Development Projects

Project Description

Adam and Aubrey Wulf are requesting a plat adjustment to their property in the Shelby Addition Subdivision located at 7089 Mormon Creek Road, southwest of Lolo.

The plat adjustment is to move the designated platted area for a driveaway to a newly proposed area.

When the home was constructed, the existing driveway – now proposed for demolition – was not built within the designated access easement. The proposed driveway is relocated approximately 13 feet to the east of the existing driveway. Even though the existing driveway was built in the wrong area, the proposed driveway still requires a plat adjustment as it outside of the originally designated space for a driveway.

The new driveway would be 20 feet wide and paved.

Project Timeline

County commissioners’ public hearing: 2 p.m., Thursday, May 28.

• In-person location: Sophie Moiese Room, Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 West Broadway, Missoula
• Virtual option: Residents can attend the meeting via Microsoft Teams. To join the call on your phone, call 406-272-4824, Conference ID 467 457 758#. To join the meeting on your device, follow the links on the agenda that will be published at http://missoula.co/bccmeetings

Public Comment

Let us know what you think by logging in or creating an account and submitting your comment below.

Project Lead

Kevin Dantic, 406-258-4652

Important Links and Documents

Shelby Addition Plat Adjustment Application

Shelby Addition Proposed Conditions

Planning, Development and Sustainability

The Ranch Club Subdivision phasing plan extension was granted a continuance until the May 28 public hearing meeting, at which point commissioners will make a motion to approve or deny the request. Residents are welcome to attend the May 28 public hearing meeting.

County commissioners’ public hearing meeting : Thursday, May 28, 2 p.m.

• In-person location: Sophie Moiese Room, Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 West Broadway, Missoula
• Virtual option: Residents can attend the meeting via Microsoft Teams. To join the call on your phone, call 406-272-4824, Conference ID 467 457 758#. To join the meeting on your device, follow the links on the agenda that will be published at http://missoula.co/bccmeetings

Project Description:

Ranch Club Investments LLC, represented by Genesis Engineering Inc., is requesting a Phasing Plan Extension of the Ranch Club Subdivision Phases 10 and 11. This subdivision was originally approved in 2003, as a phased subdivision with 323 lots, formerly known as Phantom Hills Estates.

The applicant requests the following:

• 2-year extension of the Phase 10 filing deadline to Dec. 31, 2027
• 3-year extension of the Phase 11 filing deadline to Dec. 31, 2029

These are the two remaining phases of the Ranch Club development and will consist of 52 single-family lots, 41 townhome lots and 5.55 acres of dedicated parkland.

Missoula County Subdivision Regulations Phasing Plan Extension

Missoula County Subdivision Regulations (MCSR) Section 5.8.18.4 allows extension of at least one but no more than three years from the date of the request, which applies to the entire subdivision. Final plats for all phases of a subdivision approved on or after May 8, 2017, must be submitted to review and approved, conditionally approved or denied within 20 years of the date or preliminary plat approval (MCSR) Section 5.8.18.5.B.

Project Timeline:

County commissioners’ public hearing meeting: 2 p.m. Thursday, March 26

• In-person location: 200 W. Broadway, Missoula County Courthouse, Sophie Moiese Room
• Virtual option: Residents can attend the meeting via Microsoft Teams. To join the meeting on your device, follow the links on the agenda that will be published on the Missoula County’s public meeting portal.

County commissioners’ public hearing meeting : Thursday, May 28, 2 p.m.

• In-person location: Sophie Moiese Room, Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 West Broadway, Missoula
• Virtual option: Residents can attend the meeting via Microsoft Teams. To join the call on your phone, call 406-272-4824, Conference ID 467 457 758#. To join the meeting on your device, follow the links on the agenda that will be published at http://missoula.co/bccmeetings

Public Comment:

Submit public comment by Wednesday, May 27 by using the comment tool below. Let us know what you think by logging in or creating an account and submitting your comment below.

Project Lead:

Kevin Dantic, 406-258-4652

Important Links and Documents:

Ranch Club Phasing Plat Extension

Phases 10 & 11 Map

Ranch Club Aerial

Planning, Development and Sustainability

Project Description

Sebastian Guilhemotonia is requesting to use the family transfer exemption from subdivision review to divide their 1-acre property, located at 7580 Arroyo Lane off Mullan Road, into two tracts (Lot 11A: .4-acres; Lot 11B: 0.6-acres). Sebastian intends to gift Lot 11A to his father, Phillipe Guilhemotonia, and keep Lot 11B as his primary residence.

Subdivision Regulations and Exemptions

Missoula County’s subdivision regulations promote public health, safety and general welfare by ensuring any subdivision of land in the County’s jurisdiction provides for adequate light, air, water supply, sewage disposal, parks and recreation areas, ingress and egress and other public requirements. Many requests to divide land must go through the subdivision process to ensure these requirements are met, but certain types of land division are exempt from subdivision review. Landowners can apply for one or multiple subdivision exemptions when their development plans meet the state and local requirements for the applicable exemptions.

Being granted these exemptions means the property owner does not need to go through the standard subdivision review process to divide their property. These requests require administrative review by planning staff and, in some cases, may require approval by the county commissioners to ensure the applicant is not evading these regulations.

• Family Transfer Exemption
  Landowners can request a family transfer exemption when they intend to divide their property to gift or sell the newly created parcel(s) to an immediate family member.

View subdivision exemption criteria.

What is a family transfer?

Montana law specifically allows landowners to divide land and gift or sell one parcel per immediate family member (like a child, parent or spouse), without full subdivision review.

Requests for family transfers must always come before the commissioners. Missoula County considers dozens of family land transfers every year. It’s not rare — other counties across Montana regularly process these applications too. It’s not a loophole — it’s in the law for a reason: to help families live near each other or pass down land. It does not skirt regulations — the process requires surveys, documentation, fees and approval by county commissioners.

The landowner and recipient must be real people, not LLCs or corporations. It can only be used once per family member per county.

Project Timeline

County commissioners hearing: Thursday, May 28, 2 p.m.

• In-person location: Sophie Moiese Room, Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 West Broadway, Missoula
• Virtual option: Residents can attend the meeting via Microsoft Teams. To join the call on your phone, call 406-272-4824, Conference ID 467 457 758#. To join the meeting on your device, follow the links on the agenda that will be published at http://missoula.co/bccmeetings

Public Comment

Submit public comment by Wednesday, May 27, by using the comment tool below. Let us know what you think by logging in or creating an account and submitting your comment below.

Project Lead

Katy Reeder, 406-258-3707

Important Links and Documents

Guilhemotonia Family Transfer Application

Planning, Development and Sustainability webpage

Project description

Petty Creek Mountain Ranch LLC, represented by Marias Hale of Eli & Associates Inc., is requesting boundary line relocations involving 10 parcels to improve the layout and management of a 708-acre property. This boundary line relocation would align parcel boundaries along natural features and existing infrastructure associated with current agricultural and guest ranch operations.

What is boundary line relocation?

Boundary lines are the invisible division between properties. MCA §76.3.207(1)(a) states that a landowner has the opportunity to relocate boundary lines between adjoining properties outside of platted subdivisions. Missoula County Subdivision Regulations require any boundary line relocation involving six or more tracts of land to receive approval from the county commissioners through a public hearing process. Boundary line relocations do not result in an increase in the total number of lots and/or tracts.

Project timeline

County commissioners hearing: Thursday, June 4, 2 p.m.

• In-person location: Sophie Moiese Room, Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 West Broadway, Missoula
• Virtual option: Residents can attend the meeting via Microsoft Teams. To join the call on your phone, call 406-272-4824, Conference ID 467 457 758#. To join the meeting on your device, follow the links on the agenda that will be published at http://missoula.co/bccmeetings

Public comment

Let us know what you think by logging in or creating an account and submitting your comment below.

Project lead

Kevin Dantic, 406-258-4652

Important links and documents

Petty Creek boundary line relocation application

Petty Creek current and proposed conditions

Project description:

The Missoula County Planning, Development and Sustainability Department (PDS) has received Floodplain Development Permit Application #26-16 from Confluence Consulting Inc., on behalf of the Montana Department of Transportation, for stream restoration work.

The primary purpose of the Floodplain Development Permit is to promote public health, safety, and general welfare, to minimize flood losses in areas subject to flood hazards, and to promote wise use of the floodplain.

Project location:

The site is located at the lower reach of Six Mile Creek near 16905 Six Mile Road in the FEMA-designated Six Mile Creek floodplain: Parcels 1 & 2, COS 4795, S26, T15N, R22W, Missoula County. See location here.

The full application is available for review online or in the PDS office at 131 E Main St., in Missoula.

Please feel free to call 406-258-4657 or email floodplain@missoulacounty.us with any questions or to make an appointment to review the permit application.

Public comment:

Submit public comment through Monday, June 8, by using the comment tool below, emailing floodplain@missoulacounty.us or mailing to Planning, Development and Sustainability, Attn: Matt Heimel, Floodplain Administrator, 200 W. Broadway St., Missoula MT 59802.

Important links and documents:

Floodplain permit application and attachments

CLOMR cover letter

CLOMR comment document

Project description:

The Missoula County Planning, Development and Sustainability Department (PDS) has received Floodplain Development Permit Application #26-13 from Gretchen Watkins for stream restoration work.

The primary purpose of the Floodplain Development Permit is to promote public health, safety and general welfare, to minimize flood losses in areas subject to flood hazards, and to promote wise use of the floodplain.

Project location:

The site is located at the lower reach of Grant Creek near 1655 Frey Lane in the FEMA-designate Clark Fork River floodplain: Tracts D & E, COS 5108, S14, T13N, R20W, in Missoula County. See location here.

The full application is available for review online or in the PDS office at 131 E Main St., in Missoula.

Please feel free to call 406-258-4657 or email floodplain@missoulacounty.us with any questions or to make an appointment to review the permit application.

Public comment:

Submit public comment through Monday, June 8, by using the comment tool below, emailing floodplain@missoulacounty.us or mailing to Planning, Development and Sustainability, Attn: Matt Heimel, Floodplain Administrator, 200 W. Broadway St., Missoula MT 59802.

Important links and documents:

Floodplain permit application

Engineer memo and plan set

Project description

Sherra and Brandon Grosvenor are requesting two zoning variances for their property located at 905 Gladis Drive in the Target Range area of Missoula. These two zoning variances request the following:

• To allow construction of an accessory dwelling structure on the 0.32-acre parcel with a dry composting toilet . The parcel is currently too small to support an on-site septic system, which prevents residential development under current Health Department and DEQ standards. The Health Department has indicated a structure with a composting toilet is acceptable.
• Build 15 feet instead of 25 feet from the property line. This would allow a better layout for the accessory dwelling structure, align closer with the neighborhood dwelling pattern, provide room for RV storage and preserve usable outdoor space on the property.

What is a zoning variance?

A variance is a relaxation of specific provisions of the zoning regulations when literal enforcement of the regulations would result in unnecessary or undue hardship.

Project timeline

Planning and Zoning Commission: Thursday, July 9, 2 p.m.

• In-person location: Sophie Moiese Room, Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 West Broadway, Missoula
• Virtual option: Residents can attend the meeting via Microsoft Teams. To join the call on your phone, call 406-272-4824, Conference ID 467 457 758#. To join the meeting on your device, follow the links on the agenda that will be published at http://missoula.co/bccmeetings

Public comment

Let us know what you think by logging in or creating an account and submitting your comment below.

Project lead

Katy Reeder, 406-258-3707

Important links and documents

20260513 Submittal CZD Variance Application

Project Description

The Missoula County Planning, Development & Sustainability Department (PDS) has received a Floodplain Development Permit Application #26-14 from William Gaddy for repairs to a residential structure in the FEMA-designated Clark Fork River Floodway.

The site is located at 10515 Rustic Road: Parcel B, COS 1406, S34, T13N, R18W, Missoula County.

What is a floodplain development permit?

The primary purpose of the floodplain development permit is to promote public health, safety and general welfare; minimize flood losses in areas subject to flood hazards; and promote wise use of the floodplain.

Public Comment

Submit public comment by 5 p.m., Monday, May 11, through the following three methods.

1. Use the comment tool below. You must be registered on Missoula County Voice
2. Email floodplain@missoulacounty.us(External link)
3. Mail to Planning, Development, & Sustainability
   • Attn: Matt Heimel, Floodplain Administrator, 200 W. Broadway St., Missoula, MT 59802

Questions or want to make an appointment?

Residents can call 406-258-4647 or email floodplain@missoulacounty.us with any questions or to make an appointment to review the permit application.

Important Documents and Links

Floodplain Permit Application

Construction Cost Estimates

Construction Plans

Department of Revenue Property Assessment

Floodplain and Shoreline Administration Webpage

Physical applications are available in the PDS office at 127 E. Main St., Suite 2 in downtown Missoula

This permit is subject to approval by the floodplain administrator and does not go before the county commissioners.

Project Description

The Missoula County Planning, Development and Sustainability Department (PDS) has received a Floodplain Development Permit #26-12 from Grant Creek Crossing – Missoula LLC for reconstruction of Schramm Street in the Grant Creek regulated flood hazard area.

The site is located at the Schramm Street crossing over Grant Creek, about 725 feet of Reserve Street: Tract 3A-1B COS 7031, S05, T13N, R19W in Missoula County.

What is a floodplain development permit?

The primary purpose of a floodplain development permit is to promote public health, safety and general welfare, to minimize flood losses in areas subject to flood hazards, and to promote wise use of the floodplain.

Public Comment

Submit public comment by 5 p.m., Monday, April 6, through the following three ways.

1. Use the comment tool below. You must be registered on Missoula County Voice
2. Email floodplain@missoulacounty.us
3. Mail to Planning, Development and Sustainability
   • Attn: Matt Heimel, Floodplain Administrator, 200 W. Broadway St., Missoula, MT 59802

Questions or want to make an appointment?

Please feel free to call 406-258-4647 or email floodplain@missoulacounty.us with any questions or to make an appointment to review the permit application.

Important Documents and Links

Cover Letter

Floodplain Permit Application

Revised Map

Engineer Certification

Floodplain and Shoreline Administration Webpage

Physical applications are available in the PDS office at 127 E. Main St., Suite 2, in downtown Missoula

This permit is subject to approval by the floodplain administrator and does not go before the county commissioners.

Project Description

The Missoula County Planning, Development and Sustainability Department (PDS) has received a Floodplain Development Permit Application #26-08 from Amee Tafoya for reconstruction of a cabin in the Clearwater River regulated flood hazard area.

The site is located at 975 Leaning Pine Drive on state-leased land: Parcel: 13, COS 4875, S)4, T16N, R15W in Missoula County.

What is a floodplain permit?

The primary purpose of a Floodplain Development Permit is to promote public health, safety, and general welfare, to minimize flood losses in areas subject to flood hazards, and to promote wise use of the floodplain.

Public Comment

Submit public comment by 5 p.m., Monday, April 6, through the following three ways.

1. Use the comment tool below. You must be registered on Missoula County Voice
2. Email floodplain@missoulacounty.us
3. Mail to Planning, Development and Sustainability
   • Attn: Matt Heimel, Floodplain Administrator, 200 W. Broadway St., Missoula, MT 59802

Questions or want to make an appointment?

Please feel free to call 406-258-4647 or email floodplain@missoulacounty.us with any questions or to make an appointment to review the permit application.

Important Documents and Links

Floodplain Permit Application and Value Estimates – 8.28.25

Floodplain Permit Application and Values Estimates – 9.18.25

Construction Plans

Modified DeAcetis Cabin

Floodplain and Shoreline Administration Webpage

Physical applications are available in the PDS office at 127 E. Main St., Suite 2 in downtown Missoula

This permit is subject to approval by the floodplain administrator and does not go before the county commissioners.