County hears planning presentation for 15-building storage facility at 4610 10th Avenue North

Planning staff Mackenzie Eliason presented a land-use application (26-101) for a proposed storage facility at 4610 10th Avenue North (parcel 2615800). "The applicant, Keith Schneider, request[ed] approval to build 15 storage buildings total," Eliason said, and described unit sizes and site conditions. The property is commercially zoned, exceeds one acre and will require a stormwater pollution prevention permit; the developer does not propose water or wastewater service for the storage units.

Commissioners asked about emergency-response jurisdiction because the site is outside city limits but lists Great Falls Police among potential responders. The chair clarified the scope of city police authority outside municipal limits: "They don't have the right to go out and patrol 2 miles out into the county just to go do whatever they want," noting a two-mile buffer allows limited response when a crime originates inside the city. A commissioner moved to approve the application subject to required county, state or federal permits and a maximum structure height of 150 feet due to the site's placement in a military overlay district; the meeting record shows the motion was made but does not include a final roll-call or implementation details in the provided transcript.

Planning staff and the commission emphasized that each construction phase will require a location performance permit and that stormwater and permitting conditions must be satisfied before occupancy.