Conditional Use: Hellgate Village West Townhome Exemption Development

CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.

UPDATE: On April 3, 2023 City Council voted to approve the conditional use townhome exemption development. This case is now closed for comment.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

An application is under review for a Conditional Use request for a Townhome Exemption Development (TED) at the unaddressed property located southeast of Hellgate Elementary, east of Flynn Lane, immediately adjacent to the West of Mary Jane Boulevard. The subject parcel is currently vacant.

This proposal includes a 33-unit residential development and is the second of two planned developments bordering Mary Jane Boulevard: Hellgate Village East, approved as a TED Conditional Use in 2021, and Hellgate Village West, the TED Conditional Use currently requesting approval in 2023. The project proposes detached house and townhouse building types.

The applicant began the planning process with Development Services under Ordinance #3609. This is not the current TED Ordinance. The City Attorney’s Office issued a letter stating that Ordinance #3609 will apply to this project. The subject property is zoned B2-1 Community Business. Per Title 20, Section 20.05.040 Figure 20.05-7 under Ordinance #3609, Townhome Exemption Developments of ten or more units in the B2-1 zoning district require conditional use approval in accordance with the provisions of Title 20, Section 20.85.070.

Review criteria for conditional uses can be found in Section 20.85.070.H of the Missoula Title 20 Zoning Code.

The subject property is in the Captain John Mullan Neighborhood, and City Council Ward 2. The current Land Use designation for this property is Neighborhood Mixed-Use.

KEY DATES:

City Council: Monday, March 13, 2023, at 6:00 – Consent Agenda, 1st reading of ordinance, set Council Public Hearing, & refer item to Land Use and Planning Committee

City Council: Monday, March 27, 2023, at 6:00 pm – Public Hearing

Land Use and Planning Committee: Wednesday, March 29, 2023, (Time TBD) – Informational Meeting

City Council: Monday, April 3, 2023, at 6:00 pm – Final Consideration & Vote on Conditional Use Request

PROJECT COMMENT DEADLINE:

Public comment will be taken by City Council until the public hearings are closed. Comments can be submitted through Engage Missoula, via email to the planner noted below, by mailing in a letter to the City of Missoula office at 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, MT 59802, or during the public meetings. Provide your comment by Tuesday, March 7, 2023, to be included in the staff report provided to City Council. Your comments may be considered by Planning Board and City Council in their decision to approve or deny this request.

All meetings will be held in a hybrid format, in person at the City Council chambers and virtually via Microsoft TEAMs, with more information to be posted here: https://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/1149/AgendasWebcastsMinutes (External link)