NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(8), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a request from Jim Roth to amend the text of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations (FCZR) to allow for an Indoor Grow/Cultivation Facility within the B-1 zone. The proposed amendments are described as follows:
3.18.020 Permitted Uses (B-1).
8. Grow/Cultivation Facility, Indoor
8.08.045 Grow/Cultivation Facility, Indoor - as a fully enclosed permanent shop or warehouse designed for the year-round growth of cultivated crops using indoor growing techniques (e.g., hydroponics, aquaponics, aeroponics, etc.) and compliant with applicable State of Montana regulatory authorities and County regulations for electrical, odor, solid waste and wastewater management, and parking.
The Flathead County Zoning Regulations apply in all County zoning districts created under Section 76-2-205 M.C.A., and are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, located at 800 South Main Kalispell, Montana, the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Ste. 220 Kalispell, Montana and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office’s website at: https://flatheadcounty.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning/zoning-information. Documents related to the proposed amendments to the regulations are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office.
The public hearing will be held on the 9th day of December, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, Old Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed change to the text of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations.
Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners prior to the hearing if received by the Flathead County Commissioner’s Office at least three business days prior to the hearing.
DATED the 18th day of November, 2025.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Flathead County,
By:_/s/Brad W. Abell, PT_________
Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman
Publish on November 25, and December 2, 2025.