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Columbia Falls approves Habitat for Humanity subdivision, zone change and growth‑policy amendment
Summary
The Columbia Falls City Council approved a growth‑policy change, a zone change from CB‑2 to R‑5 and a preliminary plat to allow Habitat for Humanity to build six single‑family residences on a city parcel along Railroad Avenue. The plan commission recommended unanimous approval and the council attached standard conditions to the preliminary plat.
The Columbia Falls City Council voted to approve a growth‑policy amendment, a zone change and a preliminary plat allowing Habitat for Humanity of Flathead Valley to develop six single‑family homes on a city parcel adjacent to Railroad Avenue.
The plan commission reviewed the three related applications on May 8 and “recommended approval of these 3 applications unanimously,” City Planner Eric McKayheed said during the council presentation. The council subsequently adopted the staff reports as findings of fact and approved the amendment, zone change and preliminary plat by roll‑call votes with no recorded opposition.
The applications change the growth‑policy map designation from open space to urban residential, rezone the site from CB‑2 (general business) to R‑5 (residential two‑family classification) and establish a six‑lot preliminary plat. McKayheed told the council the change would “match much of what’s around it”…
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