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Candidate urges city to cut red tape for small businesses, update master plan outreach and relax landscaping rule
Summary
Ward 3 candidate Kyle Voigtlander told the council July 21 that city permitting, landscape rules and a hard-to-navigate planning website deter small businesses; he also urged clearer outreach on the master plan the city must adopt to avoid state penalties.
Kalispell — Ward 3 candidate Kyle Voigtlander told the City Council on July 21 that onerous permitting requirements, an outdated planning website and a parks-and-rec rules against commercial rock landscaping deter small businesses and frustrate residents trying to find planning documents.
Voigtlander said the city faces a state requirement to adopt a new master plan and that failure to do so could carry penalties; he urged clearer notice and easier access to planning…
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