10-31-19 Site Development Review Committee MinutesSITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Lower Level Conference Room
201 First Avenue East
ATTENDING:
Dave Dedman, Fire Chief
Chad Fincher, Parks & Rec. 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);
HEAR THE PUBLIC: None.
PERFORMANCE BOND REMINDERS:
Sherman Building (Old Ivy Building) —Sorensen stated they said they have completed all of their
site work with the exception of the curb and the boulevard extension. They also said the sidewalk
has been completed. Fincher stated the landscape has been completed except for the strip to the
alley, which is about 10-15 feet. We will go ahead and do our C of O with a notation about the
required bond. We will also put together the Performance Improvement Agreement and have them
post a check. We will discuss the cost estimate after this meeting.
OLD BUSINESS:
Frontier Village Apartments — Treeline — Tabler noted that Public Works has approved this. They
do not have DEQ approval yet for water and sanitary sewer. Fincher commented to them on the
recreational amenity and for them to provide us with their value. They still need to do Final Plat on
this. This will be on the agenda for next week.
The Crossings —Two Mile Drive; new apartment complex. Tabler stated their second submittal
came in this week and Public Works is reviewing it. Fincher is still waiting for another submittal.
Sorensen noted they have submitted their application to FEMA for their Letter of Map Revision
(LOMR). This will be on the agenda for next week.
Flathead Industries — 40 E Idaho; drive-through/drop-off addition. This is near the intersection of
First Avenue EN and W Montana. Tabler stated that the items he listed in his comment letter have
been added to their newest plan except for the grades and having an engineer sign off on it, which
have not been completed. This will be a spring or summer project. No Landscape Plan has been
submitted. Fincher stated that adding a legend on the plan would be sufficient. This will be on the
agenda for next week.
CHS — 700 Rail Park; new fueling station. Tabler is waiting for them to submit a plan for the
oil/water separator and revise the stormwater plan for the Rail Park to reflect those installations and
provide a site plan for the rest of the utilities. Sorensen noted that they have not submitted yet for
their C of O. This will be on the agenda next week.
4th and Zuri — 55 4th Ave WN; remodel existing building to multi -use. This is an old thrift store
behind the Center Mall. Sorensen has comments out about them shifting some parking over five
feet. We will have to do a zoning determination which is something we record that says that this
property cannot be sold separately from the other property unless they take care of their zoning
issues, which would be figuring out some way to get more parking spaces on the one property.
Fincher needs to pull the trail map out to make sure it works in that transition area. Tabler stated
Public Works has comments that will probably go out today. We did not get their checklists or our
stormwater calculations with this submittal, which we will request with our other comments. This
will be on the agenda next week.
Universal Mechanical — 707 W Center; convert to HVAC (site work). This is approved by Public
Works. Fincher has comments out and is waiting for a Landscaping Plan. Sorensen sent them a
comment saying that it is not just required parking spaces but any parking spaces they provide are
supposed to be paved. We won't push the issue regarding their storage parking behind the fence.
This will be on the agenda next week.
NEW BUSINESS: None.
PLANNING OFFICE ITEMS: November Meeting
Kalispell North Town Center — Nygren has received the committee's comments back for this
subdivision.
OTHER REPORTS:
CHS Country Store — has a buy/sell from James Williamson. Nygren met with them yesterday
about their plans for this lot. The parking that backs into the street will need to be changed. They
will be removing the fuel islands and the fuel tanks. Alpine Lighting will be going in here. There
will also be a physical therapy office going in in the front where the convenience store was, and have
office area in the back. They do not know what will be on the second floor yet. Sorensen stated
there could be a one-way driving aisle and 90-degree or angled parking spaces, and maybe even two-
way. There will also be a coffee kiosk located in here.
The meeting was adj ourned at 10 :15 a.m.
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