Resolution 4853 - Preliminary Plat - Spring Prairie CenterRESOLUTION NO.4853
A RESOLUTION CONDITIONALLY APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF
SPRING PRAIRIE CENTER, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS LYING IN THE
E2 OF THE NE4 OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 29 NORTH, RANGE 22 WEST, P.M.M.,
FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA.
WHEREAS, the Department of Natural Resources, owner, and Goldberg Properties, Inc.,
developer, of the certain real property described above have petitioned for approval
of the Subdivision Plat of said property, and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on
November 12, 2003, on the proposal and reviewed Subdivision Report 9KPP-03-14
issued by the Tri-City Planning Office, and
WHEREAS, the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning Commission has recommended
approval of the Preliminary Plat of Spring Prairie Center, subject to certain
conditions and recommendations, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kalispell at its regular Council Meeting of December
1, 2003, reviewed the Tri-City Planning Office Report #KPP-03-14, reviewed the
recommendations of the Kalispell City Planning Board and Zoning Commission, and
found from the Preliminary Plat, and evidence, that the subdivision is in the public
interest.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KALISPELL, MONTANA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION L That the Findings of Fact contained in Tri-City Planning Office Report
#KPP-03-14 are hereby adopted as the Findings of Fact of the City Council.
SECTION II. That the application of the DNRC and Goldberg Properties, Inc. for approval
of the Preliminary Plat of Spring Prairie Center, Kalispell, Flathead County,
Montana is hereby approved subject to the following conditions:
That the development of this site will be in compliance with the adopted Spring Prairie PUD
and PUD agreement adopted in December 2001 as amended. (Spring Prairie PUD).
2. That the development of the site will be in substantial conformance with the approved
preliminary plat documents entitled Spring Prairie Center and associated submittal drawings
which shall govern the general location of the lots, easements, roadways freestanding
signage, landscaping and pedestrian access facilities except as modified by the conditions
listed herein. Those documents are listed below. (Kalispell Sub. Regs. Appendix C -- Final
Plat I(A) Contents of final plat.)
• Spring Prairie Center Site plan dated 10/16/03
• Spring Prairie Center Preliminary Plat Document A-1 dated 10/6/03
• Spring Prairie Center Site Drainage Concepts DP dated 9/30/03
• Spring Prairie Proposed Infrastructure Section 36, T29N, R22W as approved by DNRC
• Spring Prairie Center Phasing Schedule dated 10/16/03
• Spring Prairie Center Phase One Utility and Road Infrastructure dated 9/30/03
3. That the public streets serving the subdivision shall be constructed in accordance with the
adopted Design and Construction Standards for the City of Kalispell for local streets.
(Kalispell Sub. Regs. Section 3.01 & 3.09A).
4. The road within the subdivision shall be named and signed in accordance with the policies of
the Kalispell Public Works Department and the Uniform Traffic Control Devices Manual and
be subject to review and approval of the Kalispell Fire Department. (Kalispell Sub Regs.
Sections 3.09 K(7) & M).
5. A storm water drainage plan which has been designed by an engineer licensed in the State of
Montana shall be prepared which complies with the City's Design and Construction
Standards and said plan shall be reviewed and approved by the Kalispell Public Works
Department. (Kalispell Sub. Regs. Section 3.12 A).
6. That a letter be obtained from the Kalispell Public Works Department approving the plans
and specifications for water, sewer and drainage facilities for the subdivision. (Kalispell Sub.
Regs. Section 3.12 — 3.15).
7. A letter from an engineer licensed in the State of Montana certifying that the improvements
have been installed according to the required specifications shall be submitted at the time of
final plat approval along with a letter from the Kalispell Public Works Department stating
that the required improvements have been inspected and comply with the City standards.
(Kalispell Sub Regs. Sections 3.09, 3.I 1 — 3.15).
The two major cast -west roads (one on the north and the other on the south) exiting out onto
proposed traffic lights will be dedicated to the City. All remaining roads will be private in
terms of ownership and maintenance. (Site Review Committee).
9. The two city streets extending east -west form the proposed traffic signals should be designed
to minimum Collector Road Standards. (Kalispell Subdivision regulations Sec. 3.09, Table
1),
10. The southerly east -west City street which forms the southerly boundary to the subdivision
shall be accessible and available to provide coordinated access to the lands to the south
including the DNRC State Office Complex and the Kalispell Kid's Sports site.
11. The applicants engineer shall certify to the City that it has received access approach permits
from. MDT and that all conditions of each access permit, including required traffic studies
and required improvements have been achieved and or installed to the satisfaction of MDT.
(Per request of Steve Herzog, Maintenance Supervisor, MDT Kalispell Office).
12. Pedestrian access shall be provided as shown on the Spring Prairie Center "Site Plan" dated
10/16/03. In addition to and for clarification the following shall apply:
a. A pedestrian bike trail (typically a minimum of 10 feet wide) shall be constructed
along the entire US Highway 93 frontage with each phase. The bike path shall be
integrally designed into the landscape plan required between the curb line of US 93
and the 20 foot required landscape buffer required by the PUD.
b. All sidewalks extending westerly from the three main access roads shall integrate
into and connect with the Highway 93 bike path.
C. In lieu of a sidewalk, a bike trail should be constructed along the south side of the
southerly major east -west access road which forms the southern boundary of phase 2
of the subdivision.
d. In addition, one east -west sidewalk corridor per major tenant parking lot are shown
and will be required to extend through the main tenant parking lots in Phases I and 2.
The sidewalk should be coordinated with the main entrance of the major tenant
store.
e. North -south sidewalks will be required along two north -south corridors provided in
this subdivision. First, a sidewalk will be required along the complete length of the
internal private access road that parallels US 93 and bisects the traffic circle. Second,
a sidewalk will be required along the fronts of the major building pads including
Lowe's extending from the south boundary bike trail to the north boundary of the
subdivision in a continuous fashion.
f. Phase 3 shall have the same pedestrian access treatment as specified above for Phases
I & 2. Each internal street shall have detached sidewalks with landscaped boulevard.
Sidewalk corridors should be extended through major parking lots in the same theme
as phases I and 2.
g. Unless sidewalks and trails are located inside tenant parking lots they shall be
detached in nature with a landscape boulevard between the walk/trail and the curb.
h. Sidewalks shall be extended from adjacent trails and sidewalks into actual parcels to
provide a connected and continuous walking area.
i. All sidewalks located within parking lots shall have a raised concrete surface for
separation from traffic and parking. Where sidewalks cross traffic lanes, the
sidewalk may be at grade but shall be constructed of colored or textured concrete,
stone or other contrasting material to visually denote a pedestrian way. Simply
painting the walk area is not adequate. Per Section 3.03 (B) of the PUD Agreement,
Section 1 #S of the PUD ordinance and submitted site plan dated 10/16/03)).
13. The fire access and suppression system shall comply with the Uniform Fire Code and a letter
from the Kalispell Fire Department approving the access, placement of fire hydrants and fire
flows within the subdivision shall be submitted with the final plat. The fire access and
suppression system shall be installed and approved by the Fire Department prior to final plat
approval. (Uniform Fire Code).
14. All new utilities shall be installed underground. (Kalispell Sub. Regs. Section 3.17A).
15. Development of an overall landscape plan addressing public and private street boulevards,
street trees; perimeter project landscaping, parking lot landscaping and all common area
landscaping shall be submitted to the City Parks Director for approval in writing prior to
installation. The plan shall address all PUD requirements and compliance with attached plans
and applications materials. The landscaping improvements in the public R/W and the
landscape strip described in (c) below shall be accomplished at the time of final plat. The
landscaping improvements on private property shall be address at the time ofbuilding permit
issuance. In particular the landscape plan shall address:
a. All landscape buffers, boulevards, tree planters, landscape islands, tree wells, etc. and
common areas with live landscape materials shall be provided with adequate
irrigation.
b. The applicant or future leases shall be responsible to insure the live landscaping as
approved on the original landscape plan and installed is maintained in a "live"
condition.
C. An irrigated landscape corridor of at least 20 feet in width shall parallel the R/W of
US Highway 93 including undulating topography and have a mix of tree plantings
with a ground cover predominately of lawn. A similar 10-foot landscape treatment
shall be developed along the West Side Bypass Corridor.
d. In developing the landscape plan, the developer shall comply with the definition of
landscaping as defined in the Kalispell zoning ordinance as follows: "Some
combinations of planted, living trees, shrubs, hedges, vines, living ground cover and
flowers suitable for the climate exposure and site conditions. In addition, the
combination or design may include earth sculpture, cobble, bark, mulch, edgers,
flower tubs, rock and such structural features as foundations, pools, art works,
screens, walls, fences or benches, but such objects alone shall not meet the
requirements of this provision." Bark, mulch, rock, etc. may augment live landscape
features but the primary feature in all landscaping treatments shall be growing
materials unless specifically modified as in special cases such as internal parking lot
sidewalk corridors where trees would be in a protective grate as they line a sidewalk
and form a canopy.
e. Landscape islands within parking lots shall incorporate predominately living
materials. One exception would be the raised sidewalk corridors extending through
the parking lots as shown on the submitted October 16, 2003 Spring Prairie Center
colored site plan where trees within tree grates lining sidewalks is acceptable. Note
that in parking lot landscape islands, shade trees shall be placed in such intensity and
location as to form a canopy where they cover or line sidewalks and where ever they
are used, a visual break from the open asphalt parking areas surrounding it. The site
plan shows two shade trees at the ends of islands and 4 trees within internal islands.
This may or may not be adequate depending on species selected.
f. The major landscape corridor extending north -south through the major tenant parking
lots of phases 1 & 2 are intended to be raised curb planters measuring approximately
18' x 36' or typically 4 parking spaces in size. (PUD Section 2.01 (E(2(F-G))) ).
16. All exterior lighting within the subdivision shall be shielded and directed downward so that it
does not intrude unnecessarily onto adjoining properties or cause excessive glare or
otherwise excessively light the site. In doing this all exterior lighting fixtures on buildings,
streets and in parking lots shall be shielded with cut-offs and baffles with a minimum cut-off
angle of 20 degrees below horizontal and the maximum light standard height is set at 30 feet
above adjacent grade. This is not meant to discourage low intensity exterior lighting for
architectural or landscape accent purposes. (Site review, PUD Section 2.02 H (3).
17. The applicant shall certify that Phase 3 is developed within the requirements of the BPA
transmission corridor. (BPA requirements).
18. That a minimum of two-thirds of the necessary infrastructure for each phase of the
subdivision shall be completed prior to final plat submittal. With the filing of the final plat
for each phase, an additional three-year extension shall be automatically granted for
subsequent phases. (Site Review).
19. With the development of Phase 1, the infrastructure as illustrated in the Phase One Utility
and Road Infrastructure Exhibit A-1 dated 9/30/03 and issued 10/6/03 shall be complied
with. Specifically the northern most east -west City street shall be fully constructed from the
traffic light on the east to the westerly subdivision line. In addition the 14" water main and
the 12" sewer main shall be extended to this boundary as well unless otherwise proven
unnecessary by the Public Works Department. (Kalispell Standards for Design and
Construction).
20. The preliminary approval shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of approval.
Upon the filing of each successive phase, an additional two years from date of final plat
approval of the previous phase shall be granted. Prior to the expiration of any phase, a one-
year extension may be requested. (Kalispell Sub. Regs. Section 2.04 (E (7)).
SECTION III. Upon proper review and filing of the Final Plat of said subdivision in the
office of the Flathead County Clerk and Recorder, said premises shall be a
subdivision of the City of Kalispell.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF
THE CITY OF KALISPELL, THIS 1 ST DAY OF
ATTEST:
T eresa LVhite
City Clerk