Legals for June, 19 2025

| June 19, 2025 12:00 AM

NO. 31272 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of County Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice pursuant to Section 76-2-206(4)(b), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider an extension of the Columbia Falls Rural Interim Zoning District (CFRIZD) adopted June 27, 2024, and effective July 1, 2024. Interim zoning regulations are allowable under Montana law for up to one year, with one extension of up to one year. The boundaries of the existing interim zoning district are outside the Columbia Falls city limits, excluding areas already zoned with County zoning, and are specifically shown in Exhibit “A” attached hereto. The specific emergency that compelled the establishment of the existing interim zoning district was the City of Columbia Falls’ not renewing the interlocal agreement that established the extraterritorial area (ETA) around the City’s annexed areas, following the adoption of Senate Bill 382 during the 2023 Legislative Session. To serve the needs of the citizenry in the ETA, Flathead County had to begin administering control over the ETA, and to do so, the establishment of interim zoning was needed. Since the CFRIZD was adopted, Flathead County has been working to identify and review options for mitigating the emergency. Public workshops on the ETA have been held, and legally required public hearings on the creation of a new county zoning district have been scheduled. If the current interim zoning were to expire July 1, 2025, it is not clear what would occur with regards to zoning and basic land use regulations such as permitted and conditional uses, lot sizes, minimum lot widths, setbacks, building height restrictions, and performance standards for many land uses that are regulated specifically for public safety and the general welfare. Flathead County wishes to avoid this issue. The reason for the proposed extension is to allow time for the continuation of the public process currently underway to consider the replacement of the CFRIZD. Flathead County has completed a study verifying that an emergency exists, identifying the facts and circumstances that constitute the emergency, the potential options that have been reviewed for mitigating the emergency, and the course of action the Commissioners have taken and intend to continue taking under an extension of the existing interim zoning district. A copy of the study is available for public review at the Office of the Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Third Floor Courthouse located at 800 South Main, Kalispell, MT, the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office at 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana, or online at https://flatheadcounty.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning /columbia-falls-zoning. The general character of the CFRIZD is that it replaced the former City of Columbia Falls zoning classifications in the ETA with similar classifications that are found in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations. The Flathead County zoning classifications are SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural), SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural), R-1 (Suburban Residential), R-2 (One Family Limited Residential), R-3 (One Family Residential), R-4 (Two-Family Residential), R-5 (Two-Family Residential), RA-1 (Residential Apartment), P (Public), B-2(General Business), B-5 (Resort Business) I-1 (Light Industrial), and I-2 (Heavy Industrial). The general character of the SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) classification is suburban agricultural. This classification provides and preserves agricultural functions and provides a buffer between urban and unlimited agricultural uses, encouraging separation of such uses in areas where potential conflict of uses will be minimized, and provides areas for estate-type residential development. The general character of the SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural) classification is suburban agricultural. This classification provides and preserves agricultural functions and provides a buffer between urban and unlimited agricultural uses, encouraging separation of such uses in areas where potential conflict of uses will be minimized, and provides areas for estate-type residential development. The general character of the R-1 (Suburban Residential) classification is residential. This classification provides estate-type development normally located in rural areas away from concentrated urban development or in areas where it is desirable to permit only low-density development (for example, areas with extreme topography or areas adjacent to floodplains). The general character of the R-2 (One Family Limited Residential) classification is residential. This classification provides for large tract development in suburban areas generally served by either sewer or water lines. The general character of the R-3 (One Family Residential) classification is residential. This classification provides an adequate lot size for urban development, is typically in proximity to community and neighborhood facilities, i.e., schools, parks, shopping areas, and will normally require all public utilities. The general character of the R-4 (Two-Family Residential) classification is residential. This classification provides lot of areas for urban residential development and is required to be served by all public utilities. The general character of the R-5 (Two-Family Residential) classification is residential. This classification provides lot of areas for urban residential development and is required to be served by all public utilities. The general character of the RA-1 (Residential Apartment) classification is residential. This classification is for multi-family use and for non-residential uses, which support or are compatible with the primarily residential character, and the district is intended as a buffer between residential districts and other non-residential districts. The general character of the P (Public) classification is public. This classification provides and reserves areas for public uses to provide adequate land for a variety of community facilities that serve the public health, safety, and general welfare. These uses would include schools, public buildings, parks, and open spaces, etc. The general character of the B-2 (General Business) classification is commercial. This classification provides for retail sales and service functions and operations that are typically characterized by outdoor display, storage, and/or sale of merchandise, by major repair of motor vehicles, outdoor commercial amusement and recreational activities, and operations serving the general needs of the tourist and traveler. The general character of the B-5 (Resort Business) classification is resort commercial. This classification is intended for high-density hotels, motels, multi-family, and limited retail and commercial service facilities where such uses are desirable for resort development and where public facilities are available and should be limited to tourist destination centers. The general character of the I-1 (Heavy Industrial) classification is industrial. This classification provides for uses and service uses that typically do not create objectionable by-products (such as dirt, noise, glare, heat, odors, smoke, etc.), which extend beyond the lot lines, and is intended that non-industrial uses within the district be prevented. The general character of the I-2 (Heavy Industrial) classification is industrial. This classification provides for uses to accommodate heavy manufacturing, processing, fabrication, and assembling of products or materials and prevents the encroachment of non-industrial uses or unspecified commercial uses within the district. Maps of the CFRIZD which comprise the outer boundary of the existing interim zoning district and the boundaries of the individual zoning classifications, and a copy of the existing Flathead County Zoning Regulations are available for public inspection at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office located at 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, MT and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office website at https://flatheadcounty.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning /columbia-falls-zoning. The public hearing will be held on the 26th day of June, 2025, at 10 o’clock a.m., in the Office of the Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Third Floor Courthouse, 800 South Main, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed extension of the existing interim zoning resolution. 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 this 29th day of May, 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By:/s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman June 12, 19, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31299 C. Mark Hash Hash, Rudbach, Hutchison & Murray, PLLP Attorneys at Law 136 1st Ave. West P. O. Box 1178 Kalispell, MT 59903-1178 (406) 755-6919 cmhash@hashlaw.com MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY In The Matter of The Estate of Barbara Ann Kimzey, Deceased. Cause No. DP-25-118(D) Notice to Creditors NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be either mailed to Amy Lynn Kimzey, the personal representative, by certified mail, return receipt requested, c/o Hash, Rudbach, Hutchison & Murray, PLLP, Attorneys at Law, P.O. Box 1178, Kalispell, Montana 59903-1178, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 3rd day of June, 2025. /s/ Amy Lynn Kimzey Personal Representative Hash, Rudbach, Hutchison & Murray, PLLP By C Mark Hash Attorneys for the personal representative June 12, 19, 26, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________