Planning board considers request for storage units
JULIE ENGLER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 4 months AGO
Julie Engler covers Whitefish City Hall and writes community features for the Whitefish Pilot. She earned master's degrees in fine arts and education from the University of Montana. She can be reached at [email protected] or 406-882-3505. | June 15, 2022 1:00 AM
The Whitefish Planning Board will meet on June 16 at 5 p.m. in City Hall. The two items slated for public hearings that night include two requests for conditional use permits.
Cecil Waatti of Rain Dancer LLC is requesting a conditional use permit to construct 66 mini storage units at 6394 Highway 93 on a little over one acre of land. The property is zoned WB-2, or secondary business district, which requires a conditional use permit for mini storage.
According to the staff report, the applicant is proposing to build 66 mini storage units in four buildings. One building is to be located along the north property line, one on the west property line and two in the center of the property. All but the northerly building will have two stories.
Plans also include 35 parking spaces along the southern portion of the parcel as well as another 22 in the center. Access will be via a private access and utility easement toward the north that connects to Highway 93.
City staff is recommending approval of the request. City Council is set to consider the request on July 5.
Also on the agenda is a request by Joe Gregory for a conditional use permit to build a guesthouse on his property at 830 Dakota Avenue. The property is slightly over an acre and is zoned WR-1, or one-family residential, so a conditional use permit is required in order to build a guesthouse.
Currently, the property has a single-family home and a three-car garage that Gregory plans to expand into a guesthouse.
The staff is recommending approval of the request.
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