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01-13-15KALISPELL CITY PLANNING BOARD & ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 13, 2015 CALL TO ORDER AND The regular meeting of the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning ROLL CALL Commission was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Board members present were: Chad Graham, Karlene Osorio-Khor, Rory Young, Matt Regier, Steve Lorch and Doug Kauffman. Charles Pesola was absent. Tom Jentz and PJ Sorensen represented. the Kalispell Planning Department. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Lorch moved and Regier seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the December 9, 2014 meeting of the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning Commission. VOTE BY ACCLAMATION The motion passed unanimously on a vote by acclamation. PUBLIC COMMENT No one wished to speak. FLATHEAD HIGH SCHOOL Residential On -Street Parking Permit Program around Flathead High PARKING DISTRICT and Elrod Elementary. Residents in the vicinity of Flathead High PUBLIC HEARING School and Elrod Elementary School have requested the planning board consider creation of a residential on -street parking permit program that would require a permit for on -street parking from 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M., Monday to Friday, when school is in session. Ority residents of -the district-would--l5e-eligible-to purchase pem-uts The permit area would include properties abutting 3rd Avenue West between 5th and 9th streets West and 4th Avenue West between 8th and 9th Streets West. The cost of the permits have yet to be determined, but will be established by a resolution of the city council, based on the cost to administer and enforce the parking regulations. BOARD MEMBER RECUSED Osorio-Khor noted she has recused herself from the board discussions HERSELF and board votes regarding the residential on -street parking permit program. After consulting with the City Attorney Mr. Harball it. is her understanding since she served on both the neighborhood and school district committees relating to the parking district she must recuse herself. STAFF REPORT Tom Jentz, representing the Kalispell Planning Department reviewed the Residential On -Street Parking Permit program to -date, for the board and members of the public in attendance. Jentz updated the board on the meeting that took place between School District 5 representative Dan Zorn, Devin Kuntz representing the neighborhood committee and himself. Jentz reviewed the schools intent to provide additional parking at Flathead High School and Elrod School; the proposed parking permit Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of January 13, 2015 Page I 1 program area as described above; parking district management; the addition or removal of block faces into or out of the program area; the cost of signage; and the proposed cost of the parking permits which would be between $14 - $15 under a five-year payback or up to $70 under a one-year payback. Staff is recommending that the Kalispell Planning Board adopt the Westside Neighborhood Parking Management Plan dated January 13, 2015 and with the Plan also adopting the residential on -street parking permit program under City Code Chapter 17 Motor Vehicles and Traffic placing a residential on -street parking permit program in effect for P Avenue West between 5th and 9th Streets West, and 4th Avenue West between 8th and 9th Streets West. BOARD DISCUSSION I Lorch asked when a permit is purchased is the permit assigned to that vehicle and a guest pass is assigned to an address and Jentz said yes. Lorch noted he gets confused in the discussion regarding block faces and blocks and suggested they be defined in the plan. Jentz said the plan itself does define them. Lorch asked if that could be looked at again as he found it confusing. PUBLIC HEARING John Krager - 1136 3' Avenue West noted it was said that the permit program will try to eliminate the impact on the neighborhood but questioned why the residents would have to pay for pen -nits to park - - - - - - -their- -vehicle—on- a--public—street--and—not--the---students. - Graham - indicated this can be addressed at the end of the public comment period. Karlene Osorio-Khor, 229 7th Street West reviewed the Montana Supreme Court's ruling on the resident driven/initiated parking district around the University of Montana (university) where the court ruled in favor of the residents/property owners not in favor of the university. When the permit program was initiated the terns and conditions of the permit program were not to be driven by one entity. The University could not determine the size and the boundaries of the residential parking permit district; the cost; or whether the residential district would include only avenues and not streets. Khor said when the process here in Kalispell began two years ago it was not a city driven/initiated proposal it was a resident driven/initiated proposal. She noted at every committee meeting was a representative from School District and complete transparency on the part of the residents. When the residents went out to talk to the other 182 residents they knew what they were talking about, what they wanted the permits to be like, what they wanted the process to be. They knew the terms and regulations they wanted to see in place, and they discussed these items with the residents before they secured their signatures on the petition. Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of January 13, 2015 Page 12 Khor said this process involved the school district. The district was treated like any other resident but they have not respected the collective desire of the whole neighborhood. The residents are not here they are discouraged, they feel that this proposal has been hijacked by the school district, and that terms and conditions have been imposed upon them that they did not buy into when the committee came to their door. When she looks at the proposal she sees it as prejudicial and discriminatory. She lives on 7th Street West and the plan states in no time in the future would she be allowed to participate in the residential parking permit district because her property is on the street. She also thinks that properties on 3rd Avenue will be worth more than hers on 7th Street because they are able to purchase a parking permit. Khor said they are all neighbors and should all have one voice and the school district's voice should not be louder than anyone else's. Marta Moore, 546 3rd Avenue West said she appreciated what Ms. Osorio-Khor said because she shares her sentiments. She lives on the corner of 3rd Avenue West and 6th Street and has concerns with the school district's recommendation to exclude streets. It is apparent to her that the school district is careless and lackadasical about the parking---issues--and--how- -it--negatively--impacts- the--residents.---She described the parking situation along her property and noted by 7:30 in the morning there are a swarm of bees in the form of teachers that pull up and surround her house. She has asked them nicely and not so nicely to please not park there and they respond it is a public street and it is convenient. Moore said her biggest concern is safety and as a mother and daughter with elderly parents she is concerned about their well being. Sixth Street is a route from the bypass to Main Street and with the school traffic makes for a lot of traffic. She explained the problems with parking when she gets off shift and for her guests and the dangerous situation she deals with when trying to back out of her driveway when the street is lined with vehicles and she has to pull out blindly She noted school buses and the city dump trucks can't drive down 6th Street because of all the cars parked there so what would happen is there is a fire or a city ambulance needs access? She is asking the board and the planning department to do their due diligence because they have not only a professional responsibility but a legal responsibility to ensure that the safety issues are assessed and resolved, and that they all have the same quality of life. Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of January 13, 2015 Page13 Dan Zorn, Assistant Superintendent of Schools noted they have also done research on the Supreme Court decision that was mentioned and he reviewed their findings. Zorn said the School District expressed their opposition to a parking district in general from the first meeting. The district was then asked to bring in another solution to the problem, which they did then after many meetings and discussions the plan before the board tonight, although not perfect, is the compromise. The district has not done anything but present their viewpoints in a respectful manner and they will continue to do so. This compromise is government working because it will meet many of the needs of the neighborhood and the school district. Devin Kuntz, 725 2nd Avenue West said the plan is a compromise because they have to meet somewhere in the middle or they won't affect any change what -so -ever. Kuntz suggested an amendment to the plan on page 2, Goal 2.1 that would remove the phrase "little or" from the sentence which would then read: "Residents in the management area should have no degradation of public services." Kuntz added they don't want to have any degradation of services as taxpaying residents and implementing the parking solution helps alleviate that. Kuntz noted he agrees with Goal 4.1 "Parking for students, faculty, and staffshould--be-iri close proximity to -the schoolstheyserve-"---- The root issue is the school does not have adequate parking to accommodate the student body and faculty and more parking would solve that. There will always be a problem until either a parking structure or other parking lots are created. This plan is a good start although it does alienate the residential body who live on the streets and whose quality of life will continue to be diminished. He also thinks the cost of the permits should be equally shared by the city as this parking problem, which started 40 years ago and continues today, is the result of a planning deficiency because back then every person did not have their own car. Kuntz continued under Goal 5.1 this is a community problem, by -in - large and if they are going to work to affect a good solution it should be on taxpayers in general and should be budgeted for. Kuntz said the addition of streets into the district should be considered because if there is congestion on your streets it creates a safety problem. Ehna Giavasis 545 3rd Avenue West thanked the board for working with everyone to finally get somewhere. She supports starting small and supports the proposal. However, she feels that the streets need to remain eligible to be added to the parking permit area so that if many Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of January 13, 2015 Page 14 of the issues still persist they can go back and solve them in the same way. George Giavasis 545 3rd Avenue West said he is in support of the plan and starting out small. He added they should also find a solution to add the streets to the parking permit area in the future. MOTION Kauffinan moved and Young seconded a motion to adopt the Westside Neighborhood Parking Management Plan dated January 13, 2015 and with the Plan also adopt the residential on -street parking permit program under City Code Chapter 17 Motor Vehicles and Traffic placing a residential on -street parking permit program in effect for 3rd Avenue West between 5th and 91h Streets West, and 4th Avenue West between 8th and 9th Streets West. BOARD DISCUSSION Regier said he likes the school solutions of creating parking spaces because that is the solution. The parking district isn't a solution as it doesn't create a single parking space; it only changes public streets to private streets. Graham said .additional parking spaces will be created because the school district is providing additional parking on their properties for some staff and students. Regier agrees this is a community issue and should be addressed by providing inorreyto-the-schools-tc--build new parking --lots --Graham said he agrees but he doesn't know where the money would come from. Lorch said they have talked about the issue of streets v. avenues and a lot of other issues. The plan is not etched in stone and there are ways in place to pinpoint issues. Lorch gives the neighborhood and the school district a lot of credit because they have reached this compromise that could not have been reached by the board. Lorch added recommending approval of the plan is something that the board can do until the school district is able to provide a solution. However, Lorch said, doing nothing is not acceptable either and he likes the plan. Lorch asked if the number of spaces provided by the schools can specify an exact number instead of a range of spots, and if there is a timeframe when the parking spots need to be provided. He added if a free guest pass is issued with each parking permit what would prevent the residents from giving them to students and should that be addressed. Kauffinan said in the actual management plan regarding a timeframe under 2.A. & 3.A. it clearly states that the parking expansion will take place in 2015. Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of January 13, 2015 Page15 Graham noted this process first came before the board in June and it has been quite a ride. Graham agreed that there has been a significant compromise between the neighborhood and the school district. He acknowledged that the plan doesn't make everyone happy but he likes that it is starting out as a smaller manageable area. In addition he likes the triggers that were added to ensure that the permits are being used, and blocks can be removed or added as necessary. The district helps address the health and welfare of the residents in the area that is impacted the most. Graham added if the plan is moved on to city council the will look at all aspects of the program including funding structure, fees for permits, violations & fines and police patrol. Graham said he supports the plan. Graham addressed the question of why students would not purchase permits and he said the purpose of this district is to manage the congestion and the student's cars are creating that congestion so if they are allowed to buy the permits all we are doing is creating revenue, not dealing with the parking problems. Lorch said he has heard several people on all sides say that to require students to buy permits could be a way to discourage students from getting to school. ROLL CALL VOTE I The motion passed on a roll call vote of 4 in favor and one opposed. CASCADE PROFESSIONAL A request from Cascade Professional Park, LLC, on behalf of Chris PARK,. LLC — CONDITIONAL Sund for a Conditional Use Permit to construct 12 residential USE PERMIT apartment units. The development would consist of three four-plex buildings on two lots along Financial Drive. The current addresses of the two properties are 91 and 95 Financial Drive. STAFF REPORT P.J. Sorensen, representing the Kalispell Planning Department reviewed staff report KCU-14-04 for the board. Sorensen reviewed the location, surrounding uses, residential and commercial, the site plan, utility easements, plans for stormwater on the property, and photos of an existing four-plex similar to the ones proposed. Water and sewer lines are adjacent to the property, and there is a public R/W to serve the use. Sorensen noted any time there are 5 or more units on a property, a recreational amenity aspect is required — in this case 6000 square feet or the equivalent value in recreational amenities. The developer is proposing 6343 square feet of open space with improvements such as play ground equipment and park benches, so they go above and beyond the requirements. Comments have been received and copies have been given to the Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of January 13, 2015 Page16 board members for their review. Staff recommends that the Kalispell Planning Board adopt staff report KCU-14-04 as findings of fact and recommend to the Kalispell City Council that the Conditional Use Permit be approved subject to the 11 conditions listed in the staff report. Sorensen noted Condition #10 relates to the stormwater catch basin and in order to make their plan work the applicant would need to secure a permanent easement. Without the easement they would have to redesign the site that may include reducing the number of units. BOARD DISCUSSION Osorio-Khor referenced. the letter from Cascade Investments under item 6 that states the park was to be commercial and she asked if there were any representations of that made to the Planning Department in writing and Sorensen said no, not to or from the city or Planning Department. Sorensen added under the B-2 zoning a mix of uses has always been allowed. Graham referenced the letter from Go Ventures that states "Again changing zoning to allow residential in a business zone creates a safety hazard and is irresponsible." Sorensen said the zoning is not changing. The B-2 zoning is in place and allows multi -family with a conditional use permit. Osorio-Khor asked if the claim could be made that there is a safety hazard -in that -these two- entities--don't-mesh well: —Sorensen -said -the Police, Fire and Public Works departments all reviewed the request and no issues were mentioned. There is an existing apartment complex to the north however their access is from the north. Sorensen added it is not uncommon to see multi -family adjacent to offices in interface areas. Lorch asked if the buffer described under the Fencing/ Screening/Landscaping section in the staff report should be between the different uses instead of the different zones — essentially buffering the residential use from the commercial use which could address some of those concerns. Sorensen said the condition was included because it is a specific section in the zoning ordinance. Graham noted the elevation drawings show a lack of 4-sided architecture and asked what the Architectural Review Committee might recommend. Sorensen said the committee does not have a list of exact changes but they would look at ways to improve 4-sided architecture. Sorensen added this has already been discussed with the applicant. PUBLIC HEARING Robin Allen, 100 Financial Drive said he appreciates hearing that the Police Department has looked at the plan but no traffic studies have been completed to address the dangers to children in this commmercial Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of January 13, 2015 Page 17 zone. He described the large volume of traffic generated by employees and customers and from the public assistance and family services building. He said Financial Drive on the east and south of the proposed buildings is only 21 feet wide with the snow berms and a very narrow two-lane road the rest of the year. Allen continued having a non -business apartment entity in the midst of a commercial development would cause, in his opinion, a huge decrease in the value of their property. He also thinks that something has to be done to make Financial Drive safer if this development is approved and if access through Gateway West Mall is eliminated. Ryan Casne, representing the respective buyers of this property said overall they have been happy with the interactions with planning and public works and he noted the plan they are presenting has been laid out with quite a bit of foresight. Casne noted they have no issues with the findings of fact and the recommendations. They agree with the staff report that indicates this property is in an ideal location for multi -family, a good use of a B-2 lot, and is in line with the Growth Policy. Casne noted there is a discrepancy in the traffic generated by this development. The staff report indicates 96 vehicle trips per day, and Casne added if you use the ITE value at 9.57 per single-family dwelling unit the amount would be 120. This is much less than the 300 — 400-figures-that were-included-in-the-coininent--letters-received:-- Casne noted his clients would be willing to buffer the west side of the property from the business uses with vegetative screening, which has been part of the plan all along. In addition they are amenable to improving the 4-sided architecture. The units are not low income apartment buildings, they are nice 3 bedroom, one & one-half bath buildings and not a HUD type of development. Terry O'Keefe, representing GO Ventures stated they built the building to the west of this proposed development in 2006 within what they thought would be a business park, as it was advertised. As it stands now this proposed development is located at the entrance to the business park in a B-2 zone. O'Keefe added in speaking with potential renters looking at their leasable space now, they said they would not come into the building if they had to travel through a residential area. She added these are similar issues as the high school and now is the time to stop it rather than being here trying to solve it down the road. O'Keefe said regarding safety, apartments bring kids, bikes, people walking their dogs, and the proposed location of the playground is where 1000 cars go by every day. Forcing employees and their clients to travel through a residential area is not appropriate. If they Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of January 13, 2015 Page 18 are not able to keep their tenants it is a financial hardship on them and it lowers the value of their building. Mark Giacoletto, representing GO Ventures noted he receives multiple calls regarding parking problems now in their lots and has to have vehicles towed all the time. He is concerned that with the addition of these new apartment buildings there will be more cars without enough parking available that will spill onto their parking lots creating additional parking problems. He added if the mall blocks the access road that will create a one-way in and one-way out situation with an enormous traffic impact on that corner. Casne added two parking spaces are required per living unit and they are proposing 28 that would give them 4 guest parking spaces. Also Two Mile Drive has residential units and a very large residential complex to the north so they feel the proposed use of this property is very appropriate in this location. MOTION Regier moved and Lorch seconded a motion to adopt staff report KCU-14-04 as findings of fact and recommend to the Kalispell City Council that the Conditional Use Permit be approved subject to the 11 conditions listed in the staff report. BOARD DISCUSSION Graham said he has the same concern about the playground location and asked staff if they felt it was a concern. Jentz said low -profile - -fencing--could-be-added-but -traffic--near- residential -complexes--occurs- all over town, such as the apartment complex on North Meridian Road that gets 4,000 — 5,000 vehicle trips per day. Osorio-Khor said zones that allow a mix of uses can create a mess of things. With these commercial buildings and the road this just doesn't fit even though the zoning allows it. Jentz said these uses were separated in the past however the city's Core Area Plan creates a direction where residences and work are side -by -side and are shared instead of isolated. One concept might be perhaps residential in the area would slow the traffic down around the corner. Lorch said in relation to stormwater, if the number of units is changed will they have to come back through the conditional use permit process and Sorensen said they would already have the permit for multi -family. Typically the addition of units is when you would expect them to come back through the process. Lorch asked what the is the width of Financial Drive and Jentz indicated there was not enough property off of Two Mile Drive to construct a full 60 foot R/W so a variance was granted but the travel surface is 28 feet wide. There is no need for parking along Financial Drive and it meets fire and public access standards. Jentz added a standard city street would be 28 feet with parking. Lorch noted the Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of January 13, 2015 Page 19 level of traffic from a residential use such as the proposed plan would be much less than a commercial use. Regier agreed. Robin Allen noted only part of Financial Drive is 28 feet, but the access off of Two Mile Drive is 22 or 23 feet wide. He added this is a dangerous situation when you add children into the mix. Further discussion regarding traffic and the road was held. Sorensen added whether the road was at or slightly below the standard city council granted a variance to serve commercial use and the city doesn't feel it is an issue. Traffic Impact Studies are not required until you have 300 trips per day so it was not required for this proposal. Below that amount no significant impacts are anticipated. Graham asked if there would be a way to buffer the playground without using a chain link fence and Casne said at an intersection like this there would be a site triangle issue so you are limited as to the materials you can use and the height of a fence. Osorio-Khor asked how long this property has been undeveloped and Sorensen said approximately 10 years. Graham noted compared to other uses that could be located on this property residential is pretty benign, especially with the traffic generated. Lorch noted this use is permitted, with conditions, to mitigate issues between the commercial and residential use. The only real issue is buffering between the residential and the commercial uses. MOTION TO AMEND Lorch moved and Graham seconded a motion to amend Condition #5 CONDITION #5 to add a view -obscuring fence or vegetative buffer along the west, and a landscaping vegetative buffer where appropriate along the south. BOARD DISCUSSION There was discussion regarding the type and location of buffering that should be required. ROLL CALL VOTE — AMEND The motion failed on a roll call vote of 2 in favor and 4 opposed. CONDITION #5 ROLL CALL VOTE The motion passed on a roll call vote of 5 in favor and 1 opposed. STILLWOOD FARMS — A request by Serengeti Properties, LLC for preliminary approval of PRELIMINARY PLAT Stillwood Farms, a two -lot subdivision with each lot intended to accommodate a two -unit townhouse. The subdivision is located at 56 Vista Loop in Kalispell and is bounded by Three Mile Drive on the south, North Riding Road on the west and Vista Loop on the northeast. The property is one-half acre in size and is zoned RA-1 Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of January 13, 2015 Page 110 Residential Apartment which allows two -unit townhouses as a permitted use. MEMBER RECUSED Kauffinan stated he is recusing himself from the Stillwood Farms HIMSELF discussion and vote due to a direct conflict of interest. His firm is providing consulting services on this project. Young stated that his employer also has a potential future professional relationship with Mr. Fraser and his company but it has nothing to do with the Stillwood Farms project. He doesn't see any need to recuse himself unless the board feels it would be appropriate. The board did not feel there was a conflict of interest. STAFF REPORT I Tom Jentz, representing the Kalispell Planning Department reviewed Staff Report KPP-14-03 for the board. Jentz reviewed the location, surrounding residential uses, and site map. There is a pedestrian path along the southern boundary that in the next 18 months will connect past the bypass all the way back to Meridian Road. The zoning on the property is RA-1 which is appropriate for the proposed use. The access to this property is from Vista Loop with shared driveways for the 2-unit townhouses so the parking requirements are met. The applicants are proposing to take the driveway through to North Riding Road for emergency services only and this access would be gated. Jentz continued North Riding Road was originally envisioned to be a collector street that would connect to Parkridge Drive however, that connection was never done. That is important because when the subdivision was originally laid out a condition was added that there no access be allowed onto North Riding Road from residences. Since North Riding Road has not become a collector the condition is no longer as critical as it was originally. Jentz said in light of that Condition 48 should be amended to add: "Language revoking the no access easement shall be noted on the face of the final plat." Staff recommends that the Kalispell Planning Board adopt staff report KPP-14-03 as findings of fact and recommend to the Kalispell City Council that the preliminary plat of Stillwood Farms Subdivision be approved, subject to the 11 conditions listed in the staff report, including the amendment to Condition #8 noted above. Jentz noted a comment of concern was received from Mr. Braaten regarding parking. The parking along Three Mile Views subdivision is problematic with the townhouse configuration and there is not a lot of room for visitor/guest parking. Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of January 13, 2015 Page111 BOARD DISCUSSION Young questioned the number of lots and thought it should reference 4 units and not lots. Jentz explained they are sublots as each unit is privately owned and taxed as individual lots - four lots are being created from one lot. Graham suggested that the emergency access be opened as another full access because it doesn't make sense to pass the gate turn onto Vista Loop and drive past your house to the access road then backtrack to their property. Lorch asked if they wanted to use the emergency access as their driveway would they need an approach permit for access to North Riding Road. Jentz said the city is not requiring the emergency access and if they want to manage it as a driveway they can. Lorch suggested removing the emergency access only note from the plat. Jentz noted that could be discussed when this plat goes before the city council. PUBLIC HEARING Mike Fraser, 690 North Meridian Road stated he is representing Serengeti Properties. The property is zoned RA-1 and there is a lot of duplex/townhouse use in the area so this use is consistent with the area and zoning. Fraser suggested that they make a last minute change to have the main approach be off of North Riding Road and no approaches off Vista Loop. If there were concerns about their project adding parking that--would-not-occur-with-changing-the- access to North Riding Road. They meet the parking requirements and it would be a dead end road and would not affect anyone else. Duane Braaten, 4290 Farm to Market Road stated he is a homeowner that borders this property. If the board considers the approach off North Riding Road that will alleviate a lot of his concerns. His concern is with accessing this property off of Vista Loop. There is a very narrow entrance between an electrical transformer and his property, especially when you consider snow removal and the cars parked along the streets that make it very restrictive for the driveways. Braaten continued on paper it looks great but in reality these units are often rented out - 3 bedrooms, 3 cars as garages are used for storage units and the cars are parked on the streets. Braaten added he includes in his rental agreements for his units that there are no more than two cars allowed and they cannot park on the street. That way when guests come they can park on the street. He does not want cars from these new units to park in front of his units. Braaten said if the board approves the subdivision it should be accessed off of North Riding Road and not allow the road to go through to Vista Loop. Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of January 13, 2015 Page112 Mark Waatti, 27 Meridian Court stated he represents Serengeti Properties. Waatti said they had originally approached the city with the access off of North Riding Road and no access onto Vista Loop so if the board would make that a condition they would be open to that change. When they first looked at it there was the restriction on the plat that did not allow access from North Riding Road. MOTION Lorch moved and Young seconded a motion to adopt staff report KPP-14-03 as findings of fact and recommend to the Kalispell City Council that the preliminary plat of Stillwood Farms be approved subject to the 11 conditions listed in the staff report and including the amendment to Condition #8 as noted above. BOARD DISCUSSION Graham asked staff to provide information on the access question which Jentz did. Jentz said a change in the access road would require staff to get feedback from the other departments. Jentz added he can see the merit of not having access onto Vista Loop and not having a gated road within the development. Jentz suggested that the board move the plat forward as is to city council and he would contact the other departments to discuss the change in access. Then if the city council agrees to change the access that would be a minor change. Fraser -suggested-that- the -bo ard-ainend-the-conditions-to-allow-them-to-- have their access onto North Riding Road so the city council has something to change. Fraser added there is just enough between the power boxes to get the driveway in — 22 feet. Osorio-Khor said there is a lot of merit to what Mr. Fraser said and it may be worth it to amend the conditions to include the change. Lorch said without the restriction the plat could have come in with one lot accessing North Riding Road and the other accessing Vista Loop. Lorch said he wouldn't try to restrict the proposal to going one way or the other and let's wait until staff has, a chance to contact the other departments. Osorio-Khor still thinks it wouldn't do any harm to change the conditions and certainly if staff reports that this would not be recommended it could be removed. Young said the cleanest way to do this is if the developer is willing to wait another month the proposal could be tabled until the next board meeting. The board agreed they did not want to hold up the project for the developer. Jentz noted staff has direction based on the board's discussion and Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of January 13, 2015 Page113 staff will meet with the other departments and the applicant and come up with something to solidly propose to council. ROLL CALL VOTE The motion passed on a roll call vote. OLD BUSINESS: Osorio-Khor noted she had previously requested that the board consider a review of the board's bylaws. Jentz said we could fit that in a work session this Spring. Graham updated the board on the council's review of the updates to the Growth Policy and the Captain's Marine Planned Unit Development. NEW BUSINESS: Jentz updated the board on the new Senior Planner, Jarod Nygren, who will be arriving on February 3, 2015. Jentz reviewed the agenda for the February meeting which includes two agency exemptions for Flathead County. One for the new south campus building adjacent to the Earl Bennett building and a maintenance building adjacent to Legends Field. There will also be a work session to review the planned unit development for the 41, phase of the Spring Prairie Center, a commercial development located across Highway 93 North from FVCC (the former DNRC campus). ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 9:40 p.m. NEXT MEETING - - The -next--regular-planning-board-meeting--is--scheduled-for-February- 10, 2015 beginning at 7:00 p.m. and located in the Kalispell City Council Chambers, 201 lst Avenue East, Kalispell. Chad Gr �am,/,- President APPROVED as submitted/corrected: �- /—LO—/15 Michelle Anderson Recording Secretary Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of January 13, 2015 Page114