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Planning commission backs North Meadows preliminary plat and three variances despite neighbor concerns
Summary
The commission recommended the North Meadows preliminary plat and variances to reduce a 200-foot stream setback in parts, extend cul-de-sac length to about 870 feet, and increase block length to about 900 feet; neighbors urged denial citing ordinance 17-07 and slope/stability concerns while staff and the applicant cited geotechnical analysis and fire-department review.
The Kalispell Planning Commission voted on Nov. 12 to recommend that City Council approve the North Meadows preliminary plat (KPP-25-04) and three associated variances: a reduced setback from Ashley Creek in constrained areas, an extension of the cul-de-sac length to roughly 870 feet, and an increase in block length to about 900 feet. The item will go to City Council for a Dec. 1 hearing.
Staff explained that the 12-acre site was annexed and is zoned R-4. The proposal would create 44 townhome lots (22 parent lots) served by an extension of Bluestone Drive and would use a private lift station for sanitary sewer…
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