I07. Ord 1780 - Glacier Town Center PUD ExtPlanning Department
201 1st Avenue East
Kalispell, MT 59901
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PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
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REPORT TO: Doug Russell, City Manager
FROM: Jarod Nygren, Senior Planner
SUBJECT: Glacier Town Center PUD — Request for Planned Unit Development, (PUD)
Extension
MEETING DATE: November 7, 2016
BACKGROUND: This is a request by Stillwater Corporation to extend the PUD approval of the Glacier
Town Center PUD for one year. Glacier Town Center received PUD approval in February 2008, along with
annexation of the property and Phase 1 of the Glacier Town Center preliminary plat. The preliminary plat
associated with the development has lapsed, but the PUD zoning overlay remains in affect due to an
extension given by council last November. The applicant is reevaluating the phasing plan and product types,
in light of current market conditions. The applicant has indicated their intention to eventually develop the
property and would like to maintain the PUD zoning overlay for a subsequent preliminary plat proposal.
Section 27.19.020(10)(b) of the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance, requires that the developer request an
extension of the PUD, on a yearly basis after expiration of the underlying preliminary plat. If the one year
extension is granted, the PUD and associated conditions will remain in effect. The code states that the
council may grant one or more such extensions. If the request is not granted, the property will revert to a
PUD placeholder zoning.
Glacier Town Center PUD zoning overlay includes the four zoning designations of R-3 (single-family
residential), R-4 (two-family residential), B-1 (neighborhood business), and B-2 (general business). The
PUD proposes to ultimately develop 282 single-family residential lots, 150 townhouse lots, 200
apartment/condominium units, approximately 1.8 million square feet of commercial/office space, and 72.3
acres of parks and open space.
Glacier Town Center PUD encompasses 485.5 acres and extends from Highway 93 North to Whitefish
Stage Road. The property is generally bounded by Glacier Memorial Gardens cemetery, the Stillwater
River, West Reserve Drive, and Applied Materials along its southern boundary; Whitefish Stage Road on
its eastern boundary; and a combination of privately -owned, incorporated and unincorporated land along
its northern boundary.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the first reading of the
ordinance and grant a one-year extension to the Glacier Town Center PUD.
FISCAL EFFECTS: Minor positive impacts until the actual PUD begins, then significant positive
impacts.
ALTERNATIVES: Deny the request.
Report compiled: October 20, 2016
Attachments: Ordinance No. 1780
Letter of request from Stillwater Corporation
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c: Aimee Brunckhorst, Kalispell City Clerk
Stillwater Corporation, P.O. Box 7338, Kalispell, MT 59904
Return to:
Kalispell City Clerk
PO Box 1997
Kalispell, MT 59903
ORDINANCE NO.1780
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND ADOPTING AN EXTENSION TO THE AMENDMENT
TO THE GLACIER TOWN CENTER PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell approved the Glacier Town Center Planned Unit
Development Agreement on February 4, 2008; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell approved a one-year extension to the Planned
Unit Development on November 3, 2014 and an additional one-year extension on
December 7, 2015; and
WHEREAS, property owner Stillwater Corporation now desires an additional one-year extension to
the Planned Unit Development due to economic conditions; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City of Kalispell that the Glacier Town Center Planned
Unit Development Agreement be amended as set forth below.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KALISPELL,
MONTANA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the Glacier Town Center Planned Unit Development shall be extended for a
period of one year until February, 2018.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect from and after 30 days of its passage 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 NOVEMBER, 2016.
ATTEST:
Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC
City Clerk
Mark Johnson
Mayor
STILLWATER CORPORATION RECEIVED
BOX 7338
KALISPELL, MT 59904 FP 14 201
KALISPELL PLANNING DEPARTMENT
September 13, 2016
Mr. Thomas Jentz, Director
City of Kalispell
Planning Department
201 1st Avenue East
Kalispell, MT 59901
Re: Glacier Town Center PUD Zoning Overlay
Dear Tom,
I am writing to request an extension of the Glacier Town Center PUD Zoning Overlay.
It is our intention to eventually develop the property. Although the Preliminary Plat
Phase I is set to expire, we intend to file a new Preliminary Plat once our planning is
complete. We are reevaluating the phasing and product types in the original plan based
on current market conditions. Although our planning and market studies are not
complete at this time, we continue to feel that the existing PUD Zoning Overlay remains
appropriate for the project.
Please consider our request for an extension and let me know if you need additional
information.
Sincerely, J
Roger L. Claridge, President