June 4 – The Flathead County Board of Adjustment will review two requests for recreational facilities and a retreat center on Tuesday.
Also on the board’s agenda is an ongoing discussion about a request to allow a school to operate outside of Whitefish. The Board of Adjustment will meet at 6 p.m. in the South Campus Building at 40 11th St. W. in Kalispell.
A recreational facility designed for events with up to 200 people is proposed at Cowboy Trail 24 off West Springcreek Road in West Valley. Darla and Larry Meadows are applying for a conditional use permit to build the 4,860-square-foot facility, along with a 5,000-square-foot covered driveway, on 5 acres.
The property contains a single-family home, which the owners intend to use as a short-term rental, which requires a separate application process. The owners indicate in their application that they would like to host private parties/events by invitation, including weddings, receptions, dinners, corporate parties, holidays and special occasion parties.
In Bigfork, Paul Henion is applying for a conditional use permit to build a recreational facility at 261 Montana 83. The property is 5 acres and contains a single-family home.
The planned 10,800 square meter facility would be designed for sports training. The facility would be available by reservation only and aims to fill a void in indoor training facilities as sports expand and become even more popular in Bigfork, the application said.
Also near Bigfork, Maddy Snipes and Mitch Jones are seeking a conditional use permit to allow for a camp/retreat center at 283 and 285 Ramsfield Road. The facility would host quilting retreats.
The property is approximately 39 acres and includes a hops and fruit tree farm called Big Sky Orchards & Hops Farm. There is also a single-family home, guest house, agricultural shop and various outbuildings/barns. About 20 hectares of the estate is used for agriculture.
The proposed 6,256-square-foot community center building would include a kitchen, dining facility and eight bedrooms. The center would host approximately 25 quilting retreats per year, each averaging four to five days, with up to 32 participants.
The board will reconsider an application for a conditional use permit to build a private school at 1840 E. Edgewood Drive, Whitefish, on approximately 10 acres. The board held a public hearing on the issue last month, but asked for more information on traffic safety and fire prevention.
The school is expected to have a maximum of 120 students through eighth grade.
The board will also look at a subsequent request from the Deubel/Daunt Living Trust for a variance from the front and side yard setbacks for an existing structure. The property is located at 402 N. Foys Lake Drive, near Kalispell.
The board will consider a request from Jennifer Nason for a variance from front yard setback requirements for a principal building at 929 Electric Ave. in Bigfork.
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