Aero Lane mechanic shop will continue to run out of home
Flathead County Board of Adjustments approved a conditional use permit for an after-the-fact home occupation mechanic shop in Bigfork during their Oct. 1 meeting, with recommended changes from Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee.
Next Level Mechanics, owned by Zachary Michnal, has been running as a major repair shop for roughly two years in a partially finished shop next to his residence, which was purchased in 2018 on Aero Lane. It is zoned SAG-5 Suburban Agricultural, which requires a conditional use permit for home occupation businesses with outbuildings, vehicle traffic that exceeds 16 cars a day, or where more than one non-family employee will work.
The shop exceeds or has potential to exceed these limitations, and the property’s septic system has been deemed inadequate by the county. Michnal stated employees will use the bathrooms in the residence until a septic system can be implemented. A complaint was first received from a neighbor to the property in 2023 involving excessive traffic.
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