11-21-18 Site Development Review Committee MinutesSITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Lower Level Conference Room
201 First Avenue East
ATTENDING:
Jeff Clawson, Building Official Jarod Nygren, Senior Planner
Rick Parker, Building Plans Examiner Tom Tabler, Senior Civil Engineer
P.J. Sorensen, Chairman Kathy Nelson, Recording Secretary
GUEST: Toby McIntosh, Jackola Engineering
HEAR THE PUBLIC: None.
PERFORMANCE BOND REMINDERS: None.
OLD BUSINESS:
Universal Mechanical — HVAC - 707 W Center St; Remodel/Change of Use. Sorensen spoke with
them. They plan on moving out of the building to a shop at their house that they will be using. This
project will be pulled off the agenda but is subject to change.
Northwest Drywall — 1109 E Oregon St; new warehouse in the Rail Park at the south end. Public
Works is waiting on plans for this. This will be on the agenda for next week.
Flathead Special Ed Co-op — 21 Meridian Ct; new school building. They have decided not to do
this project. This project will be pulled off the agenda.
Maw — 25 Appleway on the south side; apartments. Two 4-plexes. Tabler stated Public Works
received another submittal and it is under review. Nygren stated that P. Jentz is going to reach out to
the engineer for the project to the east to see if they could work together on storm and/or parkland.
They need to address the recreational amenities. Their garbage area also needs to be resolved. This
will be on the agenda for next week.
World Gym — 555 East Swift Creek Way (no longer Diamond Peak); new athletic club. Public
Works has approved this but personnel from the WWTP are still working through their pre-
treatment. Parker is still waiting for plans for mechanical, plumbing, electrical and structural to be
submitted. They do plan to use the temporary pond for this project and will need another solution for
the property to the west. If anything gets built on the west, then they would have to either (1) have
the regional pond completed or (2) do on -site treatment. Sorensen noted that Fincher was going to
check on some of the landscaping. This will be on the agenda for next week.
Sunrift Brewery — 55 —1" Ave WN; Phase 2 — convert existing building to a restaurant. Parker sent
out comments last week. Nothing new has been submitted. This will be on the agenda for next
week.
NEW BUSINESS: None.
PLANNING OFFICE ITEMS:
Cottage Gardens — An application for a 39-lot subdivision on Three Mile Drive, south of Mountain
Vista Phase IV. This is for a Preliminary Plat and a zone change for the north half. This will be on
the December Planning Board. Referrals have been sent out, and any comments you have should go
to Nygren.
OTHER REPORTS:
Glacier Bank — Commons Way; preliminary discussion regarding parking lot expansion/ATM to
east of building. McIntosh is present on behalf of this project. They are doing a remodel/renovation
inside the building. They are planning to add stalls and reconfigure the existing parking area. They
will be relocating the ADA spaces to be more in compliance with ADA requirements. Solid Waste
location and screening need to be decided. The enclosure is limited to 4 feet in height. The ATM
lane will be reversed to go from north to south to provide plenty of space for turning in and better
visibility. It will also provide plenty of stacking. The entrance and the angles will be softened.
Between the parking and the ATM drive aisle, they will create stormwater infiltration and deal with
it onsite. They will need signage at the mid -block crossing that needs to be put back in the drawing
to provide access to the trail.
Kalispell Downtown Association —Nygren met with the KDA. They want to do a project for bike
racks. They would like the mounts to be universal so they can be moved around. They are looking
at Main Street, 1 St Avenues East and West, and/or the side streets between 1 St and Main. They would
like this to be a "competition" where groups can design and build them. They would be two-
dimensional designs. The groups would be like FVCC Art Dept., the high schools, or businesses.
They are asking for our guidelines as to what they can do, where these can be located, how far off the
curb, etc. Perhaps next to no parking areas. Clawson noted the racks will need to be parallel with
the walking direction of the sidewalk to avoid accessibility issues. The competition would be based
on creativity. Public Works would require a permit. Tabler looked at some in Missoula last
weekend. He asked if Nygren could look at how the bike racks might affect the encroachment code.
Nygren will meet with S . Turner to discuss this.
The meeting was adjourned at 10 :40 a.m.
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