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Board grants appeal over airport 300‑foot setback interpretation; matter to go to city council
Summary
The Community Development Board found the zoning administrator’s interpretation of a 300‑foot airport setback to be in error and granted an appeal, sending the question of whether accessory buildings at the Whitefish Airport must meet the 300‑foot setback to city council for review of the conditional use permit.
Whitefish — The Community Development Board on Jan. 16 granted an appeal challenging the planning director’s interpretation that a 300‑foot setback in the city’s airport provision applies only to runways/helipads and not to accessory buildings within the airport. The board’s 5‑2 vote means the zoning‑interpretation question will be returned to city council for further review tied to the conditional use permit for a proposed hangar.
Planning staff had concluded the airport‑setback provision was intended to address landing areas (runways, heliports, helipads) and not accessory structures inside a grandfathered airport property. Staff noted multiple small accessory structures…
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