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County grants variance to exceed dredging limit at Seeley Lake with conditions and monitoring
Summary
Missoula County approved a variance allowing Lindy’s property at Seeley Lake to exceed the county 500-cubic-foot dredging-volume limit (applicant requested ~611 cubic yards) with conditions including buffer staking, cultural-resource stop-work, and five years of monitoring; the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes objected to the permit.
The Missoula County Board of County Commissioners approved a variance permitting dredging at Lindy’s property on Seeley Lake that exceeds the county shoreline regulation volume limit, subject to multiple conditions intended to reduce ecological and cultural impacts.
Planning staff explained the county limit for dredging projects is 500 cubic feet and that the applicant requested approximately 611 cubic yards, which staff characterized in the presentation as about 33 times the limit in the regulations. The county’s lakeshore program requires a lake restoration plan, a project-impact assessment and findings of hardship for a variance. Staff recommended approval with conditions, noting the proposed method is…
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