Third version of project proposed on river property

The Daily Inter Lake

For the third time in 18 months, a major subdivision is being proposed on property along Trumble Creek Road.

The Flathead County Planning Board will hold a public hearing tonight on River Horse, a 20-lot subdivision on 80 acres north of Rose Crossing at 1328 Trumble Creek Road, along the Whitefish River.

Developer Ben Franklin and Whitefish River Properties initially proposed a 62-lot subdivision on the site. After the Planning Board recommended denial of that layout, a second subdivision with 52 lots was proposed.

Although the county commissioners approved that project, Franklin subsequently reduced the number of lots and submitted a new plat.

The lots would range from 2.3 to 4.3 acres. They would be served by a public water system, as well as a multi-user sewer system featuring individual septic tanks with a common treatment facility and drainfield.

The project has 23 acres of common space, including a 100-foot wide riparian buffer and public access area along the river frontage. The riverfront area could be

reached via a public bike path from Trumble Creek Road.

The developer would widen Trumble Creek Road along the subdivision frontage, and also build two-foot shoulders along the roadway south to Rose Crossing.

Other items on tonight's planning board agenda include:

. A major land-use review to allow a noncommercial guest cabin on property on Lake Five at 818 Ross Point Drive.

. The amended plat of Lot 1, Jewel Basin Ranch, which would create two single-family residential lots on 24 acres located off Foothill Road.

Tonight's meeting takes place in the second-floor conference room of the Earl Bennett Building, 1035 First Ave. W. in Kalispell.