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Kalispell council approves revised junk-vehicle ordinance after debate over poverty exemptions
Summary
The Kalispell City Council adopted Ordinance 19-35 to tighten definitions for junk vehicles and improve enforcement. Amendments limiting scope of the definition passed; a proposal to exempt the first two inoperable vehicles for low-income residents failed. The ordinance passed on a 5-3 vote.
The City of Kalispell City Council on April 21 approved Ordinance 19-35, amending Chapter 19 of the Kalispell Municipal Code to revise the city’s definition of junk vehicles and to streamline enforcement.
City Manager Doug Russell told council the change is intended to remove vague wording from the current code and provide clearer criteria for enforcement, including an exception allowing 60 days for repairs and a shielding option for vehicles under repair. "All we had in there was a discarded, ruined, wrecked, or…
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