Council grants two-year extension for Spring Creek Park Phase 1 preliminary plat

The Kalispell City Council voted unanimously to grant a two-year extension to the Phase 1 preliminary plat for Spring Creek Park, a planned unit development east of West Spring Creek Road between 2 Mile Drive and 3 Mile Drive.

Staff said Spring Creek Park is a 91-acre planned development that includes 65 detached single-family lots, 13 townhome units and 464 multifamily units in later phases along with commercial lots, parkland and open space. The Phase 1 preliminary plat covers roughly 40.5 acres and includes 65 single-family lots and 95 townhome lots. The Phase 1 preliminary plat was originally approved on March 7, 2022, and the subdivision regulations allow one two-year extension on a preliminary plat if requested.

The developer, Bill Goldberg, told council he missed the formal extension timing because of financial and market conditions since 2022 and apologized for the oversight; he said the project intends to begin construction in the coming months and that re-submittal through the full preliminary-plat process would create significant delays and costs. Staff recommended the extension, noting engineering design approvals had been extended by public works and there was no apparent change in planning or engineering circumstances that would justify requiring a full resubmittal.

Councilors expressed support for the project’s design features and for granting the extension to avoid disrupting near-term construction and financing. The council approved Resolution 62-44, granting the two-year extension, on a unanimous roll-call vote.

Next steps: the developer retains engineering approval (extended by public works) and plans to proceed toward construction; if the extension had not been granted, the developer would have been required to re-initiate the major preliminary-plat process.