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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 3391-2024Sponsored by: Vice Mayor Knackstedt KENAI CITY OF KENAI ORDINANCE NO. 3391-2024 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE IMAGINE KENAI 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE PLAN MAP FOR CERTAIN PARCELS FROM INDUSTRIAL TO MIXED -USE. WHEREAS, the City of Kenai as a Home Rule City has been delegated authority by Kenai Peninsula Borough Ordinance 90-31 to make land use plan amendments to the City of Kenai Comprehensive Plan; and, WHEREAS, the Imagine Kenai 2030 Comprehensive Plan ("Comprehensive Plan") contains the goal to support a vision for the City to implement a forward -looking approach to community growth and development by establishment of several different zoning districts that reflect the needs of each district and suited to current and probable future growth; and, WHEREAS, the City contracted with McKinley Research Group, LLC (consultant) to provide a Waterfront Redevelopment and Vision Assessment of properties between the Kenai River and Bridge Access Road beginning at Millennium Square to the Boat Launch; and, WHEREAS, the consultant coordinated public vision work sessions and held meetings that established a preferred concept which provides for the greatest build -out and the most opportunities for economic development in the area; and, WHEREAS, the study team found that the community of Kenai supports new development in the project area but not at the expense of impacting the existing uses, primarily seafood plant operations; and, WHEREAS, the community shared a vision for the waterfront revitalization to be authentic, protective of the river and natural environment, assessable year-round and to provide economic opportunities; and, WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Plan acknowledges the decline for demand of large industrial sites and the commercial fishing industry but indicates the need to maintain the viability of existing industry as a land use and economic priority; and, WHEREAS, the current land use designation for the waterfront area is Industrial (IN); and, WHEREAS, in the Comprehensive Plan, Mixed Use (MU) is intended for a compatible mix of residential, retail, service, office, public, institutional, and recreational uses; furthermore, uses are co -located in an integrated way that supports sustainable forms of transportation such as public transport, walking and biking, and increases neighborhood amenities while compatibility issues are addressed through careful site layout and building design; and, WHEREAS, it is the best interest of the City of Kenai to amend the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation from IN to MU to support the rezoning of the waterfront area; and, WHEREAS, the Harbor Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission held a joint work session on February 12, 2024 to discuss the proposed ordinance to create a waterfront zoning district and amend the Comprehensive Plan; and, WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission at its regularly scheduled meeting of February 14, 2024 recommended approval on amendment of the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation; and, New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 3391-2024 Page 2 of 3 WHEREAS, the Harbor Commission at its regularly scheduled meeting of February 12, 2024 recommended approval on amending the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Amendment of the Land Use Plan Map in the Comprehensive Plan: That Imagine Kenai 2030 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Plan Map is hereby amended as follows: Reclassify the following parcels from Industrial (IN) to Mixed Use (MU) land use classification. Legal Description Parcel ID Tract E, Daubenspeck Property Subdivision 04705703 Portion of Alaska Tidelands Survey 98 04705702 Tract C, US Survey 104, Amended Tracts A, B, & C 04901113 Tract C, US Survey 104, Amended Tracts A, B, & C 04901112 Tract A, Kenai Tidelands Survey No. 1 04901121 Portion of Govt Lot 10 Lying Southwest of Bridge Access Rd & Lying 04901131 North & Northwest & Northeast of US Survey 4563 Amended, Section 4, T5N R11W Lot 3, US Survey 4563 Amended 04901123 Lot 2, US Survey 4563 Amended 04901124 Alaska Tidelands Survey 82 04901125 Portion of Govt Lot 10 Lying Southeasterly of US Survey 4563 04901130 Amended, Section 4, T5N R11 W Lot 1, Kristine Subdivision No. 1 04901133 Lot 2, Kristine Subdivision No. 1 04901134 Tract B, Kenai Tidelands Survey No. 2 04901132 Tract C, Kenai Tidelands Survey No. 2 04901404 Lot 3A, Kristine Subdivision Jahrig Addition 04901136 Lot 313, Kristine Subdivision Jahrig Addition 04901137 Lot 3C, Kristine Subdivision Jahrig Addition 04901138 Lot 1, Baron Wood Subdivision 04901312 Lot 2, Baron Wood Subdivision 04901313 US Survey 678 Amended 04901401 New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] Ordinance No. 3391-2024 Page 3of3 Alaska Tidelands Survey No. 770 Alaska Tidelands Survey No. 114 Lot 3, Baron Wood Subdivision No. 2 Lot 4A, Baron Wood Subdivision No. 2 Lot 5A, Baron Wood Subdivision No. 2 Lot 8, Baron Wood Subdivision Tract E, Boat Ramp Subdivision Tract F-1, Alaska State Land Survey No. 2012-04 Tract F-2, Alaska State Land Survey No. 2012-04 Tract A, City of Kenai Boat Ramp & ROW Dedication (Northern Half) Attached is Exhibit "A" illustrating the proposed land use reclassification area. 04901403 04901402 04901314 04901321 04901322 04901320 04945009 04945011 04945012 04945002 Section 2. 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. Section 3. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(o, this ordinance shall take effect 30 days after enactment. ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2024. a T: Michell ane , MC, City Clerk rian Gabriel Sr., Mayor Introduced: Enacted: Effective: January 17, 2024 February 21, 2024 March 22, 2024 New Text Underlined; [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] FA 9 IL FAI I City of Kenai 1 210 Fidalgo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611-7794 1907.283.7535 1 www.6nai.city MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members FROM: Vice Mayor Knackstedt DATE: January 10, 2024 SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 3391-2024 - Amending the Imagine Kenai 2030 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Plan Map for Certain Parcels from Industrial to Mixed -Use This Ordinance seeks to amend the Land Use Plan Map in the Imagine Kenai 2030 Comprehensive Plan ("Comprehensive Plan") to align with the vision of the waterfront development area. In the Waterfront Redevelopment and Vision Assessment, the community shared a vision for the waterfront revitalization to be authentic, protective of the river and natural environment, assessable year-round and to provide economic opportunities. In the Comprehensive Plan, the waterfront development area has an Industrial (IN) land use classification, which does not align with the vision for the waterfront revitalization. The Ordinance will amend the Land Use Plan Map of the waterfront development area for certain parcels from Industrial (IN) to Mixed Use (MU) Land Use Classification to support the rezone of the waterfront development area. Your consideration is appreciated. Attachments Existing Land Use Map Proposed Land Use Map KENAI N Ordinance 3391-2024 Existing land Use Map twournan Kesiaentiai General Commercial Central Commercial Low Density Residential Airport Industrial Mixed Use Industrial Institutional Parks, Recreation & Open Space I 1 Date Printed: 1/10/2024 NOT A LEGAL DOCUMENT 0 500 1,000 2,000 Feet 6�/ 71 � jC11v KENAI r Ordinance 3391-2024 Proposed Land Use Map Q Parcels Land Use Reclassification Area Suburban Residential General Commercial Central Commercial Low Density Residential Airport Industrial Mixed Use Industrial Institutional Parks, Recreation & Open Space I Date Printed: 1/10/2024 N Map for Reference Only NOT A LEGAL DOCUMENT 0 500 1,000 2,000 Feet KENAI Exhibit A Ordinance 3391-2024 Land Use Map Amendment Map for Reference Only Date Printed: 1/10/2024 N NOT A LEGAL DOCUMENT 0 500 1,000 2,000 Feet City of Kenai 1 210 Ficlalgo Ave, Kenai, AK 99611-7794 1907.283.7535 1 www.6nai.city MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members THROUGH: Terry Eubank, City Manager FROM: Linda Mitchell, Planning Director DATE: February 21, 2024 SUBJECT: Ordinance 3391-2024 Requested Amendment This memo requests amendments to fill in the blanks within the Ordinance. The following amendments are respectfully requested. Motion Amend the eleventh whereas clause by inserting the date of the Joint Work Session, to read: y "WHEREAS, the Harbor Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission held a joint work session on February 12, 2024 to discuss the proposed ordinance to create a waterfront zoning district and amend the Comprehensive Plan; and," Amend the twelfth whereas clause by inserting the date of the meeting and the recommendation of the commission, to read: ➢ "WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission at its regularly scheduled meeting of February 14, 2024 recommended approval on amendment of the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation; and," Amend the thirteenth whereas clause by inserting the date of the meeting and the recommendation of the commission, to read: ➢ "WHEREAS, the Harbor Commission at its regularly scheduled meeting of February 12, 2024 recommended approval on amending the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation." Thank you for your consideration.