West Bonner Log Yard Industrial Subdivision

Let us know your thoughts or questions on the West Bonner Log Yard Subdivision, located near the West Riverside community.

West Bonner Log Yard Subdivision is a 28-lot major industrial subdivision proposal located at 8129 Cowboy Trail, next to First Street and Anaconda Street in Milltown near the West Riverside community where the former Stimson Mill used to be.

The 116.5-acre parent parcel is owned by Flying Colors Group LP, represented by WGM Group. The parcel is currently developed with one existing commercial business, and the subdivision proposal includes 27 lots for industrial use and one residential lot. Development surrounding the subdivision is primarily residential and commercial.

The applicant’s purpose of the subdivision is to “create industrial lots which will increase industrial land supply for economic development.”

The subdivision would be primarily accessed from First Street, with a privately maintained internal road constructed within the subdivision. Onsite community septic systems or individual septic systems would serve the lots.

The property is split-zoned for heavy and light industrial use, with a small portion zoned for agriculture. There is a small area of mapped floodway near the Blackfoot River. The property also includes areas with slopes 25% or greater, and these areas have been designated as “No Build Zones” on the preliminary plat. Most of the steep slopes are located on the single residential lot, and the applicant demonstrated a building site outside the steep slopes in their application.

The Missoula City-County Planning Board heard this proposal on June 20.

The Missoula County commissioners approved this proposal on July 13.