NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, herby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a request from the Flathead County Planning Board to amend the text of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations (FCZR). The proposed amendments are described as follows:
- Amend Section 5.07.010 to read:
3. Livestock and fowl in R-2.5 and R-1 residential districts are allowed only for domestic use or consumption and shall not be raised for commercial purposes.
4. The keeping or raising of pigs and swine is permitted temporarily in association with 4-H or similar projects and must be removed immediately after the conclusion of the fair. The keeping or raising of non-domesticated animals in areas zoned as suburban agricultural and residential is not allowed.
6. This Section shall not be deemed to allow the keeping of livestock on parcels where they are precluded by other text or ordinances.
- Amend Section 6.01.010 to read:
4. Fractional Measurements: When units or measurements determining the number of required off-street parking and off-street loading spaces result in a requirement of a fractional space any fraction shall be disregarded.
7. Shared residential, institutional, and commercial parking lots for a mixed-use building or lot shall be permitted and subject to the requirements of whichever are greater.
- Amend Section 6.01.020 to read: Off-street overflow/visitor parking shall be provided for multi-family housing developments, mobile home parks, and recreational vehicle parks. This overflow parking may be provided in parking modules throughout the development, as additional parking per unit or space, or in a single parking area. The amount of parking provided shall equal at least one (1) parking space for every six (6) living units/spaces.
- Amend Section 6.03 to read:
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6.03.010 |
Bed and Breakfast |
1 space for the resident family or manager plus 1 space per room rented plus 1 space for every 3 outside employees of maximum shift
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6.03.020 |
Boarding house |
1 space per guest room plus 1 space for residential family
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6.03.040 |
Convention and meeting facilities accessory to hotel, motel, or other use |
1 space per 15 fixed seats or 150 square feet of gross floor area used for assembly purposes, whichever is greater
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6.03.050 |
Convention and meeting facilities, sole use |
1 space per 10 seats or 100 square feet of gross floor area used for assembly purposes, whichever is greater |
- Amend Section 6.04 to read:
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6.04.010 |
Animal hospitals, pounds shelters or commercial kennels
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1 space per 600 square feet of gross floor space; minimum 4 spaces
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6.04.020 |
Auditoriums, theaters, churches or other places of assembly
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1 space per 10 seats or 100 square feet of gross floor area used for assembly purposes, whichever is greater
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6.04.030 |
Hospitals |
1 space per bed
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6.04.040 |
Libraries, museums and art galleries |
1 space for every 750 square feet of gross floor area plus 1 for every 2 employees per maximum shift
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6.04.050 |
Mortuaries |
1 space per 150 square feet of gross floor area used for assembly |
- Amend Section 6.06 to read:
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6.06.040 |
Private clubs and lodges, special centers, athletic clubs and the like |
1 space per 600 square feet of gross floor area
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- Amend Section 6.07 to read:
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6.07.010 |
Drive-in restaurants |
1 space per 150 square feet of gross floor area with 10-space minimum
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6.07.020 |
Restaurants, cafeterias, food and beverage establishments |
1 space per 6 seats plus 1 space per employee on maximum shift. Drive-through windows must be provided with 5 stacking spaces per window |
- Amend Section 6.08 to read:
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6.08.010 |
Banks and financial institutions |
1 space per 600 square feet of gross floor area. Drive-in windows must be provided with 4 stacking spaces per window
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6.08.020 |
Offices |
1 space per 600 square feet of gross floor area
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6.08.030 |
Offices not providing customer services |
1 space per 6 employees, but not less than 1 per 600 square feet of gross floor area
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6.08.040 |
Medical and dental offices |
1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area |
- Amend Section 6.09 to read:
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6.09.010 |
Retail or personal service stores
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1 space per 450 square feet of gross floor area
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6.09.020 |
Service stations
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2 spaces per service bay and 1 space per 2 fuel pumps |
- Amend Section 6.11.020 to read: Residential parking spaces shall be on the same lot as the main building. Parking for non-residential uses may be located up to 300 feet from the property.
The Flathead County Zoning Regulations apply in all County zoning districts created under Section 76-2-205, M.C.A., and are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, located at 800 South Main, Room 302 Kalispell, Montana, the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office’s website at: https://flathead.mt.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning/documents-online. Documents related to the proposed amendments to the regulations are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office.
The public hearing will be held on the 8th day of April, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, Old Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed change to the text of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations.
Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners prior to the hearing if received by the Flathead County Commissioners’ Office at least three business days prior to the hearing.
DATED the 13th day of February, 2025.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Flathead County,
By: _/s/Pamela J. Holmquist_________
Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman
Publish on March 25 and April 1, 2025