The public on Tuesday can weigh in on a forthcoming low-income apartment complex going up along Stillwater Road in Kalispell.  

The Kalispell Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the project at 6 p.m., Nov. 10 in City Hall, 201 First Ave. E. 

The board will also hold a public hearing on a developer's request to allow for larger commercial buildings within the Eagle Valley Ranch community. And the board is expected to resume discussion on implementing guardrails on future development along the Parkline Trail as well as tacking design standards onto fourplexes.  

Timberwolf Residential, LLC is looking to build 216 rental units, comprised of 72 one-bedroom, 108 two-bedroom and 36 three-bedroom apartments. Six three-story buildings will house the units, which range from 550-square-foot one-bedroom apartments to 1,050-square-foot three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartments.  

The Bozeman-based limited liability company is partnering with Samaritan House Inc. on the project. The nonprofit runs a homeless shelter and transitional living facility in Kalispell and has partnered with companies looking to bring affordable housing to the community in the past.  

All units are restricted to households earning up to 60% of area median income. According to government-sponsored enterprise Fannie Mae, 60% of Flathead County's median income in 2026 was $60,900.  

The complex will include a clubhouse with a fitness center, a community gathering area, children's play area and a dog park. 

Boundary Development and Mach Development are the developers behind the project. The latter is involved in two other local projects, including a rent-restricted apartment building going up on Appleway Drive.  

Called the Timberwolf Apartments, the project is financed through 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credits issued by the Montana Board of Housing. 

The owner plans to ask the Montana Department of Revenue to exempt all or part of the property from property taxes. Under state law, Kalispell must hold a public hearing on whether the project meets the community's housing needs, according to city officials. 

RESIDENTS CAN also weigh in on developer Spartan Holding's request to allow larger commercial buildings and a broader range of commercial uses within the Eagle Valley Ranch community.  

A proposed zone change would shift roughly 11 acres of the neighborhood from RA-2 (residential development) to B-1 (neighborhood business). The portion of land sits just east of U.S. 93, bisected by Quail Lane.  

The requested planned unit development amendment would increase the maximum size of a restaurant from 4,000 to 12,000 square feet and the maximum size of a retail store from 4,000 to 14,000 square feet.  

The Planning Commission appeared supportive of the proposal during a work session held last month.  

FOLLOWING THE hearings, the board will resume talks over whether to place design standards on future development along the Parkline Trail.  

Board members during last month's meeting appeared more interested in establishing loose design standards for structures along the trail than in regulating how those structures would be used.  

Mayor Ryan Hunter originally championed imposing design standards out of fear that the area surrounding the trail would be developed into unappealing uses like parking lots.  

Board members will also revisit applying design standards onto fourplexes. 

Last month, the board appeared more focused on applying design standards to fourplexes being built in existing neighborhoods than those in new developments.  

While three or more attached townhomes are allowed in virtually every zone, fourplexes are currently banned in R-1, R-2 and R-3 zones, which have historically been designated for single-family residences. 

But several Kalispell city councilors have supported allowing fourplexes in all residential zones, a measure that could have been adopted under the Montana Land Use Planning Act but was tabled until design standards are established. 

Reporter Jack Underhill can be reached at 406-758-4407 or [email protected].