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Staff outlines MLUPA-driven zoning and subdivision changes; residents warn of short review window and safety/character risks
Summary
Planning staff presented WZTA26-01 and WSUB26-01 to align Whitefish code with the Montana Land Use Planning Act, including moving some conditional uses to permitted status and changes to subdivision notice and review; residents raised concerns about reduced ADU setbacks, 60-foot building allowances, and limited time to review 108 pages of material.
Planning staff summarized two interrelated draft amendments — WZTA26-01 (zoning amendments) and WSUB26-01 (subdivision amendments) — intended to bring Whitefish code into compliance with the Montana Land Use Planning Act (MLUPA) and to enable certain housing strategies.
Dave Taylor, presenting the staff report, said the work is phase one of a larger rewrite and focuses on code changes MLUPA requires. He said the city "already adopted six" of the housing strategies MLUPA required and that this update primarily moves some uses from conditional to permitted (with exceptions, such as marijuana facilities and guest houses), adds development standards for gas stations, hotels and churches, and updates parking rules to…
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