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Planning Board Minutes - February 14, 2006KALISPELL CITY PLANNING BOARD & ZONING C MMSSI N NOWTES OF FXGULARMEETING FEBRUARY 14, 2006 ........... .. .. .. .. CALL ORDER AND ROLL . ...... ............................. The regular meeting o the Kai. eU City Planning oar and CALL Zoning Conii-aussion was. called to order at 7:00 p.m. Board members er present were., Timothy Dorton, Bryan Schutt, John H hey, Bob Albert, and Rick Hull. George Taylor and. Karl Gabriel were absence. Tom Jentz represented the Kalispell Planning Department. "there were appro>dmately 8 people in the audience. APPROVAL INUES Schutt moved and Albert seconded to approve the mutes o the Jan a y lox 2006 rear planning boar. meeting. The ,emotion passed unanimously on a roH call vote. FJM THE PUBLIC No one wished to speak. DhM DEVELOPMNT A request by DMK Development for an initial zoning ANNEXATION REQUEST designation of R -2, Single Farindy Residential, upon annexation to the city of Kafispell on p roxL'Mate y 2.82 acres. The property is located at 1125 Sunnyside e Drive just west € f Ashley rive. ST"F REPORT KA- 6- 1 Tom Jentz, representing the Kahspefl Planning Department presented Staff Report .A--1 for the Board. Staff is recommending that the ,an�1�ng Board adopt Staff' Report KA-06-01 as fmdings.of `act and recommend to the Kalispell City Council that the initial zo=g for this property upon annexation ation e -2, Single Family Residential. QUESTIONS BY THE Schutt asked when the R-4 zonm*g nearby was approved and BOARD #Jet tz sa-i about 1 & 1/2 Fears ago. Norton asked if the proposed bypass was going to have are outlet onto Sunnyside Drive. Jentz said at present a. right hand on and nght hard off access was proposed, but since another access is pled for Fogs Lake Road, there is a possibility that -Lhe Sunnyside Dave access to the bypass will he e minated. APPLICANT/ AGENCIES Jim Burton, representing DMK Development stated that the applicant has requested -2 zonmg with a 9,600 foot minimum lot size because they would like to maintain the character of the neighborhood. They will be proposing a 3-4 lt single family ily subdivision on this property, Including the existing home. Mary use saa'd they requested. -2 zoning because it suits the area. Kalispell City Planning Board inure s of the m ecti n g of February 14, 2006 Page I of -PUBLIC HEAJUNG No one else wished to speak and the public harm'g was closed. MOTION Schutt moved an M' chey seconded a motion to adopt Staff Report KA-06-01 as fmdm' s of fact and recommend to the Kalispell City Council that the lr tia.l zoning for this propel orb annexation be R-2, Single Family Residential. BOARD DISCUSSIONHull said that he was happy to see a proposal for R-2 and not squeezing M townhouses. Hull added that it fits well with the neighborhood and he expressed the need for a. grid system. Norton agreed that R- 2 was a rice buffer and that a grid system should looked at, especially with the completion o the bypass. ROLL CALL Themotion passed unanimously on a roll calf. Vote. ROGER L. OLSON A request by Roger L. Olson for an nitia zoning designation ANNEXATION REQUEST of R- , Two Family Residential, upon annexation to the city of Kalispell on approximately 3.39 acres. The property i located along the west side of Willow Glen Drive between Kelly Road and Russell ll Oruro. STAFF REPORT K.- - 2 Tom Jentz, representing the KalispeH Planning Department presented Staff Report KA -o -o2 for the Board. Staff is recommending that the Planx7dng Board. adopt Staff Report KA-o -o2 as Endings of fact and recommend to the KalispeR City Council that the i tia zoning for this property upon annexation be R-4, Two Family Residential. QUESTIONS BY THE None. AI APPLICANT/AGENCIES Olaf r a��, Montana Mapping noted that h i representing the a said t. h ant. Ervin sathat their intent was to subdivide the property into 4 lots, 2 townhouse lots and 2 single amity lots. The have been working with public works on the easement for the lift station ors,, a. access to the water mam' . They .�.1worked staff afo come i I. with n p opt *ate lot configuration. There was discussion regarding the surrounding land use. BLIC HEARING No one else wished to speak and the public hearing was closed.. MOTION Hull moved e and Albert seconded a. motion to adopt Staff Report KA-o -o2 as findffigs of fact and recommend to the Kalispell City Council that the initial zoning for this property U on annexation be l - `, Two Family Residential. Kalispell City Planning Board 'Minutes of the meeting of February 14, 20 Page BOARD DISCUSSION Schutt said that it seems like a. strw' ght-f rwar proposal. Hinchey added that the zoning designation of R-4 seems appropnate. Hull noted that nearby Muskrat Slough holds water from the surrounding area which has flooded . the past duringwet gears. A drain was M*stalled whichseems to have taken care of the problems but he added, the drain is closely monitored r y the neighbors and they wiH not allow anything to be done to the area near the drain. Hull said that the slough has becomea nice natural feature. Norton said doesn't grant to see the water problems here like the [ones that have developed in the Wi1. ws Leisur Heights subdivisions. He feels this is the best use for this property. ROLL CALL The motion passed unanimously on a roll call vote. OLD BUSINESS: None. NEW BUSINESS: Norton suggested that staff x� lu a brie' rmew of projects: that were forwarded to city council M the l car packets. Jentz reviewed some of those projects for the board. ADJOUPd4TAENT The . tinwas a j ned at approximately 7. ►m. After the meeting a work session on the Kalispell North Growth. Policy Amendment was held. The next regular meetiong of the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zom*ng Commission will be heldn Tuesday, March 14, 2006. Tim Norton Vice President Michelle Anderson Recording Secretary APPROVED as submitted/corrected: /-/06 Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of February 14, 2-0 Page: 3 of