06-13-17 - Regular MeetingKALISPELL CITY PLANNING BOARD & ZONING COMMISSION
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
June 13, 2017
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL
The regular meeting of the Kalispell City Planning Board and
CALL
Zoning Commission was called to order at 6:00 p.m. Board
members present were: Chad Graham, Steve Lorch, George
Giavasis and Doug Kauffman. Ronalee Skees, Rory Young and
Christopher Yerekes were absent. Tom Jentz, Jarod Nygren and PJ
Sorensen represented the Kalispell Planning Department.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Lorch moved and Kauffman seconded a motion to approve the
minutes of the May 9, 2017 meeting of the Kalispell City Planning
Board and Zoning Commission.
VOTE BY ACCLAMATION
The motion passed unanimously on a vote of acclamation.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
GLACIER RAIL PARK
Flathead County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) has
submitted a Planned Unit Development (PUD) application for
their 40-acre property known as the Glacier Rail Park. The PUD
application seeks to address a number of zoning and subdivision
regulations that have not anticipated the development of an
industrial rail park.
STAFF REPORT
Jarod Nygren, representing the Kalispell Planning Department
reviewed Staff Report 4KPUD- 17-02.
Nygren reviewed the staff report for the planning board focusing
on key standards of the PUD such as paving, landscaping, signage,
fence heights and gate access to and from the site. Reviewed
modifications to the existing zoning ordinance and subdivision
regulations.
Staff recommends that the Kalispell City Planning Board and
Zoning Commission adopt staff report KPUD- 17-02 as findings of
fact and recommend to the Kalispell City Council the PUD overlay
zoning district for Glacier Rail Park be approved subject to the
conditions listed in the staffreport.
BOARD, DISCUSSION
Giavasis inquired about the elimination of the landscaping. Nygren
advised that it is not practical in a heavy industrial area, would be
hard to maintain due to heavy truck traffic that will regularly pull
into the boulevard.
Lorch asked why the right of way will be private rather than
public. Nygren advised that Public Works requested this condition
because of long term maintenance to this right of way. Lorch went
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on to ask about the effect on the residences and the residential
streets surrounding the rail park. Nygren advised that there will be
improvements made with curbs, gutters and sidewalks for safety
within the public right-of-way. Also there will be additional traffic
studies done as additional developments happen in the rail park,
which may require additional mitigation measures, Jentz pointed
out that the Preliminary Plat was approved for this subdivision
about 3 years ago, Standards were reviewed at that time and the
original access road was declared to be a private road. Jentz
reminded the board that this subdivision is not like the normal
subdivisions they are used to dealing with. This will be heavy
industrial so they won't see all the landscaping, sidewalks, etc. We
do not want to encourage the public to use this area for walks, bike
rides, etc.
Lorch asked for clarification on what roads will be private and
which will be public. Nygren advised that there will be some
sharing of the roads between residential traffic and trucks coming
in and out of the rail park on the east end of the property.
Kauffman asked about the dust abatement and who will be
regulating that. Jentz replied that the county has a policy but the
city has adopted its own terms of regulations that was based on the
county wide study because Flathead County was a non -attainment
area. Therefore the city will be regulating the dust abatement.
PUBLIC HEARING Jerry Meerkats — CEO for Flathead County Economic
Development — 44 2 nd Ave W,, Kalispell, MT — agrees with PUD
proposal. Reviewed with the board the possibility of the Cenex
Fuel Station being moved and making it a card controlled fueling
station right at the entrance to the park. Went on to explain that
Northwest Drywall is aware of the changes being made to their
current entrances.
Tom Rygg — PO Box 429, Kalispell, MT 59903 — expressed his
concern with the 140ft communication tower that was discussed at
the work session on May 9t", He feels that a communication tower
should not be a permitted use but rather a conditionally permitted
use so that the public can be involved in the decision of adding a
tower later on.
MOTION — ORIGINAL Kauffman moved and Lorch seconded a motion that the Kalispell
City Planning Board and Zoning Commission adopt staff report
#KPUD,-17-02 as findings of fact and recommend to, the Kalispell
City Council that the Planned Unit Development be approved
Subject to the conditions listed in the staff report.
BOARD DISCUSSION I None.
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MOTION — AMEND
Graham moved and Kauffman seconded a motion to arnend Staff
CONDITION IA
Report 4KPUD- 17-02 to amend condition La to be re -worded from
its original text to read - Kalispell City Zoning Ordinance section
27.19.030(l)(b) allows fore both the permitted and conditionally
permitted 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 prooviders) which
requires a conditional use permit.
BOARD DISCUSSION
Graham advised he feels when a cell tower reaches, a certain height
that the public should be involved in the decision making process.
ROLL CALL — AMEND
The motion, as amended, passed unanimously on a roll call vote.
CONDITION 1A
ROLL CALL — ORIGINAL
The motion passed unanimously on a roll call vote.
MOTION
OLD BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
Nygren reviewed items on (lie July I I"' Planning Board agenda,
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was a4journed at approximately 7:01 pm.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Kalispell Planning Board will be held on
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. and located in the Kalispell
City Council Chambers, 201 1 "Ave East.
Cha'd,-Gra arn
President
APPROVED as submitted/amended:
Khri Hernandez
Recording Secretary
Kalispell City Planning Board
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