A public district intended to provide and reserve areas for public uses in order to preserve and provide adequate land for a variety of community facilities which serve the public health, safety and general welfare. Such public uses would include schools, public buildings, parks, airports, jails, utilities, etc. This zoning district would typically be found in the public land use designation as shown on the Kalispell Growth Policy Future Land Use Map but can be applied to any land use designation.
(Ord. 1677, 7-19-2010)
(1) 
Aircraft hangers
(2) 
Auto parking
•
surface
•
structure
(3) 
Bus station
(4) 
Community center
(5) 
Fairgrounds (public)
(6) 
Food bank
(7) 
Jail facilities (public)
(8) 
Libraries, museums and similar cultural facilities
(9) 
Office, professional/governmental
(10) 
Parks
(11) 
Police and fire stations
(12) 
Post office
(13) 
Safe houses
(14) 
Schools
•
K-12 (public)
•
post secondary (public)
•
commercial
(Ord. 1677, 7-19-2010; amd. Ord. 1720, 1-22-2013)
(1) 
Aircraft maintenance/repair
(2) 
Airports and heliports
(3) 
Assembly halls/stadiums/convention hall facilities (includes public fair grounds, auditoriums, and racetracks)
(4) 
Cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums
(5) 
Energy production
(6) 
Golf courses
(7) 
Homeless shelters
(8) 
Hospital (including treatment centers and 24 hour care facilities)
(9) 
Landfill
(10) 
Monument manufacture and sale
(11) 
Pre-release centers and private jail facilities
(12) 
Recreation area, outdoor
(13) 
Schools
•
K-12
•
post-secondary
(14) 
Telecommunication towers and cellular communication towers (including radio, TV, internet, phone and cable providers)
(15) 
Utilities (primary distribution site)
(16) 
Utility storage yards and associated offices
(Ord. 1677, 7-19-2010; amd. Ord. 1720, 1-22-2013)
(1) 
Minimum Lot Area (sq ft): 7,000
(2) 
Minimum Lot Width (ft): 70
(3) 
Minimum Setbacks (ft):
•
Front Yard: 15
•
Side Yard: 5
•
Side Corner: 10
•
Rear Yard: 15
•
Attached Garage (Front/Side Corner): 20
•
Accessory Structures – See Section 27.20.020
(4) 
Maximum Building Height (ft): 60 (unlimited with Conditional Use Permit)
(5) 
Permitted Lot Coverage (%): 45
(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. 1771, 6-6-2016)