Flathead County Planning and Zoning

Planning Board

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Meeting Information

December 11, 2019

1. FZC-19-18 A zone change request by Paul Arends, on behalf of Riverside Vineyard Church for property in the Highway 93 North Zoning District. The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 3171 Highway 93 North in Kalispell, MT from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to B-3/HO (Community Business/Highway Overlay). The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 4.7 acres and can legally be described as follows:

Parcel C of Certificate of Survey No. 9429, a tract of land situated, lying and being in the Southwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

2. FZC-19-19 A zone change request by Randal W. & Cynthia A. Remington and Timothy L. Ohler for properties in the Willow Glen Zoning District. The proposal would change the zoning on properties located at 602 and 616 Willow Glen Drive, Kalispell, MT from R-2 (One Family Limited Residential) to R-5 (Two Family Residential). The total acreage involved for the two parcels is 5.88 acres and can legally be described as follows:

Lot 11 in Block 1 of Greenacres in Section 20, Township 28 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.
Lot 10 and the south Half of Lot 9 of Block 1 of Greenacres in Section 20, Township 28 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana

Agenda added 11/21/2019 @ 11:46 am

November 13, 2019

1. FZC-19-17 A zone change request by Breckenridge Surveying and Mapping, on behalf of Robinson Ranch Holdings, LLC for property in the Evergreen Zoning District. The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 519 Ezy Drive, in Kalispell, MT from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to R-5 (Two Family Residential). The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 33.93 acres and can legally be described as follows:

Tract 1: Parcel A of Certificate of Survey No. 18062, located in the Northwest Quarter of Section 35, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.
Except any house trailer or mobile home located thereon.
Tract 2: Parcel 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 20828, located in the Northwest Quarter of Section 35, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.
Except any house trailer or mobile home located thereon.
Tract 3: Parcel 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 20828, located in the Northwest Quarter of Section 35, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.
Tract 4: Parcel 3 of Certificate of Survey No. 20828, located in the Northwest Quarter of Section 35, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.
Except any house trailer or mobile home located thereon.
Tract 5: Parcel 4 of Certificate of Survey No. 20828, located in the Northwest Quarter of Section 35, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.
Tract 6: Parcel 6 of Certificate of Survey No. 20828, located in the Northwest Quarter of Section 35, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

Staff Report Application

Agenda and attachments added 10/28/2019 @ 2:06 pm

October 09, 2019 - NO MEETING

* There are no items on the agenda.

September 11, 2019

2. FZC-19-14 A zone change request from Sands Surveying on behalf of Robert W. Bates and Savita K. Chaudhry for property in the Highway 93 North Zoning District. The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 181 Whitefish Trail South in Kalispell, MT from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural). The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 12.05 acres and can legally be described as a tract of land located in the W1/2SW1/4 of Section 16, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. Tract 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 9606

Staff Report Application

3. FZC-19-16 A zone change request from Leslie A. Coates for properties in the Holt Zoning District. The proposal would change the zoning on property located at 307 Chapman Hill Road in Bigfork, MT from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to R-3 (One-Family Residential). The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 1.0 acres and can legally be described as follows:

Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 11767, located in the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 25, all in Township 27 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

This item will be reviewed by the Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee on Thursday, August 29, 2019 @ 4:00 pm at Bethany Lutheran Church, 8559 Highway 35, Bigfork, MT.

Staff Report Application Vicinity Map

4. FLV-19-04 A request by Jolene Dugan for a Major Lakeshore Variance to the fill standards of the Flathead County Lake and Lakeshore Protection Regulations, specifically Sections 4.3F(2)(h)(1-2, 4-6). The applicant is seeking to construct a ‘Modified Dynamic Equilibrium Beach’ on the shore of Flathead Lake. The subject properties are located at 440, 482 and 494 Holt Drive, Bigfork, Montana and can legally be described as follows:

Parcel A of Certificate of Survey No. 19916 in the Northeast Quarter of Section 35, Township 27 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana; and
Tract 2AB in the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 35, Township 27 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

This item will be reviewed by the Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee on Thursday, August 29, 2019 @ 4:00 pm at Bethany Lutheran Church, 8559 Highway 35, Bigfork, MT.

Staff Report Application Site Plan

5. FZC-19-15 A zone change request from Darrel E. & Loretta J. Coverdell for property in the Bigfork Zoning District. The request if for a zone change from SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural) to B-3 (Community Business) on Lot 1A of the amended plat of Flathead Swan Junction Unit #2 and from B-3 (Community Business) to SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural) on Lot 2A of the amended plat of Flathead Swan Junction Unit #2. The property is located 2850 MT Highway 82 in Bigfork, MT and contains approximately 25.6 acres and can legally be described as follows:

Lots 1A and 2A of the Amended Plat of Flathead Swan junction Unit #2 in Section 13, Township 27 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

This item will be reviewed by the Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee on Thursday, August 29, 2019 @ 4:00 pm at Bethany Lutheran Church, 8559 Highway 35 in Bigfork.

Staff Report Application Site Map

8. FZTA-19-02 A request by the Flathead County Planning Board for multiple amendments to the Flathead County Zoning Regulations. The proposed amendments include the following sections: 3.08.040 regarding lot coverage and fence height, 3.30.030 and 3.31.030 regarding Mini storage, RV storage, 3.35.130 and 150 regarding conditional use and regulation review, 3.42.020 regarding guest houses and temporary uses, 4.04 regarding caretaker’s facilities in the SAG-5, R-2.5, R-1, and RR-1 zones, 4.05 regarding cluster development in residential zones and covenants, and 8.05.160 regarding the definition of an dwelling, accessory.

Staff Report

Agenda added on 08/27/2019 @ 11:00 am

August 14, 2019

4. FPP-19-10 A request from the Saint Herman Orthodox Church and the Stimer Family Trust, with technical assistance from Meridian Land Surveying, Inc. for preliminary plat approval of Saint Herman Subdivision, a proposal to create two (2) lots-one residential lot and one lot to be used by the Saint Herman Orthodox Church on approximately 40.822 acres. The applicants are proposing individual wells and septic systems and primary access to the proposed church lot will be from Morning View Drive and access to the house will remain along North Hill Road. The property is located at 285 North Hill Road and can legally be described as Tract 2A in SW4NW4, in Section 16, Township 28 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana.

Staff Report Application Plat Map

Agenda added on 7/23/2019 @ 12:41 pm , information added 7/31/2019 @ 3:00 pm and on 8/29/2019 @ 10:56 am

May 10, 2017

FPPUD-16-01 Thornton Motorsports LLC/FPP-16-07 Montana Raceway Subdivision: A request from APEC Engineering, Inc., on behalf of Thornton Motorsports, LLC for Preliminary Planned Unit Development (PUD) and Preliminary Plat approval of Montana Raceway Subdivision, a 57-lot residential subdivision located at 3790 Highway 93 North near Kalispell. Containing approximately 40.6 acres, the subject property is located within the Highway 93 North zoning district and is currently zoned AG-40 Agricultural. The applicant has also requested a zone change from AG-40 to R-1 with an overlay PUD to increase density. The lots would be served by a public water supply and individual wastewater treatment systems with common drain fields.

PUD Staff Report Application PUD Map Subdivision Staff Report Application EA Report Plat Map

December 14, 2016

FZC-16-12 Thornton Motorsports LLC-A zone change request in the Highway 93 North Zoning District by APEC Engineering Inc., on behalf of Thornton Motorsports, LLC. The proposal would change the zoning on a parcel containing approximately 40.6 acres from AG-40 (Agricultural) to R-1(Suburban Residential). The subject property is located at 3790 Highway 93 North near Kalispell.