Resolution 5846C - Reject GP Amendment - Downtown PlanNOT ACTED ON—12/04/17
RESOLUTION NO. 5846C
A RESOLUTION REJECTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE KALISPELL GROWTH
POLICY — PLAN IT 2035 PROPOSED AS THE "DOWNTOWN PLAN".
WHEREAS, pursuant to MCA 76-1-601 the Kalispell Growth Policy 2020 was originally adopted
by the Kalispell City Council on February 18, 2003; and
WHEREAS, on July 3, 2017, the Kalispell City Council passed Resolution No. 5821 amending its
growth policy with the Plan It 2035 Amendment determining that such amendment
was in the best interest of the City of Kalispell and the residents of the jurisdictional
area of the Kalispell Growth Policy; and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell Growth Policy --Plan It 2035 calls for development of a Downtown Plan
as a key project to have a tangible positive impact on the citizens of Kalispell; and
WHEREAS, a Downtown Plan was developed and proposed as the result of significant public
outreach by Kalispell City Planning staff and response from the Kalispell residents and
stakeholders; and
WHEREAS, on August 8, 2017, the Kalispell City Planning Board held a public hearing on the
proposed Downtown Plan and, after due and proper notice, received written and oral
public comment after which it evaluated the proposal based upon the goals and
objectives of the Growth Policy, the purpose of zoning and current circumstances in
the planning jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, after due consideration of the proposed amendment, the Kalispell City Planning Board
adopted Resolution 4KGPA-17-02 as the findings of fact and recommended approval
of the proposed Growth Policy amendment known as the Downtown Plan; and
WHEREAS, on October 16, 2017 the Kalispell City Council considered it advisable that they
deliberate on the recommended Downtown Plan and adopted a Resolution of
Intention to Adopt, Revise, or Reject said Downtown Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing pursuant to notice under § 7-1-4128 MCA, on
November 6, 2017 and received approximately 50 written and oral public comments
on said Downtown Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell finds that it is not in the best interest of the
City to amend the Kalispell Growth Policy — Plan It 2035, as recommended by the
Kalispell City Planning Board, said proposed amendment consisting of incorporating
the Downtown Plan into the Growth Policy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Section 76-1-604, MCA, the City Council of the City of
Kalispell hereby rejects the amendment that was the subject of the Kalispell
Planning Department report 4KGPA-17-02 and recommended by the City
Planning Board to the Kalispell Growth Policy — Plan It 2035.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS DAY OF , 2017.
ATTEST:
Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC
City Clerk
Mark Johnson
Mayor