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03-09-06 Site Review MinutesSITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE SUMMARY Thursday, March 9, 2006 Building Department Conference Room ATTENDING: Frank Castles, Asst. City Engineer Mark Crowley, Construction Manager Craig Kerzman, Building Official P. J. Sorensen, Zoning Administrator, Chair Kathy Kuhlin, Recording Secretary Sean Conrad, City Planner Tom Jentz, Planning Director F. Ray Ruffatto, Fire Inspector Jennifer Young, Recreation Supervisor Guests: Jim Atkinson, Flathead County Agency on Aging; Mark Liechti, Schwartz Engineering, Chris H. Byrd; Chris and Debbie Karlberg; and Eric Berry. Hear the Public: None. Performance Bond Reminders: Empire Estates Phases I, II, and III, bond expires May 1 regarding their landscaping. Their trees were planted too deep and may not survive. OLD BUSINESS: Fun Beverage — Old School Station — PJ, Jeff and Brent met with them and they went through all the points listed previously. Looking for 5' buffer strip. They are going to make a larger staging area for incoming trucks. Fire would like additional width across the round- about if this is used as an access point. They have addressed everything else. Waiting for the final revisions, this will be on next week's agenda. Scotty's — 2245 Hwy. 93 S; restaurant expansion — Lighting issues. They don't have a lease for the parking spaces they are using, so they will need an agreement from the State. 10,311 sq. ft. — they will need two hydrants, and the one they have is 175' away. They will need to protect their gas meter, which is being moved to the outside of the building. If they don't want to put in the additional hydrant, they will need to sprinkler their building. 2210 Hwy. 93 S/Daley Field — new retail — Chris Byrd and Mark Liechti — PJ had sent them a letter asking them for revisions. Mark showed their revised plans. A 5' sidewalk has been added to Highway 93. They have extended the sidewalk on the frontage road. They have added trees to comply with the Parks Dept. requirements. They have changed the loading on the north side of the building. Drainage swale added with berms for water to settle before going to the swale. They have to maintain the land between the project and the highway by landscaping with grass, watering and mowing. They would like to have the frontage road connected to Rosauers. Jim Atkinson said the Council would like that also. Rosauer's may decide against this. The traffic light is going in on Kelly Road. The curb will be extended around the sidewalk on the east side of the project on Highway 93 S. Their supply trucks will need a lot of room to unload. We are waiting for additional information. This will be on the agenda next week. NEW BUSINESS: Town Pump — 2910 Hwy. 93 S; casino addition to convenience store — this is going before Architectural Review on Tuesday. They are short eight parking spaces. Landscaping is not shown on Highway 93. They need to revise their site plan. The bike path continues all the way around. There is a 5' buffer along the east. They will need two fire hydrants. Public Works needs drainage information with elevations and contours. Tom has concerns about the bike path, as MDOT has voiced that the bike path will not be on MDOT property. Property and right-of-way lines need to be shown on the Site Plan. They will need a right-of-way permit from MDOT and the county. PJ will send them a letter. Courthouse East — 723 — 5th Avenue East; remodel existing building into office/apartment use; proposed new coffee shop — Eric Berry — The Site Plan that has already gone before the Planning Board and the Council was reviewed. According to parking estimates previously, they will need 150 parking spaces but have only 127 that do not include the 5' setback required by the PUD, which would give them even less parking spaces. They want to rebuild the building that was previously in the middle of the parking lot for use as a coffee shop. They are working with the Historical Society on this building, which will have a ramp going down into storage and a bridge above. They will need a development agreement. Depending on the use of the building, the parking requirements could be modified. The main floor plus the north wing are professional. The third floor has the same layout. The top two floors are all residential condos., minus the north wing. The lower level, north wing, are live/work area, and the center and south section is a live/work accept for two professional spaces. Aspects of drainage, including a swale, were discussed. They will draw this for Public Works. Extensive discussion was held. PJ will calculate the parking numbers, and this will be on the agenda for next week. 200 E. Idaho — convert beauty supply store to "Curves" fitness center — the old beauty supply building next to Napa on 2nd Avenue E.N. There is no change in parking, but they are short one handicapped spot. There is an aisle they can use and share, but it needs to be signed. The curb cut is close to the corner. Any significant changes will need to be looked at closer. Changes are internal only. Three windows will be put in on the west wall, glass only, not able to open. No change in external lighting. They were made aware of the light ordinance that goes into effect in 2008. They will need a sign permit for their sign. This is approved. 202 Conway — Previously the Dino Sore (sick child day care) — interior remodel; medical office and medical billing office. This is located at the corner of Highway 93 and Conway. The modulars are required to be taken out. This is mostly an interior remodel. One floor will be used for medical billing offices, and the other floor will be medical offices. Mark asked if their new walkway meets ADA standards as far as the slope and accessibility. Their intent is to use this as a temporary facility. This will be on the agenda for next week. PLANNING OFFICE ITEMS: None. OTHER REPORTS: Landscaping on the Boulevard — Tom raised the issue of the memo from Frank Castles that the Building Dept. hands out to builders noting that they can put some rock and paving in the landscape boulevard. Discussion was held, and Parks will redo the memo to reflect the design construction standards and have Parks sign it. Bypass and Three Mile — Five acre piece of land they want to put in a subdivision. Tom is looking for some comments from everyone. There is a long way for access for the fire truck and they may need a temporary cul-de-sac to provide both a turnaround and limit the dead- end length to less than 600 ft. Frank suggested an all-weather gravel road as a secondary access until the by-pass goes in. Liberty could be brought through with a 30 mile per hour zone. Fire would prefer they split the street with some cross streets. They could phase this in. Sunnyside Place — minor subdivision that will go straight to the Council. Five lots, they show two hydrants, curb, gutter, and sewer on Sunnyside and Ashley widen radius for 30 mph. Setback lines may not be right. Lot 5 should have the driveway on Ashley Drive, not Sunnyside. It would be better if they do not show the setback lines. Will need to condition the plat for the garage building to take down or move within "X" years. Suggest they move the hydrant on Ashley down to the corner of Ashley and Sunnyside. The right-of-way issue was discussed. We may need to annex Sunnyside Drive. Bike Path by New Fire Station — Sean asked when this was going in. This will be put in after the final road is put in. The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 a.m. cc: Police City Manager Bldg Fire Planning Parks Comm. Dev. Public Works FCAOA MDOT