06. Ordinance 1222 - Amend Zoning Text - RA-2 - 1st ReadingORDINANCE NO. 1222
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 27.10.010, CITY OF KALISPELL ZONING
ORDINANCE NO. 1175.
NOW, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. That the RA-2 intent statement of Section
27.10.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
27.10.010: Intent. A residential apartment district to
provide areas for multi -family use and compatible non-
residential uses of high land use intensity. This
district is intended to serve as a buffer between
commercial and suburban residential zones. This district
demands public and community facilities.
SECTION II. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty
( 30 ) days from and after the date of its final passage by
the City Council and approval by the Mayor.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL THIS DAY OF , 1995.
Douglas D. Rauthe, Mayor
ATTEST:
Debbie Gifford, CMC
Clerk of Council
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Bruce Williams, City Manager
City of Kalispell
F.O. Drawer 1997
Kalispell, MT 59903
April 6, 1995
723 5th Avenue East . Room 414
Kalispell, Montana 59901
RE: Kalispell Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment
RA-2 Intent Statement
Dear Bruce:
Phone: (406) 758-5780
The Kalispell City -County Planning Board and Zoning Commission met in regular
session on Tuesday, March 14, 1995, and held a public hearing on the following:
A request by the City of Kalispell to amend the Kalispell Zoning
Ordinance Text, Section 27.10.010 Intent, by rewording the intent section
to allow for a more diverse use of the RA-2 zone.
John Parsons, of FRDO presented the staff report, which recommended the text
amendment be approved.
. _ No orjUpoke either in favor or in opposition to the requested text amendment.
The motion was made to adopt the findings of fact in report #KZTA-95-029 and
recommend the requested text amendment to change the intent statement in the RA-1
zone. The motion failed on a vote of 2 in favor, 5 opposed.
The intent of this text amendment was discussed, and the Board moved to delete the
sentence "This- s e-iet-is-irk tend*+Ao--sex Ye-as-ft--b"ff*r- between--e*Mmereia1--&nd
and leaving in "central and inner city use". The motion
carried on a 7-0 vote in favor of the modification to the requested text amendment.
This recommendation is being forwarded to the City Council for final action. Council
needs to wait for the minutes of the Planning Board meeting prior to taking final
action on this matter. However, this does not preclude Council discussion at its
workshop. If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact the
Commission or John Parsons at FRDO.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Attachments:
FRDO Report #KZTA-95-2
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• Flathead County • City of Columbia Falls • City of Kalispell • Cityof Whitefish •
Flathead Regional Development Office
723 5th Avenue East - Room 414
Kalispell, Montana 59901
Phone: (406) 758-5980
Fax: (406) 758-5781
TO: KALISPELL CITY -COUNTY PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING COMMISSION
FROM: JOHN PARSONS, SENIOR PLANNER
RE: ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT TO AMEND THE RA-2 INTENT STATEMENT
(FRDO I KZTA-95-2)
DATE: MARCH 4, 1995
A public hearing has been scheduled for the March 14, 1995 Zoning Commission meeting
to discuss a proposed amendment to the adopted Kalispell Zoning Ordinance. The City of
Kalispell has requested the Kalispell City -County Planning Board and Zoning Commission
address a specific area of the adopted zoning ordinance.
Section 27.10.010 Intent reads:
"A residential apartment district to provide areas for multi -family use and
compatible non-residential uses of high land use intensity. This district is
Intended for central and inner-city use and not for suburban use. This district
demands public and community facilities and a buffer area between it and
other residential districts."
The proposed amended intent would read:
"A residential apartment district to provide areas for multi -family use and
compatible non-residential uses of high land use Intensity. This district is
intended for (DELETE- central and Inner-city use and not for suburban use)
(ADD- to serve as a buffer between commercial and suburban residential
zones). This district demands public and community facilities (DELETE- and a
buffer area between It and other residential districts)."
.ANALYSIS-*
The question Involves whether or not the RA-2 zone should be buffered from other
residential zones and if it should occur in areas other than what is historically known as
downtown.
it is staff's opinion concerning the first issue, that since none of the more intensive zones,
including: RA-3, B-1 through B-5, and the I-1 and I-2 zone Intent statements require them to
be buffered, it appears to be an unintended restriction for the RA-2 zone.
Providing Community Planning Assistance To:
* Flathead County * City of Columbia Falls * City of Kalispell * City of Whitefish
The second Issue Involves whether or not the sentence, "This district Is Intended for central
and inner-city use and not for suburban use., was to restrict the use of the zone to the
area historically known as the central Inner-city downtown area. it is staffs opinion that
a zoning ordinance needs to be as dynamic as the City It governs. It is also felt that as the
City grows so does Its central core (central and Inner city). Because of the dynamic growth
of the City of Kalispell this commercial core has expanded. As a result of the discussion over
this Issue at both the Planning Board and the Council levels it is felt that the Ordinance
should be changed to allow for the use of this classification In areas other than what is
considered to be the area of historic downtown.
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it is recommended that the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 27.10.010, be amended to:
Section 27.10.010: Intent. A residential apartment district to provide areas
for multi -family use and compatible non-residential uses of high land use
intensity.(This district is intended to serve as a buffer between commercial
and suburban residential zones. This district demands public and community
facilities.
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