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February 9, 2022

FZC-21-24    A zone change request from Sands Surveying, Inc., on behalf of BAE Development LLC for property within the Blanchard Lake Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 5333 Highway 93 South, near Whitefish, MT from AG-20 (Agricultural) to SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural).  The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 29 acres that can legally be described as follows:

A tract of land, situated, lying and being in the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 30 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana, and more particularly described as follows:

That portion of Parcel A and Parcel B of Certificate of Survey No. 1779 (records of Flathead County, Montana) lying in Section 24, Township 30 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana; Subject to and together with all appurtenant easements of record.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM that portion granted to the State of Montana in Bargain and Sale Deed recorded May 14, 1992 as Document No. 92-135-08540, records of Flathead County, Montana.

FZC-21-25    A zone change request from Sands Surveying, Inc., on behalf of Seung Jun Jung & Myonsuk Chon for property within the Westside Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 1318 Armstrong Lane, Kalispell, MT from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to R-2.5 (Rural Residential).  The total acreage involved is approximately 12.88 acres that can legally be described as follows:

A tract of land, situated, lying, and being in the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (E½SW¼SE¼) of Section 10, Township 28 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

Excepting therefrom a tract of land in the SE corner of the SW¼SE¼ of Section 10, particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the SE corner of said SW¼SE¼; thence Westerly along the section line a distance of 349 feet; thence North 00°00’ East, a distance 390 feet; thence North 30°44’ East, a distance of 99 feet; thence North 15°08’ East, a distance of 100.3 feet; thence North 01°45’ East, a distance of 100 feet; thence North 10°19’ West, a distance of 92.5 feet; thence South 87°35’ East, a distance of 294.3 feet; thence Southerly along the subdivision line a distance of 740 feet to the place of beginning.

Also excepting therefrom, a tract of land in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW¼SE¼) of Section 10, and more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at a point on the South boundary line of said Section 10 which is a distance of 349 feet West from the SE corner of said SW¼SE¼; thence due North a distance of 390 feet; thence South 65°00’ West, a distance of 227.6 feet; thence South 06°15’ West, a distance of 297 feet; thence Easterly along the section line, a distance of 243.5 feet to the place of beginning.

FZC-21-26    A zone change request from Sands Surveying, Inc., on behalf of William E. & Beverly W. O’Brien, for property within the Evergreen Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 684Scenic Drive, Kalispell, MT from R-1 (Suburban Residential) to R-2 (One-Family Limited Residential).  The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 0.72 acres that can legally be described as follows:

A TRACT OF LAND, SITUATED, LYING AND BEING IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 29 NORTH, RANGE 21 WEST, P.M.,M., FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA, AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS TO WIT:

Commencing at the northeast corner of Lot 2 of Block 2 of Scenic Tracts (records of Flathead County, Montana), which is on the westerly R/W of a 60 foot R/W known as Scenic Drive; Thence along said R/W S00°14'03"W 30.00 feet to THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE TRACT OF LAND HEREIN DESCRIBED:  Thence continuing S00°14'03"W 146.79 feet; Thence leaving said R/W S89°59'08"W 213.58 feet; Thence N00°14'03"E 147.08 feet; Thence S89°56'12"E 213.58 feet to the point of beginning and containing 0.720 ACRES; Subject to and together with all appurtenant easements of record.

FLV-21-06    A request from Hafferman Engineering, Inc., on behalf of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Outdoor Recreation Division for a major lakeshore variance permit to construct a dynamic equilibrium and gravel beach system that will place a graded gravel fill below the average high-water elevation to stop full pool wave erosion and create a gravel beach that will be for public use within the lakeshore protection zone (LPZ) of Flathead Lake.  The property is located off Somers Road East, Somers, MT and contains approximately 1855 feet of shoreline.  The property can legally be described as Tract 1A, in Lots 3, 4, & 5 and Tract 4AA, in Lots 4 & 5 in Section 25, Township 27 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

FZC-21-27    A zone change request from Sands Surveying, Inc., on behalf of Dennis C. & Jackie R. Gray, for property within the Highway 93 North Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 300 Tronstad Road, near Kalispell, MT from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to R-2.5 (Rural Residential).  The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 20 acres that can legally be described as follows:

That portion of the Southwest one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter (SW¼SE¼) of Section 18, and the Northwest one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter (NW¼NE¼) of Section 19, all in Township 29 N, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.  Known as Certificate of Survey No. 14127

FZC-21-28    A zone change request from Flathead Geomatics, on behalf of Richard L Wright for property within the Rural Whitefish Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 440 Monegan Road, Whitefish, MT from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural).  The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 22.35 acres that can legally be described as follows:

Tract 2 and Tract 3 of Certificate of Survey No. 4917, all of which tracts are located and being in the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE1/4SW1/4) of Section 5 and in the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE1/4NW1/4) of Section 8, Township 30, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

EXCEPTING public roads and rights of way and SUBJECT TO easements, rights of way, restrictions, and reservations of record.

FPP-21-10    A request from Bruce & Cheryl Wiederspiel, with technical assistance from TD&H Engineering, for preliminary plat approval of Rolling Acres Estates, a proposal to create eight (8) residential lots on 60 acres.  The proposal will be served by individual wells and septic systems.  The property is located off Middle Road, near Columbia Falls, MT and can legally be described as follows:

A tract of land in the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter in Section 32, Township 30 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

FZTA-21-03    A request by the Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office to amend Section 2.08 ‘Amendments to Text or Districts (Planning Board)’ to comply with recent changes to 76-2-205 M.C.A. and improve the practicality of administration of the zoning regulations.  During the 2021 legislative session, Senate Bill 294 was passed to remove certain protest provisions that have been invalidated by the Montana Supreme Court which necessitated a text amendment to the zoning regulations to remove the protest provisions.

Information posted on 1.21.2022 @ 12:06 pm

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Heard by FCPB on January 12, 2022

FZC-21-20    A zone change request from Sands Surveying, Inc., on behalf of Montana LLC and Robert G. & Rita A. Boese for property within the Bigfork Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 1308 Highway 83 and assessor #0007637 in Bigfork, MT from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural).  The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 38.5 acres.

Staff Report    Application       Vicinity Map     Agency Comments   No Public Comments Received as of 12.29.2021

FZC-21-08    A Zone change request from Sands Surveying, Inc., on behalf of John & Eman Federico for property within the Rural Whitefish Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 2505 and 2525 E. Lakeshore Drive outside of Whitefish, MT from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural).  The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 23.047 acres that can legally be described as follows:

Staff Report    Application    Vicinity Map      Agency Comments   No Public Comments Received as of 12.29.2021

FZC-21-16    A zone change request from Edward G. LaPrath for property within the Blanchard Lake Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 630 Leksand Trial near Whitefish, MT from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to R-1 (Suburban Residential).  The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 4.41 acres that can legally be described as Parcel A of Certificate of Survey No. 21375, located and being in Government Lot 9 of Section 2, Township 30 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

Staff Report    Application    Supplemental Information    Vicinity Map     Agency Comments   No Public Comments Received as of 12.29.2021

FZC-21-18    A zone change request from Alex Olson on behalf of Tim J. & Sherrie L. Calaway for property within the Bigfork Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located off Highway 83 near Bigfork, MT from SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural) to I-1 (Light Industrial).  The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 20.02 acres that can legally be described as follows:

Staff Report    Application    Agency Comments   No Public Comments Received as of 12.29.2021

FZC-21-21    A zone change request from Sands Surveying, Inc. on behalf of Mark A, Pytosh and Hilda S. Pyun for property within the Blanchard Lake Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 350 and 405 Blanchard View Drive and 115 Whitefish Hills Drive near Whitefish, MT from AG-40 (Agricultural) to AG-20 Agricultural).  The total acreage involved in the proposal is approximately 139.69 acres that can legally be described as follows:

Staff Report    Application    Supplemental Information    Vicinity Map     Agency Comments   No Public Comments Received as of 12.29.2021

FZC-21-22    A zone change request from Sands Surveying, Inc., on behalf of D & J Koenig Holdings, LLC for property within the Highway 93 North Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 430 Church Drive outside of Kalispell, MT from AG-40 (Agricultural) to SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural).  The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 8.863 acres that can legally be described as follows:

Staff Report    Application    Vicinity Map     Agency Comments   No Public Comments Received as of 12.29.2021

FZC-21-23    A zone change request from APEC Engineering, Inc., on behalf of Thornton Motorsports, LLC for property within the Highway 93 North Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 3790 Highway 93 North near Kalispell, MT from AG-40 (Agricultural) to R-1 (Suburban Residential).  The total acreage involved is approximately 40.6 acres.

Staff Report    Application    Vicinity Map     Agency Comments   No Public Comments Received as of 12.29.2021

Information added on 12/29/2021 @ 11:21 am, information linked on 12.30.2021 @ 10:02 am

Heard by FCPB on December 8, 2021

FLP-21-99    A request from McDonald Family Trust for a lakeshore construction permit to remove an existing T-dock and construct a new T-dock, within the lakeshore protection zone (LPZ) of Lake Five.  The property is located at 428 Belton Stage, West Glacier, MT and can legally be described as Tract 1E in Section 09, Township 31 North, Range 19 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

Staff Report    Application    Supplemental Information    Site Plan

FZC-21-19    A zone change request from Rick Breckenridge for property within the Blanchard Lake Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 280 Twin Bridges Road near Whitefish, MT from AG-40 (Agricultural) to SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural).  The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 32.50 acres that can legally be described as follows:

• Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 11481, located and being in the East Half of the Southwest Quarter (E½ SW¼) of Section 5, Township 30 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

Staff Report    Application    Vicinity Map     Agency Comments    No Public Comments Received

FPP-21-05    A request from 406 Engineering, Inc., on behalf of Marlin Kauffman for preliminary plat approval of The Crossings at Bachelor Grade Subdivision, a proposal to create nine (9) residential lots to be served by individual wells and septic systems on approximately 42.37 acres.  Access to each lot within the proposed subdivision would be from an internal subdivision road via Bachelor Grade.  The property can legally be described as Tracts 7C and 3G Sections 11 & 12, Township 28 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

Staff Report    Application    Preliminary Plat Map    Agency Comments    No Public Comments Received

FPP-21-06    A request from Sands Surveying, Inc. on behalf of JMB Holdings, LLC for preliminary plat approval of Subdivision No. 295, a proposal to create four (4) residential lots to be served by individual wells and septic systems on approximately 5.0 acres.  The property is located at 106 Splendid View Drive, Kalispell, MT and can legally be described as Tract 1J in the North ½ of the Northwest ¼ of Section 16, Township 28 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

Staff Report    Application    Preliminary Plat Map   Agency Comments    No Public Comments Received

Added on 11/16/2021 @ 1:25 pm, information attached on 11/24/2021 @ 2:50 pm

Heard by FCPB on November 10, 2021

FLP-21-81    A request from Greg Swanberg for a lakeshore construction permit to construct a dock, using an existing ice ramp to access the lake, within the lakeshore protection zone (LPZ) of Lake Five.  The property is located on Grizzly Spur, West Glacier, MT and can legally be described as Tract 4B in Section 10, Township 31 North, Range 19 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

Staff Report    Application    Site Map   Public Comments (none as of 10/27/2021)

Heard by FCPB on October 13, 2021

FZC-21-10    A zone change request from Richard J. & Barbara L. Cunningham, and Albert M. & Dianne K. Kale for property within the Lower Side Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on three (3) parcels located at 150, 200 and 242 KACU Lane, Kalispell, MT, from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural).  The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 37.653 that can legally be described as follows:

• Tract 1, Tract 2, and Tract 3 of Certificate of Survey No. 13356, located in the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 32, Township 28 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

Staff Report    Applications    Supplemental Information    Agency Comments    No public comments received (as of 9/29/2021)

FZC-21-17    A zone change request from Zach Ware, on behalf of Kaye F. Young and Smithlin, McIntire & Young, LLC, for property within the Willow Glen Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on parcels located at 1280 Highway 2 E and 56 Sager Lane in Evergreen, MT from R-2 (Two-Family Residential) to B-2 (General Business).  The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 13.663 acres that can legally be described as follows:

• Parcel 1:            Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 6655, situated, lying and being in the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 28 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.
• Parcel 2:            Parcel A of Certificate of Survey No. 10055, located and being in the Southwest Quarter of Section 4 and in the Northwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 28 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

Staff Report    Application    Supplemental Information   Site Plan    Agency Comments   Public comments received (as of 9/29/2021)

Information posted on 9/23/2021 @ 1:01 pm

Heard by FCPB on September 8, 2021

FZC-21-12    A zone change request from Andy Belski of River Design Group, Inc., on behalf of Maureen L. Kunz, for property within the Blanchard Lake Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 126 Soaring Eagle Drive and assessor #0977569 near Happy Valley, from AG-20 (Agricultural) to R-2 (One-Family Limited Residential) and B-2 (General Business).  The proposed acreage from AG-20 to R-2 is approximately 18.87 acres while the proposed acreage from AG-20 to B-2 is approximately 8.97 acres for a total acreage of approximately 27.852 acres.  The parcels can legally be described as follows:

• Tract 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 18192; located in the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 30 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County Montana.

  AND

• Tract 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 11144; located in the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 30 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

Staff Report    Application   Supplemental Information    Vicinity Map    Agency Comments  Public Comments

FZC-21-13    A zone change request from Sands Surveying, Inc. on behalf of Thomas H. Oberlitner for property within the Rural Whitefish Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 222 Wintercrest Drive, near Kalispell, MT from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to R-2.5 (Rural Residential) on approximately 5.005 acres.  The parcel can legally be described as Tract 3 on Certificate of Survey No. 5104, and is further described as that portion of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW¼SE¼ ) of Section 7, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

Staff Report    Application   Agency Comments  Public Comments  Additional Public Comment Received

FZC-21-14    A zone change request from River Design Group, Inc. on behalf of Gardner Baldwin for property within the Prairie View Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located on Prairie View Road a ½ mile north of KM Ranch Road, near Whitefish, MT from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural) on approximately 20 acres.  The parcel can legally be described as follows:

• The North Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 36, Township 30 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

Staff Report    Application   Vicinity Map    Agency Comments  Public Comments

FZC-21-15    A zone change request from Breckenridge Surveying and Mapping Inc., on behalf of Brian M. Brown and Teresa M. McAllister for property within the Lower Side Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 1380 Lower Valley Road, Kalispell, MT from AG-80 (Agricultural) to SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural) on approximately 19.55 acres.  The parcel can legally be described as follows:

• The East Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 35, Township 28 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.
• EXCEPTING THEREFROM that portion conveyed to Flathead County by Deed recorded June 20, 1961 in Book 439, Page 997, as Doc. No. 4135, records of Flathead County, Montana.

Staff Report    Application   Supplemental Information    Vicinity Map    Agency Comments  No Public Comments Received

Information posted on 8/323/2021 @ 10:34 am, information attached on 8/25/2021, additional information linked on 9/8/2021 @ 3:21 pm

Heard by FCPB on August 11, 2021

FZC-21-11    A zone change request from Donald Scott Davis for properties in the Willow Glen Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on properties located at 16 Davis Court and 115 South Cedar Drive in Evergreen from R-5 (Two Family Residential) to B-2 (General Business) on approximately 1.86 acres.  The parcels can legally be described as follows:

• Parcel 1:  Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 21478, Located in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 28 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.
• Parcel 2:  Tracts 1 and 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 21539, Located in the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 28 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

Staff Report    Application   Supplemental Information    Site Plan    Agency Comments   No Public Comments received (as of 7/28/2021)

FPMA-12-01    A request by the Middle Canyon Land Use Advisory Committee for an amendment to the Flathead County Growth Policy, specifically to add the West Glacier Vision Plan as an addendum to the Canyon Plan which has been incorporated into the Flathead County Growth Policy.

Staff Report   West Glacier VIsion Plan    West Glacier Action Plan    Public Comments

Added on 7/23/2021 10:30 am, 7/28/2021, inofmation linked on 7/28/2021 @ 12:54 pm; Attached public comments 8/11/2021 @ 8:17 am

Heard by FCPB on July 14, 2021

FZC-21-09    A zone change request from Sands Surveying, Inc. on behalf of Bret Miller et. al. for properties in the Southeast Rural Whitefish Zoning District.  The proposal would change the zoning on properties located at 655 Armory Road, 577 Armory Road, 565 Armory Road, 573 Armory Road, 679 Armory Road and 605 Armory Road, near Whitefish, MT from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to R-2.5 (Rural Residential) on approximately 55+ acres.  The parcels can legally be described as follows:

•     Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 19749 (655 Armory Road/Portion of Lot 1B of Kings Whitetail Acres in Section 33, Township 31 North, Range 21 West)
•     Lot 1 of Kings Whitetail Acres in Section 33, Township 31 North, Range 21 West, according to the map or plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, Montana (577 Armory Road)
•     Tract A of Certificate of Survey No. 4132 (565 Armory Road/Tract 6CE in NW4SE4 & NE4SW4 in Section 33, Township 31 North, Range 21 West)
•     Lot 1 of Roy Subdivision in Section 33 Township 31 North, Range 21 West, according to the map or plat on file and of record in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, Montana (573 Armory Road)
•     Tract 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 19749, located and being in the Southwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 31 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana (679 Armory Road/Portion of Lot 1B of Kings Whitetail Acres)
•     Lot 2 of Kings Whitetail Acres in Section 33, Township 31 North, Range 21 West, according to the map or plat thereof on file and if record in the office of the County Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, Montana (605 Armory Road)

Staff Report    Application    Vicinity Map    Agency Comments    No Public Comments received   

Posted on 6/28/2021 @ 2:12 pm, information added on 7/1/2021 @ 1:51 pm

Heard by FCPB on June 9, 2021

FZTA-21-01   A request by the North Fork Land Use Advisory Committee to amend Section 3.40 (NF North Fork) of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations (FCZR).  The proposed changes are extensive in nature and the request is considered to be a complete rewrite of Section 3.40 (NF North Fork).

Staff Report   Application  Overview of Proposed Text Amendments    Public Comments    Additional Public Comment Received

Posted on 5/19/2021, information attached 5/26/2021 and 5/27/2021, moved on 6/28/2021 @ 2:11 pm

Heard by FCPB on May 12, 2021

FZTA-21-02    A request by the Flathead County Planning Board to amend Section 3.020.30 and Section 8.17.020 of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations (FCZR).  The proposal would add ‘marina’ as a conditional use in the B-3 (Community Business) zone and add ‘marinas’ in the definition of “Recreational Area, Commercial (Section 8.17.020).

Staff Report   

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