05-25-17 Site Development Review Committee MinutesSITE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE SUMMARY
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Lower Level Conference Room
201 First Avenue East
ATTENDING:
Keith Haskins, City Engineer Patrick Jentz, Engineer I
Tom Jentz, Planning & Building Director Jarod Nygren, Senior Planner
Rick Parker, Building Plans Examiner Wade Rademacher, Police Captain
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:
First American Title — 219 E. Center; new office building. We received a new submittal with the
same general layout as before. They are under review in Public Works. This will be on the agenda
for next week.
KRMC — 320 Sunnyview Lane; G.I. Building (new digestive health building). They are starting their
demo site preparation. Public Works still has some comments waiting to be addressed. Their
Amended Plat needs to be done before the Building Permit is issued. Harball is working with them on
the Developer's Agreement. This is passed through Site Review pending resolution of these few
items.
Green Hyundai — 2955 Hwy 93 S; new auto dealerships. Public Works has given conditional
approval on all three projects: Green Nissan, Green Hyundai, and the Retention Pond. Haskins is
waiting for a fresh set of plans with the changes incorporated, including the concrete approach and
the relocated pedestrian path to the east around the manhole. MDT is waiting for the final
information on the path. They are waiting for their Municipal Exemption letter. This will be on the
agenda for next week.
45 — 61h Ave W —just off of Center St called Distillery Square; convert existing space to retail. It is
still rough -framed on the inside. This is in the B-3 rezone, which will resolve some of their parking
issues once that zone change is approved. This will be on the agenda for next week.
School District 5 — 2155 Airport Road near Merganser; new elementary school. Sorensen stated
everything from a site perspective has been basically addressed. The current upgrade to the water will
only serve the present projects that are going in near here (this elementary school, Lofts at Ashley,
and Southside Estates). No building plans have been submitted yet. This is conditionally approved
by Public Works. They extended the path to their far property line, they installed street lights that
weren't on there before, and completed some minor modifications to their storm drain. This project
is passed through Site Review with conditions.
Florence Coffee Drive-Thru —The existing building will be used for storage and an office area. The
committee is okay with this project. There is a property line where they will bind the two parcels
together. Public Works has received updated utility plans. Their connection for the water service
was moved to Kelly Road. They will need a concrete approach with no ramps on the sidewalk. This
is passed through Site Review.
Pinnacle Chiropractic — 105 Westview Park Place; new office building. The full set of plans has
been received. This is under review in Public Works and Zoning. We have not received anything
back yet on the billboard. They will have steps going down to Alpine Dental. Pedestrian access was
discussed. The area is extremely sloped. This will be on the agenda for next week.
Lofts at Ashley — 2050 Airport Road near Teal; new 55-unit apartment complex. This was tabled at
Architecture Review regarding the trim on the outside of the building. Public Works' comments went
back to their engineer. Parker will check the Plumbing Code on the sewer requirements. T. Jentz
questioned whether there will be two more garbage receptacles put in along with pedestrian access to
the two shown receptacles. Haskins was questioning the sidewalk location. They will be installing
street lights. The setback encroachments may not be measured properly. This will be on the agenda
for next week.
NEW BUSINESS:
RDO Phase 2 (Phase 1 was only interior work) — They want to remodel the existing store. They are
enclosing two areas. They are showing a new proposed bike path along the highway, with paving for
the existing display area. This submittal was mainly for ARC. This will be on the agenda for next
week.
Torrent Technologies — 1935 — 3rd Ave E; loading dock (and interior remodel). Their plans are on
the server. This will be on the agenda for next week.
PLANNING OFFICE ITEMS:
Growth Policy — This went to a Work Session this past Monday and the City Council seemed
agreeable to that, so it will be going to Council on June 5th. They will be having various hearings to
get it actually adopted.
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Rail Park — PUD is on the agenda for next month.
OTHER REPORTS:
Angled Parking on 5'h St W — Nygren asked if Public Works had decided on whether to allow the
angled parking or not. They will be having a Work Session on the downtown Plan and they could talk
about this if it looks possible. Also, the issue of yellow paint on Main Street was discussed. MDT
will get with Josh Brinton from TSS and review the parking/yellow paint areas on Main Street to
possibly allow for more parking spaces.
Two Mile Drive Property — There are 33 acres off Two Mile (behind Teton Terrace), and 1/3 of it is
in the Flood Plain. A developer may be developing this soon.
Glacier Rail Park — Pre -bid meeting took place. This project is moving ahead.
4'h Street West — T. Jentz met with Trails West Bank to use this area as an access to cross the
railroad tracks for a container site / storage area.
Meeting on 3'd & 4th Avenues East transition — Haskins noted Public Works had a meeting last
night that was well attended. Third Avenue East will be switched on June 1 st. The traffic data will be
evaluated in a year to see if additional signage needs to be added. Fourth Avenue East will be
switching to two-way on October 31st.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:50 a.m.
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