Resolution 5714 - Preliminary Plat - Spring Prairie Development FourRESOLUTION NO.5714
A RESOLUTION CONDITIONALLY APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF
SPRING PRAIRIE DEVELOPMENT FOUR, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 29 NORTH, RANGE 22 WEST, P.M.M.,
FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA.
WHEREAS, TKG Spring Prairie Development Four (TKG), the lessor of the certain real property
described above, has petitioned for approval of the Subdivision Plat of said property;
and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on
March 10, 2015 on the proposal and reviewed Subdivision Report #KPP-15-01
issued by the Kalispell Planning Department; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning Commission has recommended
approval of the Preliminary Plat of Spring Prairie Development Phase 4 subject to
certain conditions and recommendations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell at its regular Council Meeting of April 20,
2015, reviewed the Kalispell Planning Department Report #KPP-15-01, reviewed the
recommendations of the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning Commission, and
found from the Preliminary Plat, and evidence, that the subdivision is in the public
interest.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL, MONTANA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the Findings of Fact contained in Kalispell Planning Department Report
#KPP-15-01 are hereby adopted as the Findings of Fact of the City Council.
SECTION 2. That the application of TKG for approval of the Preliminary Plat of Spring
Prairie Development Phase 4, Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana is hereby
approved subject to the following conditions:
General Conditions:
1. That the development of the site will be in substantial conformance with the preliminary
plat documents entitled Spring Prairie 4 and associated submittal drawings which shall
govern location of the lots, easements, roadways, signage, landscaping, materials and
pedestrian access facilities. Those documents are listed below:
• Site plan
• Conceptual elevations
• Lot layout
9 Site utility layout
• Phasing plan
• Grading plan
• Grading profiles
• Landscape plan
• Materials list
• Sign Exhibit
2. The preliminary plat approval for the development shall be valid for a period of three
years from the date of approval.
3. All the permitted uses listed under the B-2 (General Business) Zone are permitted except
for the sales of auto, boats, motorcycles, etc. In addition, all of the uses which may be
permitted by Conditional Use Permit are prohibited.
4. The landscape berm on the west end of the property located behind the anchor lots must
be installed as shown on the grading and landscaped plan. The intent of the landscape
berm is to create a baseline height to shield the loading docks behind the anchor stores.
The berm will need to be landscaped in accordance with Parks and Recreation's
requirements by using conifers and deciduous trees planted at an intensity to create a
visual barrier from the commercial development.
5. The recreational area on the south end of the property leading from the development into
Kidsports shall include a 10 feet wide paved path, picnic areas and grading acceptable to
Kidsports . This area shall be landscaped in accordance with the submitted landscape
plan. These areas must be implemented to the satisfaction of Parks and Recreation
Department and Kidsports.
6. The retention pond on the south end of the property shall be designed in a way that it
becomes a visual interest to the development. Chain link fencing surrounding the
retention pond as the dominant fixture is prohibited. The developer shall work closely
with the Parks Department and Public Works to come up with a design that is both
visually appealing and meets the required safety guidelines. It is intended that when the
project is developed the pond will act as an entrance feature, rather than a private
maintenance utility facility.
7. When looking towards the development from Kidsports, landscaping should be of the
intensity to create a visual barrier.
8. Total allowed signage for the development shall be calculated as a shopping center.
Within that allowed area, signage for the development may include up to two
freestanding signs. One sign Type 2 on Reserve Loop and one sign Type 3 on US
Highway 93 as shown in the sign exhibit. All other provisions related to signage under
the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance shall apply.
9. Architectural design shall be provided as listed below:
a. Exterior wall colors should harmonize with the site and surrounding
buildings. The predominate tone on building faces should lend toward warm
earthy hues, whether in the natural patina or weathered color of the wall
surface itself or the color of the paint stain or other coating. The color of
concrete products on building frontages should not be achieved from
painting the surface. The use of materials such as wood, brick or stone for
trim material is encouraged.
b. Four sided architecture is required for all structures and buildings. Large,
rectangular masses should be avoided by incorporating offsets in the wall and
roof. A change in the plane of the walls, changing the direction or providing
some variety in the roof form gives diversity and visual interest. Facades
greater than 120 feet in length shall have variation and interest in the wall.
Among other things, major landscaping, significant tree planting, use of color
or building materials or architectural treatments will be in order.
C. The building should place an emphasis on entry. Entries should be a
prominent component of the building face by providing an architectural
covered or recessed entry with modified roof accent and increased usage of
windows and trim.
d. Franchise architecture may be subject to modification to achieve the building
style objectives.
e. Architectural elements of the front of the building shall be incorporated into
the back of the buildings when the back of the building is visually accessible
to US Highway 93, Reserve Loop and Kidsports. Walls and surface planes
should be broken up in such a manner as to create a visual interest, avoiding
monotony.
All roof mounted equipment, i.e. HVAC, should be shielded from all views.
10. Pedestrian access shall be provided as listed below:
a. A minimum 10 feet wide pedestrian bike trail shall be constructed along the
entire US Highway 93 frontage. The bike path shall be integrally designed
into the landscape plan required between the curb line of US Highway 93 and
the 20 feet required landscape buffer. The pathway shall be as linear as
possible and shall not have any bollards obstructing movement. When a bus
stop is installed within the public right-of-way a connectivity trail is required
connecting the bus stop to the bike pathway.
b. All the required sidewalks shall have a 7 feet landscaped boulevard of sod,
street trees and a 6 feet sidewalk. The landscaped boulevard shall be fronting
the internal streets to buffer pedestrians from the traffic. The exception to this
condition is the sidewalk fronting the anchor stores, which does not require
the 7 feet landscaped boulevard.
C. Prior to Certificate of Occupancy; the tenants in lots D, E, F, G, H and I shall
be responsible for putting in landscape boulevards and sidewalks along the
western portions of their lots; outlots A, B, C, E, G and I shall install the
landscape boulevards and sidewalks along the south end of their lots and
outlots J and B shall install landscape boulevards and sidewalk along the east
end of the lots. It is intended that upon full development the outlots will have
pedestrian access with boulevards along all three sides of the outlot clusters
between the main ingress and egress points.
d. Prior to Certificate of Occupancy, any outlot with a building on it shall have
a minimum 6 feet wide sidewalk connecting it to the bike paths along either
Reserve Loop to the north or US Highway 93 to the east.
e. Two east -west sidewalk corridors are required through the main parking lot
generally as shown on the submitted site plan. Or modified as necessary to
achieve better pedestrian flow by site review committee. These sidewalks
also need to have a minimum 7 feet landscape boulevard of sod and street
trees between the sidewalk and parking access road.
f. All sidewalks located within parking lots shall have a raised concrete surface
for separation from traffic and parking. Where sidewalks cross traffic lanes,
the sidewalk may be at grade but shall be constructed of colored or textured
concrete, stone or other contrasting material to visually denote a pedestrian
way. Painting the walk area is not adequate.
g. In the event a tenant wants to place architectural/visual features within the
sidewalk entrances there must be additional space provided. The required
sidewalk area should not be blocked by anything that can limit pedestrian
movement.
h. A pedestrian pathway is required to be placed on the south end of the subject
property connecting the commercial development to Kidsports. The pathway
directions should generally be north to south and connect the parking
facilities of the commercial development to an existing improved pedestrian
access way in Kidsports.
i. The pathway from Kidsports as it enters into the development should be
redesigned to create a safe and inviting atmosphere. As opposed to the current
design where it is situated between the truck turnaround and retention pond.
j. Public utilities within the right of way should be landscaped to shield them
from view.
11. Transportation and parking:
a. General access to the commercial district from Reserve Loop to the north and
US Highway 93 to the east shall be limited to 5 approaches as approved by
MDT.
b. All uses shall have direct access from the internal road system. No direct
access to a particular building shall be permitted from Reserve Loop or US
Highway 93.
C. All roadway improvements shall be built in accordance with City of Kalispell
road design standards.
d. Roadway design shall include provisions for landscape boulevards and
sidewalks (Refer to condition No. 9).
12. Development of an overall landscape plan addressing public and private street
boulevards, street trees, perimeter project landscaping, parking lot landscaping and all
common area landscaping shall be submitted to the City Parks Director for approval in
writing prior to installation. The landscape improvements in the public right-of-way shall
be installed or bonded for at time of final plat. The landscape improvements serving
individual buildings or tenants shall be addressed at the time of building permit issuance.
In particular the landscape plan shall address:
a. All landscape buffers, boulevards, tree planters, landscape islands, tree wells,
etc. and common areas with live landscape materials shall be provided with
adequate irrigation.
b. The developer or future leases shall be responsible to insure the live
landscaping is maintained in "live" condition.
C. An irrigated corridor of at least 20 feet in width shall parallel the road right-
of-way of US Highway 93 including undulating topography and have a mix
of tree plantings with a ground cover of predominately sod.
d. All landscape islands within parking lots shall incorporate predominately
living materials including trees. In parking lot islands, shade trees shall be
placed in such intensity and location as to form a canopy where they cover or
line sidewalks and wherever they are used, a visual break from the open
asphalt parking areas surrounding it.
e. Landscape boulevards should be planted with street trees every 40 feet.
f. The use of any form of bark, mulch, rock, etc. shall not be used as a primary
method of landscaping. These materials may be used to augment live
landscape features upon approval by the Parks Director. If rock is to be used
it must be 1 inch or less fractured. 1-4 inch diameter river rock is prohibited.
g. In high traffic areas, an urban design approach to islands (concrete with trees
in grates or patterned/colored concrete type designs) is required.
Prior to the issuance of a building permit:
13. A development agreement shall be drafted by the Kalispell City Attorney between the
City of Kalispell and the developer outlining and formalizing the terms, conditions and
provisions of approval. The final plan as approved, together with the conditions and
restrictions imposed, shall constitute the Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning for
the site that shall be completed and signed by the city and owner prior to the issuance of a
building permit.
14. A proposed site plan for Spring Prairie Phase 4 PUD is required to be submitted to the
Kalispell Site Review Committee for review and approval prior to issuance of a building
permit for any structural development. Approval of this PUD does not convey or grant
any specific authorization or project pre -approvals relative to the duties of the Site
Review committee.
15. Any proposed structure for Spring Prairie Phase 4 PUD is required to be submitted to the
Kalispell Architectural Review Committee prior to issuance of a building permit.
Approval of this PUD does not convey or grant any specific authorization or project pre -
approvals relative to the duties of the Architectural Review committee.
16. New infrastructure required to serve the subdivision shall be designed and constructed in
accordance with the City of Kalispell's Standards for Design and Construction and
Montana Public Works Standards. All design work shall be reviewed and approved in
writing by the Kalispell Public Works Department prior to construction. This
infrastructure shall include but not be limited to streets, street lighting, street signage,
curb, gutter, boulevard and sidewalks.
17. Water and sewer main extensions shall be designed and constructed in accordance with
the City of Kalispell's Standards for Design and Construction and Montana Public Works
Standards. The water and sewer main extension plans shall be reviewed and approved by
the Kalispell Public Works Department. Prior to final plat, a certification shall be
submitted to the Public Works Department stating that the water and sewer mains have
been built and tested as designed and approved.
18. The developer shall submit to the Kalispell Public Works Department for review and
approval a stormwater report and an engineered drainage plan that meets the
requirements of the current City standards for design and construction. Prior to final plat,
a certification shall be submitted to the Public Works Department stating that the
drainage plan for the subdivision has been installed as designed and approved.
19. A stormwater management plan shall be submitted for approval. The plan should
highlight how the retention pond will generally be maintained in relation to vegetation,
liter, etc.
20. Prior to final plat a letter from the Kalispell Public Works Department shall be submitted
stating that all new infrastructure has been accepted by the City of Kalispell or a proper
bond has been accepted for unfinished work.
21. The traffic impact study for the project site shall be reviewed and approved by the Public
Works Department and where appropriate, the Montana Department of Transportation in
order to determine the appropriate mitigation as the project develops.
22. The developer shall obtain an approach permit from the Montana Department of
Transportation (MDT) for approaches onto Reserve Loop and US Highway 93. If any
improvements are necessary at the intersection of the roadways, these improvements
shall be completed to the satisfaction of the MDT prior to final plat and MDT shall so
certify this in writing to the city.
23. Prior to final plat all mitigation required as part of the approved traffic impact study shall
be completed. All improvements shall be reviewed and approved by either the Public
Works Department or Montana Department of Transportation. A letter from the
Kalispell Public Works Department or Montana Department of Transportation shall be
submitted stating that all new infrastructure has been accepted by the City of Kalispell or
State of Montana. If infrastructure work has not been accepted, a letter stating that a
proper bond has been accepted for the unfinished work by the appropriate agency is
required.
24. The fire access and suppression system shall comply with the Uniform Fire Code and a
letter from the Kalispell Fire Department approving the access, placement of the fire
hydrants and fire flows within the subdivision shall be submitted prior to final plat. The
fire access and suppression system shall be installed and approved by the Fire
Department prior to final plat approval.
25. A letter shall be obtained from the Parks and Recreation Director approving a landscape
plan for the placement of trees and landscaping materials within the landscape
boulevards of the streets serving the subdivision. The approved landscape plan shall be
implemented or a cash in lieu payment for installation of the street trees and groundcover
provided to the Kalispell Parks and Recreation Department.
26. All easements and/or right-of-ways shall be indicated on the face of the final plat. Utility
easements for City water and sewer shall be provided to allow for the logical extension of
utilities from this subdivision to adjoining properties. A letter from the Kalispell Public
Works Department shall be obtained stating that the required easements are being shown on
the final plat.
27. The following statement shall appear on the final plat: "The undersigned hereby grants
unto each and every person, firm or corporation, whether public or private, providing or
offering to provide telephone, telegraph, electric power, gas, cable television, water or
sewer service to the public, the right to the joint use of an easement for the construction,
maintenance, repair, and removal of their lines and other facilities, in, over, under, and
across each area designated on this plat as "Utility Easement" to have and to hold forever."
Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
(Kalispell Subdivision Regulations, Section 3.21(H))
28. That a minimum of two-thirds of the necessary public infrastructure for this subdivision
shall be completed prior to final plat submittal and that both the water and sewer systems
serving this phase be operational.
29. All utilities shall be placed underground and in locations that are approved by the
Kalispell Public Works Department in accordance with the Kalispell Standards for
Design and Construction.
SECTION 3. Upon proper review and filing of the Final Plat of said subdivision in the
office of the Flathead County Clerk and Recorder, said premises shall be a
subdivision of the City of Kalispell.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF KALISPELL THIS 20TH DAY OF APRIL, 2015.
Mark Johns
ATTEST: Mayor
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