10-25-18 Site Development Review Committee MinutesSITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Lower Level Conference Room
201 First Avenue East
ATTENDING:
Dave Dedman, Fire Chief
Patrick Jentz, Engineer II
Wade Rademacher, Police Captain
P.J. Sorensen, Chairman
GUESTS: Michael Bestwick (Jackola Engineering)
HEAR THE PUBLIC: None.
PERFORMANCE BOND REMINDERS: None.
OLD BUSINESS:
Keith Haskins, City Engineer
Jarod Nygren, Senior Planner
Tom Tabler, Senior Civil Engineer
Kathy Nelson, Recording Secretary
Universal Mechanical — HVAC - 707 W Center St; remodel/Change of Use. If nothing is submitted
by the end of the month, Sorensen will contact them. This will be on the agenda for next week.
Northwest Drywall —1109 E Oregon St; new warehouse in the Rail Park at the south end. They are
planning on shifting the building to the south. They will eventually be acquiring the property to the
south. Their final plat is about 6-8 weeks away. No updated plans have been submitted yet. This
will be on the agenda for next week.
Flathead Special Ed Co-op — 21 Meridian Ct; new school building. They will need to talk with our
City Manager to try to get on the Council Agenda for any special considerations. This will be on the
agenda for next week.
Maw — 25 Appleway on the south side; apartments. Two 4-plexes. Public Works sent out some
comments. It's potentially acceptable but there are some real sticking points as far as liability
waivers. We have not heard back from them yet. Haskins stated they would need a few deviations
in order to make their current configuration work, which would also require buy -in from the adjacent
property owners. Sorensen asked if Public Works is looking for some kind of indemnification
agreement from them and then waivers of liability on the two adjoining properties. Haskins replied
that our standards require a 50-foot off -set to building foundations, and with their pond location it is
closer to current building foundations. They would need to have buy -in from the existing property
owner and the other one that's not built out for that, that they are okay with the pond location.
Sorensen noted that once we get passed that, they haven't done anything for their recreational
amenities. Until we see what this end result is, we don't know. If they drop down to just one
building, then they don't have that requirement. So it depends on what happens with their drainage.
Haskins mentioned they could make it work if they did underground detention because their offsets
are a lot narrower for underground detention. So that's another option. This will be on the agenda
for next week.
World Gym — 555 East Swift Creek Way (no longer Diamond Peak); new athletic club. They want
to reallocate the storm sewer detention that was associated with the block to the west for this site.
We are working through how they can do that. They would need to put a deed restriction on the
other lot so that a buyer knows that there is no storm facility associated with it. They would either
have to do on -site or wait until there is something in place. The plan shows the parking area extends
into the 50-foot access easement. The updated plans will address this. They barely make their
landscape requirement. Parker is still waiting for mechanical, plumbing, and fire plans. This will be
on the agenda for next week.
Sunrift Brewery — 55 — 1st Ave WN; Phase 2 — convert existing building to a restaurant. No civil
drawings have been submitted. Tabler noted he sent an e-mail two weeks ago to Mark Johnson
about needing civil drawings. Jackola is also listed on the current plans. Haskins stated we will
need to know how they are going to do their ROW improvements and stormwater. Sorensen
mentioned there are two different Performance Bonds; one for on -site and one for the ROW
improvements expiring in 2020. The ROW may be abandoned in the future. Haskins and Tabler
agreed that Phase 2 was supposed to finish out what was required to be done in Phase 1, and they
should at least design it. Nygren stated First Avenue West may be extended into the mall as part of
the TIGR Grant. This will be on the agenda for next week.
NEW BUSINESS: None.
PLANNING OFFICE ITEMS:
Downtown Urban Renewal Plan — City Council had a Work Session on this on October 22nd. This
was approved and they are moving forward to eventually create a TIF district. This area would go
from 1 St Street to the couplet, and 3rd Avenue West and East down to the couplet. There will be a
Public Hearing in the beginning of November.
OTHER REPORTS:
1315 Highway 2 West — old Hair Tech Design building. Preliminary review of proposed coffee
shop with drive-thru and also a possible dental office. Bestwick presented proposed plans. They
will need to go through ARC if they add onto the existing building. They will need to check to see if
there is a joint parking agreement in place. The City will need parking counts. They would like to
do some landscaping, which will be discussed in ARC. Bestwick stated they would ultimately like to
have two buildings at this location. Haskins verified the sanitary sewer lines. A sidewalk extension
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would be required along the highway. Storm will also need to be addressed. They will need separate
services for each of their buildings. They may also need some easements to obtain water service.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:40 a.m.
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