11-07-13 Site Review MinutesSITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Lower Level Conference Room
201 First Avenue East
ATTENDING:
Dave Dedman, Fire Chief Chad Fincher, Parks Superintendent
Tom Jentz, Planning & Building Director Kevin LeClair, Senior Planner
Rick Parker, Bldg. Dept. Inspector Rebekah Wargo, Asst. Civil Engineer
P.J. Sorensen, Chairman Kathy Nelson, Recording Secretary
GUESTS: James Freyholtz, Montana Department of Transportation
HEAR THE PUBLIC: None.
PERFORMANCE BOND REMINDERS: None.
OLD BUSINESS: 10 Meridian Court — new commercial building. This is an existing lot within the
subdivision. Their Landscaping Plan has been submitted to Fincher and has been approved. Wargo is
still waiting to hear from them on their stormwater. Waatti is doing the drainage design for them.
The committee will sign off on this and hold the building permit pending the resolve of their
stormwater.
The Shops — 85 Treeline; new retail spaces. Fincher met with Karen on this project. He is still
waiting for their Landscaping Plan. Public Works is okay with this project. They want to start on
their concrete work next week. The committee will sign -off on this and hold the building permit
pending the sign -off from Fincher.
NEW BUSINESS: None.
PLANNING OFFICE ITEMS — The board will have a Work Session on Tuesday to continue
working through the City's Growth Policy.
Regarding the zone change for property located at the south end of the West View Estates
Subdivision from RA-1 zoning to RA-2 with the balance of the request from R-3 to RA-2 receiving
a recommendation of denial, Mr. Owens has requested that this go back to the Planning Board Work
Session on November 12th instead of going to the City Council. They have completed a redesign of
what the commercial area could look like with a residential feel. They have two proposed options:
RA-2 all the way up to Taelor Road; or the section on the west side of Taelor Road to R-5, to allow
them some business opportunity on that side of the road, but leave the R-3 zone next to Stillwater
Estates. We would need to have another Public Hearing on this with these changes.
OTHER BUSINESS: Spring Prairie, Phase 3 — This was approved by the City Council for Final
Plat. Several of the other buildings near Cabela's will be coming in over the next two months, with
anticipated construction in March. The whole row of the new buildings will be going through
preliminary Architectural Review on Tuesday. A restaurant on the south side will be coming in 2017,
but possibly sooner.
Spring Prairie, Phase 4 — Once Phase 3 is completely leased in the next couple of weeks, they are
moving ahead with Phase 4. We are scheduling an initial meeting with MDT because both sides of
the highway are all MDT. They will be coming in in the next three months with some early
submittals. This property is zoned "Public" on the Growth Policy. They plan to have their
entitlements done in 2014. They hope to begin construction in 2015. Wargo stated that there may be
some sewer capacity issues for this project. Jentz noted that he will discuss this with Public Works
Director Susie Turner.
Townhouses - Jentz will be meeting with Myrna Terry after this meeting to discuss a potential
project: Building a series of two -unit townhouses north of 2nd, west of Meridian on some land that is
south of Meridian Court. The lack of sewer capacity could impact this as well. Wargo stated that
those may be accounted for as vacant lots though. Jentz will look into this.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:28 a.m.
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