Granite Peak RV Park Expansion in the Wye

The commissioners voted to approve this project on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.

Lolo Peak LLC wants to expand the current Granite Peak RV resort from 117 sites to 167 sites. Granite Peak RV Resort is located just north of the Wye at 9900 Thoroughbred Lane. The property is 54.65 acres, and the area of the existing Granite Peak RV Resort (formerly the Jellystone RV Park) covers 12.24 acres and includes a wastewater pond area (also known as sewage lagoons) that will be eventually converted to park. The proposed expansion area would add another 6.12 acres to accommodate an additional 50 RV sites. State Law defines RV park developments as subdivisions for review purposes.

The original approval of the Jellystone RV Park in 1994 was for 210 RV sites in two phases, but only one phase - the existing 117-site portion - was developed. The family that purchased the RV Park has invested in upgrades to the facility and hopes to expand local capacity. The current RV park also has an office/store and gift shop, fitness center, heated pool, fenced children’s play area, mini golf, basketball hoop, horseshoe pits, picnic pavilion, trails and a disc golf course.

Lolo Peak LLC requests four variances with the expansion:

1. a variance from the 26’ road standard to accommodate 20’ wide one-way roads
2. a variance from the requirement for curb and gutter along new roads
3. a variance from the requirement for a paved pathway
4. a variance from the requirement for two points of egress in the Wildland-Urban Interface

The Missoula Consolidated Planning Board will conduct a public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 30. 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. To join the call on your phone, call 406-272-4824, Conference ID 509 796 263#. To join the meeting on your electronic device, please use the following link: http://missoula.co/planningboard. Hard copy comments may be mailed to PDS, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, MT, 59802. Please provide any comments that you may have regarding the proposal by Wednesday, July 24, to be included in the packet to the Planning Board. Comments received after that date will be presented to the Planning Board at the hearing.

The Board of County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on this item at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22. 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. To join the call on your phone, call 406-272-4824, Conference ID 467 457 758#. To join the meeting on your electronic device, please use the following link: http://missoula.co/bccmeetings.

If anyone attending these meetings needs special assistance, please provide advance notice by calling 406-258-4657. For additional information regarding the request, you may contact Tim Worley at 406-258-4794 or by email at tworley@missoulacounty.us.