The Dairy Subdivision – Preliminary Plat Adjustment, Condition Amendment and Preliminary Plat Extension (Target Range)

Project description

Developer Tai Tam LLC is requesting to amendments to The Dairy subdivision in the Target Range neighborhood west of Missoula. The county commissioners originally approved The Dairy as a 14-lot major subdivision in 2022, subject to 25 conditions of approval, and set to expire on July 7, 2025. The developer, represented by Professional Consultants Inc., is requesting to:

• amend the preliminary plat
• revise Condition of Approval No. 15
• extend the final plat submittal

Preliminary plat adjustments:

The applicant is requesting changes to the preliminary plat to eliminate Common Areas 1 and 2, reconfigure easements to comply with Missoula Public Health’s interpretation of lots, and to revise water and irrigation line easements to reflect the design approved by the state Department of Environmental Quality. As part of this adjustment, the existing 25-foot irrigation ditch easement, previously proposed as a common area, will remain in place and continue to serve as a public non-motorized access easement, with a new clarification that, to enhance pedestrian safety, equestrian use will not be allowed.

A preliminary plat is a map of a proposed subdivision submitted for initial review, outlining the general layout of streets, lots and other features.

Revise Condition of Approval No. 15:

The applicant is requesting a condition amendment to modify Condition No. 15 to replace the previously approved box culvert with a 36-inch corrugated metal pipe culvert, in coordination with Missoula County Public Works and the Missoula Irrigation District.

Conditions of approval are modifications to the original plans the applicant is required to make for the project to be approved.

Final plat filing extension:

Finally, the applicant is requesting to extend the current approval deadline from July 7, 2025, to July 7, 2028, due to unforeseen delays in DEQ approval and infrastructure coordination.

Project timeline

The county commissioners will hold a public hearing for this request at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, in the Sophie Moiese Room of the Missoula County Courthouse Annex, 200 W. Broadway in Missoula. Participants can also join the meeting via Microsoft Teams. The agenda and information on how to join virtually will be available at http://missoula.co/bccmeetings.

Public comment

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Project lead

Katy Reeder, 406-258-3707, kreeder@missoulacounty.us

Important links and documents

The Dairy Subdivision Materials