Kalispell City Council to discuss proposed housing developments
Kalispell City Council will weigh several residential developments as well as vote to finalize an ordinance that would prohibit roadway transactions at its Monday meeting.
Council meets at 7 p.m. in City Hall, 201 First Ave. E. Residents can also attend the meeting online via Zoom.
On the agenda are a zone change and a major preliminary plat approval for the proposed Stillwater Village development.
The subdivision, located off of U.S. 93 between Silverbrook Estates and the Northern Pines Golf Course, would consist of eight phases and 181 lots over nearly 47 acres.
The zone change would allow the development of townhouses, though planning staff pointed out that the unit density would remain the same as is allowed under the current zoning designation.
The plat calls for 67 detached single-family and 114 attached townhouse-style homes.
At the previous Kalispell Planning Board meeting, residents of neighboring Silverbrook Estates and members of the Northern Pines Homeowners Association raised concerns about the proposed development, with a few calling for its rejection.
Commenters had issues with street lighting and changing the character of the area, but the most common complaint concerned the impact of new development on the traffic density and flow on and off of U.S. 93.
Residents were concerned that the proposed development could lead to the creation of a “three-quarter intersection” of U.S. 93, Silverbrook Drive and Tronstad Road. Such a feature would prevent motorists from turning left out of either street, they said.
Council also will consider an application for the preliminary plat for Bitterroot Heights No. 2, a subdivision at 249 Three Mile Drive that would include 13 single-family lots on approximately 4 acres.
Another project coming before council is the Creekside Subdivision, which has submitted requests for annexation and initial zoning, along with a request for major preliminary plat approval. The development would include 71 single-family lots on just under 25 acres.
COUNCIL WILL ALSO MOVE FORWARD with the second reading of an ordinance prohibiting roadway transactions, in an effort to limit panhandling on city roads.
It was approved at the last meeting by a vote of six to three.
Council will once again debate hikes to certain Parks and Recreation fees after the department’s recommended increases were postponed at the body’s last meeting.
Council will also hear the second reading of an ordinance that would modify special event and vending permits issued by the Parks and Recreation Department.
Finally, Council will hear a request for the expansion of a homeless shelter operated by Ray of Hope Ministries on Fifth Avenue West.
The request is for a new 1,300-square-foot garage with an apartment on top of their facility at 46 Fifth Ave. W.
Reporter Adrian Knowler can be reached at 758-4407 or aknowler@dailyinterlake.com.