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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0403-1978CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO. 403-78 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA REPEALING ARTICLE I, PLANNING COMMISSION, AND REENACTING AND RENUMBERING IN ITS ENTIRETY CHAPTER 5, ADVISORY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMI88ION, TITLE XIV OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA. WHEREAS, it has been determined that the duties and powers of the Kenai Advisory Planning & Zoning Commission shall be up-dated and revised~ and WHEREAS, the present Code of the City of Kenai is in the process of being reeodifled; and WHEREAS, such language contained in the Code pertinent to the Kenai Advisory Planning & Zoning Commission shall hereby be amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI that Article I, Planning Commission be hereby repealed and fro, that that Chapter 5, Advisory Planning and Zoning Commission, Title XIV of the Code of the City of {(.enai, Alaska, be hereby reenacted and renumbered as attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. ATTEST: Su~ C. Peter, City Clerk PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 17th day of May, 1978.~ ~ VINCENT FIRST READING: May 3, 1978 SECOND READING: May 17, 1978 EFFECTIVE DATE: June 17, L978 14,05o010 14,05°020 14o05.050 14,05,040 14.05,050 14o05,060 Chapter 5. Advisor~. Planning a Zoning Commission Creation, Members, Chairman, Ex-Officio Members Duties and Powers, Plans, i-recommendations, and l~e~lulations Terms and Appointments to Vacancies of Commission llembez's Qualifications of Commission liembers Proceedings of Commission, Rules, Open Meetings, Record, Filing Fees 14,05.010 I4,05,09.0 Creation. Members, Chairman~ Ex-Officio Members There is hereby created a Kenai Advisory Planning and Zoning Com- mission, which shall consist of seven members who shall be nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. A chairman and a vice-chairman of the Commission shall be selected annually end shall be elected from and by the appointive members. The Mayor and one Council member elected by the Council as ex-officio members of the Commission and, as consultants, may attend all meetings, but they shall have no vote. Duties and Powers, Plans, Recommendations.,, ,and ReR, ulations The Commission shall be required to to do the following: Develop, adopt, alter or revise, subject to approval by the City Council, a master plan for the physical development of the City. Such master plan with accompanying maps, plats, chat'ts, des- eelpflve and explanatory matter, shall show the Commissten*s recommendations for the development of the City territory and may include, among other things: Development of the type, location and sequence of all public improvements. The relocation, removal, extension or change of use of exist- tn[~ ox, future public ways, 8?ounds, spa. es, buildh~s, properflos, and utilities. 14.05.020 _Duties and Powers, Plans, Recommendations, and Reg~alations I. (continued) The gener~/extent and location of reh~tbilitatton areas. When a master plnn for the City has been approved by the Council, amendments, revisions and extensions thereof may be adopted by the Council after consideration and re- port by the Commission. All amendments, revisions or extensions shall correspond to major geographical divi- sions of the City or to functional divisions of the subject matter of the plan. When such master plan has been ap- proved by the City Council, no amendments, revisions or extensions thereto shall be approved, except upon the-af- firmative vote of four members of the City Council. Act as an advisory board for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission on ali planning and zoning matters relat- ive to the City of Kenai as provided for by the I/end Peninsula Borough Code of ordinances. Perform such duties and exercise such powers as may h,~ dele- gated to the Commission by the Kenat Peninsula Borough Code of Ordinances. Make and adopt plans for t~;e clearance and rebuilding of slum distxdets and blighted areas within the City. Submit annually to the Mayor, not less than ninety days prior to the beginning of the budget year, a list of recommended capital improvements which in the opinion of the Commission are neces~ sa~ or desirable to be constructed during the forthcoming flu'ce-year period. Such list shall be an'anged in order of prefer- enee, with recommendations as to which projects shall be con- strutted in which year. P~omote publi~ interest in and understanding of the master plan and of planning, zoning and slum clearance. Make and develop plans for the replanning, improving and redevelopment of any area or district within the City which may be destroyed in whole or part or damaged by fire, earthquake, or other disaster. Make or cause to be made surveys, maps and plans relating to tho location and design of any l, ublic building, dock, beach, ski ground, statue, memorial, park, parkway, boulevard, street or alley, or playground. 14.05.020 Duties and Powers, Plans, Reco.mm. e.n. dattons, and. Regulations (cont'd) 9. Make investigations regarding any matter related to City plan- ning. 10. Make and prepare reports, prints, plats and plans for approval by the City Council. I1, Require other City departments to make available to the Commis- sion all information pertinent to City planning. 12. Act as the agency of City government to cooperate with Federal and State agencies authorized under Alaska Statutes, Sections 18.55.480 to 18.55.960 (Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Act), and future amendments. 14.05.030 Terms and Appointments to Vacancies of Commission Members The term of each appointed member of the Commission shall be three years. The terms shall be staggered so that three mem- bers shall be appointed every third year and two members shall be appointed in each of the other years of every such three- year period. Terms shall commence on January 1st cf each year. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Meyor end confirmation of the City Council as set out in the Charter of the City of Kenai. 14.05.040 Qualifications of Commission Members' No person may ser~e on the Commission for the City of Kenai other than those presently serving on the Commission who ~e not prop- ez'ty owners (meaning real property owners), have resided in the corporate limits of the City of Kenai for two (2) full consecutive yea]frs prior to their appointment, and if any member so appointed shall miss three (3) consecutive unexeused re~uler meetings of the Commission or shall move his residence from the corporate 1-:m- it~ of the City of Kenal, then such members shall cease and said 8ppoin~nent shall be null and void. 14.05.050 Proceedings of Commission, Rules, Open Meeflni~s, Record, Filin[~ Thc Commission shall establish rules of procedure, provided there shall be regularly scheduled monthly meetings of the Commission, which shall be open to the public. Permanent records or minutes shall be kept of the Commission's proceedings and such minutes shall record the vote of each member upon every question. Every decision or finding shall immediately be filed in the office of the City Clerk, and shall be a public record open to inspection by any person. 14.05.060 Fees In order to defray the expenses connected with the consideration of applications for variances and conditional use permits, the per- son presenting the applioation shall pay to the City Clerk a fee in the amount of $100. Whether an application is Kranted or denied by the Commission, the petitioner or applicant shall not be entitled to the return of the fee paid.