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Planning commission recommends approval of conditional use permit to expand group care home at 645 Liberty Street
Summary
The Kalispell City Planning Commission recommended the City Council approve Conditional Use Permit CU-25-1 to increase capacity to 15 beds at a residential care facility at 645 Liberty Street, subject to standard zoning, building and fire-safety conditions.
The Kalispell City Planning Commission on a voice roll call recommended that the Kalispell City Council approve Conditional Use Permit CU-25-1 to increase a group care facility’s capacity to 15 beds at 645 Liberty Street.
Planning staff presented the application and said the proposal would convert an existing garage to two additional bedrooms and bathrooms, expand office space within the facility, maintain an existing emergency exit and reconfigure parking to provide eight conforming spaces. Staff reported the site is zoned RA-1 (residential apartment district) in the city and R-1 in the county, and that surrounding uses are multifamily and single-family residential. Staff recommended approval, saying the site is suitable, there are no environmental constraints identified, and public services would be provided by Kalispell utilities and emergency services. The staff presentation said any approval must comply with applicable zoning, building and fire-safety codes and that activity must begin within 18 months of approval.
After a brief public-comment period that the commission opened and closed with no speakers recorded, a commissioner moved to adopt staff report KCUDash25Dash1 and recommend approval to the city council subject to the published conditions; another commissioner seconded. A roll call recorded the following votes on the motion: Joshua Borgart — Aye; Doug Kaufman — Yes; Rory Young — Aye; Chad Graham — Aye. The chair declared the motion carried.
The commission’s discussion as reflected in the staff presentation focused on site suitability, parking, traffic circulation and neighborhood impact; staff noted operations would remain 24/7 and described the need to meet applicable codes before any occupancy expansion.
No details about specific building plans, contractor names or financing sources were provided in the presentation. The conditional use permit file is recorded as CU-25-1 and will proceed to the Kalispell City Council for final action.
Votes at this meeting were recorded by roll call for four commissioners as listed above; the public record for this hearing shows the commission recommended approval and closed the public hearing.
