LEGAL NOTICE

On Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., the Lake County Planning Board will hold a public hearing in the large conference room of the Lake County Courthouse on the following items:

MANY SPRINGS FLATHEAD LAKE RESORT

MAJOR CONDOMINIUM SUBDIVISION

Barbara M. Sanders has proposed a major subdivision to convert an existing multi-use resort property into condominium ownership to allow 12 existing motel units in multiple buildings to be converted to 7 residential units under condominium ownership, and an existing building containing a single-family residence and a restaurant & bar to be converted to two respective units under condominium ownership. The condominium units would be served by the property’s current public wastewater treatment system and public water system, which obtains water from Flathead Lake.  The application includes access related variance requests to allow private roads to not comply with the standards outlined by the applicable Lake County Subdivision Regulations. The subject property is located within the East Shore Zoning District.  The tract is ±1.48-acres in size, is located at 24377 Montana Highway 35, and is legally described as Tract A of COS 5192, located within a portion of Gov’t Lot 3 of Section 4 of T24N, R19W.

FLATHEAD LAND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC VARIANCE REQUESTS

WILD HORSE RANCH SUBDIVISION

Flathead Land Development Company, LLC is requesting a variance to the applicable Lake County Subdivision Regulations and amendments to preliminary and final plat conditions for the 13- residential lot Wild Horse Ranch major subdivision. The Board of Lake County Commissioners granted preliminary plat approval for the subdivision as “Rollins Heights Subdivision” in September of 2005. Final plat approval of the subdivision as “Wild Horse Ranch” subdivision was then granted in July of 2009, with a Subdivision Improvements Agreement entered into between the developer and Lake County for infrastructure improvements as required by the preliminary plat approval.  The preliminary plat approval required the internal road to be constructed with a 26-foot wide, chip-sealed surface in compliance with the effective subdivision regulations, and the final plat approval and Subdivision Improvements Agreement adopted this standard.  The developer’s current variance and amendment requests are to allow the roads to be constructed with substandard 20-foot wide paved surfaces.  The Wild Horse Ranch subdivision is located in the N ½ of Section 21, T25N, R20W, and is located along the NW side of US Hwy 93 across from the highway intersection with Zelezny Road.   

The relevant information regarding these agenda items may be viewed at Lake County Planning Dept, Room 315 of the Lake County Courthouse. The Lake County Planning Board encourages the public to attend this meeting and voice comments they may have on the agenda items. The Planning Dept will accept written comment to be included in the Planning Board information packets. Written comment must be received prior to 5:00pm on August 30, 2010 to be included in the Board packets. Written comments received after that time will be synopsized and read aloud at the meeting. Public comments regarding water and/or sewer proposals for subdivisions are encouraged to be submitted in writing. Please send comments to: Lake County Planning Department at 106 Fourth Avenue East, Polson, Montana, 59860 or by FAX 406-883-7205, or by email at  planning@lakemt.gov.

LEGAL NOTICE

On Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010 at 4:00 pm, the Lake County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing in the large conference room of the Lake County Courthouse on the following item:    

SCHUMAN VARIANCE REQUEST

Laurie Schuman is requesting a variance to the setback requirements of the Upper West Shore Zoning District Regulations.  The applicant has received county approval to relocate a portion of Rollins Lakeshore Drive and dedicate a new 40 foot wide right-of-way easement to Lake County for the new road.  The applicant is requesting a variance to allow the public road setback to be determined from the new driving surface instead of the new right-of-way.  The public road setback will be used to determine conformance with zoning regulations for future structure locations and impervious surface area standards.  The 1.91 acre property is located at 21959 Rollins Lakeshore Drive and is legally described as Lot 13A of Crescent Beach Lots, located within Section 29 of T25N, R20W, and located within Subdistrict B – Lower Lakeside of the Upper West Shore Zoning District.

The complete application and plans may be viewed at the Lake County Planning Dept, Room 315, of the Lake County Courthouse. The Board of Adjustment encourages the public to attend this meeting and voice comments they may have on the proposal. The Planning Dept will accept written comments on the proposal to be included in the information packets sent to the Board of Adjustment. This comment must be received prior to 5:00 pm on Aug. 30, 2010. Written comments received after that time will be synopsized and read aloud at the meeting. Please send comments to: the Lake County Planning Department, 106 Fourth Avenue East, Polson, Montana, 59860, or by FAX 406-883-7205, or by e-mail at planning@lakemt.gov .

 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

On Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 6:00 p.m., the Polson City-County Planning Board will hold a public hearing in the Polson City Hall Council Chambers on the following items:

 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY PERMIT APPLICATION

SBA Network Services, Inc on behalf of the ITT Corporation, 12930 Worldgate Dr, Suite 400, Herndon, VA, 20170, has submitted a permit application for a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wireless communication facility to be located at 2220 JB Drive within the Low Density Residential Zoning District (LRZD) of the Polson City-County Planning Area of the Polson Development Code (PDC). The facilities would consist of a 47-foot monopole tower and associated equipment on property owned by Donald L. and Karen E. Claffey, which contains similar facilities. The parcel is 0.927-acres in size and is legally described as Deed Exhibit H-1953 less tracts on COS 2717, COS 3322, and COS 3489, located in the W ½ SE ¼ of Section 10, Township 22 North, Range 20 West. The City-County Planning Board will hold a public hearing and make a recommendation to the Board of Lake County Commissioners on this proposal within 60 days of this public hearing. The County Commissioners are scheduled to review this proposal at 10:00am on October 20, 2010.

 STONE RIDGE DEVELOPMENT, LLC VARIANCE/AMENDMENT REQUEST

STONE RIDGE RANCH PHASE ONE SUBDIVISION AND VERGERONT RANCH SUBDIVISION ‘PHASE II’

Stone Ridge Development, LLC, of PO Box 1600, Polson, MT, is requesting a road related variance to the applicable Lake County Subdivision Regulations, amendments to preliminary and final plat conditions, and application and Environmental Assessment amendments for the Stone Ridge Ranch, Phase One and Vergeront Ranch, Phase II residential subdivisions. The final plats have been filed, with Subdivision Improvements Agreements entered into between the developer and Lake County for infrastructure improvements as required by the subdivision approvals.  The plat approvals required a road now known as Glacier Creek Drive to be constructed with a 26-foot wide, chip-sealed surface. Glacier Creek Drive is partially constructed and connects the subdivisions’ road network to Tower Road.  The developer’s current requests are to allow Glacier Creek Drive to be constructed with a substandard 13-foot wide gravel surface, and be gated but allow for emergency access, which places the subdivisions out of compliance with the subdivision regulations’ requirement that primary access roads must not exceed a 1500-foot maximum length if the roads serve more than 15-lots.  The subdivisions are located approximately one mile northwest of Polson in Sections 31 and 32 of Township 23 North, Range 20 West, and are commonly referred to as “Stonehorse”.    Vergeront Ranch, Phase II is located within the Rural Residential Zoning District (RRZD) of the Polson Development Code’s City-County Planning Area, and Stone Ridge Ranch, Phase One is located within the Stone Ridge Estates Zoning District.

The relevant information regarding the agenda items may be viewed at Lake County Planning Dept, Room 315 of the Lake County Courthouse. The City County Planning Board encourages the public to attend this meeting and voice comments they may have on the agenda items. The Planning Dept will accept written comment to be included in the Planning Board information packets. Written comment must be received prior to 5:00pm on Sept. 7, 2010 to be included in the Board packets. Written comments received after that time will be synopsized and read aloud at the meeting and forwarded to the County Commissioners. Please send comments to: Lake County Planning Department at 106 Fourth Avenue East, Polson, Montana, 59860 or by FAX 406-883-7205, or by email at  planning@lakemt.gov.

LEGAL NOTICE

On Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010 at 6:00 p.m., the Lake County Planning Board will hold a public meeting in the large conference room of the Lake County Courthouse on the following item: 

LAKESHORE PROTECTION REGULATIONS DRAFT UPDATES

The Planning Board will hold an informal work session as part of the process to update the Lake County Lakeshore Protection Regulations.  The Planning Board will meet to continue reviewing draft sections of the regulations.  Once complete, draft sections will be incorporated into a final draft of the regulations.  A final draft will be reviewed at a formal public hearing to be held sometime after October 2010.  The current Lakeshore Protection Regulations and draft sections may be viewed online at www.lakecounty-mt.org/planning/lakeshore.html or at the Lake County Planning Dept.  The Planning Board encourages the public to attend this meeting and participate in the process. 

The relevant information regarding this agenda item may be viewed at Lake County Planning Dept, Room 315 of the Lake County Courthouse. The Lake County Planning Board encourages the public to attend this meeting and voice comments they may have on the proposals, or send written comments.   Please send comments to: Lake County Planning Department at 106 Fourth Avenue East, Polson, Montana, 59860 or by FAX 406-883-7205, or by email at planning@lakemt.gov .