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05-12-15KALISPELL CITY PLANNING BOARD & ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING MAY 12, 2015 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL The regular meeting of the Kalispell City Planning Board and CALL Zoning Commission was called to order at 7:00 p.m. Board members present were: 'Chad Graham, Charles Pesola, Rory Young, Matt Regier, Steve Lorch, Karlene Osorio-Khor and Doug Kauffinan. Jarod Nygren represented the Kalispell Planning Department. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Kauffman moved and Pesola seconded a motion to approve the minutes of the April 14, 2015 meeting of the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning Commission. VOTE BY ACCLAMATION The motion passed unanimously on a vote by acclamation. ELECTION OF OFFICERS President Graham noted the agenda needed to be amended by deleting the election of officers and rescheduling that item on the agenda for the 1" meeting in July, as required in the board's bylaws. PUBLIC COMMENT No one wished to speak. OWL CORPORATION — A request from Owl Corporation for a conditional use permit to CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT construct three duplex townhouse units (six units) in the R-3 (Residential) zoning district. Townhouses are permitted within the R-3 zone, provided a conditional use permit is obtained. The subject property is located on Taelor Road within West View Estates, north of Old Reserve Road. STAFF REPORT Jarod Nygren, representing the Kalispell Planning Department, reviewed staff report KCU-15-02 for the board. Nygren noted the applicant is requesting utilization of all municipal public services including water, sewer, police and fire. The property is 1.18 acres which will be subdivided into six sublots ranging in size from 6,185 to 11,095 square feet. The townhouse units are proposed on the three lots that were approved as phase 6 of the West View preliminary plat and final plat of these lots will be required prior to construction of the townhomes. Nygren reviewed the zoning of the subject property, which is R-3, and the surrounding zoning and land uses. The Kalispell Growth Policy map designates the property as high density residential and townhouses are an encouraged form of development within the designated land use. Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of May 12, 2015 Page I 1 Nygren reviewed the site plan and noted the townhouses will front Taelor Road and there is a private alleyway on the west end of the property that the units will use for access. The driveway and garages will access onto the alleyway, and the unimproved public street to the south will have to be improved so that vehicular access can be achieved. The units are designed to provide a single-family street appearance void of large street -facing garages that are typical of townhouse design. Nygren provided photographs of the proposed design. Staff recommends that the planning board adopt staff report KCU- 15-02 as findings of fact and recommend to the Kalispell City Council that the conditional use permit be approved subject to the 10 conditions listed in the staff report. BOARD DISCUSSION Lorch stated he had reviewed the Subdivision Regulations and questioned why the alleyway will not extend through the subdivision. Nygren stated the city would require the extension if this was a public dedicated alleyway, however in this development the alley will be private, without any public services provided, so the requirement did not apply. Graham noted the zoning on the vicinity snap is different than the staff report and Nygren clarified that the current zoning on the western portion, not including these lots, is RA-2, not RA-1, as noted on the vicinity map. PUBLIC HEARING Eric Mulcahy, Sands Surveying, 2 Village Loop in Kalispell stated he is representing Mark Owens and Owl Corporation on this project. Mulcahy noted about a 1-lh years ago Owl Corporation came before the planning board with a zoning request, for these three lots plus the multi -family zoning to the west, to change the zoning to RA-2. At that time the proposal was for office/professional type uses on these three lots, however through the public hearing process along with some neighborhood meetings the zone change to RA-2 was approved on the western portion but council decided the three lots along Taelor Road should remain residential R-3. Mulcahy continued they went back to the drawing board to look at this property, which is essentially the entrance to their West View development, and determined it should remain residential. So then they tried to come up with a product that would stand the test of time, be resilient to the high volume of the traffic that will be flowing through this entrance area, and that would respect the single-family development already being developed in other areas of West View Estates. Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of May 12, 2015 Page 12 Mulcahy said the proposed townhome design is already used in Whitefish, on River Lakes Parkway, which also is a residential collector that receives a high level of traffic. He added these townhomes can be built and sold at a lower price point but they have a high level of finish and a single-family appearance. This design also eliminates the "snout house" design that is typical with townhomes, when the garages are located in the front of the house. No one else wished to speak and the public hearing was closed. MOTION Lorch moved and Kauffinan seconded a motion to adopt staff report KCU-15-02 as findings of fact and recommend to the Kalispell City Council that the conditional use permit be approved subject to the 10 conditions listed in the staff report. BOARD DISCUSSION Graham said. he likes the design of the townhomes with the garages to the rear, especially since this is the entrance into the subdivision. Pesola agreed and added he is familiar with the subdivision in Whitefish and if they do hold true to form to that subdivision it will be a great application for this location, and will serve as a bridge between the single-family uses. ROLL CALL The motion passed unanimously on a roll call vote. OLD BUSINESS: Karlene Osorio-Khor noted at the last work session the board's bylaws were discussed and, as requested by the board, she met with the city attorney to review the current bylaws and bylaws from other cities which were distributed to the board prior to the work session. She is making some of the changes to the bylaws that were suggested by the board then sending them to the city attorney for review. Once reviewed by the city attorney the document will be presented to the board for consideration. The date of the work session will be determined when the city attorney has completed his review. Osorio-Khor mentioned one concern in particular was the Roberts Rules of Order, which the council, boards and committee's within the city are required to use to the best of their abilities. Osorio-Khor added the board also discussed the State regulations and she said the city attorney agrees they do often change. One of the ways the board can address this is by using the phrase "they are operating under current Montana Law." Nygren noted the second reading of the Spring Prairie Development. Four was passed by the city council so that review is now complete. Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of May 12, 2015 Page13 NEW BUSINESS: Nygren added a final plat for Subdivision #288 has been submitted for review. This property is located in the south end of Kalispell adjacent to the new Burger King. He added the review only requires council approval and will not come before the planning board. June 9, 2015 — Agenda Subdivision #290 — preliminary plat for Gateway West Mall which creates a new lot northwest of the mall; Zone change and growth policy amendment for a hospital parking expansion. The planning board meetings for June, July and August will begin at 6. 00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:20 p.m. WORK SESSION: A work session was held immediately following the regular meeting on the following: 1. Casinos in Kalispell NEXT MEETING The next regular planning board meeting is scheduled for June 9, 2015 beginning at 6:00 p.m. and located in the Kalispell City Council Chambers, 201 lst Avenue East, Kalispell. r Chad Graham President APPROVED as submitted/corrected: (a /_1_/15 Michelle Anderson Recording Secretary Kalispell City Planning Board Minutes of the meeting of May 12, 2015 Page14