05-09-13 Site Review MinutesSITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Lower Level Conference Room
201 First Avenue East
ATTENDING:
Jeff Clawson, Building Official Mark Crowley, Construction Manager
Chad Fincher, Parks Superintendent Tom Jentz, Planning & Building Director
Rick Parker, Bldg. Dept. Inspector Wade Rademacher, Police Lieutenant
P.J. Sorensen, Chairman Kathy Kuhlin, Recording Secretary
GUESTS: James Freyholtz, Montana Department of Transportation
HEAR THE PUBLIC: None.
PERFORMANCE BOND REMINDERS: None.
OLD BUSINESS: Coffee Shop — 305 2nd Ave W; convert dry cleaning business to restaurant. Jerry
Begg, the building owner, met with the Planning Dept. on Monday. We still don't have a formal
decision on all four issues. The sidewalk and the drainage issue have been resolved. Regarding
paving the parking lot and the parking spaces that back into the street, Mr. Begg is appealing those
requirements with the City Council. He has agreed to put bollards in the parking area that backs into
the street for now, and then remove them later if the Council allows him. He will also block off the
gravel parking lot with parking bumpers. They would like to open the coffee shop in June. This is
approved through Site Review with conditions, and he reserves the right to appeal two of the issues
with Council. Sorensen requested Rademacher to submit a memo for Sorensen to provide to the
Council when the appeal is heard regarding the hazards of parking that backs into traffic, including
this particular location.
Prestige Assisted Living on Glenwood — Memory Care Addition — We have received a full set of
plans with an updated site plan showing the connection to the existing sidewalk on Meridian. Public
Works will need to review the stormwater.
Porteus BBQ —180 Kelly Road — change of use from retail to restaurant. They will be going into the
building where the aquarium shop used to be. This is a 1,600 sq. ft. portion of the building
converting over to restaurant use. Crowley would like to require them to submit aproposed sidewalk
plan with standard curb, sidewalk, and gutter, or submit an alternative idea. Sorensen pointed out
that the total value of their project is $3,500 and we should keep the cost proportional in this type of
a situation. We could note it as a comment through the condition section, and ask that it be
addressed in the future. We will require them to stripe out and sign the area in the front for two ADA
parking spaces. This is passed through Site Review.
Glacier Eye Clinic — Reserve Loop; new medical office. They want to get their foundation formed.
Parks is waiting for their response to some landscaping issues. Crowley (and Keith Haskins via
phone) will be having a pre -construction meeting with them this afternoon on the job site. They also
need the address for this location.
NEW BUSINESS: None.
PLANNING OFFICE ITEMS — Both of the following annexations will be going to the Planning
Board Meeting next Tuesday:
Leisure Heights — Request for an annexation for a lot on the far east side. They had a septic failure.
Orchard Village Apartment Complex - southside of Appleway. Request for an annexation of a
sliver of property on the very west side, which presently has a little house on it. Zoning is B-2. He
wants to put another 4-plex apartment on there. This would be an annexation with a Conditional
Use Permit. He plans to keep the house there.
Fred's Appliance — A 20,000 sq. ft. building will go in north of Mergenthaler's on Highway 93
South on Gardner's property. Jentz has just sent out referrals on this. They will need to submit a
road system and a sewer system proposal. They are interested in having a road on the back of the lot
with right in, right outs going to Highway 93, which will probably be an improvement over a frontage
road. They still need to come up with an engineering solution for the sewer system.
The Dollar Store - at the Gateway West parking lot - One half of the building will be retail liquor
(not State run) with a casino in the back with about 20 machines. No site changes.
Old Sizzler Building — Tiebucker's in Somers is moving into the old Sizzler building. It will be
called the Tree Frog Tavern. They will have a small area for a casino with 5 or 6 machines, and are
planning on having no one under 18 allowed in the building. No site changes.
OTHER REPORTS: Spring Prairie Bike Path — Freyholtz asked about the City standards
regarding how far off the road the bike path will go from the tower, going north. It should go 5'
around the tower, but they have to work with MDT's right-of-way. Jentz stated that 10' off the road,
other than next to the tower, would be better. Landscaping was discussed. They need to work with
the bypass as well.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
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