The Flathead County Board of Adjustment will hold their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, beginning at 6:00pm in the 2nd floor conference room of the South Campus Building, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana. All decisions made by the Board of Adjustment are considered final actions.
The Flathead County Planning Board will hold their regular meeting on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, beginning at 6:00pm in the Country Kitchen at the Flathead County Fairgrounds, 265 North Meidian, Kalispell, Montana. During this meeting, the Board will hold a public hearing to consider the agenda items described in the below Legal Notice and make a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners who will take final action.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a request to amend the text of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations. The public hearing will be held on the 21st day of May, 2026 at 9:15 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, Old Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed amendments to the Flathead County Zoning Regulations.
Latest draft of the proposed text amendment regarding residential clustering.
Previous draft text amendment:
The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), MCA, that it will hold a public hearing to consider a change in the zoning designation in a portion of the Bigfork Zoning District ‘R-2 One Family Limited Residential’ to ‘B-2 General Business’ for property located along Chapman Hill Road near Bigfork, Montana. The public hearing will be held on the 21st day of May 2026 at 9:30 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, 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 Bigfork Zoning District.
The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a change in the zoning designation in a portion of the Columbia Falls Rural Zoning District from ‘SAG-5 Suburban Agricultural’ to ‘R-2.5 Rural Residential’ for properties located at 186 & 190 Kokanee Bend Drive near Columbia Falls, Montana. The public hearing will be held on the 21st day of May 2026 at 9:45 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, 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 Bigfork Zoning District.
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 on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 10:30am. 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 Planning Board and Planning Staff have been working on text amendments to the Lake and Lakeshore Protection Regulations. The next workshop with the Planning Board and Planning Staff will be held on July 8, 2026, at 6:00 pm, following the regular scheduled Planning Board meeting.
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