12-31-15 Site Development Review Committee MinutesSITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Lower Level Conference Room
201 First Avenue East
ATTENDING:
Jeff Clawson, Building Official Keith Haskins, Senior Civil Engineer
Tom Jentz, Planning & Building Director Jarod Nygren, Senior Planner
Rick Parker, Building Plans Examiner Tom Tabler, Senior Civil Engineer
P.J. Sorensen, Chairman
GUESTS: James Freyholtz (Montana Department of Transportation); Mike Havila (Flathead
County); Mark Johnson (w/Oral Surgery); Fran Quiram (CTA-County); Dave Prunty (Flathead
County); and Mike Pence (Flathead County).
HEAR THE PUBLIC: None.
PERFORMANCE BOND REMINDERS: None.
OLD BUSINESS:
Spring Prairie Phase IV — overall site development plan. Planning did have a discussion with
Blumenstein. There was also a follow-up e-mail. Jentz noted that she is okay with going back to the
original design where you come off the right -ins. She is wanting to confirm that there is nothing in
the ground so as to make these changes with little cost. Discussion was held. This will be on the
agenda for next week.
Kalispell Oral Surgery —180 Timberwolf, new clinic. Sorensen and Johnson met last week on this.
Sorensen gave him a list of concerns but is not sure where our other departments stand with this
project. Johnson addressed two of Sorensen's concerns. He gave him the photo metrics and a
clarification on the pole height on the parking lot lighting is a 20' pole with a 3' base. Johnson
received comments from Fincher and he forwarded those onto the landscape architect. They still need
to apply for a Driveway Permit and an Encroachment Permit. The dirt work contractor is doing the
Stormwater Permit. Parker is still working on this. No other questions for Johnson. This will be on
the agenda for next week.
Immanuel Lutheran — 185 Crestline; Phase 113 expansion. Sorensen stated they received some
revisions. They adjusted the portico because of the setback issue. We had talked with them about
adjusting some of the parking. Haskins noted that Public Works is waiting for their first review to be
resubmitted. This will be on the agenda for next week.
NEW BUSINESS: None.
PLANNING OFFICE ITEMS:
Vista Village — Bruce Wederspill is putting together an environmental assessment. Nygren received
Haskin's letter stating that it will be okay for them to connect to sewer and water. They are going to
try to have it ready for the February Planning Board, so they may be submitting here next week.
Sign Program — Regarding Immanuel Lutheran.
OTHER REPORTS:
Historic Courthouse Street Crossings — Quiram stated this is a preliminary meeting to get some
initial feedback from the City. They met a couple of months ago with Freyholtz and some others
from MDOT to discuss concerns and goals from the County. They are doing significant
improvements with the jail and all the improvements that occurred with the Courthouse. One thing
that Pence is pushing for is pedestrian safety. As part of this new design they are improving all the
plaza area that is in between the Courthouse and the jail. The amount of traffic that is going to those
areas will increase significantly. The goal of the County is to identify and improve ADA access and
make the crossing the main crossings into the internal area. They would like to improve the lights
with rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB) per Freyholtz. Quiram noted that when they create
the ADA ramps on the east and west side on the opposite sides of Hwy. 93, they are actually starting
to impede in the parking area as there is actually not a designated sidewalk that runs very clearly
along the roadway. As part of that, they would have to potentially eliminate a parking spot or have
that become some of the striping area for a van accessible space so that you're benefiting a non -
parking area but it could be a crosswalk as well. They would modify the sidewalks per ADA but then
eliminate a parking space on both the east and west sides. This is City -owned property but County
maintained. MDOT, Public Works, and Parks would be the departments that may have requirements
for these changes. They are doing this as an Addendum to an existing Encroachment Permit.
Discussion was held. Haskins would like to see how the ADA ramps work and connect into the
existing area. Quiram stated they will be releasing a proposal request to their original plans as part of
the jail renovation that they can share with Fincher in Parks and with Public Works.
Redneck Chick Building — A new tenant will be going in that will need to address the parking in
front. They have some plans for how to make that work while maintaining some handicapped
accessibility in the front. They will run that by us before submitting a full set of plans.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
The minutes were transcribed by Kathy Nelson, Recording Secretary.
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