Legals for February, 18 2025
NO. 30880 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a request from the Middle Canyon Land Use Advisory Committee to amend the text of the Canyon Area Land Use Regulatory System (CALURS). The proposed text amendment would amend the text of Sections 1.6 Applicability, 2.7 Citizens Review Panel, 2.10 Enforcement, 3.3(B)(3)(d) Step 3 Public Review, 3.3(B)(4) Step 4 Decision on Land Use Change, 6.1(A) Upper Canyon Region Exempted Uses, 6.2(A & B) Middle Canyon Region Exempted Uses and Minor Land Uses provisions and Section 7.13 Guest Cabin, 7.14 Gust Cottage, 7.31 Short-Term Rental Housing and 7.33 Single Family Dwelling definitions of the Canyon Area Land Use Regulatory System. The proposed amendment would also add Sections 4.1 General Performance Standards and Section 4.2 Project Specific Performance Standards to Chapter 4 and renumber Chapter 4 Sections (A – F) to Section 4.1(A - F) and Chapter 4 Sections (G - J) to Sections 4.2 (A – D). The proposed text amendment would amend Chapter 4 Section (C)(2) [proposed Section 4.1(C)(2)] Sanitation, Chapter 4 Section (I) [proposed Section 4.2(C)] Short-term Rental Housing, and Chapter 4(J), [proposed Section 4.2(D)] Work Camp. The Canyon Area Land Use Regulatory applies to the Middle Canyon area as defined in CALURS and created under Section 76-2-205, M.C.A. Those standards are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, located at 800 South Main, Room 302, the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Suite 220, Kalispell, Montana and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office’s website at: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed amendments to the regulations are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and Recorder and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The Canyon Area Land Use Regulatory applies to the Middle Canyon area as defined in CALURS and created under Section 76-2-205, M.C.A. Those standards are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, located at 800 South Main, Room 302, the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Suite 220, Kalispell, Montana and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office’s website at: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed amendments to the regulations are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and Recorder and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The public hearing will be held on the 4th day of March, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, Old Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed change to the text of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners prior to the hearing if received by the Flathead County Commissioners’ Office at least three business days prior to the hearing. DATED the 9th day of January, 2025 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman February 18, 25, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30881 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a change in the zoning designation in a portion of the Evergreen Zoning District from R-2 One Family Limited Residential to R-5 Two Family Residential for property located at 36, 52, 64 Monarch Lane near Kalispell, MT 59901. The boundary of the area proposed to be amended from R-2 One Family Limited Residential to R-5 Two Family Residential is described as: The Easterly 574.9 feet of Lot 12 of Hoiland Day Acres, according to the map or plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk & Recorder of Flathead County, Montana. The regulations defining the R-2 and R-5 zones are contained in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell, Montana, at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office’s website at: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed zone change are also on file for public inspection at the Commissioners’ Office and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The public hearing will be held on the 4th day of March, 2025 at 10 o’clock a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed change to the Evergreen Zoning District. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners if received prior to the hearing. DATED this 9th day of January, 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman February 18, 25, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30882 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a change in the zoning designation in a portion of the Bigfork Zoning District from SAG-5 Suburban Agricultural to R-2.5 Rural Residential for property located at 395 Ferndale Drive near Bigfork, MT 59901. The boundaries of the area proposed to be amended from SAG-5 Suburban Agricultural to R-2.5 Rural Residential are described as: Tract 2 of Certificate of Survey No 20699, a tract of land located in the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 27 North, Range 19 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. The regulations defining the SAG-5 and R-2.5 zones are contained in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell, Montana, at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office’s website at: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed zone change are also on file for public inspection at the Commissioners’ Office and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The public hearing will be held on the 4th day of March, 2025 at 10:15 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed change to the Bigfork Zoning District. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners if received prior to the hearing. DATED this 9th day of January, 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman February 13, 20, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30937 PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages Resort License BUCHANAN’S REALLY SMALL RESTUARANT EMPIRE LLC (JAMES BUCHANAN 100.00%, Owner(s)) has applied to transfer Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages Resort License No. 07-E01-E001-009 to be operated at BUCHANAN’S CHOP HOUSE & WHISKY BAR, 3824 Big Mountain Rd, Whitefish, Flathead County. The public may protest this license transfer in accordance with the law. Who can protest this transfer? Protests will be accepted from residents of the county of the proposed location Flathead County, residents of adjoining Montana counties, and residents of adjoining counties in another state if the criteria in 16-4-207(4)(d), Montana Code Annotated (MCA), are met. What information must be included? Protest letters must be legible and contain (1) the protestor’s full name, mailing address, and street address; (2) the license number 07-E01-E001-009 and the applicant’s name BUCHANAN’S REALLY SMALL RESTUARANT EMPIRE LLC; (3) an indication that the letter is intended as a protest; (4) a description of the grounds for protesting; and (5) the protestor’s signature. A letter with multiple signatures will be considered one protest letter. What are valid protest grounds? The protest may be based on the applicant’s qualifications listed in 16-4-401, MCA, or the grounds for denial of an application in 16-4-405, MCA. Examples of valid protest grounds include: (1) the applicant is unlikely to operate the establishment in compliance with the law; (2) the proposed location cannot be properly policed by local authorities; and (3) the welfare of the people in the vicinity of the proposed location will be adversely and seriously affected. How are protests submitted? Protests must be postmarked to the Department of Revenue, Office of Dispute Resolution, P.O. Box 5805, Helena, Montana 59604-5805 on or before March 7, 2025. What happens if the transfer is protested? Depending on the number of protests and the protest grounds, a public hearing will be held in Helena or Whitefish. All valid protestors will be notified of the hearing’s time, date and location. Hearings typically are scheduled within 90 days. A protester’s hearing testimony is limited to the grounds in the protester’s letter. Following the hearing, the Department of Revenue will notify the public whether the license transfer is approved or denied. How can additional information be obtained? The cited MCA statutes are online at leg.mt.gov/bills/mca_toc/. Questions may be directed to Andrew Erickson, Compliance Specialist for the Department of Revenue’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, at 444-4332 or Andrew.Erickson2@mt.gov. February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30979 Montana 11th Judicial District Court Flathead County In the Matter of the Name Change of Andrew Tyree Brown: Andrew Tyree Brown, Petitioner Cause No.: DV-25-151 DAN WILSON Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Andrew Tyree Brown to Andrew Tyree Wilkins. The hearing will be on 04/01/2025 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Flathead County. Date: February 10, 2025 Sarah Smith Clerk of District Court /s/ Rachel Faber Deputy Clerk of Court (SEAL) February 18, 25 and March 4, 11, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________