BUTLER CREEK AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT 1996 . ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~ . · . ·. ~~<:> RESOLUTION NUMBER -~9u..7.;;;;..-0u..l:....;9......__ A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE BUTLER CREEK AREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, IN ITS FINAL FORM, AS AN AMENDMENT TO THE MISSOULA COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WHEREAS, 76-1-604 M.C.A. authorizes the Board of County Commissioners to adopt and amend comprehensive plans; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners did adopt a comprehensive plan for the County in 1975; and, WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners updated and amended this comprehensive plan in 1990 and has amended parts of it by adopting sub-area and neighborhood plans; and, WHEREAS, the Butler Creek Area Comprehensive Plan Update represents an amendment to the 1990 Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Update; and, WHEREAS, changes to the Butler Creek Area Comprehensive Plan Update were drafted by the Butler Creek Ranch property owners in cooperation with the County, and were reviewed by the Office of Planning and Grants and residents of the plan area; and, WHEREAS. the Butler Creek Area Comprehensive Plan was reviewed at three public hearing, dated 8/20/96, 10/2/96. and 10/30/96; and, WHEREAS, the Missoula Consolidated Planning Board has recommended adoption of the Butler Creek Area Comprehensive Plan Update subject to minor revisions; and, WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners. based on public comment, included further modifications to the Plan Update as printed in the attached document; and, WHEREAS, such revisions have been incorporated into the final draft form of the Plan, including all adopted changes and as printed in the attached document and maps : NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Missoula County hereby adopts this resolution to adopt the Butler Creek Area Comprehensive Plan Update, in its final form. a copy of which is available in the Missoula Office of Planning and Grants. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that: This Butler Creek Area Comprehensive Plan Update is an amendment to the Missoula Urban Comprehensive Plan. Its is a policy document intended to provide the County and other agencies and districts with a coordinated guide for change over a long period of time. When making decisions based on the Plan, not all of the goals and implementation proposals can be met to the same degree in every instance. Use of the Plan requires a balancing of its various components on a case­ by-case basis, as well as a selection of those goals and implementation proposals most pertinent to the issue at hand. The common theme of all the goals and implementation proposals is acceptance of them as suitable approaches toward problem-solving and goal realization. Other valid approaches may exist and may at any time be used. Adoption of the Plan does not necessarily commit the County to immediately carry out each policy to the letter. but does put the County on record as having recognized the desirability of the goals and implementation proposals and the decisions or actions they imply. The County can then begin to carry out the goals and implementation proposals to the best of its ability, given sufficient time and resources. One way of meeting these goals will be to place a copy of the plan and of the map showing no-build zones with the Office of Planning and Grants staff responsible for issuing building permits. No building permits will be issued unless the proposed building complies with the Plan and associated maps. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 30th day of October, 1996. ATTEST BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Missoula County, Montana ::...;:; . ~ 2 '-(- c;7 Vickie Zeier, Cle and Recorder Signed thisZ~day of March, 1997 Amended Butler Creek Comprehensive Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE# I. IN'J'R.<)l)lJC:'l'l ()N ............................................................................................... 1 A. Purpose ................................................................................................... J.l. Study Area Location ............................................................................. .. C. Previous Planning Efforts ...................................................................... 2 D. l-Iistorical Land lJses .............................................................................. 3 E. Present Land Uses .................................................................................. F. Potential Future Land Uses .................................................................... 4 G. Butler Creek Land Use Goals ................................................................ 5 H. Population .............................................................................................. 6 H. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION A. \Vater .R.csourccs .................................................................................... 6 B. Geology/Hydrogeology ......................................................................... 8 C. Soils ....................................................................................................... 8 D. Slope ...................................................................................................... 9 E. ()wncrship ............................................................................................. 10 F. Agricultural Resources .......................................................................... 10 G. Historic and Cultural Resources ........................................................... 11 H. Wjldlife and Fishery Resources ............................................................ 11 I. Air Quality ............................................................................................ 12 J. Open Space Resources .......................................................................... 13 IlL SERVICES AND FACILITIES A. \Vater ........................................................... : ......................................... 13 B. Sanitation .............................................................................................. 15 Amended Butler Creek Comprehensive Plan Police, Fire and Ambulance ................................................................. .. 15 D. Schools .................................................................................................. 17 ·rransportation ....................................................................................... 17 F. Public {.Jtilities ...................................................................................... IS G. Parks and Recreation ............................................................................ 19 IV. RECOMMENDATIONS 1.& 11. Opportunities for Public Discussion/ Promote Consistent Development. ........................................ .. 19 2. Reduce Potential Water Pollution ........................................... .. 20 3. Minimize Air Pollution ........................................................... .. 24 4. Preserve Scenic Views ............................................................. 25 5. Create or Preserve Open Space Corridors Along C:reeks ........................................................................ .. 27 6.& 7. Preserve Existing Wildlife Habitat and H.iparia.n Areas ................................................................ 27 8.&9. Improve Traffic Floc and Minimize f~Jfccts/ Include Pedestrian and Bicycle Trails ................................... 29 10. Compatible New Development. .............................................. 30 12. Provide Opportunities for Voluntary Land Use Preservation .......................................................... 32 13. Preserve and Enhance Health, Safety and Wclf:1rc ................ .. 33 V. I MPLEMEN'I'A'f'l()N ..................................................................................... 34 APPENDIX ................................................................................................................. 35 Citizen Land Use Planning Issues and Notices ........................................................ .. 35-37 Soil ·rypcs .................................................................................................................. 37-41 Sources or Infornuttion ............................................................................................. .. 58 Amended Butler Creek Comprehensive Plan LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES FIGURES PAGE It Figure A General Locator Map ........................................................................... 1-A Figure l Study Area l'vlap .................................................................................. .. 42 Figure 2 Floodplain Map .................................................................................... 43 Figure 3 & 4 Missoula Sole Source Aquifer/ Missoula Water Quality District.. ..................................................... .. 44-45 Figure 5 Geology/Hydrogeology ....................................................................... 46 Figure 6 Soils Map ............................................................................................. 47 Figure 7 Slope Map ............................................................................................ 49 Figure 8 Present Land Divisions ........................................................................ 51 Figure 9 O'..vnership Pic Chart ............................................................................ 52 Figure 10 Big Game Winter Range ..................................................................... .. 53 Figure I 1 Rccotnmended Density .......................................................................