E2. Ord 1792 - Glacier Rail Park PUDPLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
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Doug Russell, City Manager
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Jarod Nygren, Senior Planner
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Ordinance 1792 — Second Reading, Glacier Rail Park PUD
July 17, 2017
BACKGROUND: This is the second reading of Ordinance 1792, an ordinance to create a Planned
Unit Development (PUD) overlay zoning district on 40 acres of property known as Glacier Rail Park.
The PUD will function in concert with the underlying zone to provide standards that are more
appropriate for an industrial rail park. The extent to which the PUD application seeks to address the
limitations includes the following: 1) Timing of building permit issuance; 2) Ability to gate the
private road; 3) List of permitted uses on the property; 4) Allowable fence height; 5) Wayfinding
signage; 6) Paving standards; 7) Landscaping standards; and 8) Standard for private roads serving a
subdivision. The site is located east of Whitefish Stage Road and the Whitefish River and north and
west of East Oregon Street in the old McElroy and Wilkin Gravel Pit site.
The Kalispell City Council, at their meeting on July 3, 2017, approved the first reading of Ordinance
1792 unanimously upon roll call vote.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Kalispell City Council approve the second
reading of Ordinance 1792, an ordinance amending the official zoning map by creating a PUD
overlay zone over certain real property described as Glacier Rail Park, described as Tracts 4, 5BA,
513, 301CA, 30I13, and 30S, located in the north 1/z of Section 8, Township 28 North, Range 21 West,
P.M.,M., Flathead County, Montana, and more particularly described in the attached Exhibit "A".
FISCAL EFFECTS: Approval of the request will allow the development of the rail park, which in
turn will have positive fiscal impact.
ALTERNATIVES: Deny the request.
Report compiled: July 3, 2017
ATTACHMENTS: None
c: Aimee Brunckhorst, Kalispell City Clerk
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Kalispell, MT 59903
ORDINANCE NO. 1792
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 27.02.010, OFFICIAL ZONING MAP, CITY OF
KALISPELL ZONING ORDINANCE, (ORDINANCE NO. 1677), BY CREATING A
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE OVER CERTAIN REAL
PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS THE GLACIER RAIL PARK, LOCATED IN THE NORTH
HALF OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 21 WEST, FLATHEAD
COUNTY, MONTANA, AND FURTHER DESCRIBED ON EXHIBIT "A", IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE KALISPELL GROWTH POLICY 2020, AND TO PROVIDE
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Flathead County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) petitioned the City
of Kalispell that a Planned Unit Development overlay be attached to the current
zoning classification on those 40 acres of land known as the Glacier Rail Park; and
WHEREAS, the property is zoned I-2, Heavy Industrial, and is located east of Whitefish Stage
Road and the Whitefish River and north and west of East Oregon Street; and
WHEREAS, the petition of FCEDA was the subject of a report compiled by the Kalispell
Planning Department, Staff Report 9KPUD-17-02, in which the Kalispell Planning
Department evaluated the petition and recommended that a Planned Unit
Development overlay be attached to the above described tract of land pursuant to
Kalispell City Code 72.21.030(2)(b); and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City Planning Board held a Public Hearing on the matter on June 13,
2017, and recommended that a Planned Unit Development overlay be attached to
approximately 40 acres of land, pursuant to Kalispell City Code 72.21.030(2)(b);
and
WHEREAS, after considering all the evidence submitted on the proposal to attach a Planned
Unit Development overlay to the property, 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. #KPUD-17-02.
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 attaching the
property described above with a Planned Unit Development overlay.
SECTION 2. The Planned Unit Development overlay proposed by FCEDA upon the
real property described above is hereby approved subject to the following
conditions:
The Planned Unit Development for the rail park allows for the following modifications to
the Kalispell Zoning Ordinance:
a. Kalispell Zoning Ordinance Section 27.19.030(1)(b): Allows for both the permitted
and conditionally pennitted uses of the underlying 1-2 zone to be included as
permitted uses within the PUD overlay, excluding telecommunication towers and
cellular communication towers (including radio, TV, internet, phone and cable
providers) which requires a conditional use permit.
b. Kalispell Zoning Ordinance Section 27.17.040(7) and 27.20.040: Allows fence
height in the front setback to eight (8) feet, provided that there be no barbed wire
in the front setback area.
Kalispell Zoning Ordinance Chapter 27.22: The request would allow for the
developer to submit a. wayfinding sign plan (in addition to the individual per lot
signage allocations) to the City Planning Department for its review and approval.
d. Kalispell Zoning Ordinance Section 27.24.030(4): Required paved parking areas
are limited to those areas used for customer and employee parking and access and
a minimum paved driveway at all other accesses for industrial user traffic.
e. Kalispell Zoning Ordinance Section 27.24.030(6): Landscaping for parking areas
is not required.
2. The Planned Unit Development for the rail park allows for the following modifications to
the Kalispell Subdivision Regulations:
a. Kalispell Subdivision Regulations Section 28.2.09 (D): Allows for a building
permit to be issued prior to final plat provided that adequate fire access and water
is available to the satisfaction of the Kalispell Fire Department prior to any
combustibles being on site.
b. Kalispell Subdivision Regulations Section 28.3.13: Allows for the gating of the rail
park access road at the intersection of Whitefish Stage. Final gate design shall be
approved by the Kalispell Fire Department, Kalispell Police Department and
Kalispell Public Works prior to installation.
Kalispell Subdivision Regulations 28.3.14(A)(4): Allows for the 60' rail park access road right -of
way to be private and not have sidewalks on either side.
SECTION 3. 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 4. 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 17TH DAY OF JULY, 2017.
Mark Johnson
Mayor
ATTEST:
Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC
City Clerk
EXHIBIT "A"
A PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING IN TRACTS 2 AND 3 OF C.O.S. No. 19246 AND
TRACTS 4, 5, 6, AND 7 OF C.O.S. No. 18380 IN THE NWl/4 AND NW1/4NE1/4 OF
SECTION 8, T.28N., R.21W., P.M.MONTANA, FLATHEAD COUNTY, CITY OF
KALISPELL; MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT
THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID TRACT 5, THENCE N 8903438" W, 739.10
FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID TRACT 5 TO THE WESTERLY RIGHT-
OF-WAY LINE OF BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD, THENCE S 18025'57" W
188.74 FEET ALONG SAID RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE; THENCE ALONG A
CURVE TO THE RIGHT WITH A RADIUS OF 1382.69 FEET, DELTA ANGLE OF
1057'48" AND ARC LENGTH OF 47.38 FEET ALONG SAID RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-
WAY LINE TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID TRACT 5; THENCE S 89°57'46" W, 64.23
FEET TO THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF EAST OREGON LANE; THENCE
ALONG A NON -TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT WITH RADIAL BEARING OF N
68037'58" W, A RADIUS OF 1322.69 FEET, DELTA ANGLE OF 9°05'44" AND ARC
LENGTH OF 209.98 FEET ALONG SAID ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY; THENCE S
30027'46" E, 306.73 FEET ALONG SAID ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID TRACT 6; THENCE N 89126'03" W, 385.63 FEET
ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID TRACTS 6,7 AND 2 TO THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF SAID TRACT 4; THENCE ALONG THE EAST, SOUTHERLY AND
WEST LINES OF SAID TRACT 4 THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4) COURSES: 1) S
02047'02" W, 486.62 FEET; 2) S 85°41'04" W, 151.07 FEET; 3) N 59°53'06" W, 259.84
FEET; 4) N 00052'08" E, 371.09 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID
TRACT 4; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID TRACTS 2 AND 3 THE
FOLLOWING FOUR (4) COURSES: 1) N 89°40'29" W, 834.59 FEET; 2) S 12°08'30" E,
9.23 FEET; 3) S 89158'50" W, 369.06 FEET; 4) S 88126'07" W, 31.32 FEET TO THE
EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF WHITEFISH STAGE ROAD; THENCE ALONG
SAID ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) COURSES: 1) N
17054'25" W, 389.40 FEET; 2) A CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF
1730.00 FEET; DELTA ANGLE OF 8°16'28" AND ARC LENGTH OF 249.85; 3) N
26010'40" W, 104.95 FEET TO THE WESTERN MOST POINT OF SAID TRACT 2;
THENCE ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID TRACT 2 THE FOLLOWING
ELEVEN (11) COURSES: 1) N 63°31'57" E, 49.58 FEET; 2) N 22°32'14" E, 303.76 FEET;
3) S 59024'34" E, 305.12 FEET; 4) N 63°43'14" E, 367.58 FEET; 5) S 48°03'21" E, 534.06
FEET; 6) S 53001'11" E, 151.01 FEET; 7) S 62130'51" E, 156.96 FEET; 8) S 74'15'35" E,
118.99 FEET; 9) 89°41'52" E, 188.69 FEET; 10) N 67023'07" E, 323.43 FEET; 11) N
75052'58" E, 144.95 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT 5; THENCE N
00008'21" W, 56.40 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID TRACT 5 TO THE SAID
POINT OF BEGINNING. THE TRACT CONTAINS 40.69 ACRES, MORE OR LESS,
AND IS SUBJECT TO ALL EXISTING EASEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS OF
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