HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. PZ2016-24M
CITY OF KENAI
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. PZ16 -24
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA, RECOMMENDING AN ORDINANCE TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF KENAI TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE REVISED 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
UPDATED IN 2016.
WHEREAS, the Kenai Peninsula Borough as a Second Class Borough shall
provide for planning on an area wide basis in accordance with AS 29.40; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai, as a home rule city inside a second class
borough, has updated their Comprehensive Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the revised 2030 Comprehensive Plan was updated using the draft
2030 Comprehensive Plan approved by the Council of the City of Kenai on April
17, 2013 and the 2003 Comprehensive Plan which was adopted by the Council
of the City of Kenai on November 5, 2003
WHEREAS, the revised 2030 Comprehensive Plan was created with extensive
public outreach and participation including Town Hall Meetings, agency
outreach, meetings with business leaders, and a "Facebook" page; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Kenai and
Planning Staff has received numerous comments and input regarding the
updating of the revised 2030 Comprehensive Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Kenai
considered public comments and made changes to the draft revised 2030
Comprehensive Plan based on those comments; and,
WHEREAS, Planning Staff held Town Hall meetings on March 23, 2016, April
11, 2016, April 21, 2016 and May 10, 2016 and the Planning and Zoning
Commission held Work Sessions on May 17, 2016, May 31, 2016 and June 23,
2016 to receive public comments and discuss the revised 2030 Comprehensive
Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a Public Hearing on
July 13, 2016 and recommended that the Council of the City of Kenai approve
the revised 2030 Comprehensive Plan, updated in 2016.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA, BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
KENAI THAT:
Section 1 - the Final Draft of the revised 2030 Comprehensive Plan prepared by
Benson Planning Associates, Glenn Gray and Associates, Bechtol Planning and
Development, and Alaska Map Company is hereby approved and adopted as the
Comprehensive Plan of the City of Kenai.
Section 2 - This revised 2030 Comprehensive Plan is hereby recommended to the
Kenai Peninsula Borough for adaptation as the official Borough Comprehensive Plan
within the City of Kenai planning area of the Kenai Peninsula Borough.
PASSED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF TTE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, this 13th day of July, 2016. I
Chairperson