Legals for September, 23 2025

NO. 31509 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a request from the Flathead County Planning Board to amend the text of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations (FCZR).  The proposed amendments include the following amendments to Chapter 2: modify §2.02.040 regarding the duty of the Planning Board; modify §2.01.020, §2.01.020(8), §2.04.020(5), §2.05.030(1), §2.06.030(1), §2.06.040(1), §2.06.045(2), §2.06.050(2), §2.08.020(2 & 4), and §2.08.030(1)(B); remove dwelling unit, accessory(ADU) §2.06.045(8); remove §2.07.040(6) and §2.08.030(1)(D & F); modify §2.08.020(2, 4, & 7-9) regarding the process for amendments to zoning; renumber 2.08.050 to §2.09 and add process for creation of a new zoning district; add §2.10 regarding the process for site plan review; and move §2.09 Enforcement to §2.11. The proposed amendments include the following amendments to Chapter 3: to change §3.04.020, §3.05.020, §3.06.020, §3.07.020, §3.08.020, §3.09.020, §3.10.020, §3.11.020, §3.12.020, §3.13.020, §3.14.020, §3.15.020, §3.16.020, §3.17.020, §3.21.020, §3.24.020, §3.25.020, §3.26.020, §3.28.020, §3.35.020, §3.36.020, §3.37.020, §3.38.020, §3.42.020, and §3.43.020 regarding the permitted use of manufactured homes; to change §3.11.020, §3.11.030, §3.12.020, §3.12.030, §3.13.020, §3.13.030, §3.14.020, §3.14.030, §3.15.020, §3.15.030, §3.16.020, §3.17.020, §3.35.020, §3.36.020, §3.37.020, §3.38.020, §3.41.020, §3.42.020, and §3.43.020 to move ADUs to a permitted use subject to site plan review; to change §3.21.020, §3.24.020, §3.25.020, §3.26.020, and §3.28.020 to allow ADUs as a permitted use; to modify §3.07.030, §3.08.030, §3.09.030, §3.10.030, §3.11.030, §3.12.030, §3.13.030, §3.14.030, §3.15.030, §3.16.030, §3.17.030, and §3.21.030 regarding manufactured home park conditional use to include mobile homes and removing subject to subdivision regulations; to remove subject to subdivision regulations from recreational vehicle park conditional use from §3.08.030, §3.19.020, §3.21.030, §3.28.030, §3.30.030, and §3.31.030; to modify §3.15.020 and §3.15.030 to allow for dwelling, multi-family (4 or fewer units) as a permitted use; to remove and modify definitions from §3.35.140, §3.37.130, §3.38.130, §3.38.120, and §3.42.090; update the average high-water to match recent surveys in §3.37.030; split §3.39 LS Lakeside into §3.39 LSR Lakeside Residential & LSC Lakeside Commercial §3.40 and add uses; to change from §3.40 to §3.41, from §3.41 to §3.42, and from §3.42 to §3.43, and to modify §3.43.020 and §3.43.030 to move dwelling, family hardship, farm/ranch/caretaker/employee housing, and guest house from a permitted use to an administrative conditional use permit. The proposed amendments include the following amendments to Chapter 4: to modify §4.12 and §4.12.010 to include mobile homes; to add §4.12.020, §4.12.030, §4.12.040, §4.12.050, §4.12.060, §4.12.070, §4.12.080, §4.12.090, §4.12.100, §4.12.110, and §4.12.120 to include conditional use standards for a manufactured or mobile home park; and to modify §4.16.040 to include mobile homes. The proposed amendments include the following amendments to Chapter 5: to modify §5.01.030(2, 3, & 7) to allow for ADUs to be built to the same height as the principal dwelling and allow ADUs to be permitted within the front yards; to remove §5.08.010(2); to amend §5.09.020(1) to allow for manufactured homes; and to add §5.14 to include performance standards for recreational vehicle park/campground. The proposed amendments include the following amendments to Chapter 8: to add §8.05.145 dwelling unit, tiny definition, §8.07.005 factory-built housing definition, §8.09.035 home-based business definition, §8.13.083 mobile home definition, and §8.13.086 mobile home space definition; to amend the manufactured home definition in §8.13.010, the manufactured home park definition in §8.13.020, and lot area definition in §8.12.030; and remove the manufactured home subdivision definition §8.13.030.  The Flathead County Zoning Regulations apply in all County zoning districts created under Section 76-2-205, M.C.A., and are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, located at 800 South Main, Room 302 Kalispell, Montana, the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office’s website at: https://flathead.mt.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning/documents-online. Documents related to the proposed amendments to the regulations are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The public hearing will be held on the 30th day of September, 2025 at 10 o’clock a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, Old Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed change to the text of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners prior to the hearing if received by the Flathead County Commissioners’ Office at least three business days prior to the hearing. DATED this 31st day of August, 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman September 16, 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31523 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on January 22, 2026, at 02:00 PM at the East door of the Flathead County Justice Center located at 920 South Main Street, Kalispell, MT 59901, the following described real property situated in Flathead County, State of Montana: Lot 9 of Sunrise Acres No. 2, according to the map or plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk & Recorder of Flathead County, Montana. More commonly known as 212 Sunrise Lane, Lakeside, MT 59922. Benjamin E. Stodghill and Kristen G. Stodghill, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mort-gage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as designated nominee for Mann Mortgage, LLC, beneficiary of the security instrument, successors and assigns, by Deed of Trust on April 20, 2022, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Flathead County, State of Montana, on April 21, 2022 as Instrument No. 202200010303, of Official Records. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Assignment Dated: April 30, 2025 Assignment Recorded: May 1, 2025 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 202500007965 All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Flathead County, Montana Jason J. Henderson is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, State of Montana, on August 18, 2025 as Instrument No. 202500017647, of Official Records. The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to the Grantor(s) failure to make monthly payments beginning April 1, 2024, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. By reason of said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable. The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $627,561.05, interest in the sum of $53,759.60, escrow advances of $9,469.74, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $2,699.15 for a total amount owing of $693,489.54, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantor. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale, and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed, without any representation or warranty, including warranty of title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The Grantor, successor in interest to the Grantor, or any other person having an interest in the property, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, to pay to the Beneficiary, or the successor in interest to the Beneficiary, the entire amount then due under the Deed of Trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. In the event that all defaults are cured the foreclosure will be dismissed and the foreclosure sale will be canceled. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason. In the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the Trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated this 29th day of August, 2025. Jason J. Henderson Substitute Trustee 38 2nd Avenue East Dickinson, ND 58601 Telephone: 801-355-2886 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8AM-5PM (MST) File No. MT22942 September 16, 23, 30, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31530 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: TEXT AMENDMENT  TO FLATHEAD COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-3-503, M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a request from the Flathead County Planning Board to amend the text of the Flathead County Subdivision Regulations. The proposed text amendments include renumbering the document in its entirety—for example, Sections 4.0 and 4.1 would become Chapters 1 and 2, respectively, with similar renumbering applied throughout the document—and updating internal references accordingly. The proposed amendments also include changes to fire protection standards, Wildland Urban Interface requirements, roadway standards, and the removal of regulations related to recreational vehicle and mobile home subdivisions. The amendment would remove Section 4.5 Subdivisions Providing Multiple Spaces for Recreational Camping Vehicles or Mobile Homes and amend the following sections: Section 2.14 (formerly Section 4.1.14) Final Plat Review Section 6.01 (formerly Section 4.6) General Guidance for Condominiums, Townhomes, and Townhouses Section 6.03 (formerly Section 4.6.3) Condominiums, Townhomes, and Townhouse Exemption from Subdivision Regulations Section 7.04 (formerly Section 4.7.4) Lands Unsuitable for Subdivision Section 7.06 (formerly Section 4.7.6) Landscape Requirements Section 7.12 (formerly Section 4.7.24) Parkland Dedication Section 7.15 (formerly Section 4.7.15) Access Section 7.16 (formerly Section 4.7.16) Road Design and Construction Standards Section 7.17 (formerly Section 4.7.17) Roadway Improvements Section 7.26 (formerly Section 4.7.26) Fire Protection Section 7.27 (formerly Section 4.7.27) Wildland Urban Interface Section 8.01 (formerly Section 4.8.1) Purpose Chapter 9 (formerly Section 4.9) Definitions Appendix B: Application and Preliminary Plat Supplements Appendix C: Environmental Assessment Appendix E: Contents of Final Plat Application Appendix F: Contents of Subdivisions Which Provide Multiple Spaces for Recreational Camping Vehicles or Mobile Homes Final Plat Application Appendix K: Sample Road User’s Agreement Appendix L: Sample Wildland Urban Interface Fire Prevention, Control, and Fuels Reduction Plan The Flathead County Subdivision Regulations apply to all areas of Flathead County and are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell, Montana, the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office website at: https://flatheadcounty.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning/draft-documents. Documents related to the proposed amendments to the regulations are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The public hearing will be held on the 30th day of September, 2025 at 9:45 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, Old Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed changes to the text of the Flathead County Subdivision Regulations. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners prior to the hearing if received by the Flathead County Commissioners’ Office prior to the hearing. Dated this 11th day of September, 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman September 16, 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31531 NOTICE OF PROPOSED LEVY OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS IN RURAL SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 159 COUNTY OF FLATHEAD, MONTANA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 11, 2025, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Flathead, Montana (the “County”), adopted a resolution proposing to levy and assess special assessments against benefitted property in Rural Special Improvement District No. 159 in the County (the “District”) for the purpose of financing the costs of certain local improvements and paying costs incidental thereto. A complete copy of the resolution, which includes the proposed assessment roll and the amount of each special assessment, is on file with the County Clerk and Recorder and is available for public inspection. On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 10:15 a.m., in the Chambers of the Board of Commis¬sioners of Flathead County, Old Courthouse, 800 South Main, Kalispell, Mon¬tana, the Board of County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing and pass upon all objections, whether made orally or in writing, to the proposed levy of the special assessments. Further information regarding the special assessments or other matters in respect thereof may be obtained from Flathead County Commissioners, Courthouse, 800 South Main, Kalispell, Montana, or by telephone at 406/758-5538. Dated: September 11, 2025. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF FLATHEAD, MONTANA By /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman ATTEST: Dori Magar, Clerk of the Board By: /s/Dori Magar September 16, 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31554 NOTICE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FOR FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT The Flathead County Floodplain Administrator has received additional information for the following Floodplain Development Permit applications: FDP-25-25 A request by Jay Slocum at Water & Environmental Technologies on behalf of James Deats of Bear Den Ranch LLC for the construction of an access road within the 100-year floodplain of Skyla Lake. The subject property is located at 2626 US Highway 93 W near Whitefish, MT, and the correct legal description of the property is Tract 1 of COS 10984 in Section 33, Township 31 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. The complete application may be viewed at our office. Written comments concerning the above requests should be directed to the Floodplain Administrator at the Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office, South Campus Building, 40 11TH Street West, Suite 220, Kalispell, Montana 59901, (406) 751-8200. Comments should be received by 5:00 PM on Monday, October 13, 2025. /s/ Erik K. Mack Erik K. Mack, AICP Planning Director Flathead County Planning & Zoning  September 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________