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06-14-07 Site Review MinutesSITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE SUMMARY Thursday, June 14, 2007 Building Department Conference Room ATTENDING: Sean Conrad, City Planner Mark Crowley, Construction Manager Chad Fincher, Parks Superintendent Charlie Johnson, Construction Manager F. Ray Ruffatto, Deputy Fire Marshal P. J. Sorensen, Zoning Administrator, Chair Kathy Kuhlin, Recording Secretary Guests: Michael Blend; Michael Blend Design; Mark Alsup and Gary Wardell; Sara Arrizoni, Montana Mapping; and James Freyholtz, MDOT. Hear the Public: None. Performance Bond Reminders: Kalispell Center Mall — Engineer estimate, partial release has been request by Public Works to Finance. Cedar Commons — Michael Blend project —just for five feet of curb and warranty/ maintenance bonds for two years on this. OLD BUSINESS: Morrison-Maierle — Fire is okay with this project. Storm pond should be located entirely on their property. 12,000 sq. ft. Need a complete Lighting Plan. Parks is waiting for the approval of the retention pond by Public Works. Parks accepted the rest of their Landscaping Plan. The striped islands at the entrance do not include planters per their most recent submittal. Mark suggested they put in a sidewalk to connect the public road to their building. The original Landscape Plan that showed potentillas on the islands is the one Chad agrees to. They still need a Drainage Plan. The bike path is being taken care of with the SID. The light in the right-of-way will be looked at by Public Works. Conditionally approved with the above conditions. 1050 North Meridian — new dentist office - 4,200 sq. ft. — Michael Blend is the Developer. They just did a boundary line adjustment to orient the lots to Meridian. Susie has approved the drainage, which has been put in. Michael is doing the parking lot. The base is in for the whole project, and a portion of the paving will be done now. This will be a common parking lot. If we go to a 1 to 300 parking ratio this fall, then the amount of parking required would go down. We will approve the parking for the future parking spaces. There will be a two foot setback along the property line. If the three additional parking spaces in the back are necessary at the time of the C of O, they will be put in. Otherwise, the 3 spaces off of Liberty will not be installed. Parks will need a more detailed Landscaping Plan. They will need to supply cut sheets with their Lighting Plan, go through Architectural Review, and complete the five foot sidewalk and five foot boulevard to the end of the property line in the right-of-way. The basement is 1,500 sq. ft. and has one window well. They may need to sprinkler the basement. This is conditionally approved. NEW BUSINESS: None. PLANNING OFFICE ITEMS: Preliminary feedback on a project off of Three Mile Drive. Sara Arrizoni from Montana Mapping — property is located off of Meadow Lane, with access to the north. Quarter Horse Estates are located to the north of this property. The property came in for annexation and zoning of R-3. This 17'/z acres will be subdivided and have 41 lots. They plan to improve Meadow Lane to a 24 foot width and have their other roads made to City standards. Their intersections need to be at right angles. They will need fire hydrants along the road, and loop the water. Once divided, they will need to meet with MDOT to amend their approach. They will have a bike trail. They will need one or two lots for parkland dedication. The Meadows Lane road is presently private, and they would need to dedicate it to the City. The two present homes will be staying, and they meet the setbacks and right-of-way requirements per Sara. There is a 35 mph design speed. The roads should be straightened out. A traffic study will need to be done. They will propose a lift station. There needs to be pedestrian access. Some of the lots may pose design issues for individual property owners when the develop the lots (ie setbacks, etc). Mountain Vista Estates Phase 4 — 19 lots, R-3, single family homes. All lots will be out of the flood plain. There is a loop road to connect to the adjoining properties. This is a stand alone subdivision. Between Lots 12 and 13, they need to put in a pedestrian trail. The common area could be dedicated parkland, but would need to be improved with a nature trail with specific species of trees, birds, etc. Public Works will require a comprehensive lift station. They also need to straighten the end of their road. Willow Creek — 200 foot setback to Ashley Creek. They have put in more single family units instead of apartments, and have taken out about 140 units. They need to get a flood plain permit to make the crossing permanent. The cul-de-sac will need to be extended up to Hwy 2, keep out of the 50 foot setback and shift it to the east. They will have to do a flood plain study before final plat. Ashley Heights — 26 lots, annexation, right-of-way in the middle of the east side of the project. The right-of-way along Sunnyside is only 40 feet wide so we will ask for an additional ten feet on the south side with curb, gutter and sidewalk improvements. They would need to bring the water up and loop it around to Bismark. Parks would prefer cash in lieu. Bike path connection. They will need to come in for a variance regarding the block size. They will also need to do a noise study. Montana Sky Networks — Use Permit — building is on Conway. Next to their building they have a small internet communications tower. They would like a 60 foot lattice -type tower to reach a receptor on Whitefish Mountain (formerly called Big Mountain). They should check with Alert. OTHER REPORTS: Terrace View Estates — Between 5th Avenue EN and 6th Avenue EN — three -lot subdivision. No water main will be allowed until the water issues are resolved. They will need to be aware of where their houses are positioned on the lot for fire access. Lone Pine Trails — Right of way issue would need to go back to the Council. This should have been a 60 foot road. The access to the east was not mentioned in the preliminary plat conditions. Eisinger's — Working with Parks regarding their north/south connector and bike trail. Chad would like to see it connect with Wolford's project because there would be a bridge already there along Highway 93. The bike trail would be along the east side. Mark voiced some concerns. The meeting was adjourned 11:55 a.m. cc: Police City Manager Bldg Fire Planning Parks Comm. Dev. Public Works City Clerk City Airport FCAOA MDOT