11-2T-4: PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS:

The following property development standards apply to land and buildings within the designation:

Minimum designation size	As depicted in the Big Mountain neighborhood plan
Minimum lot area	Densities for the village are prescribed in the Big Mountain neighborhood plan
Minimum lot width	n/a
Minimum yard spaces:
Front	0
Side	0
Rear	15 feet when abutting a Whitefish Big Mountain resort residential designation otherwise 0
Streams and creeks	See section 11-3-29 of this title
Maximum height	39 feet (see definition of height for Big Mountain village and resort residential)
Permitted lot coverage	n/a
Off street parking	See chapter 6 of this title
Landscaping	See Big Mountain architectural review standards

 

(Ord. 06-30, 10-16-2006; amd. Ord. 08-04, 3-3-2008, eff. 4-2-2008; Ord. 23-13, 8-21-2023)

ARTICLE U. WBMRR BIG MOUNTAIN RESORT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

SECTION:

11-2U-1: Intent And Purpose

11-2U-2: Permitted Uses

11-2U-3: Conditional Uses

11-2U-4: Property Development Standards

11-2U-1: INTENT AND PURPOSE:

The Whitefish Big Mountain resort residential district is intended to provide for lower urban densities with little or no commercial activity. Uses within the resort residential will include nightly rentals, timesharing, interval ownerships, vacation clubs, or other multiple ownership residential uses. Density is either derived from the neighborhood plan or by previous approvals. (Ord. 06-30, 10-16-2006)

11-2U-2: PERMITTED USES:

•   Bed and breakfast establishments.

•   Commercial recreational facilities.

•   Home occupations (see special provisions in section 11-3-13 of this title).

•   Publicly owned or operated buildings, uses or recreational facilities including parks and playgrounds.

•    Residential:

   •    Accessory dwelling units when accessory to a single-family dwelling (see special provisions in subsection 11-3-1 of this title).

   •    Single family, duplex, triplex, fourplex, and multi-family dwellings provided the proposed density complies with the Big Mountain neighborhood plan, including short term residential rentals, resort and recreational condominiums, townhouses, timesharing and interval ownership residences or vacation units and other multiple ownership arrangement residential uses, allowing overnight accommodations and ancillary services for the use of the occupants and guests.

•    Land use approvals previously granted by Flathead County, including, but not necessarily limited to, board of adjustment determinations and preliminary plats, which have not yet expired, shall be recognized by the city of Whitefish and carried forward as valid approvals. Any development standards not specifically set forth in prior approvals shall be subject to the development standards of this zoning designation.

•    Previously approved PUDs that have not yet expired and are fully built out within two (2) years of the adoption of this zoning designation shall be recognized by the city of Whitefish as valid and shall not be subject to the development standards of this zoning designation.

•    Ski areas and associated support facilities.

•    Sublots (see special provisions in subsection 11-3-14C of this title). (Ord. 06-30, 10-16-2006; amd. Ord. 21-20, 1-3-2022; Ord. 22-05, 4-4-2022; Ord. 23-13, 8-21-2023)