Commissioners approve 26-lot Lakeside subdivision

The Daily Inter Lake

Against the recommendation of the County Planning Board, Flathead County commissioners have approved preliminary plans for the Bear Mountain Estates subdivision.

On June 27 the Planning Board voted 4-2 to recommendation denial of the 26-lot subdivision on 159 acres near Lakeside.

The current development application is a re-subdivision of a development previously divided eight ways.

On behalf of the applicants, Narda Wilson told the commissioners that the land was further subdivided to take advantage of the great land and the scenic views of Flathead Lake.

The Planning Board cited steep slopes and dense proposed development among its reasons for denial.

Commissioner Gary Hall said he thought the Planning Board was "reaching a little" to come up with a reason to deny the subdivision.

Hall also noted that the Lakeside Community Council had voted unanimously to approve the subdivision.

The commissioners voted unanimously to approve the preliminary plat for Bear Mountain Estates.

The commissioners also approved three other subdivisions:

. Island Lake Estates, a four-lot subdivision on 114 acres. The proposed development on Island Lake Road is currently is unzoned. Each lot is between 20 and 22 acres.

Commissioners' concerns included storm-water prevention and limiting further development of the property.

The commissioners added conditions to mitigate their concerns and passed the preliminary plat unanimously.

. Spring Creek Meadows, a two-lot single-family residential subdivision in the Helena Flats neighborhood. The subdivision is a little over two acres.

The surrounding area also unzoned and is made up of mostly two-acre lots.

. Glacier Valley Subdivision, a 10-lot subdivision on 16.4 acres off of Montana 206. Nine of the proposed lots are designated as single-family residential. But one will be considered multi-use commercial.

The plan originally called for 11 lots -10 single-family residential lots and one lot with an apartment. The original plan was scrapped after cul-de-sac regulations could not be met.