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11-09-17 Site Development Review Committee MinutesSITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE SUMMARY Thursday, November 9, 2017 Lower Level Conference Room 201 First Avenue East ATTENDING: Jeff Clawson, Building Official Chad Fincher, Parks & Rec. Director Patrick Jentz, Engineer I Tom Jentz, Planning & Building Director Jarod Nygren, Senior Planner Tom Tabler, Senior Civil Engineer P.J. Sorensen, Chairman Kathy Nelson, Recording Secretary GUESTS: James Freyholtz (Montana Department of Transportation); and Gaylon Owens, Developer of Owl View Landing HEAR THE PUBLIC: None. PERFORMANCE BOND REMINDERS: Forest Service Bond — They did the project with the storage building. They did some site work, drainage work, and landscaping. They would like to have their bond released. There was also a bond for the extension of the road. Tabler will check on this. Certificates of Occupancy Bonds — We need to designate for Deb Deist what the bond is for, what the completion dates are, and some of the contact information. Building has a form that they use. They took a Subdivision Improvement form and modified it. Kalispell Ford - They will be posting a $50,000 bond for landscaping. T. Jentz noted they are expecting a C of O on Tuesday and will be moving a fleet in. They were going to provide a 1.6 million dollar bond that was never received. (Crowley checked on this today and Deist did receive this bond.) The original bond was for the entire site. They did a rider for two million dollars for the Ford improvements that were needed for that plat. They were talking about a $50,000 bond for just the on -site improvements separate from the subdivision. That may need to get bumped up some. MDT did a separate permit just for Ford. OLD BUSINESS: RDO Phase 2 (Phase 1 was only interior work) — Public Works is waiting for a resubmittal from their engineer. Freyholtz stated that MDT will be having a meeting in December with all the cities, director, and counties to discuss the policies for the cities regarding the sidewalks. They may have a blanket agreement with the cities. We may consider including a condition on the sidewalk for this project if it is not resolved by the time the permit is ready to issue. This will be on the agenda for next week. Great Northern Dental — 85 Village Loop; new office. Tabler stated we have received their geo- tech report. It does show some requirements where the building should be placed. The property owner will schedule a meeting with Public Works to discuss the report. This will be on the agenda for next week. Casa Mexico — 1600 Hwy 93 S; addition to existing restaurant. They have sent in some updates. They are showing 18 ft. deep parking spaces that should be 20 ft. deep. Conditional approval from Public Works went out on the engineering aspect of it, but we can't sign off on it until we have some type of conclusion to the grease interceptor. Fincher still needs to review their landscaping. This will be on the agenda for next week. Owl View Landing — Sawyer Lane; new multi -family condos (8-plexes). Fincher stated the drainage area with rock will be changed out to a fibrous mulch with plantings on top of it. Sorensen stated that under zoning, there is supposed to be a ten -foot setback from the property line. On this project, the sidewalk is the property line. There is a process they can go through with an administrative adjustment to get up to a 3-foot encroachment. They could have a 2-3 foot hedge across the front that would provide the additional screening. Fincher is waiting for their Landscape Plan to come back. There is about 4,000 sq. ft. that originally was going to have a clubhouse on it. They decided to put that in a later phase that would be more centrally located. We need 20,000 sq. ft. or the value of that for a recreation area. They talked about a temporary field area to do the clubhouse in the next phase. Fincher would prefer irrigation and playground equipment. Drainage and the recreation amenity would be tied back to the property across the street through their CC&Rs. Fincher send comments to WGM. The location of the handicapped spaces need to be provided closer to the buildings. This will be on the agenda for next week. Spring Prairie 4 (Shops 2) — 2244 Hwy 93 N; new tenant space. Their Landscape Plan does not match their civils. The drive-thru would take out all the landscaping against the buildings. This would necessitate additional landscaping, berming, and buffering. Sorensen stated it's important for the committee to put their concerns in writing to Blumenstein now about the proposed future drive- thru. Public Works sent their comments that were minor other than the sidewalk on the north property line. Tabler noted that they were planning on putting in a grease interceptor in that area, too. This will be on the agenda for next week. REI — this will be going in between Hobby Lobby and Home Goods. We asked for a site plan that shows more around the building. There is minimal landscaping. They have a pedestrian ramp that ties in with the sidewalk that goes down the parking median, with a proposed second one north of that. If there are crossings, then they will need to have colored concrete per the PUD. Tabler needs more time to review this further. This will be on the agenda next week. NEW BUSINESS: None. PLANNING OFFICE ITEMS: November Agenda 2 Downtown Plan — Monday night was the Public Hearing for the Downtown Plan. Overall, most attendees were supportive. There was some concern about the traffic and how that would work. This will move forward to the Council on the 20''. Southside Estates — annexation of 10 acres to the east at the November 14'' meeting. They are proposing residential apartment zoning, RA-1, and then the western portion would be R-4, which is the same zoning in that area. Developer - Nygren stated they met with Nick Coussoulis. He bought and annexed the 55 acres on the west side of Rose Crossing, adjacent to the river. He is looking at buying the multi -family lot along the Armory, 17 acres, at Kalispell North Town Center from Jeff. That may change how the Final Plat comes together. Begg Property/Spokane Development Team — Their application should be coming in today for 300 multi -family apartments off of Two Mile Drive. They will be coming in for a CUP, zoning, and annexation for the December meeting. Three Mile Drive and Rockwood - everything to the northwest, there is 100 acres along Three Mile and then following Farm to Market to the stream. They are looking to annex into the City and develop single-family and multi -family housing, with a possible B-1 business area. Water and sewer would come in from Mountain Vista. We should be receiving their pre -application in December. OTHER REPORTS: Finnegan's — This has been closed since the fire. 413's will be remodeling and reopening here. The brick sign in front will need to be taken out. Wind Walker Subdivision - on Four Mile Drive — Mike Fraser would like to start building here next September. They have 220 acres and plan to build multi -family units. The Westside Interceptor will be going right through his project. He plans to start in the NE corner with septic systems but will put in the sanitary sewer and stub out services, depending on the timing. Hwy 93 N at Conway & Sunnyview — Freyholtz asked if they still need the crosswalk across Highway 93. Are they used? Discussion was held. The group was leaning toward keeping it. Permit Protocol — Sorensen noted that there was a meeting yesterday with Erika Hess, Planning, and Public Works regarding Permit Protocol. All permits and sign -offs will eventually be going through City Works. This should be up and running in December. The meeting was adjourned at 10:58 a.m. cc: Police City Manager Fairgrounds MDOT Bldg. Fire City Clerk City Airport Planning Parks Comm. Dev. Public Works 3