The next phase of condominium development is in the works at the Monterra in Whitefish.
At a July 16 public meeting, the Whitefish Planning Board will consider the request by Whitefish Partners for a conditional use permit to build 54 units as part of Phase II of the project south of the current Monterra housing development, and an additional 12 units to build out Phase I.
The Monterra development is located at the northeast corner of Montana 40 and River Lakes Parkway.
The project is part of Riverside at Whitefish, a 230-acre development plan that was conceived as a neighborhood plan and included in the Whitefish City-County Master Plan in 1993.
The project languished until 1999, when an amendment to the plan designated specific project proposals that included the youth sports complex, assisted living and park area, traditional homesites along the Whitefish River, some “neo-traditional housing,” and an economic development area, according to the Whitefish Planning Office’s staff report.
Phase 1 of Monterra was approved for 160 dwelling units in 16 buildings in 2004. There was also an amendment to the planned-unit development to allow multifamily condos where the economic development area initially was planned, according to the report.
Ultimately there were a total of 230 multi-family condominium units approved for both phases of development at Monterra.
The Whitefish Planning Board will forward its recommendation to the Whitefish City Council for a public hearing and final action on Aug. 3.