some provision should be made to provide for access to the site from the east, south
and west to provide access for future development at that time.
18. The following design standards are intended to enhance the gateway entrances to
Kalispell
a. Access control should be the norm along the 93 corridors.
b. Access should be coordinated so as to allow only collector or arterial streets
to intersect Highway 93. The judicious use of right -in right -out approaches,
frontage roads and good internal development street design should be the
rule to reduce or eliminate the need for direct access onto major gateway
roads.
c. Areas planned for commercial development along Highway 93 should occur
as an integrated development utilizing and enhancing the property back from
the highway as opposed to occurring as a shallow linear strip. Significant
individual business highway exposure, individual access points, and pole
signage would not be the norm.
d. Monument signs are preferred over pole signs.
e. Four sided architecture should be the norm for all properties abutting the
gateway entrances.
f. Billboards should be prohibited in the commercial and residential zones.
Existing billboards in these zones should be considered a primary use. Such
existing billboards should be phased out in these zones under the following
schedule: at the end of their current lease or when another primary use is
proposed on the same parcel or tract of land.
g. The scale of any commercial development should be sized to serve the
immediate neighborhood (i.e. Somers, South Kalispell) as opposed to regional
in scale.
19. Development in the commercial areas should be mixed use in nature creating an
overall integrated neighborhood as opposed to linear strip commercial development
fronting the gateway entrances.
20. Additional setbacks along with fencing, berming and landscaping should be used to
buffer new residential and school development adjacent to existing land zoned for
industrial uses.
21. A vehicular/pedestrian connection should be provided connecting properties to the
north and south of the proposed Highway 93 Bypass to provide the following:
a. Offer a parallel route to Highway 93
b. Reduce traffic on Highway 93
c. Provide options for internal travel within developments to the north and south of
the Highway 93 Bypass
d. Reduce the need for additional access points on Highway 93
22. Advocate the design and site layout of new residential development adjacent to
industrial zoned property, Highway 93 and the future bypass to incorporate noise
reduction techniques so that the new development will not be affected by noise that
exceeds 60 dBA at the property line.
23. Encourage the use of setbacks and earth berms as noise reduction techniques in
residential development to mitigate noise impacts and discourage the use of sound
walls.
24. A future fire station site should be provided in the area. The site should include an
area no less than 2 1/2 acres.
25. Park and trail locations should be located and developed in accordance with the
parks and recreation comprehensive master plan.
Recommendations:
1. New development along the Highway 93 South Corridor shall be required to connect to
public services and utilities.
2. The City of Kalispell shall explore incentives to encourage appropriate industrial
development and expansion of existing businesses in this area.
3. Architectural design standards should be adopted that require high quality design in
architecture including four sided architecture, landscaping, lighting, signage and
parking lot design.
4. Coordinate an overall access plan with the Montana Department of Transportation to
avoid the haphazard placement and approval of new access onto Highway 93 South.
5. Ensure that large scale developments adequately mitigate impacts associated with
traffic and the provision of services to the area.
6. Avoid inappropriate development of general commercial type uses along the highway
corridor south of the Four Corners commercial POD and favor the development of light
industrial and e-commerce based businesses instead.
7. Continue to coordinate land use policies with Flathead County and Lakeside Sewer
District to insure that new development along the Highway 93 South Corridor is served
by public water and sewer.
8. Plan for the future provision of fire and police services and facilities for the Highway 93
South Corridor area.
9. Continue to review, revise and update standards, policies and regulations that will
insure high quality development that meets the needs of the local and regional
economies and communities.
10. Continue working on a phased approach to the expansion of the potential utility
service area with the Lakeside/Somers inter -governmental bodies as well as the local
community.