Ordinance 953 - Amends Zoning Ordinance-1 ® 9
ORDINANCE NO. 953
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY OF KALISPELL ZONING ORDINANCE: TO
AMEND AND CLARIFY CERTAIN DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED: TO EXPRESS
THE INTENT THAT THE ZONING DISTRICTS BE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND TO SET OUT THE ZONING DISTRICTS
ALLOWED WITHIN SAID PLAN'S GENERAL LAND USE CATEGORIES: TO AMEND,
BY CERTAIN ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS, THE LISTING OF CONDITIONAL AND
PERMITTED USES IN ESTABLISHED USE DISTRICTS: TO ESTABLISH AN EXCEP-
TION TO LOT AREA REQUIREMENTS FOR "ROW HOUSE" CONSTRUCTION: TO
CLARIFY THE POWER OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AFTER AN APPEAL TO
THE CITY COUNCIL: TO PROVIDE FOR MANEUVERING AREAS, DRIVEWAY AND
PARKING CIRCULATION REQUIREMENTS IN OFF-STREET PARKING SECTIONS;
TO REQUIRE THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR TO FURNISH A REPORT AND RECOM-
MENDATION TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT ON APPLICATIONS FOR VARIANCES
OR APPEALS FROM HIS RULINGS: TO EXTEND TO JANUARY 1, 1961, THE DATE
WITHIN WHICH ALL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY SHALL BE ZONED: TO PRO-
VIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA:
The City of Kalispell Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 885 as
amended by Ordinance No. 902 as amended by Ordinance No. 915 as
amended by Ordinance No. 920 as amended by Ordinance No. 930 as
amended by Ordinance No. 941 as amended by Ordinance No. 950) Appen-
dix B of the Kalispell City Code, is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION I. Section 2.01 is amended to add, delete or amend the fol-
lowing definitions of certain terms:
Fire lane. A lane or path established by suitable signs or
markings on public or private property to provide ingress
and egress by fire fighting equipment to premises used for
public assembly. Such lanes may be established only by the
action of the City Council upon the recommendation of the
Fire Chief and Chief of Police.
Row house. A building or structure that has three or more
one -family dwellings erected in a row as a single building,
each being separated from the adjoining unit or units by an
approved fire wall or walls extending from the basement floor
to above the roof along one or both side lot lines and each
such "row house" building being separated from any other
building space on all sides. For lot area requirements for
row houses, see Section 5.14(c) of this ordinance.
Physical Culture Establishment. A business or use devoted
to active physical development or training of the body such
as a commercial gymnasium or exercise room, generally re-
quiring an indoor facility using less space than a "recrea-
tion space" as herein defined.
SECTION II. Section 3.01 is amended to read:
Section 3.01. Intent. The purpose of this chapter is to
establish district classifications wherein compatible uses
of land may be grouped to create, protect or maintain a liv-
ing environment; to stablilize and protect the uses contained
within the districts; to allow a maximum degree of latitude
within the districts, conduct profitable business or contribute
to the economy of the city. It is also the purpose of this
chapter to make it possible to design and install all physical
public service facilities more efficiently and economically
in terms of size and capacity and to meet public needs result-
ing from a defined intensity of land use as well as provide
for the health, safety, morals, prosperity and well being of
the population of the total area. In order to achieve the in-
tent of this chapter,. all zoning districts shall be established
in conformance with the adopted Comprehensive Development Plan,
as amended, for the City of Kalispell. To further the city's
growth along consistent, comprehensive and long-range plans as
defined in the Comprehensive Development Plan, Table 3-0 shall
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be used in interpreting the adaptability of this ordinance to the
Comprehensive Development Plan.
TABLE 3-0
ZONING DISTRICTS ALLOWED IN THE ,
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN CATEGORIES
General Land Use Categories of District Classifications
Comprehensive Development Plan of this Ordinance
Suburban Residential R2, PUD
Urban Residential R3, R4, R5, B1, B2, PUD
High Density Urban RA1, RA2, RA3, Bl, B2, PUD
Commercial B3, B4, B5, B6, FW
Industrial
I1, I2
Open Space
All Districts
(P) - Park
All Districts
Public
P1 or All Other Districts
Agriculture
AG1, AG2, SAG1, R1, FW
SECTION III. Section 3.04 shall be amended by including, deleting
or modifying in the table of "Permitted and Conditional Uses"
(Table 3-1), in their proper alphabetical place. in the "List of
Uses" column, the following:
Add to "Alcohol beverage packaged retail sales": "(see
taverns)".
Delete "Assembly halls" from list of uses.
To "Boarding house, incidental keeping of ..... such occu-
pancy" change "twenty-five percent" to "fifteen percent".
Delete "Boat launching ramps" from list of uses.
Delete "Candy products manufacture, retail on premise" from
list of uses.
Add to "Car washing and waxing, inside a building": "or in
conjunction with an automobile service station";
"Catering establishments conducted as....." delete: "estab-
lishments".
Delete "Coliseums and stadiums, profit and nonprofit" from '
list of uses.
Delete "Commercial recreation areas as defined in chapter 2"
from list of uses.
Add to "Dwelling, other multi -family": "Conditional use per-
mit required only when same will abut a pre-existing single
family or two family dwelling, or same is on outer perimeter
of a zone and abutting a more restrictive zone".
Delete "Feed lots: cattle, swine, poultry" from list of uses.
Add to "Feed yards, livestock": "and livestock auction".
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Add to "Foster or group homes": "(see §76-2-314 MCA)".
In "Home occupations" change "2.73" to.112.01"
Add to "Hospitals": "including heliport for emergency
helicopter ambulance service to hospital".
' Add to "Hospitals, animal": "(see §6.09.1 of this ordinance)".
Add to "Landfills, sanitary for disposal of trash and gar-
bage": "(see §6.09.8 of this ordinance".
Add new use: "Law enforcement and fire suppression stations,
public operated".
"Libraries, museums" delete "and art galleries".
Delete "Livestock feed yards and livestock auction yards"
from list of uses.
Delete "Monument manufacture and sales" from list of uses.
Delete "Museums" from list of uses.
Add new use: "Restaurants as an added incidental use within
a building used primarily for a different use, not serving
alcoholic beverages and having patron seating for no more
than twenty-five persons at one time".
Delete "Restaurants, drive-ins" from list of uses.
Add to "Retirement home": "(Conditional use requirement same
as for 'Dwelling, other multi -family' set out above)".
Delete "Storage, within the building of goods intended for
retail sale on the premises" from list of uses.
Amend "Travel trailer park" to read: "Travel trailer or recrea-
tional vehicle park".
SECTION IV. Section 3.04 shall be amended to add to or delete from
the columnar list of District Classifications and/or Conditional Use
designations of Table 3-1 an "x" as follows:
Art galleries: add B-3
Art supply, retail sales: add B-3
Appliance distributors, wholesale: delete B-6; add B-3.
Appliance, retail sales: add B-3.
Assembly halls, coliseums and stadiums: add P-1 and condi-
tional use.
Automobile repair garages: delete B-5.
Bakery shops, confectionaries ...... of furnaces: add B-1
and B-6.
Barber and beauty services: add B-6.
Bicycle sales and repair: add B-3.
Boat marinas and sale ...... and fuel: delete all R and RA
zones and Conditional Use; add B-3 and B-4.
Boat sales, new and used: add B-4.
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Bowling alleys: add B-6.
Bus passenger terminal..... cross country: add B-3 and B-6.
Catering conducted as an incidental ..... these premises:
add AG-1, AG-2, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, PUD.
k +Churches and other places of worship..... school buildings
add all areas except FW.
Clinics, medical and dental, provided that the same ..... or
more beds: add P-1.
Clothing and apparel stores retail: add B-1, B-3.
Coin and/or stamp dealers..... lapidaries: add B-1.
Colleges, business colleges, trade schools..... specific
fields: add P-1.
Convention hall facilities: add P-1.
Drive-in restaurants: add B-6.
Dry cleaning, self-service (coin operated): add B-6.
Feed yards, livestock: delete I-1, I-2: add AG-1, AG-2.
Florist, retail: add B-1 and B-3.
Foster or group homes: add R-1.
Frozen food lockers: add I-1.
Furniture and home furnishing retail sales: add B-3.
Garden Supplies, retail, sales: add I-1.
Hardware, appliances and electrical supplies, retail sales:
add B-3.
Hobby and toy stores: add B-3.
Laundry pick-up stations: add B-1.
Law enforcement and fire suppression stations, public oper-
ated: add Conditional Use and R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, RA-1,
RA-2, RA-3, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, B-5, B-6, I-1, I-2, P-1, PUD;
Libraries and museums: add Conditional Use and R-1, R-2, R-3,
R-4, R-5, RA-1, RA-2, RA-3, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-6, I-1, I-2, and
PUD.
Motorcycle sales and repair: add I-1 and I-2.
Motels and motor hotels: add second listing with Conditional
Use and B-4.
Newsstands: add B-1.
Office buildings, providing professional and ..... supply shop:
add B-3.
Office, professional, governmental and private office; Add B-3.
Paint retail sales: add B-3.
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Radio and television, retail sales and.service: add B-3.
Railroad freight..... yards: add I-1.
Repair and service of office and household equipment: add
B-3.
Restaurants as an added incidental use ..... time: add Condi-
tional Use and RA-1, RA-2, RA-3, B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, B-5,
and B-6.
Retirement home: delete Conditional Use and AG-2, SAG-1, R-1,
R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5.
Sanitarium: add Conditional Use.
Sewage treatment plant: add P-1.
Sporting goods sales: add B-3.
Storage warehouses and yards for domestic purposes: delete
B-3.
Taxi stands limited to five taxis: add P-1.
Temporary buildings or structures: add B-2 and FW.
Travel trailer or recreational vehicle park: add Conditional
Use, and B-6.
I Veterinary hospitals: delete B-3.
'SECTION V. Section 3.05 is hereby amended to amend the Table 3-2
to reflect the "Minimum Yard Requirement" column to show, in all R.
districts, RA Districts and B Districts: "Rear, with established
alleys - 5 ft.", "Rear, without established alleys - 0 ft."
SECTION VI. Chapter_No. 4 is hereby amended as follows:
A) Add: §4.02(j)(7): Maneuvering Areas Adjacent to Parking
Spaces. Maneuvering area adjacent to parking spaces shall
be arranged in accordance with the standards chart and dia-
grams contained in Figure 4.
(8): Maneuvering areas and driveways for Resi-
dential areas shall conform to the following provisions:
i) Driveways serving six (6) or less dwell-
ing units shall have an unobstructed paved driveway not
less than ten (101) feet in width.
ii) Driveways serving seven (.7) or more
dwelling units shall have an unobstructed paved driveway
not less than twenty (201) feet in width. In lieu of a
twenty (201) foot driveway, two (2) one-way driveways,
each not.less than twn (10') feet in width may be substi-
tuted, provided that such one-way driveways shall have di-
rectional -markings to indicate, and insure one-way circula-
tion. All vehicles shall enter the street in a forward
manner.
B) Add: 94.02(k): Parking Area Circulation.
1. Parking areas and driveways serving four
(4) or more dwelling units and all other uses shall be
arranged to permit vehicular traffic to move into and out
of parking areas, driveways, and ramps without the backing
of any vehicle onto a street or highway.
2. Parking areas, driveways, maneuvering aisles,
ramps, and turn -around areas shall be kept free and clear
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of obstructions at all times.
C) 4.04(d)(1) is hereby amended to read:
(1) Land area as determined under (b) above, less
the building area.
SECTION VII. Section 5.04 is hereby amended to read:
Suction 5.04. Completion of Pending Construction. This ordin-
ar_ce shall not limit the construction of any building for which
a current building permit has been obtained or construction has
begun prior to its adoption and publication, even though such
building does not conform to the provisions of this ordinance.
Nonconforming buildings, structures or uses referred to in this
chapter refer only to such nonconforming buildings, structures or
uses which existed at the time this ordinance was made applicable
to and the boundary of the district established under this ordin-
ance wherein said building, structure or use exists.
SECTION VIII. There is hereby added to Section 5.14 the following
additional subsection:
(b) Lots or development sites which, as a process of their
creation were approved or are hereafter approved with sub-
standard area by the city council or county commissioners
in the approval of subdivision according to existing regu—
lations therefor.
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(c) Individual lots used for "row houses" or "town houses" as
defined in Section 2.01 of this ordinance, are not subject*.
to the area, yard and other dimensional requirements of
-� this ordinance, but the overall premises containing said ,
"row houses" or "town houses" as a part of a plan of devel-
opment thereof shall be subject to the requirements of
Section 3.05 of this ordinance.
SECTION IX. Section 6.06 is hereby amended to read:
(a) The board shall hear and decide appeals from any determina-
tion made by the zoning administrator and applications for
conditional use permits and for variances. The mayor shall
appoint the secretary of the board and establish the loca-
tion of his office for filing purposes; such person shall
serve at the pleasure and discretion of the mayor.
(b) Any decision within the jurisdiction and powers of the board
made by the Board of Adjustment by a concurring vote of four
or more of its members, after proper appeal to hearing and
decisionof the board, may not thereafter be rescinded, re-
versed or modified by action of the city council; a decision
made by the board with fewer than four concurring votes
thereon may, upon written application therefor filed with
the city clerk, within ten days after the filing with the
secretary of the board of the minutes of the meeting whereat
such decision was made, be reviewed by the city council at
its next regular meeting.
In review of such decision, the council shall hear the
applicant and the appropriate administrative personnel of
the city and such other persons as may be directly affected
thereby. After hearing such persons and examining such evi-
dence as may properly be presented, the council may, if
deemed to be in the best interest of the city and upon the
concurring vote of at least three -fourths of the council
members present and voting, rescind, revoke or modify the
decision of the board of adjustment. A certified copy of
the approved minutes of the city council meeting, reflecting.
such review and decision, shall be maintained as part of the
records of the board of adjustment. The secretary of the
board shall then make and enter an order'in accord with the
decision of the council.
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SECTION X. Section 6.07(c) shall be amended to read:
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(c) Action by zoning administrator. The zoning administrator
shall determine whether the proposed conditional use con-
forms to the general purpose and intent of the comprehensive
plan and of the district in which it proposes to locate.
The zoning administrator shall transmit his findings and re-
commendations to the board of adjustment and to the applicant.
SECTION XI. Section 6.10(b) is hereby amended to read:
(b). The secretary shall maintain and be custodian of all records
of the minutes of the board and findings and decisions of
the board. All records shall be open to the public during
regular business hours. All appeals from interpretations and
applications for variances shall be in writing on forms pre-
scribed by the board and shall be accompanied by twenty-five
dollars to cover the costs of processing. Every appeal and
application shall refer to the specific provisions of this
ordinance involved and shall set forth the interpretation
that is claimed, the details of the variance that is applied
for and the reasons for which it is requested that the vari-
ance should be granted, as the case may be. Upon an appeal
or application for variance, the zoning administrator shall
prepare and furnish the applicant and the board a written re-
port of his action, the facts of the case as he finds them
to be and his recommendation for the board's decision with
his reasons therefor.
SECTION XII. Section 6.15 is hereby amended to add a new subsection
(c) which shall read:
(c) Any fire lane established as provided and defined in Section
2:61 of this ordinance, shall constitute a prohibited vehicle
parking zone and it shall be unlawful for any person to stop,
stand or park or permit to be parked therein any vehicle of
any kind at any time. Any vehicle found parked or standing
in such a lane is subject to the provisions of Section 17-79
Kalispell City Code, and the prima facie presumption of having
been wilfully so parked by its registered owner.
SECTION XIII. Section 6.17(c) is hereby amended to read:
(c) Until a resolution is passed and adopted making this ordinance
applicable to a property within the city, the zoning ordinance
of the city of Kalispell in force when this ordinance becomes
effective shall continue to apply to said property within the
city. All property within the city shall be assigned a zone
district classification in accord with this ordinance before
January 1, 1981.
SECTION XIV. All sections of the City of Kalispell Zoning Ordinance in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed; all other sections thereof shall
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION XV. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty
days from and after its final passage by the city council and approval
by the Mayor.
FINALLY PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA, AND
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR THIS L Nd DAY OF Tu n e , 1980.
Norma E. Happ, Mayor
ATTEST: 1
Mariorie Gierman, City Cie
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I, Marjorie Giermann, City Clerk of the City of Kalispell, Montana, do certify that on the
Y1day of , 19 �0, I posted a copy of the foregoing ordinance in
my office and the same 's a true copy of the ordinance that r maimed poste until final
passage of the second eading by the City Council on the 2 �'3 day of AAaA a 19_f'a.