F2. Ordinance 1758 - KRH Zone ChangePlanning Department
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REPORT TO: Doug Russell, City Manager � �Z
FROM: Jarod Nygren, Senior Planner
SUBJECT: Request from Kalispell Regional Healthcare (KRH) for a zone change
from RA-1 (Residential Apartment) to H-1 (Healthcare), KZC 15-02
MEETING DATE: July 20, 2015
BACKGROUND: KRH is requesting a zone change for 9.55 acres of property located directly north
of their existing hospital facilities. Currently, the 9.55 acre site is designated as RA-1 (Residential
Apartment) on the Kalispell Zoning Map. KRH is requesting the 9.55 acre site be designated H-1
(Healthcare) on the Kalispell Zoning Map to match the zoning of their property to the south. A zone
change from RA-1 to H-1 will accommodate the expansion of hospital facilities into the subject
property. The site is bounded by Sunny View Lane to the south, Heritage Way to the west,
Grandview Drive to the east and the Ridgeview Subdivision to the north. The property can be legally
described as Tracts 5ABAA, 5ABA, SABB, SABD and 5ABH of Section 6, Township 28N, Range
21W, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.
The Kalispell Planning Board held a duly noticed public hearing June 9, 2015, to consider the zone
change request. Staff reported that the proposed H-1 zoning was compatible with the surrounding
land uses and that the Planning Board adopt staff report KZC-15-02 as findings of fact, and
recommend that the City Council approve the zone change.
During the public comment portion of the hearing, multiple members of the public spoke out in
opposition to the hospital's expansion into the project site. Their primary concerns were traffic, noise,
dust and neighborhood compatibility. Representatives of the hospital also spoke addressing many of
the concerns addressed by the public.
After the public comment was closed, a motion was presented to adopt staff report KZC-15-02 as
findings of fact and recommend that the zoning for the 9.55 acre site be H-1 on the Kalispell Zoning
Map. Board discussion concluded that the zone change to H-1 was appropriate and KZC-15-02 was
approved five in favor and one opposed on roll call vote.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Kalispell City Council approve the resolution
and first reading of the ordinance to change the zoning of the subject property from RA-1 to H-1.
FISCAL EFFECTS: There are no anticipated fiscal impacts at this time.
ALTERNATIVES: Deny the request.
Report compiled: July 14, 2015
ATTACHMENTS: Draft Ordinance for Zone Change
June 9, 2015, Kalispell Planning Board Minutes
Staff Report
Application Materials & Maps
Correspondence
c: Aimee Brunckhorst, Kalispell City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 1758
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 27.02.010, OFFICIAL ZONING MAP, CITY OF
KALISPELL ZONING ORDINANCE, (ORDINANCE NO. 1677), BY ZONING CERTAIN
REAL PROPERTY MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS TRACTS 5ABAA, 5ABA,
5ABB, 5ABD AND 5ABH OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 21 WEST,
P.M.M., FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA, CURRENTLY ZONED CITY RA-1
(RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT), TO CITY H-1 (HEALTHCARE) IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE KALISPELL GROWTH POLICY 2020, AND TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, Kalispell Regional Healthcare (KRH), the owners of the property described above,
petitioned the City of Kalispell that the zoning classification attached to the above
described tract of land, currently zoned City RA-1, Residential Apartment, be zoned
H-1, Healthcare, on approximately 9.55 acres of land; and
WHEREAS, KRH's petition was the subject of a report compiled by the Kalispell Planning
Department, Staff Report #KZC-15-02, in which the Kalispell Planning Department
evaluated the petition and recommended the property as described above be zoned H-
1, Healthcare, pursuant to Kalispell City Code 27.29.020; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City Planning Board held a Public Hearing on the matter on June 9,
2015, and recommended a zoning designation of City H-1, Healthcare, pursuant to
Kalispell City Code 27.29.030; and
WHEREAS, after considering all the evidence submitted on the proposal to zone the property as
described H-1, Healthcare, the City Council finds such zoning to be consistent with
the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020 and adopts, based upon the criterion set forth in
Section 76-3-608, M.C.A., and State, Etc. v. Board of County Commissioners, Etc.
590 P2d 602, the findings of fact of KPD as set forth in Staff Report No. KZC-15-02.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 27.02.010, of the Official Zoning Map of the Kalispell Zoning
Ordinance, (Ordinance No. 1677) is hereby amended by designating the
property as described above as H-1, Healthcare, on approximately 9.55
acres of land.
SECTION 2. The balance of Section 27.02.010, Official Zoning Map, City of Kalispell
Zoning Ordinance not amended hereby shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect from and after 30 days of passage on
second reading by the City Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF KALISPELL, MONTANA, THIS DAY OF 12015.
ATTEST:
Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC
City Clerk
Mark Johnson
Mayor