HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. PZ2016-33XENRIVNIASNII
CITY OF KENAI
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. PZ16 -33
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA, RECOMMENDING THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, ENACT ORDINANCE NO. 2923 -2016 AMENDING KENAI MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTION 21.05.020 — AIRPORT RESERVE BOUNDARY MAP, TO RELOCATE
THE AIRPORT RESERVE BOUNDARY FROM THE KENAI SPUR HIGHWAY TO THE
NORTH SIDE OF COHOE AVENUE AND TO REPLACE THE AIRPORT RESERVE
BOUNDARY MAP IN APPENDIX I OF CHAPTER 21.05 — AIRPORT
ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION.
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai has undertaken an Airport Master Plan process in which a
comprehensive review of city policies regarding the use, lease and sale of airport lands
was reviewed; and,
WHEREAS, Kenai Municipal Code Section 21.05.010 established an Airport Reserve to
allow for the development, expansion, maintenance, operation, protection and
perpetuation of the Kenai Municipal Airport; and,
WHEREAS, Kenai Municipal Code Section 21.05.020 and Appendix I established an
Airport Reserve Boundary Map on which the Airport Reserve Boundary is depicted; and,
WHEREAS, Kenai Municipal Code Section 21.05.030(c) defines "Airport Reserve" as
City -owned land reserved from sale and designated under KMC 21.02.010 and
21.05.020; and,
WHEREAS, the City has sold property within the Airport Reserve Boundary when
properties have been identified as not needed for aviation purposes or for future
expansion of the Kenai Municipal Airport; and,
WHEREAS, Phase II and Phase III of the Airport Master Plan Report prepared for the
City of Kenai identifies relocating the Airport Reserve Boundary from the Kenai Spur
Highway to the North Side of Coho Avenue; and,
WHEREAS, at their regular meeting of July 14, 2016 the Airport Commission
unanimously recommended that the Airport Reserve Boundary be relocated north of the
existing commercial properties on the Kenai Spur Highway along Coho Avenue.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA:
1. That Ordinance No. 2923 -2016 Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section
21.05.020 — Airport Reserve Boundary Map, to Relocate the Airport Reserve
Boundary from the Kenai Spur Highway to the North Side of Coho Avenue and to
Replace the Airport Reserve Boundary Map in Appendix I of Chapter 21.05 —
Airport Administration and Operation.
PASSED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, ON THIS 14th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2016.
CHAIRPERSON: � MA" ATTEST:
Diane Fikes, Vice - Chairperson