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Two Whitefish variance applicants choose postponement after board attendance concerns
Summary
Two property owners seeking variances — Haley and Bevin Evans for 8485 Armory Road and Frank Lam for 415 Columbia Avenue — asked to postpone decisions to the July meeting after discussing the small board and the requirement for unanimous votes when only four members are present.
At public hearings on June 19 the Whitefish Community Development Board heard two variance requests but both applicants elected to delay decisions and return to the board at its July meeting so a fuller membership could consider their applications.
The first request, from Haley and Bevin Evans for 8485 Armory Road, sought relief for a 20-foot front setback and 20% lot coverage to allow construction of a new single-family home on a one-acre lot annexed in early 2024. Planning staff (McDonald) told the board the lot "is significantly below the 2.5 acre minimum required in the WCR zone" and said "Staff have found that, this meets the requirements for a…
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