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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1971-12-08 SummaryAGENDA. F KENAI PLANNING ~ ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING - DECEMBER 8, 1971 7:00 P.M. - KENAI LIBRARY JAMES E. FISHER - CHAIRMAN ITEM l: ROLL CALL ITEM 2: APPROVAL OF MINUTES REGULAR MEETING, NOVEMBER 24, 1971 ITEM 3: OLD BUSINESS a. Thank you letters - City of Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough and Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce. b. Trailers 1) Residences 2) Commercial activities c. What additional planning required for additional economic development ~ d. Fire Zones - Fire Chief e. Kenai River Bridge f. Deshka S/D g, Ray Cason - Lease H. ITEM 4: NEW BUSINESS a. Ralph Darbyshire - Kenai Peninsula Proposed Planning ~ Zoning Ordinance b. 1st Avenue Connector c. d. e. ITEM 5: SECRETARY'S REPORT ITEM 6: ADJOURN MINUTES KENAI PLANNING ~ REGULAR MEETING - JAMES E. FISHER - ZONING COMMISSION DECEMBER 8, 1971 CHAIRMAN ROLL CALL: Members resent - Ruby Coyle, Al Cruver, James Elson, 1 Hu son,~tta Knackstedt, Nick Poppin *, and Chairman James E. Fisher. * In late. Members absent - None ITEM ~: MINUTES The minutes of Regular Meeting of November 24, 1971, were approved as distributed. ITEM 3: OLD BUSINESS (a) Thank you letters - City of Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough and Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce The secretary was directed to write the City of Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough and Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce, thanking them of their hospitality to the Commissioners at the Alaska Municipal League Conference held in Ketchikan in October. (g) Ray Cason Lease The Commission felt a list of criteria for leasing City land should be drafted and also a lease to match the criteria. Mr. Jaynes will make a draft for the Commission. The Commission asked if the Administration has answered the questions outlined at the last meeting concerning the Ray Cason Lease. Mr. Jaynes stated he had written a memo to the City Manager and a copy will icome to the Commission. (b) Trailers 1) Residence Elson presented a proposal for the regulations of trailers. He showed a map, which me marked off seven sections. He proposed that sections 1, 2, ~ 3, the commercial and highly populated areas, trailers be prohibited. Sections 4 ~ 5, along the North road and along the highway East to Beaver Creek, trailers prohibited except with a special use permit, and in sections 6 ~ 7, permitted outright. MINUTES KENAI PLANNING ~ ZONING COMMISSION, DECEMBER 8, 1971 Page two Item 3 (a) - 1) Trailers, residence continued. After much discussion and with the aid of the Official Zoning Map of the City of Kenai, Knackstedt moved and Elson seconded that mobile homes for residential use be prohibited in areas colored red, dark brown, green, purple, orange and blue on the Official Zoning Map of the City of Kenai. The motion carried 3 - 2. Voting yes; Knackstedt, Elson and Fisher. Voting no; Cruver and Hudson. Coyle abstaining. Knackstedt further moved and Fisher seconded to prohibit trailers for residences in the yellow area unless they are on a lot of at least 20,000 sq. ft. and not intended to exclude trailer court development. The motion failed 4 - 2. Voting yes; Knacksted and Fisher. Voting no; Cruver, Hudson, Coyle and Elson. Poppin in now. Elson moved and Fisher seconded that mobile home residences be prohibited from the N.W.. corner of the City through to the East boundary of the Airport Land to the river with the exception of trailer courts. The motion failed 4 - 3. Voting yes; Hudson, Elson ~ Fisher. Voting no; Knackstedt, Cruver, Poppin and Coyle. Cruver moved and Coyle seconded that no trailers be allowed in the City of Kenai unless they are up to the specifications of a building code as a permanent home, on a foundation with water, sewer and electric hook- ups, with the exception of trailer courts. The motion failed 5 - 2. Voting yes; Cruver and Coyle. Voting no; Knackstedt, Hudson, Poppin, Elson and Fisher. Elson moved and Knacksted seconded to hold a public hearing establishing the areas to prohibit future use of mobile homes or trailers used as residences, the trailers already there permit them to stay but may not be replaced. There were no objections and was so ordered. Knackstedt moved and Fisher seconded to hold the public hearing as soon as possible after January 1, 1972. There were no objections and was so ordered. 2) Commercial Activities Knackstedt moved and Poppin seconded to prohibit all trailers for commercial use within the entire City of Kenai except on a special use permit for a limited time. There were no objections and was so ordered. MINUTES KENAI PLANNING ~ ZONING COMMISSION, DECEMBER 8, 1971 Page three Item 3 (a) - 2) Trailers, Commercial Activities - continued. Knackstedt moved and Poppin seconded that all trailers in commercial use at the present to be permitted, provided they pass fire and the life safety code. There were no objections and was so ordered. Item 3 (c) What additional planning required for additional economic development Mr. Fisher distributed copies of the research he compiled on the impact of explosive growth. They consisted of: 1. Lexicon of a Boom (Or Beware - It Could Happen to you) 2. Narrative Report on Revenue Shortfall and Cost of Explosive Growth Impact on City of Kenai 3. Statistics of Growth Impact on City of Kenai 4. Estimate of Gross Business Knackstedt left at this time. It was the consensus of the Commission a need for a layout of the town to take care of this, a nned for playgrounds and additional recreational facilities, a trailer ordinance, a way to identify people doing business in Kenai, and what is the contingency budget for 500 to 1000 more population. (d) Fire Zones - Fire Chief Deferred until the next meeting. (e) Kenai River Bridge Deferred until the next meeting. (f) Deshka S/D After reveiwing the re-platting of the Deshka S/D and finding the City has utility lines in the portion to be included in A-1 of Deshka S/D, Mr. Jaynes recommends that the Deshka S/D not be re-platted. Coyle moved and Hudson seconded to reconsider the motion made October 13, 1971 and not have Deshka S/D replatted. There was no objection and was so ordered. MINUTES KENAI PLANNING ~ ZONING COMMISSION, DECEMBER 8, 1971 Pa e four g Item 4 NEW BUSINESS k (a) Ralph Darbyshire - Kenai Peninsula Proposed Planning a.iid ~oning ur lnance Deferred until the next meeting. (b) 1st Avenue Connector Public Works Co-ordinator, Mr. Jaynes, presented the Commission with a map showing four routes that could be used to connect 1st avenue to Willow St. Hudson moved and Elson seconded to approve Route #4, the most northernly route to Main Street Loop and taking the route immediately North of the Etolin S/D and connecting with Willow Street. There were no objections and was so ordered. MEETING ADJOURNED 11:00 P.M.