01-03-13 Site Review MinutesSITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Lower Level Main Conference Room
201 First Avenue East
ATTENDING:
Jeff Clawson, Building Official
Mark Crowley, Construction Manager
Dwain Elkins, Plans Examiner
Tom Jentz, Planning & Building Director
Rebekah Wargo, Asst. Civil Engineer
Kathy Kuhlin, Recording Secretary
HEAR THE PUBLIC: None.
PERFORMANCE BOND REMINDERS: None.
Sean Conrad, Senior Planner
Dave Dedman, Fire Chief
Chad Fincher, Parks Superintendent
Wade Rademacher, Police Lieutenant
P.J. Sorensen, Chairman
OLD BUSINESS: Hagestad Painting — They are close to obtaining their C of O. Sorensen will
check to see if they have completed the fencing. They are going to go to angled parking. The
original landscape plan showed grass out front with two kidney -shaped islands with cedar mulch and
various plantings. They now want to put in the kidney -shaped islands with river rock and some
plantings, and put cedar mulch in where the grass was going to go. It arguably may fit the landscape
ordinance, but it is a significant change from what was originally proposed and approved. The
committee recommends they go back to something closer to the original plan with grass and less
rock. Fincher will continue to work with them on this.
NEW BUSINESS: None.
PLANNING OFFICE ITEMS: Brannigan's is planning on putting in a casino on the second floor
of the Loading Dock building, and they will be coming in for a CUP on that, as well as a text
amendment to do a larger casino than is permitted with casinos in Kalispell.
OTHER REPORTS: A VW Dealership — has purchased the property at Lower Valley Road and
Highway 93 from Gardner's, and they are working on a submittal to do a Volkswagen dealership
there.
Ashley Heights - Wayne Turner would like to lower his bond that was posted for landscaping. He
has been instructed to discuss this with Fincher as the $30,000 bond was to cover 60 trees, boulevard
top soil and seeding. He will need to provide an engineer estimate or a landscaping bid. He will be
meeting with Public Works Director Susie Turner tomorrow and they can discuss the berm and the
sound wall.
Peterson School Cafeteria — Wargo is concerned that they have not spoken with Public Works but
have gone out to bid on this project. They are willing to come in as a permitted use, which entails
obtaining a Building Permit and working with Site Review. As the requirements presently stand, if
they claim Agency Exemption they would not need to go through Site Review but would still need to
work with Public Works. They have not submitted final plans yet.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 a.m.