Landowners look to split lot east of Columbia Falls

The owners of a plot of land east of Columbia Falls will now ask the city to allow them to change the zoning from suburban agricultural 10 acres to suburban agricultural five acres.

The zone change would allow two homes to be built there rather than one.

The land is just east of the Flathead River and north of Highway 2 and is owned by Twin Peaks Farms.

The city-county planning board previously approved the zone change, but the buyer of the property backed out of the deal and thus, dropped the application.

The land is currently vacant and listed for sale.

The planning board is scheduled to take up the application again May 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Columbia Falls city council chambers.

Some neighbors have raised concerns about the zone change because of the high water table in the area.

Council then makes a final determination on whether or not to approve the change. A public hearing on the change is scheduled for 7 p.m. June 7.