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TS Overlook Minor Subdivision (Grass Valley)

Project Description

This is a request from Trent and Sally Jo Looker, represented by Ken E. Jenkins of Montana Northwest Company, to subdivide a 24.57-acre parcel at 9501 Western Farms Road in the Grass Valley Area into three lots. The site is bordered by Pulp Mill Road on the north and Western Farms Road on the east, which is located about two miles northwest of the Wye off Highway 10 West.
The property consists of non-irrigated dryland pasture grasses on rolling hills. The property is not significant agricultural land; it is already partially developed with no agricultural irrigation. A narrow strip of riparian resource exists along O’Keefe Creek, on proposed Lot C, which is already developed with the applicant’s existing single-family home. This narrow natural area along O’Keefe Creek is protected by a “No Build, No Development Zone.” The subject property is outside of the FEMA mapped floodplain. The property was created in 1977 as one of five 20-acre tracts, recorded as Certificate of Survey 1319.

Western Farms Road is the existing county-maintained gravel road proposed that would serve Lots 1-3, with two additional approaches and driveways to be constructed for Lots 1 & 2. The subdivision is in the urban fringe, Missoula-Frenchtown area, surrounded by existing subdivisions, agriculture and single-family homes. The Frenchtown Rural Fire District serves the area, and children will attend Frenchtown schools.

Subdivision Regulations

Missoula County’s subdivision regulations(External link) 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. A subdivision is considered “minor” when it has five or fewer lots.

Staff consider the following when making a recommendation to the county commissioners on whether to approve or deny a subdivision request:

  • compliance with zoning and the Growth Policy

  • effects on agriculture and agricultural water user facilities, local services, the natural environment, wildlife, and wildlife habitat and public health and safety

  • compliance with survey requirements established in state statute, and local subdivision regulations and review procedures

  • provision of necessary easements and other legal and physical access

Project Timeline:

County commissioners hearing: Thursday, Feb. 26, 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:

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Project Lead:

Katy Reeder (click here to email)

Important Links and Documents:

TS Overlook Minor Subdivision Documents

Planning, Development and Sustainability

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