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Commissioners allow 10,000‑gallon cistern instead of sprinklers for Alexandra Estates Phase 1
Summary
Missoula County approved an amendment allowing a 10,000‑gallon cistern in lieu of residential fire sprinklers for Alexandra Estates Phase 1; staff said the cistern meets current subdivision rules and Missoula Rural Fire District has approved it, while nearby residents expressed concern about adequacy in a large wildfire.
Missoula County commissioners approved a condition and covenant amendment on June 26 allowing a 10,000‑gallon cistern in place of residential fire sprinklers for Alexandra Estates Phase 1.
Tim Worley, with the Office of Planning, Development and Sustainability, said the cistern was already installed and that county staff and Missoula Rural Fire reviewed it as meeting current subdivision regulations. “We found that the cistern meets today's subdivision regulations, that this is basically an equivalency in protection to residential fire sprinklers,” Worley said.
The amendment affects only Phase 1; Worley…
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