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Kalispell City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 27

14A B-3 CORE AREA-BUSINESS

§ 27.14A.010 Intent.

A district which is intended to provide a variety of both commercial and residential uses. Commercial uses would typically include a mix of retail, office, restaurant, and other similar uses. This zone is based primarily on the core area plan adopted by the City for the area along the railroad corridor and is intended to further the goals and policies in that plan.
(Ord. 1768, 3-21-2016)

§ 27.14A.020 Permitted Uses.

(1) 
Assembly, light
(2) 
Athletic club
(3) 
Auto parking, structure
(4) 
Auto parking, surface
(5) 
Auto rental, limo, shuttle (taxi) services
(6) 
Auto service station
(7) 
Bed and breakfast
(8) 
Bakery
(9) 
Banks and financial institutions
(10) 
Barber and beauty services
(11) 
Bus station
(12) 
Car wash, auto detailing shop
(13) 
Catering establishments
(14) 
Church
(15) 
Community center
(16) 
Day care
home (12 or fewer)
center (13 or more)
(17) 
Dwellings
single-family
duplex
townhouse (2 attached units)
townhouse (3 or more attached units)
multi-family
(18) 
Fairgrounds (public)
(19) 
Film production studios
(20) 
Food bank
(21) 
Food processing, light
(22) 
Funeral homes and crematoriums
(23) 
Home occupations (refer to Section 27.20.060)
(24) 
Hotel, motel
(25) 
Jail facilities (public)
(26) 
Laboratories, tech research, development and testing
(27) 
Laundromats or dry cleaners
(28) 
Libraries, museums and similar cultural facilities
(29) 
Manufacturing, light (no smoke, fumes, odor, dust)
(30) 
Media (newspaper, radio, TV)
(31) 
Media, towers and facilities (accessory)
(32) 
Microbreweries, wineries, distilleries, and tasting rooms
(33) 
Office
professional/governmental
medical with limited overnight stay
(34) 
Parks
(35) 
Pack and ship shops
(36) 
Photographic studio
(37) 
Police and fire stations
(38) 
Post office
(39) 
Print and copy shops
(40) 
Recreation area, indoor
(41) 
Repair shops (clothing, electronics)
(42) 
Restaurants
(43) 
Retail business
(44) 
Schools
K-12 (public)
post secondary (public)
commercial
(45) 
Safe houses
(46) 
Tattoo parlors
(47) 
Technology, research, design, engineering and telecommunication facilities
(48) 
Theaters
(49) 
Veterinary clinic, small animals
(Ord. 1768, 3-21-2016)

§ 27.14A.030 Uses Which May Be Permitted By Conditional Use Permit.

(1) 
Assembly halls/stadiums/convention hall facilities (includes public fair grounds, auditoriums, and racetracks)
(2) 
Auto (RV, boats, motorcycles) sales and/or repair
(3) 
Bars, taverns and clubs (Administrative CUP)
(4) 
Group home
8 or fewer persons
9 or more persons
(5) 
Homeless shelters
(6) 
Casinos-accessory (refer to Section 27.34.040)
(7) 
HVAC/electrical/plumbing, sales/service
(8) 
Recreation area, outdoor
(9) 
Repair shops (appliance)
(10) 
Residential care home or facility
(11) 
Shooting/archery (indoor) (Administrative CUP)
(12) 
Small engine sales, service and repair
(13) 
Utilities (primary distribution site)
(Ord. 1768, 3-21-2016; amd. Ord. 1771, 6-6-2016)

§ 27.14A.040 Property Development Standards.

(1) 
Minimum Lot Area: N/A
(2) 
Minimum Lot Width (ft): N/A
(3) 
Minimum Yards (ft):
Front Yard: N/A
Side Yard: N/A
Side Corner: N/A
Rear Yard: N/A
Attached Garage (Front/Side Corner): 20
Accessory Structures – See Section 27.20.020
(4) 
Maximum Building Height (ft): 60 (unlimited with CUP)
(5) 
Permitted Lot Coverage (%): N/A
(6) 
Off-Street Parking (refer to Chapter 27.24)
(7) 
Fences (see Section 27.22.040)
Maximum Fence Heights (ft):
Front: 4
Side: 6.5
Rear: 6.5
Side corner: 6.5
(8) 
Signs (refer to Chapter 27.22)
(Ord. 1768, 3-21-2016)