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Commission recommends North Meadows conditional‑use permit despite strong neighborhood opposition
Summary
After extended public comment, the Kalispell Planning Commission on Aug. 12 voted 5–1 to recommend approval of KCU‑25‑04, a conditional‑use permit for a 99‑unit multifamily development called North Meadows; neighbors raised safety, traffic, flooding and slope‑stability concerns that commissioners and staff discussed at length.
The Kalispell Planning Commission voted Aug. 12 to recommend approval (by a 5–1 roll call) of KCU‑25‑04, the conditional‑use permit for the North Meadows multifamily development, a proposal for seven buildings totaling 99 units off Bluestone Drive and South Meadows Drive.
The item had been tabled at the commission’s July meeting pending supplemental materials; staff and the applicant returned Aug. 12 with an updated packet that included an addendum to the traffic impact study, a geotechnical report and other information. Staff and the applicant emphasized measures intended to reduce neighborhood impacts: the project is proposed as two‑story buildings under a 35‑foot height limit (rather than three stories), setbacks along the western edge were increased to about 35 feet (from 5–10 feet in earlier plans), and a landscape/open‑space plan preserves buffers and internal paths.
Traffic and safety were the dominant issues in public comment. The applicant’s traffic consultant reported Bluestone Drive currently carries roughly 1,000 average daily trips and…
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