Granite Peak RV Park Special Exception Request

Missoula County Department of Planning, Development & Sustainability (PDS) has received a special exception request from Ron Ewart, PCI, Inc., representing Dave Swisher/ Lolo Peak LLC, for property located at 9900 Thoroughbred Lane, legally described as S21, T14 N, R20 W, C.O.S. 4639, PARCEL A1, LESS MAHLUM MEADOWS, and recorded in a deed at Book 1035 Micro, Page 640. The applicant proposes to expand the existing land use area of the Granite Peak RV Park from approximately 12 acres to approximately 18 acres.

SUMMARY: The property is zoned Neighborhood Residential (NR), which prohibits recreational vehicle parks. However, Section 10.3.A.4. of the Missoula County Zoning Regulations allows a nonconforming use of land outside a building to be intensified, enlarged or extended by up to 50% of additional land area by special exception. The applicant requests to expand the existing land use area of the Granite Peak RV Park business by 50%.

The Board of Adjustment is authorized to grant Special Exception permits authorizing a use established as eligible in this district but which requires a special degree of consideration and control to ensure such uses are consistent and compatible with the overall community character. In order to approve a special exception, the board must determine:

1. The proposed use or development will be compatible with and will not substantially injure the value of adjoining property;
2. The proposed use preserves the character of the district, and the property is suitable for the use proposed.

If you have any comments on this special exception request, you can submit them here or in written form to the Planning, Development and Sustainability Office at 127 E. Main, Suite 2, no later than Friday, July 14, 2023. Comments will be taken by the Missoula County Board of Adjustment after that date, up until the public meeting is closed; however, any comments received by July 14, 2023, will be included in the staff report to the Board of Adjustment.

The public hearing before the Missoula County Board of Adjustment is scheduled for Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at 6 p.m. Participants may attend the public hearing in person in the Sophie Moiese Room of the Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT. Participants may also attend the meeting virtually over Microsoft Teams by going to http://missoula.co/boardofadjustment. To join the call on your phone, call 406-272-4824, Conference ID 427 662 811#.

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Project lead: Glenn Ingram, planner