A Bigfork company is proposing a 40-unit apartment complex on Meadow Lake Boulevard at the intersection of Best Way Drive and is seeking a conditional use permit to build the structures.

The Columbia Falls planning board and city council had previously approved a 36-unit apartment complex on the same 2.2 acre lot with a conditional use permit, but it expired.

Norton Luxury Homes of Bigfork is proposing this project.

The project consists of two, two-story multi-family buildings with a total of 40 units, 10 on each floor. There will be 36 two-bedroom units and four one-bedroom units at 302 Meadow Lake Boulevard. 

The buildings will have exterior entrances to each unit, with stairs to the second-floor units. A total of 80 parking spaces will be provided. Each unit will have two parking spaces. There are four ADA parking spaces provided on site, along with two loading areas provided in the parking area, the application to the city states.

The Columbia falls planning commission will take up the request for a conditional use permit at its meeting Thursday, Feb. 12, as part of its 6 p.m. meeting.

There will be an opportunity for public comment.

The previous application saw concerns about parking and line of site at the intersection, but the applicants say they have addressed those issues.