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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2977-2017Sponsored by: Council Member Glendening CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO. 2977-2017 (SUBSTITUTE) AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING KENAI MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 14.20.151 —APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR SURFACE EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 14.20.152 — REVIEW OF APPLICATION, 14.20.153 — PUBLIC HEARING, 14.20.154 — ISSUANCE OF PERMIT, 14.20.155 — OPERATION, 14.20.156 — YEARLY REVIEW, 14.20.157 — TERMINATION, 14.20.158 — AMENDMENT OR TRANSFER, TO ALLOW THE CITY PLANNER TO DETERMINE APPLICATION COMPLETENESS, IMPOSE ONSITE CLEARING LIMIT DELINEATIONS AND MAKING OTHER HOUSEKEEPING CHANGES. WHEREAS, Kenai Municipal Code Section 14.20.152 — Review of Application, presently requires that a Conditional Use Permit application for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources be placed on the agenda of the Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a completeness review prior to scheduling it for a Public Hearing; and, WHEREAS, at the completeness review, the Planning and Zoning Commission can only review the application for completeness and can therefore only discuss the application and accompanying information; and, WHEREAS, after the completeness review is completed by the Planning and Zoning Commission, pursuant to Kenai Municipal Code Section 14.20.153 — Public Hearing, the application is then scheduled for the first regular meeting following the meeting at which the initial application review was made; and, WHEREAS, as with other Land Use Permit Applications including, Conditional Use Permits, Variances, Encroachment Permits and Landscape Site Plans, it is the practice of the City Planner to determine application completeness and to request additional information that may be needed prior to the application being deemed complete and scheduled for a Public Hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission; and, WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Kenai and the Applicant to streamline the processing of Conditional Use Permits for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources by allowing the City Planner to conduct the Conditional Use Permit application completeness review prior to the application being scheduled for a Public Hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission; and, WHEREAS, due to Conditional Use Permits being a Quasi -Judicial discretionary decision, the Planning and Zoning Commission can request that the applicant submit additional application materials for their review at their next regular meeting and then postpone their decision to review the materials at their next regular meeting; and, WHEREAS, at the meeting of August 9, 2017 the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the Council of the City of Kenai Enact this Ordinance with an amendment New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2977 - 2017 Page 2 of 8 that requires an applicant to delineate clearing limits on the site plan and onsite, for inspection by the City Planner. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, as follows: Section 1. Form: That this is a code ordinance. Section 2. Amendment of Section 14.20.151 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 14.20.151 — Application for Conditional Use Permit for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources, is hereby amended as follows: 14.20.151 Application for [C]Conditional [U]Use [P]Permit for [S]Surface [E]Extraction of [N]Natural [R]Resources. An application for a [C]Conditional [U]Use [P]Permit to engage in the surface extraction of natural resources shall be in writing on a form supplied by the City of Kenai and shall be filed with the City Planner [ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL], along with the appropriate fee as set forth in the City's schedule of fees adopted by the City Council. All applications shall be accompanied by the following documents and information: (a) A site plan, drawn to scale, containing the following (1) Graphic (and legal) description of the proposed area, including dimensions in feet and number of acres or square feet; (2) Existing topographical contours with not less than ten -foot (10') contour intervals; (3) Proposed finished topographical contours (when extraction is completed) with not less than ten -foot (10') contour intervals; (4) Existing and proposed buildings and structures on the site; (5) Principal access points which will be used by trucks and equipment, including ingress and egress points and internal circulation, especially the haul road from the public road to the proposed site of the pit; (6) Indication of the existing landscape features, including cleared areas, wooded areas, streams, lakes, marsh areas, and so forth; (7) Location and nature of other operations, if any, which are proposed to take place on the site. (b) A narrative statement containing the following information: (1) Soil surveys with reference to the average year-round water table throughout the entire acreage. Piezometers may be used to determine an average water depth; (2) Estimated amount of material to be removed from the site over the entire period of operation; New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2977 - 2017 Page 3 of 8 (3) Estimated length of time to complete the operation, or, if the pit is to be operated on a continuing basis, a statement to that effect; (4) Proposed hours of operation; (5) Method of fencing or barricading the petition area to prevent casual access; (6) Amount and location of natural screening provided by trees and vegetation, if any, between the property lines and the proposed site of the pit; (7) Plans, if any, to construct artificial screening; (8) Description of operations or processing which will take place on the site during and after the time the material is extracted; (9) Plan or program for regrading [REGARDING] and shaping the land for future use; (10) Method of backfilling and/or replacing topsoil; (11) Proposed future use of the land after resources are extracted, including a proposed development plan showing location of houses, parks, lakes, etc.; (12) Other information which may pertain to the particular site. (c) Proof that the applicant has obtained or is eligible to obtain the necessary licenses required by state or federal agencies. (d) Proof that the applicant is the owner of the subject property. Section 3. Amendment of Section 14.20.152 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 14.20.152 — Review of Application, is hereby amended as follows: 14.20.152 Review of [A]Application for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources. The City Planner [ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL SHALL PLACE THE APPLICATION FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ON THE AGENDA OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMISSION FOR WHICH IT IS ELIGIBLE, BASED ON THE DATE OF FILING WITH THE SECRETARY AND THE APPLICABLE RULES OF THE COMMISSION AT THAT TIME. AT THAT MEETING, THE COMMISSION] shall review the application and accompanying information and [SHALL] determine if it meets the requirements of this [C]Chapter. If the requirements have not been met, the City Planner [COMMISSION] shall specify the deficiencies therein and [SHALL] request that a supplement to the application be filed. The City Planner [COMMISSION] may[, IN ITS DISCRETION,] request additional information pertinent to the particular site to be supplied by the applicant. Such additional information shall not be requested unless it can be obtained by the applicant at a reasonable cost. The issue of reasonable cost may be appealed by the applicant directly to the Board of Adjustment before further review of the application by the City Planner [PROCEEDINGS BY THE COMMISSION]. Section 4. Amendment of Section 14.20.153 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 14.20.153 — Public Hearing, is hereby amended as follows: 14.20.153 — Public Hearing for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources. New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2977 - 2017 Page 4 of 8 [THE COMMISSION SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE APPLICATION AT THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING FOLLOWING THE MEETING AT WHICH THEIR INITIAL REVIEW WAS MADE, IF NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUESTED, OR IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUESTED, AT THE FIRST MEETING FOLLOWING A DETERMINATION BY THE COMMISSION THAT THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLICATION CONTAINS THE REQUESTED INFORMATION. THE PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER.] If the application is determined to meet the requirements of this Chapter by the City Planner, a public hearing on the application shall be scheduled in accordance with the requirements of Kenai Municipal Code Section 14.20.280. In addition to the application, a map showing the approximate location of the proposed surface extraction, and a statement as to the nature of the proposed extraction operation shall be provided to the Commission [INCLUDED]. Section 5. Amendment of Section 14 20 154 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 14.20.154 — Issuance of Permit, is hereby amended as follows: 14.20.154 — Issuance of [P]Permit for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources. (a) On the basis of the application with accompanying information, any supplemental information filed, and such information as may be presented at the public hearing provided for in this chapter, the Commission shall make a determination as to whether each of the following requirements has been met: (1) The application is in substantial compliance with the requirements of this chapter; (2) The boundaries of the proposed excavation at its greatest dimensions, including back slopes, are at least two hundred feet (200') from any road or public right-of-way and at least one hundred fifty feet (150') from other surrounding property lines, except that adjoining permitted surface extraction of natural resources sites are not required to maintain the above one hundred fifty feet (150') excavation between sites; (3) The buffer strips between the excavation site and roadways and property lines contain sufficient natural screening to obscure the entire excavation from sight of roadways and inhabited areas. If there is not sufficient natural screening, the site plan must provide for artificial screening; (4) The site plan provides that back slopes be a minimum of a 2:1 slope, except for the contiguous working face; (5) The site plan does not provide for excavation below the water table except where a reasonable method of drainage is available at the particular site or where the proposed future development plan provides for a lake on the site of the excavation; (6) If the excavation is to be below the water table and the site is likely to endanger the public safety, the site plan shall provide for fencing of the work area; (7) The proposed use of land after extraction is completed is feasible and realistic and is a use permitted in the zone in which the property is located; (8) The extraction does not destroy the land for the purposes for which it is zoned; New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2977 - 2017 Page 5 of 8 (9) The need for the particular natural resource within the City of Kenai outweighs any detrimental effects the operation may have on surrounding property owners; (10) The applicant is the owner of the subject property. (11) Clearing limits shall be delineated on the site plan as well as clearly visible onsite and shall be inspected by the City Planner or designee prior to the application being deemed complete. (b) If the Commission determines that all requirements have been met, the Commission shall direct the City Planner [ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL] to issue a [C]Conditional [U]Use [P]Permit to the applicant. The permit shall be issued for an indefinite period and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter, and shall so state. (c) The permit may be expressly conditioned by the Commission upon the erection of artificial screening. If the permit is so conditioned, the Commission shall specify the type of screening to be erected. Such screening shall obscure the entire extraction operation from view from any public roadway or inhabited area and shall be compatible with the general character of the neighborhood. No extraction of resources can take place until the artificial screening provided for has been erected and approved by the Commission. (d) Appeals from decisions of the Commission under this section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Section 6. Amendment of Section 14.20.155 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 14.20.155 — Operation, is hereby amended as follows: 14.20.155 Annual Review [OPERATION]. The City Planner shall review the operations of the permit holder annually to determine whether such permit holder is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. The City Planner shall compile a report based on their review and shall submit their reportalong with the report of the permit holder as required by this Chapter, to the Commission. [DURING THE PERIOD OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, THE PERMIT HOLDER SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS: (A) THE PIT SHALL BE OPERATED SUBSTANTIALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SITE PLAN AND STATEMENTS THAT ACCOMPANIED THE APPLICATION FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, AS SUCH MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER. (B) THE PERMIT HOLDER SHALL SUBMIT A YEARLY REPORT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS FOLLOWING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SUCH REPORT SHALL SHOW THE AREA WHICH HAS BEEN CLEARED DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THE CURRENT WORKING AREA AND ANY AREA WHICH HAS BEEN RECLAIMED OR PARTIALLY RECLAIMED, AND SHALL STATE THE QUANTITY OF MATERIAL WHICH WAS ACTUALLY REMOVED DURING THE PRECEDING WORK YEAR. THE REPORT SHALL ALSO CONTAIN PROJECTIONS OF THE SAME INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT WORK YEAR. New Test Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2977 - 2017 Page 6 of 8 (C) NO PART OF THE EXTRACTION OPERATION SHALL BE VISIBLE FROM PUBLIC ROADWAYS OR INHABITED AREAS.] Section 7. Amendment of Section 14 20 156 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 14.20.156 — Yearly Review, is hereby amended as follows: 14.20.156 Operation and Reporting [YEARLY REVIEW]. During the period of Conditional Use Permit the permit holder shall comply with the following provisions: (a) The pit shall be operated substantially in accordance with the site plan and statements that accompanied the application for the conditional use permit as such may be amended from time to time in accordance with this chapter. (b) The permit holder shall submit a yearly report to the City Planner within thirty (30) days following the anniversary of the issuance of the Conditional Use Permit Such report shall show the area which has been cleared during the previous year, the current working area also contain projections of the same information for the next work year correct the violation(s) In the event that a pit is unused for a period of three (3) years the City Planner may revoke the Conditional Use Permit Appeals from decisions of the City Planner under this section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. [THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL SHALL REVIEW THE OPERATIONS OF THE PERMIT HOLDER ANNUALLY TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH PERMIT HOLDER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER. HE SHALL COMPILE A REPORT BASED ON HIS REVIEW AND SHALL SUBMIT HIS REPORT, ALONG WITH THE REPORT OF THE PERMIT HOLDER AS REQUIRED BY THIS CHAPTER, TO THE COMMISSION.] Section 8. Amendment of Section 14 20 157 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 14.20.157 — Termination, is hereby amended as follows: 14.20.157 Amendment or transfer. (aa) No Conditional Use Permit issued hereunder shall be transferred until the proposed transferee has made application for transfer in writing filed with the City Planner, which application shall state that they intend to be bound by the plan and statements contained in the application of the permit holder or shall contain the amendments to the plan the transferee's proposed operation would mandate The Commission shall approve the New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2977 - 2017 Page 7 of 8 for amendment if the original application would have been approved had it contained the provisions of the application for amendment. [14.20.157 TERMINATION. (A) IF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL DETERMINES, BASED ON HIS YEARLY REVIEW OR ANY OTHER INVESTIGATION UNDERTAKEN BY HIM, THAT THE CONDUCT OF THE OPERATION IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, HE MAY REVOKE THE PERMIT. HE SHALL NOT REVOKE THE PERMIT, HOWEVER, UNLESS AND UNTIL THE PERMIT HOLDER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE VIOLATION AND GIVEN A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT IT. IN THE EVENT THAT A PIT IS UNUSED FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL MAY REVOKE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. (B) APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER.] Section 9. Deletion of Section 14.20.158 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 14.20.158 — Amendment or Transfer, is hereby deleted as follows: [14.20.157 AMENDMENT OR TRANSFER. (A) NO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ISSUED HEREUNDER SHALL BE TRANSFERRED UNTIL THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE HAS MADE APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER IN WRITING FILED WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL, WHICH APPLICATION SHALL STATE THAT HE INTENDS TO BE BOUND BY THE PLAN AND STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THE APPLICATION OF THE PERMIT HOLDER OR SHALL CONTAIN THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PLAN HIS PROPOSED OPERATION WOULD MANDATE. THE COMMISSION SHALL APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER AND IN SO DOING AMEND THE SITE PLAN AND STATEMENTS IF SUCH AMENDMENTS AS ARE CONTAINED IN THE APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROVED HAD THEY BEEN CONTAINED IN THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION. (B) A PERMIT HOLDER MAY AMEND HIS SITE PLAN AND STATEMENTS BY FILING AN APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT IN WRITING WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL. THE COMMISSION SHALL APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT IF THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROVED HAD IT CONTAINED THE PROVISIONS OF THE APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT.] Section 10. Severabilitv: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved in all controversy in which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2977 - 2017 Page 8 of 8 the validity of the remainder of this title or application thereof to other persons or circumstances. The City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even without such part, provision, or application. Section 11. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f), this ordinance shall take effect 30 days after adoption. ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 6" day of September, 2017. ATT T: Ja a einz, City Clerk ,�2- -�� 4. BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR Introduced: August 2, 2017 Enacted: September 6, 2017 Effective: October 6, 2017 New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Sponsored by: CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO. 2977 - 2017 Council Member Glendening `ll � I AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING KENAI MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 14.20.151 — APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR SURFACE EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 14.20.152 — REVIEW OF APPLICATION, 14.20.153 — PUBLIC HEARING, 14.20.154 — ISSUANCE OF PERMIT, 14.20.155 — OPERATION, 14.20.156 — YEARLY REVIEW, 14.20.157 — TERMINATION, 14.20.158 — AMENDMENT OR TRANSFER, TO ALLOW THE CITY PLANNER TO DETERMINE APPLICATION COMPLETENESS AND MAKING OTHER HOUSEKEEPING CHANGES. WHEREAS, Kenai Municipal Code Section 14.20.152 — Review of Application, presently requires that a Conditional Use Permit application for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources be placed on the agenda of the Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a completeness review prior to scheduling it for a Public Hearing; and, WHEREAS, at the completeness review, the Planning and Zoning Commission can only review the application for completeness and can therefore only discuss the application and accompanying information; and, WHEREAS, after the completeness review is completed by the Planning and Zoning Commission, pursuant to Kenai Municipal Code Section 14.20.153 — Public Hearing, the application is then scheduled for the first regular meeting following the meeting at which the initial application review was made; and, WHEREAS, as with other Land Use Permit Applications including, Conditional Use Permits, Variances, Encroachment Permits and Landscape Site Plans, it is the practice of the City Planner to determine application completeness and to request additional information that may be needed prior to the application being deemed complete and scheduled for a Public Hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission; and, WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Kenai and the Applicant to streamline the processing of Conditional Use Permits for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources by allowing the City Planner to conduct the Conditional Use Permit application completeness review prior to the application being scheduled for a Public Hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission; and, WHEREAS, due to Conditional Use Permits being a Quasi -Judicial discretionary decision, the Planning and Zoning Commission can request that the applicant submit additional application materials for their review at their next regular meeting and then postpone their decision to review the materials at their next regular meeting; and, WHEREAS, at the meeting of August 9, 2017 the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the Council of the City of Kenai this Ordinance. New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2977 - 2017 Page 2 of 8 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, as follows: Section 1. Form: That this is a code ordinance. Section 2. Amendment of Section 14.20.151 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 14.20.151 — Application for Conditional Use Permit for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources, is hereby amended as follows: 14.20.151 Application for [C]Conditional [U]Use [P]Permit for [S]Surface [E]Extraction of [N]Natural[R]Resources. An application for a [C]Conditional [U]Use [P]Permit to engage in the surface extraction of natural resources shall be in writing on a form supplied by the City of Kenai and shall be filed with the City Planner [ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL], along with the appropriate fee as set forth in the City's schedule of fees adopted by the City Council. All applications shall be accompanied by the following documents and information: (a) A site plan, drawn to scale, containing the following (1) Graphic (and legal) description of the proposed area, including dimensions in feet and number of acres or square feet; (2) Existing topographical contours with not less than ten -foot (10') contour intervals; (3) Proposed finished topographical contours (when extraction is completed) with not less than ten -foot (10') contour intervals; (4) Existing and proposed buildings and structures on the site; (5) Principal access points which will be used by trucks and equipment, including ingress and egress points and internal circulation, especially the haul road from the public road to the proposed site of the pit; (6) Indication of the existing landscape features, including cleared areas, wooded areas, streams, lakes, marsh areas, and so forth; (7) Location and nature of other operations, if any, which are proposed to take place on the site. (b) A narrative statement containing the following information: (1) Soil surveys with reference to the average year-round water table throughout the entire acreage. Piezometers may be used to determine an average water depth; (2) Estimated amount of material to be removed from the site over the entire period of operation; (3) Estimated length of time to complete the operation, or, if the pit is to be operated on a continuing basis, a statement to that effect; (4) Proposed hours of operation; New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2977 - 2017 Page 3 of 8 (5) Method of fencing or barricading the petition area to prevent casual access; (6) Amount and location of natural screening provided by trees and vegetation, if any, between the property lines and the proposed site of the pit; (7) Plans, if any, to construct artificial screening; (8) Description of operations or processing which will take place on the site during and after the time the material is extracted; (9) Plan or program for regarding and shaping the land for future use; (10) Method of backfilling and/or replacing topsoil; (11) Proposed future use of the land after resources are extracted, including a proposed development plan showing location of houses, parks, lakes, etc.; (12) Other information which may pertain to the particular site. (c) Proof that the applicant has obtained or is eligible to obtain the necessary licenses required by state or federal agencies. (d) Proof that the applicant is the owner of the subject property. Section 3. Amendment of Section 14.20.152 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 14.20.152 — Review of Application, is hereby amended as follows: 14.20.152 Review of [A]Application for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources. The City Planner [ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL SHALL PLACE THE APPLICATION FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ON THE AGENDA OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE FIRST MEETING OF THE COMMISSION FOR WHICH IT IS ELIGIBLE, BASED ON THE DATE OF FILING WITH THE SECRETARY AND THE APPLICABLE RULES OF THE COMMISSION AT THAT TIME. AT THAT MEETING, THE COMMISSION] shall review the application and accompanying information and [SHALL] determine if it meets the requirements of this [C]Chapter. If the requirements have not been met, the City Planner [COMMISSION] shall specify the deficiencies therein and [SHALL] request that a supplement to the application be filed. The City Planner [COMMISSION] may[, IN ITS DISCRETION,] request additional information pertinent to the particular site to be supplied by the applicant. Such additional information shall not be requested unless it can be obtained by the applicant at a reasonable cost. The issue of reasonable cost may be appealed by the applicant directly to the Board of Adjustment before further review of the application by the City Planner [PROCEEDINGS BY THE COMMISSION]. Section 4. Amendment of Section 14.20.153 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 14.20.153 — Public Hearing, is hereby amended as follows: 14.20.153 — Public Hearing for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources. [THE COMMISSION SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE APPLICATION AT THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING FOLLOWING THE MEETING AT WHICH THEIR INITIAL REVIEW WAS MADE, IF NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUESTED, OR IF New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2977 - 2017 Page 4 of 8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS REQUESTED, AT THE FIRST MEETING FOLLOWING A DETERMINATION BY THE COMMISSION THAT THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLICATION CONTAINS THE REQUESTED INFORMATION. THE PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER.] If the application is determined to meet the requirements of this Chapter by the City Planner, a public hearinq on the application shall be scheduled in accordance with the requirements of Kenai Municipal Code Section 14.20.280. In addition to the application, a map showing the approximate location of the proposed surface extraction, and a statement as to the nature of the proposed extraction operation shall be provided to the Commission [INCLUDED]. Section 5. Amendment of Section 14.20.154 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 14.20.154 — Issuance of Permit, is hereby amended as follows: 14.20.154 — Issuance of [P]Permit for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources. (a) On the basis of the application with accompanying information, any supplemental information filed, and such information as may be presented at the public hearing provided for in this chapter, the Commission shall make a determination as to whether each of the following requirements has been met: (1) The application is in substantial compliance with the requirements of this chapter; (2) The boundaries of the proposed excavation at its greatest dimensions, including back slopes, are at least two hundred feet (200') from any road or public right-of-way and at least one hundred fifty feet (150') from other surrounding property lines, except that adjoining permitted surface extraction of natural resources sites are not required to maintain the above one hundred fifty feet (150') excavation between sites; (3) The buffer strips between the excavation site and roadways and property lines contain sufficient natural screening to obscure the entire excavation from sight of roadways and inhabited areas. If there is not sufficient natural screening, the site plan must provide for artificial screening; (4) The site plan provides that back slopes be a minimum of a 2:1 slope, except for the contiguous working face; (5) The site plan does not provide for excavation below the water table except where a reasonable method of drainage is available at the particular site or where the proposed future development plan provides for a lake on the site of the excavation; (6) If the excavation is to be below the water table and the site is likely to endanger the public safety, the site plan shall provide for fencing of the work area; (7) The proposed use of land after extraction is completed is feasible and realistic and is a use permitted in the zone in which the property is located; (8) The extraction does not destroy the land for the purposes for which it is zoned; (9) The need for the particular natural resource within the City of Kenai outweighs any detrimental effects the operation may have on surrounding property owners; New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2977 - 2017 Page 5 of 8 (10) The applicant is the owner of the subject property. (b) If the Commission determines that all requirements have been met, the Commission shall direct the City Planner [ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL] to issue a [C]Conditional [U]Use [P]Permit to the applicant. The permit shall be issued for an indefinite period and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter, and shall so state. (c) The permit may be expressly conditioned by the Commission upon the erection of artificial screening. If the permit is so conditioned, the Commission shall specify the type of screening to be erected. Such screening shall obscure the entire extraction operation from view from any public roadway or inhabited area and shall be compatible with the general character of the neighborhood. No extraction of resources can take place until the artificial screening provided for has been erected and approved by the Commission. (d) Appeals from decisions of the Commission under this section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Section 6. Amendment of Section 14.20.155 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 14.20.155 — Operation, is hereby amended as follows: 14.20.155 Year Review [OPERATION]. compile a report based on their review and shall submit their reportalong with the report of the permit holder as required by this Chapter, to the Commission. [DURING THE PERIOD OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, THE PERMIT HOLDER SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS: (A) THE PIT SHALL BE OPERATED SUBSTANTIALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SITE PLAN AND STATEMENTS THAT ACCOMPANIED THE APPLICATION FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, AS SUCH MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER. (B) THE PERMIT HOLDER SHALL SUBMIT A YEARLY REPORT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS FOLLOWING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. SUCH REPORT SHALL SHOW THE AREA WHICH HAS BEEN CLEARED DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THE CURRENT WORKING AREA AND ANY AREA WHICH HAS BEEN RECLAIMED OR PARTIALLY RECLAIMED, AND SHALL STATE THE QUANTITY OF MATERIAL WHICH WAS ACTUALLY REMOVED DURING THE PRECEDING WORK YEAR. THE REPORT SHALL ALSO CONTAIN PROJECTIONS OF THE SAME INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT WORK YEAR. (C) NO PART OF THE EXTRACTION OPERATION SHALL BE VISIBLE FROM PUBLIC ROADWAYS OR INHABITED AREAS.] Section 7. Amendment of Section 14.20.156 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 14.20.156 — Yearly Review, is hereby amended as follows: New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2977 - 2017 Page 6 of 8 14.20.156 Operation and Revocation [YEARLY REVIEW]. During the period of Conditional Use Permit the permit holder shall comply with the following provisions: (c] No part of the extraction operation shall be visible from public roadways or inhabited areas. Ll [a Appeals from decisions of the City Planner under this section shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. [THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL SHALL REVIEW THE OPERATIONS OF THE PERMIT HOLDER ANNUALLY TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH PERMIT HOLDER IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER. HE SHALL COMPILE A REPORT BASED ON HIS REVIEW AND SHALL SUBMIT HIS REPORT, ALONG WITH THE REPORT OF THE PERMIT HOLDER AS REQUIRED BY THIS CHAPTER, TO THE COMMISSION.] Section 8. Amendment of Section 14.20.157 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 14.20.157 — Termination, is hereby amended as follows: 14.20.157 Amendment or transfer. Contained in the original application. New Tent Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2977 - 2017 Page 7 of 8 Sbl Apermit holder may amend their site plan and statements by filing an application for amendment in writing with the City Planner. The Commission shall approve the application for amendment if the original application would have been approved had it contained the provisions of the application for amendment. [14.20.157 TERMINATION. (A) IF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL DETERMINES, BASED ON HIS YEARLY REVIEW OR ANY OTHER INVESTIGATION UNDERTAKEN BY HIM, THAT THE CONDUCT OF THE OPERATION IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, HE MAY REVOKE THE PERMIT. HE SHALL NOT REVOKE THE PERMIT, HOWEVER, UNLESS AND UNTIL THE PERMIT HOLDER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE VIOLATION AND GIVEN A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT IT. IN THE EVENT THAT A PIT IS UNUSED FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (3) YEARS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL MAY REVOKE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. (B) APPEALS FROM DECISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER.] Section 9. Deletion of Section 14.20.158 of the Kenai Municipal Code: That Kenai Municipal Code, Section 14.20.158 — Amendment or Transfer, is hereby deleted as follows: (14.20.157 AMENDMENT OR TRANSFER. 1A RE IT CONTAINED THE PROVISIONS OF THE APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT.I Section 10. Severability: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved in all controversy in which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this title or application thereof to other persons or circumstances. The City Council hereby declares that it would have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even without such part, provision, or application. New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 2977 - 2017 Page 8 of 8 Section 11. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f), this ordinance shall take effect 30 days after adoption. ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 16'" day of August, 2017. ATTEST: Jamie Heinz, Acting City Clerk BRIAN GABRIEL SR., MAYOR Introduced: August 2, 2017 Enacted: August 16, 2017 Effective: September 15, 2017 New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] V MEMORANDUM ItIlAye wid a past, Clip wit/ a fata'e " 210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, Alaska 99611-7794 Telephone: (907) 283-7535 1 Fax: (907) 283-3014 www.kenai.city TO: Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council THROUGH: Council Member Glendening FROM: Matt Kelley, City Planner,411/ DATE: July 26, 2017 SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 2977-2017 The purpose of this communication is to provide information to the City Council regarding Ordinance No 2977-2017; which would amend Kenai Municipal Code Sections 14.20.151 — Application for Conditional Use Permit for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources, 14.20.152 — Review of Application, 14.20.153 — Public Hearing, 14.20.154 — Issuance of Permit, 14.20.155 — Operation, 14.20.156 — Yearly Review, 14.20.157 — Termination, 14.20.158 — Amendment or Transfer, to allow the City Planner to determine application completeness and make housekeeping changes. Pursuant to Kenai Municipal Code Section 14.20.152, a Conditional Use Permit Application for the Surface Extraction of Natural Resources requires the Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a completeness review of the application and supplemental materials, prior to scheduling it for a Public Hearing. In the past, when conducting a completeness review, the Planning and Zoning Commission is limited to reviewing only the application and supplemental materials and therefore would have to wait to discuss the full project at the next meeting. Pursuant to Kenai Municipal Code Section 14.20.153 — Public Hearing the application is then scheduled for the first regular meeting following the meeting at which the initial application review was made. As is done with other Land Use Permit Applications including Conditional Use Permits, Variances, Encroachment Permits and Landscape Site Plans, it is the practice of the City Planner to determine application completeness and to request additional information that may be needed prior to the application being deemed complete and scheduled for a Public Hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission. The proposed ordinance would streamline the processing of Conditional Use Permits for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources by requiring that the City Planner conduct the application completeness review prior to the application being scheduled for a Public Hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission. This would reduce the number of meetings needed for the consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for the Surface Extraction of Natural Resources from two to one. The proposed ordinance would not eliminate the ability of the Planning and Zoning Commission to ask for additional or revised application materials from the applicant and postpone their decision until the next meeting to allow the materials to be submitted and reviewed by the City Planner and the Commission. Thank you for your consideration. &7' N/ MEMORANDUM 'r/,ayC coif! a Are, (ii 'Wid a f tree „ 210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, Alaska 99611-7794 Telephone: (907) 283-7535 1 Fax: (907) 283-3014 www.kenai.city TO: Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council THROUGH: Paul Ostrander, City Manager FROM: Matt Kelley, City Plannerh DATE: August 10, 2017 SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 2977-2017 The purpose of this communication is to provide additional information to the City Council regarding Ordinance No. 2977-2017. The Ordinance would amend Kenai Municipal Code Sections 14.20.151 — Application for Conditional Use Permit for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources, 14.20.152 --Review of Application, 14.20.153 — Public Hearing, 14.20.154 — Issuance of Permit, 14.20.155 — Operation, 14.20.156 — Yearly Review, 14.20.157 — Termination, 14.20.158 — Amendment or Transfer, to allow the City Planner to determine application completeness and make housekeeping changes. At their regular meeting of August 9, 2017, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend Resolution No. PZ17-26; a Resolution of the Planning and Zoning Commission recommending Ordinance No. 2977-2017. The Planning and Zoning Commission also recommended an amendment to the subject Ordinance which would amend Section 14.20.154(a) by adding 14.20.154(a)(11) and would read: "Clearing limits shall be delineated on the site plan as well as clearly visible onsite and shall be inspected by the City Planner prior to the application being deemed complete." In reviewing the proposed amendment and the proposed Ordinance as it is written, the Ordinance seeks to revise the process by which Surface Extraction Conditional Use Permits are reviewed for completeness. Therefore, with respect to the proposed amendment from the Planning and Zoning Commission, Staff recommends that a more comprehensive amendment ordinance be brought back to the City Council for consideration in the future. Under a future more comprehensive ordinance, Staff would review all of the items that are required to be submitted by the applicant for a Conditional Use Permit, as well as a review of the requirement for demonstrating clearing limits. Should the City Council wish to amend the Ordinance to incorporate the proposed amendment suggested by the Planning and Zoning Commission, Staff recommends that the Ordinance be postponed to the meeting of September 6, 2017 and that a substitute Ordinance be brought back for a Public Hearing. Therefore, staff recommends an amendment to Ordinance No. 2977-2017 by amending the seventh WHEREAS to read: WHEREAS, at the meeting of August 9, 2017 the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the Council of the City of Kenai enact this Ordinance. Staff therefore further recommends that the following WHEREAS clauses be added to Ordinance No. 2977-2017: Page 2 of 2 Ordinance No. 2977-2017 Memorandum WHEREAS the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended a further amendment which states: Clearing limits shall be delineated on the site plan as well as clearly visible onsite and shall be inspected by the City Planner prior to the application being deemed complete; and, WHEREAS Administration recommends that, a more comprehensive amendment Ordinance be brought back to the City Council for review in the future to include a review for the requirement for demonstrating clearing limits. Thank you for your consideration. CITY OF KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. PZ17-26 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING AN ORDINANCE TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AMENDING KENAI MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 14.20.151 — APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR SURFACE EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 14.20.152 — REVIEW OF APPLICATION, 14.20.153 — PUBLIC HEARING, 14.20.154 — ISSUANCE OF PERMIT, 14.20.155 — OPERATION, 14.20.156 — YEARLY REVIEW, 14.20.157 — TERMINATION, 14.20.158 — AMENDMENT OR TRANSFER, TO ALLOW THE CITY PLANNER TO DETERMINE APPLICATION COMPLETENESS AND MAKING OTHER HOUSEKEEPING CHANGES. WHEREAS, Kenai Municipal Code Section 14.20.152 — Review of Application, presently requires that a Conditional Use Permit application for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources be placed on the agenda of the Planning and Zoning Commission to conduct a completeness review prior to scheduling it for a Public Hearing; and, WHEREAS, at the completeness review, the Planning and Zoning Commission can only review the application for completeness and can therefore only discuss the application and accompanying information; and, WHEREAS, after the completeness review is completed by the Planning and Zoning Commission, pursuant to Kenai Municipal Code Section 14.20.153 — Public Hearing, the application is then scheduled for the first regular meeting following the meeting at which the initial application review was made; and, WHEREAS, as with other Land Use Permit Applications including, Conditional Use Permits, Variances, Encroachment Permits and Landscape Site Plans, it is the practice of the City Planner to determine application completeness and to request additional information that may be needed prior to the application being deemed complete and scheduled for a Public Hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission; and, WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Kenai and the Applicant to streamline the processing of Conditional Use Permits for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources by allowing the City Planner to conduct the Conditional Use Permit application completeness review prior to the application being scheduled for a Public Hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission; and, WHEREAS, due to Conditional Use Permits being a Quasi -Judicial discretionary decision, the Planning and Zoning Commission can request that the applicant submit additional application materials for their review at their next regular meeting and then postpone their decision to review the materials at their next regular meeting; and, Resolution No. PZ17-26 Page 2 of 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THAT AN ORDINANCE BE ENACTED TO AMENDED KENAI MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 14.20.151 — APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR SURFACE EXTRACTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 14.20.152 — REVIEW OF APPLICATION, 14.20.153 — PUBLIC HEARING, 14.20.154 — ISSUANCE OF PERMIT, 14.20.155 — OPERATION, 14.20.156 — YEARLY REVIEW, 14.20.157 — TERMINATION, 14.20.158 — AMENDMENT OR TRANSFER, TO ALLOW THE CITY PLANNER TO DETERMINE APPLICATION COMPLETENESS AND MAKING OTHER HOUSEKEEPING CHANGES. PASSED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 911 day of August, 2017. jefl\Swalt,Lthaif person New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] ftliela� 210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, Alaska 99611-7794 Telephone: (907) 283-7535 1 Fax: (907) 283-3014 the dt, o f www.kenai.city KENA19 ALASKA MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council THROUGH: Council Member Glendening FROM: City Attorney, Scott M. Bloom DATE: 8/27/17 SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 2977-2017 (Substitute) This memorandum summarizes the material changes in Substitute Ordinance No. 2977-2017 versus the original as introduced. 1. The title is amended to reflect the addition of onsite clearing limit delineations as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission, which was not previously addressed in the title. 2. The seventh Whereas Clause is amended to include the Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendation that the Council enact the Ordinance with an amendment that requires gravel pit clearing limits to be shown on the site plan in the application and physically onsite for inspection by the City Planner prior to approval of the application for completeness. 3. In Section 5 of the Ordinance, subsection (a)(11) is added to KMC 14.20.154 at the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. 4. Section 7 of the Ordinance, addressing KMC 14.20.156, is amended to change the section title to "Operation and Reporting" from "Operation and Revocation" for accuracy. Subsection (c) is deleted for two reasons: first the language is arguably overly broad; and second it is previously stated in KMC 14.20.154(a)(3). Housekeeping changes are made in subsection (c) to improve clarity. 5. In Section 8, subsection (a) is amended to reflect gender neutrality. 6. Section 9 is amended to comply with legislative formatting.