A district to provide areas for residential development including multi-family housing and compatible non-residential uses of high land use intensity. This district would typically serve as a buffer zone between other commercial districts and adjacent residential areas. The location of this district depends on proximity to major streets, arterials, and business districts. This district shall be located within or adjacent to business corridors, shopping islands or the Central Business District. This zoning district would typically be found in areas designated as urban mixed use, high density residential and commercial on the Kalispell Growth Policy Future Land Use Map.
(Ord. 1677, 7-19-2010)
(1) 
Barber and beauty services
(2) 
Catering establishments
(3) 
Church
(4) 
Day care home (12 or fewer)
(5) 
Dwelling
•
single family
•
duplex
•
townhouse (2 attached units)
(6) 
Fairgrounds (public)
(7) 
Funeral homes and crematoriums
(8) 
Home occupations (refer to Section 27.20.060)
(9) 
Jail facilities (public)
(10) 
Laundromats or dry cleaners
(11) 
Office, professional/governmental
(12) 
Parks
(13) 
Police and fire stations
(14) 
Safe houses
(15) 
Schools
•
K-12 (public)
•
post secondary (public)
(Ord. 1677, 7-19-2010; amd. Ord. 1720, 1-22-2013)
(1) 
Bed and breakfast
(2) 
Banks and financial institutions
(3) 
Community center
(4) 
Day care center (13 or more)
(5) 
Dwelling
•
townhouse (3 or more attached units)
•
multi-family
(6) 
Golf courses
(7) 
Group home
•
8 or fewer persons
•
9 or more persons
(8) 
Homeless shelters
(9) 
Libraries, museums and similar cultural facilities (Administrative CUP)
(10) 
Office, medical with limited overnight stay
(11) 
Residential care home or facility
(12) 
Schools
•
K-12 (private)
•
post-secondary (private)
•
commercial
(13) 
Utilities (primary distribution site)
(Ord. 1677, 7-19-2010; amd. Ord. 1720, 1-22-2013)
(1) 
Minimum Lot Area (sq ft): 6,000 plus 1,500 for each additional unit beyond duplex
(2) 
Minimum Lot Width (ft): 50
(3) 
Minimum Setbacks (ft):
•
Front Yard: 15
•
Side Yard: 5
•
Rear Yard: 10
•
Side Corner: 15
•
Attached Garage (Front/Side Corner): 20
•
Accessory Structures – See Section 27.20.020
(4) 
Maximum Building Height (ft): 45
(5) 
Permitted Lot Coverage (%): 50
(6) 
Off-Street Parking (refer to Chapter 27.24)
(7) 
Fences (refer to Section 27.20.040)
Maximum Heights (ft):
•
Front: 4
•
Side: 6.5
•
Rear: 6.5
•
Side Corner: 6.5
(8) 
Signs (refer to Chapter 27.22)
(Ord. 1677, 7-19-2010; amd. Ord. 1824, 3-18-2019)
Under the July, 2010, adopted version of the Zoning Ordinance, the RA-2 (High Density Residential Apartment) and the RA-3 (Residential Apartment/Office) zones were consolidated.
(Ord. 1677, 7-19-2010)