10-23-14 Site Review MinutesSITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Lower Level Conference Room
201 First Avenue East
ATTENDING:
Mark Crowley, Construction Manager Chad Fincher, Parks & Rec. Director
Keith Haskins, Senior Civil Engineer Tom Jentz, Planning & Building Director
Kevin LeClair, Senior Planner Wade Rademacher, Police Captain
Rebekah Wargo, Asst. Civil Engineer P.J. Sorensen, Chairman
Kathy Nelson, Recording Secretary
GUESTS: James Freyholtz (Montana Department of Transportation); Brian Nelson (APEC
Engineering); Michael Jackola (Hammerquist & Casalegno); and Mark Waatti (Waatti Engineering).
HEAR THE PUBLIC: None.
PERFORMANCE BOND REMINDERS: None.
OLD BUSINESS:
Canvas Church — 255 Summit Ridge; expansion of existing church. This is a 6,000 sq. ft. addition
off the front that is basically filling in some interior space in the building. They will be adding
landscape islands in the spring. They plan to have the entryway completed by Easter Sunday. Site
work will be done in Phase II in the spring, which they plan to bond for. They will get some plans in
to show the basics of what will be going in. We could approve it with a condition that the final design
get reviewed and approved before they complete Phase IL An Administrative CUP notice was sent
out yesterday, with response time open through November 7th. This will be on the agenda for next
week.
Arleen Hunt — 11 S Meridian, Suite A; convert to dog day care. They have their Administrative
CUP and the different conditions on that. One of the conditions is to pave the existing gravel parking
lot. It has an existing bike path/sidewalk in front. They plan on posting a Cashier's Check as bond
for the parking lot paving. The paving will be for the width of the front of the building to the
sidewalk for five parking spaces, including a van accessible handicapped space. This is approved
through Site Review.
Proven Graphics — 120 Westview Park Place; new commercial building. This is behind the Alpine
Dental Clinic. They are not submitting for a building permit at this time. They are looking for some
review comments, especially with Public Works issues. Haskins noted there was a swale that was
supposed to be constructed with the original subdivision that never was constructed. There was also
a detention pond on the south west corner that wasn't constructed per the plan. Nelson stated that
the detention pond was vacated by the City for whatever reason and got rid of that. Crowley noted
that Wargo is looking at the Engineering Report now to dig down through it, as there are some
questions there about how that was supposed to work. Wargo stated that the big thing is where the
drainage is going to run off. How they're showing it with the discharge on the southwest corner of
the property line isn't where the pre -developed flow originally went. They are proposing discharging
it to the southern property, which is private property, where the ditch they want to discharge it to is.
They would have to either get an easement on the lot to the west of it to get it into the retention
pond, or an easement to the property to the south to be able to discharge it there, but that would be a
big concern. Just the setbacks from the property lines and the building to the ponds that are shown.
Waatti asked if they could discharge that onto Westview Court. Crowley noted that would drain into
dry wells, and that it was not originally designed to do that. Wargo will send them the comments.
Zoning is fine with this project going in there. There are greenbelt requirements in the Zoning
Ordinance anytime there is a B-type of zone that is bordering a residential type of zone. They would
need a view -obscuring fence or hedge along the southern property line. They will need a lighting
plan. Sorensen noted the setbacks are measured to the eaves. Parking was discussed. Their
handicapped parking space needs to be van accessible. Their parking numbers are based on their site
plan. Waatti noted that a print shop would not need as much parking, but Jentz noted that if they
were to sell the building as some point, they should consider having more parking. Crowley noted
that usually a pedestrian connection would go from the street to the building, other than the driveway.
A pitched roof will tie into the storm system. LeClair noted that there should not be any rooftop
mechanical that would be seen from Hwy 93. They will probably submit this project for full review in
the next few months.
NEW BUSINESS: None.
PLANNING OFFICE ITEMS:
Flathead High School/Elrod Elementary School Residential Parking District — There will be a
Work Session on Tuesday night, October 28th, to continue this discussion and decide what, if any, is
the best option to recommend to the City Council.
Growth Policy — The Draft Growth Policy will be going in front of the City Council for a Work
Session on Monday night.
OTHER BUSINESS:
Flathead County Jail — Renovation drawings will be coming in soon, at least for Architecture
Review.
Bypass Meeting — Freyholtz stated there will be a Final Bypass Plan Review meeting on Monday
afternoon to discuss the bypass from Three Mile Drive to Reserve Loop.
The Toggery — The Toggery is moving ahead to go in the old Army -Navy Store on Main Street.
They plan to have 7,000 sq. ft. on the main floor and 7,000 sq. ft. on the lower level, so they will be
sprinklering the building. The water line is 8' out from the building, so they will have to dig up Main
Street to access it.
South Kalispell Urban Renewal Plan Update — CTA was selected to be the consultant on the
South Kalispell Urban Renewal Plan Update, which is basically the City Airport. This update will
cover what happens with the airport, the neighborhood around the airport, and South Kalispell. It's
going to be a 9-month to a year -long process.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:22 a.m.