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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2020-53)(? Sponsored by: Administration K~NAI CITY OF KENAI RESOLUTION NO. 2020-53 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, RENAMING PELCHY DRIVE TO PELCH DRIVE. WHEREAS, Kenai Municipal Code 14.15.140 authorizes the Council of the City of Kenai to name and rename streets within City limits upon recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission and afte r consultation with the Kenai Peninsula Borough or any other affected municipality; and, WHEREAS, the Kenai Peninsula Borough has no objection to changing the street name to Pelch Drive; and, WHEREAS, adjacent property owners have no objection to changing the street name to Pelch Drive and were the ones to request the change; and, WHEREAS, the name change would not impact 911 navigation; and, WHEREAS, at a regular meeting on June 10, 2020, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by the City Council of the renaming of Pelchy Drive to Pelch Drive. NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI , ALASKA: Section 1. That Pelchy Drive in the City of Kenai is renamed as Pelch Drive. Section 2. That this Resolution takes effect immediately upon passage. PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 1st day of July, 2020. ATTEST : City of Kenai I 210 r:idalgo Ave, Kena i, A K 99611 -7 7941 907.28 3.7535 I www.kenai.cily MEMORANDUM TO: THROUGH: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council Paul Ostrander, City Manager Elizabeth Appleby, City Planner June 23, 2020 Resolution No. 2020 -53 -Renaming of Pelchy Drive to Pelch Drive Michael J . Pelch owns parcels 04949051 and 04949052 described as Lots 2 and 3 , Michael J. Pelch Homestead Jr. Addition No. 3 that border Pelchy Drive. Mr. Pelch has requested Pelchy Drive be renamed to Pelch Drive. Pelchy Drive is accessed from Beaver Loop Road. The plat for Michael J. Pelch Homestead Jr. Addition No. 3 was recorded on November 13, 2019 under plat no . 2019-48. This plat dedicated the right-of-way for Pelchy Drive. There is some evidence in City records that earlier versions of the plat had the street name as Pelch Drive before the final plat had the name as Pelchy Drive. Mr. Pelch noted that there is not yet a street sign up on this road. Kenai Municipal Code 14.5.140, Renaming streets states that City Council may by resolution change or rename a street upon recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission and after consultation with the Kenai Peninsula Borough. In email corresponden ce , the Kenai Peninsula Borough stated they have no objection to changing this street name from Pe lc hy to Pelch as long as the street suffix of Drive was retained to be consistent with Borough Code for street names. The Borough did not identify an issue with the street name change for 911 navigation. The City of Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the street name change with Resolution No . PZ2020-17 . Resolution No . 2020-17 would rename Pelchy Drive to Pelch Drive. Thank you for your consideration. MEMORANDUM ATIACHMENTS 1. Aerial Map 2 . P&Z Resolution PZ2020-17 )(? K~NAI RENAME Current: Pelchy Drive Proposed: Pelch Drive ): Kl;NAI CITY OF KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2020-17 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI RECOMMENDING THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI RENAME PELCHY DRIVE TO PELCH DR IVE CURRENT OFFICIAL NAME : Pelchy Drive RECOMMEN D ED O FFIC IAL NAME: Pelch Drive WHEREAS, Kenai Municipal Code 14.15 .140 authorizes the Counci l of the City of Kenai to name and rename streets w ithin City limits upon recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission and after cons ultation with the Kena i Peninsula Boro ugh or any other affected municipality; and, WHEREAS , the Kenai Peninsula Borough has no objection to changing the street name to Pelch Drive; and, WHEREAS , adj acent property owners have no objection to changing the stre et name to Pelch Drive and were the ones to request the change; and, WHEREAS , the name change would not impact 911 navigation . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA: Section 1. That the official name for Pelchy D rive be changed to Pelch Drive . Section 2. That a copy of Resolution PZ2020-17 be forwarded to the Kenai City Council. PASSED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION 0: T~ OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 10th day of Ju ne , 2020. ~-_ . ' v C.C·LL , 1a 11~ \-' \ Y-ie-·~ \ C-r ~~~--:=-:--~~~~~~~~ JEFF TWAIT , CHAIRPERSON ATTE ST :