Kalispell City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 27
17 I-2 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL
§ 27.17.010 Intent.
An industrial district intended to provide areas for heavy industrial uses to accommodate heavy manufacturing, processing, fabrication and assembling of products or materials. It is also intended that the encroachment of non-industrial uses within the district be prevented. This zoning district would typically be restricted to areas designated as industrial on the Kalispell Land Use Plan Future Land Use Map.
(Ord. 1677, 7-19-2010; Ord. 1950, 5-4-2026)
§ 27.17.020 Permitted Uses.
(1) | Auctions, indoor | |
(2) | Auto (RV, boats, motorcycles) sales and/or repair | |
(3) | Auto rental, limo, shuttle (taxi) services | |
(4) | Auto or vehicle body shops | |
(5) | Auto parking, surface | |
(6) | Aircraft maintenance/repair | |
(7) | Art foundry, metal sculpture, molding and casting | |
(8) | Assembly | - heavy |
- light | ||
(9) | Auto service station | |
(10) | Bakery | |
(11) | Bus station | |
(12) | Car wash, auto detailing shop | |
(13) | Catering establishments | |
(14) | Contractor's storage yards | |
(15) | Energy production | |
(16) | Fairgrounds (public) | |
(17) | Farm machinery assembly, repair, and sales | |
(18) | Feed/seed/processing/cleaning | |
(19) | Fertilizer, bulk sales | |
(20) | Food processing | - heavy |
- light | ||
(21) | Forest products and manufacturing | |
(22) | Foundry and metal fabrication plants | |
(23) | Glazier | |
(24) | Heavy equipment sales/service | |
(25) | HVAC/electrical/plumbing, sales/service | |
(26) | Jail facilities (public) | |
(27) | Janitor services | |
(28) | Laboratories, tech research, development, and testing | |
(29) | Laundromats or dry cleaners | |
(30) | Laundries and dry-cleaning plants | |
(31) | Manufacturing, light (no smoke, fumes, odor, dust) | |
(32) | Monument manufacture and sales | |
(33) | Microbreweries, wineries, distilleries, and tasting rooms | |
(34) | Office, professional/governmental | |
(35) | Pack and ship shops | |
(36) | Police and fire stations | |
(37) | Print and copy shops | |
(38) | Rail industrial park | |
(39) | Recycling center | |
(40) | Rental service stores and yards | |
(41) | Repair shops, appliance | |
(42) | Retail, limited (showrooms only) | |
(43) | Parks | |
(44) | Safe houses | |
(45) | Schools | - K-12 (public) |
- post secondary (public) | ||
- commercial | ||
(46) | Shooting/archery, indoor | |
(47) | Small engine sales, service, and repair | |
(48) | Taxidermy facilities | |
(49) | Truck terminal | |
(50) | Truck and trailer rental | |
(51) | Utility storage yards and associated offices | |
(52) | Veterinary clinic | - large animals |
- small animals | ||
(53) | Warehousing and distribution | |
(54) | Woodworking shops, mill work | |
(Ord. 1677, 7-19-2010; amd. Ord. 1720, 1-22-2013; Ord. 1744, 10-6-2014; Ord. 1771, 6-6-2016; Ord. 1950, 5-4-2026)
§ 27.17.030 Uses Which May Be Permitted By Conditional Use Permit.
(1) | Asphalt batch plants |
(2) | Assembly halls/stadiums/convention hall facilities (includes public fair grounds, auditoriums, and racetracks) |
(3) | Auction yards, livestock |
(4) | Auto wrecking/salvage yards |
(5) | Extractive industries |
(6) | Fuel oil/gas/petroleum products, bulk storage/sale |
(7) | Grain elevators |
(8) | Kennels, animal shelters (Administrative CUP) |
(9) | Landfills |
(10) | Manufacturing, heavy |
(11) | Marijuana cultivation (Administrative CUP) |
(12) | Marijuana dispensaries (Administrative CUP) |
(13) | Marijuana manufacturing (Administrative CUP) |
(14) | Mini storage/recreational vehicle storage (Administrative CUP) |
(15) | Pre-release centers and private jail facilities |
(16) | Recreation area, outdoor |
(17) | Scrap processing yard (recycle/metal yard) |
(18) | Sexually oriented business |
(19) | Shooting/archery ranges, outdoor (archery only) |
(20) | Telecommunication towers and cellular communication towers (including radio, TV, internet, phone, and cable providers) |
(21) | Utilities (primary distribution site) |
(Ord. 1677, 7-19-2010; amd. Ord. 1720, 1-22-2013; Ord. 1866, 10-18-2021; Ord. 1950, 5-4-2026)
§ 27.17.040 Property Development Standards.
(1) | Minimum Lot Area (sq ft): 5,250 | ||
(2) | Minimum Lot Width (ft): 50 | ||
(3) | Minimum Setbacks (ft): | ||
Front Yard | - 40 | ||
Side Yard | - 20 | ||
Rear Yard | - 40 | ||
Side Corner | - 40 | ||
Accessory Structures - See Section 27.20.020 | |||
(4) | Maximum Building Height (ft): 60 (unlimited with conditional use permit) | ||
(5) | Permitted Lot Coverage (%): N/A | ||
(6) | Off-Street Parking (refer to Chapter 27.24) | ||
(7) | Fences (refer to Section 27.20.040) | ||
Maximum Heights (ft): | |||
Front | - 4 | ||
Side | - 8* | ||
Rear | - 8* | ||
Side Corner | - 8* | ||
*Option to increase side, rear and side corner fence heights by 2 feet with barbed wire | |||
(8) | Signs (refer to Chapter 27.22) | ||
(Ord. 1677, 7-19-2010; amd. Ord. 1771, 6-6-2016; Ord. 1950, 5-4-2026)
