07-30-15 Site Development Review Committee MinutesSITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Lower Level Conference Room
201 First Avenue East
ATTENDING:
Fred Bicha, Parks Superintendent Jeff Clawson, Building Official
Dave Dedman, Fire Chief Keith Haskins, Senior Civil Engineer
Tom Jentz, Planning & Building Director Jarod Nygren, Senior Planner
Rick Parker, Building Plans Examiner Wade Rademacher, Police Captain
Tom Tabler, Senior Civil Engineer P.J. Sorensen, Chairman
Kathy Nelson, Recording Secretary
GUESTS: Ryan Pokorny (Kramer Enterprises); Brandon Theis (RPA); Doug Peppermeier (TDH);
and Dillon Tabish (Flathead Beacon).
HEAR THE PUBLIC: None.
PERFORMANCE BOND REMINDERS: None.
OLD BUSINESS:
Calaway Apartments — 1079 N Meridian; new apartment complex. Public Works will be sending
out comments today or tomorrow. This will be on the agenda for next week.
Treeline Village (f/k/a Weber Apartments, f/k/a Bloomstone) — Treeline Road; eight 12-plex
apartments. This went through Architecture Review this week. They had two issues that will need to
be addressed. The bike path connection will need to have a connection in the middle of the project,
as MDT built the path along the road and it will be on the other side of the sound wall. Peppermeier
stated that they will move their handicapped space. Sorensen noted that the PUD called for a private
tot park. They need to coordinate with Parks on this. The middle area near the bike path would be
an ideal area. Haskins noted that the mailboxes need to have sidewalk access. Sorensen noted that in
compliance with the PUD, they will need to contact our City Attorney regarding a Developer's
Agreement, and also show that there is a formation of an Apartment or Condominium Association.
This is under review in Public Works. Fire is okay with this project. Haskins asked about a current
20' section of pipe that is stubbed out and Peppermeier agreed that it is not needed now. They will
need to plug the T. The sound wall is being put in by the developer with a 2' berm and a 6' fence.
Haskins stated we will need an access curb at the end of the bike path for the City to maintain their
water and sewer. They need to get a complete updated set of plans into the Building Dept. to move
forward. This will be on the agenda for next week.
Town Pump — 859 West Reserve Drive; convert existing church to convenience store/gas
station/casino. This went through Architecture Review this week. Public Works is waiting for
revised drawings. They are going to provide an access for Public Works to their manhole on Reserve.
Haskins noted that Public Works standards for underground detention require access ports, with a
minimum requirement of 30" for the ports. The pipe they are using is a 48", so they are going to ask
for a deviation from standards just to give a port for flushing, and have access to back out of Fire is
okay with this project. This will be on the agenda for next week.
Kalispell Regional Medical Center - Public Works has received updated plans and Tabler will begin
his review today. They need to work with Charlie Harball regarding their approach. Parker is close
to being done with his review. They will also need a PUD amendment. This will be on the agenda for
next week.
Popeye's — 201 18th St E; new restaurant in front of Burger King. They met with Zoning and Public
Works' personnel yesterday to discuss how this will work with the Guest House Inn parking lot.
They discussed the drive-thru lane and how to define it more. Pokorny stated that Guest House will
basically be sidelining the whole thing. The original plan from RPA showed only sidewalk that they
were bonded to. They will have the site improvements stopping at the property line, instead of going
on to the adjacent property owner. Theis asked if the City is okay with more curb and gutter to the
north, and if the City would fund it, to make that approach whole. Haskins replied that there isn't
money available to do this portion. Theis stated that if we require it to be done, they will let their
client know that. Striping would remain the same. Sorensen stated that ARC will need to sign -off
on this because of the elimination of green space. He will inform Steve with Guest House of what
they have decided. They will be moving the handicapped space to the SW corner. Landscaping was
discussed. The approach was discussed. This will be on the agenda for next week.
NEW BUSINESS:
Spring Prairie Phase IV — overall site development plan. The trees are down from this site. The
subdivision review is going on. The other half of the review is to have the overall site design
approved through Site Review. Then as development of the individual lots comes in, we would
review how it plugs in with the overall layout in addition to how the site itself works. The hotel site
plans should be coming in soon. The box of four small shops will also be coming in soon. The hotel
is looking for options to get their project moving forward sooner. Haskins noted that their accesses
are not lining up with the interior. There should be curb along the front lots. Sorensen noted that the
PUD request for a picnic area needs to be addressed. The interior road system along with the curbing
and connections were discussed. The traffic signal light and their approaches need to be approved by
MDT first. The proposed 4' vinyl -coated, chain -link fence to go around their stormwater pond was
discussed. Water, sewer, stormwater, and access points all need to be figured out before any building
permits will be issued. This will be on the agenda for next week.
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PLANNING OFFICE ITEMS:
Kalispell Regional Healthcare — The Growth Policy Amendment and the Zone Change, second
reading, will be going before the City Council meeting on August 3ra
Downtown Parking Zone — This will be going before the Council for second reading as well.
There is nothing on the agenda for August.
In September:
Kirk Property - off of Meridian Court. They are proposing 40 units for senior homes. They are
looking for CUP approval.
Immanuel Lutheran — Parker spoke with their architect. They are planning a 4-phase project that
will include connecting the buildings, remodeling, adding a 24-bed memory care facility to Buffalo
Hill Terrace and then to the south of that building a new 3-story, over parking garage, senior living
area. They plan to do the I't phase by the end of next year.
OTHER REPORTS:
Westview Estates — 48 North met with Public Works regarding a preliminary site plan for their next
phase. Haskins stated that their fire hydrant needs to be at the end of the water main that they are
extending out. He and Dedman discussed the fire hydrant locations. A lot of the services that are
shown on this preliminary site plan do not actually exist, so there will be new ones. Haskins stated
they did talk to them about no bump out, referring to what is shown on their plan. They will need to
sign their private alley/road. They will have some sort of detention underneath the driveways.
Captain's Marine — They are changing their water line. They needed to have fire service lines in
order to have their flow reductions that they were using there. They will need to replace the 12"
extension with an 8" extension, which they have done. They are showing that as their extension.
They are not showing the fire service lines any more. The assumption that is being made is that this
will be looped and they will be able to meet their minimum flows. What they are using in their report
is 2750 as their design flow. Somehow they need to show that the connection is being made and that
they can serve it for 3500 gpm fire flow prior to the Certificate of Occupancy.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 a.m.
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