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Big Bear Addition amendment approved to allow cisterns for required fire protection
Summary
Commissioners approved an amendment to a 2003 subdivision condition for Big Bear Addition to permit cisterns (with maintenance covenants) as equivalent fire‑protection mitigation for new structures or expansions. County fire and Frenchtown Rural Fire reviewed and supported the change; staff said the amendment must remain roughly equivalent to the
Missoula County commissioners approved a condition and covenant amendment for the Big Bear Addition that allows a cistern‑based system as an alternative to the original fire‑protection options in the subdivision’s conditions of approval.
Tim Worley, senior planner with Building, Development & Sustainability, explained that the subdivision (filed in 2003) included condition 3.c, which required either residential fire sprinklers or a 350‑gallon‑per‑minute well for new structures or expansions. The landowner requested an amendment to…
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