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Council approves North Meadows preliminary plat but grants setback variances for Ashley Creek
Summary
Council conditionally approved the North Meadows preliminary plat with three variances, including a reduction of the standard 200‑foot impaired‑stream setback in places to about 100 feet, after extended public comment and a split council vote; one councilor recused.
The Kalispell City Council on [date] voted to conditionally approve the North Meadows preliminary plat and to grant three variances that drew sustained public opposition focused on Ashley Creek.
Planner Donnie Macbeth described the application (applicant: Roger Foley) for a 12.13‑acre subdivision at 1859 South Meadows Drive proposing 44 attached townhouse lots (22 parent lots). The submittal included requests to reduce the 200‑foot impaired‑stream setback for Ashley Creek to roughly 100 feet in some locations, extend cul‑de‑sac length to about 870 feet and increase block length to about 900 feet.
Macbeth said the developer’s geotechnical addendum recommends a 30‑foot setback from the slope crest to protect slope stability and that the layout keeps structures outside slope‑stability areas. He…
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