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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-03-22 P&Z MinutesA G E N D A Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission t'~y, Regular Meeting March 22, 1978 Kenai Public Safety Building 7:00 p.m. Roland Raymond, Presiding Chairman 1. ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC HEARING None 3. AGENDA APPROVAL 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 8, 1978 5. OLD BUSINESS A. Resubdivision of Lots 2 and 3, Block 5, East Addition of Townsite of Kenai: Preliminary/Final Plat. 6. NEW BUSINESS A. Lease Application: Lot 3, Block 2, CIIAP - Joseph Ross }~ B. Lease Application: Lot 6, Block 1, Etolin Subdivision, Second Addition - B & C Supply C. Len-Mar Park: Preliminary Plat D. Redoubt Terrace Addition Number Fours Preliminary Plat E. Lease Application: Lots 6, 7 and 8, Block 2, CIIAP - Glen Henry and Gerald Browning F. Woodland Subdivision, Part Four: Preliminary Plat 7. OTHER BUSINESS A. City Council Report: Betty Glick B. Borough Planning and Zoning Commission: Betty Glick C. Airport Advisory Committee Report: Cliff Heus D. Administrative Report Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission March 22, 1978 Regular Meeting Agenda Page Two 8. COMMISSION QUESTIONS AND COMP~lENTS A. Letter of Resignation - Dwain Gibson B. Informational Items 9. ADJOURNMENT ~.. KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING CONI~TISSION REGULAR MEETING MARCH 22, 1978 Kenai Public Safety Building 7:00 p.m. Roland Raymond, Presiding Chairman 1. ROLL CALL • Present: Sol Raymond, Sharon Loosli, Cliff Heus, Nick Tiller, John Monfor and Phil Bryson. Absent: Betty Glick Others Present: Pat Malone, Jeff Ottesen, Gene Browning, Keith Kornelis, Stan McLane, City Manager John Wises and City Attorney Ernie Schlereth*. 2. PUBLIC HEARING None 3. AGENDA APPROVAL Mrs. Seals said correspondence received from the State of Alaska regarding mental health lands should be put on the agenda as Item 5B. There were no objections. Pat b?alone asked that Piatt Subdivision Preliminary/Final Plat be added to the agenda, He stated that he had asked the secretary to put it on the agenda and was told that it had to go to the Borough _first. The secretary was informed that the Commission can review plats that have not been submitted to the Borough in order to speed up the plat approval process. There being ro objections, Piatt Subdivision Preliminary/Final Plat was added to the agenda as Item 6G. Agenda was approved as amended. 4, APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 3, 1978 The following corrections were made to the minutes: (1) Under 5A, the motion was seconded by r~ir, Miller and not Mr. Monfor. (2) Under 6D, add a "d" to the word "approve" in the second paragraph, last sentence. Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Page Two Regular Meeting March 22, 1978 4. Cont. (3) Under 6H, third paragraph add the word "proper.ly" to negative finding number 6 before the word "indicated". MOTION: Mr. Bryson moved, seconded by Mr. Miller to approve the minutes of March 8, 1978 as submitted with the above stated corrections. Motion passed with no objections. 5. OLD BUSINESS A. Resubdivision of Lots 2 and 3, Block 5, East Addition o Townsite o Kenal: ~l'xe~3~iminary ina~~-fat The secretary informed the Commission that the City Attorney Ernie Schlereth would be at the meeting at approximately 8:00 p.m. to answer any questions or comments th.e Commission may have on h.is legal opinion on the above mentioned matter. Jeff Ottesen said he had put in a request for the Borough Attorney to do a legal opinion. He explained the condominium and townhouse procedures as done in Anchorage and stated that AS 34.07 has the guidelines for apartments and condominiums but doesn't include townhouses. Mr, Ottesen said he would contact the State on this matter and report further. Mr. Bryson asked the matter be tabled until the City Attorney arrived at the meeting. B. P~tental Health Lands - Correspondence from Department of Natural Resources Jeff Ottesen reported that the Borough Assembly and Borough Planning and Zoning Commission turned down the rezoning request on Section 25, There was some discussion on the correspondence received. Dlr. Bryson requested that the Commission instruct the secretary to respond to the letter from the Department of Natural Resources stating that the Commission has no objections to the land trade itself, just the rezoning of Section '25 land from Suburban Residential to Light Industrial. Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Page Three Regular Meeting March 22, 1978 6. NEW BUSINESS A, Lease Application: Lot 3, Block 2, CIIAP - Joe Ross Mr. Kornelis pointed out that Mr. Ross intends to build his residence on the second floor of the proposed structure and said this seems to be prohibited in Section 21.76.120 of the Zoning Ordinance. The Commission noted that they had approved residences for owner's use on leased land in the past and Mr. Raymond noted that under the Central Commerical section of the Zoning Ordinance, there is a prohibition on ground-floor residences. MOTION: Mr, Bryson moved to approve the lease application of Lot 3, Block 2, Cook Inlet Industrial Air Park with the amendment that residential use be specifically disallowed. Motion failed for lack of second. b1r, Miller mentioned that Mr. Ross wants his residence located above the proposed store so he can watch over it to guard against burglary, There was some discussion interpreting the zoning ordinance and the Commission read over Section 21,76,120(B)(1)(a) which states that all uses are allowed in a light industrial zone as in a central commercial zone and in Section 21,76,110(B)(b), such a residential use is allowed. *(Mr. Wise in at this time.)* MOTION: Mrs. Loosli moved, seconded by Mr. Miller, to approve the lease application of Lot 3, Block 2, Cook Inlet Industrial Air Park as submitted by Joe Ross with the proposed residence allowed per Section 21,76,110(B)(2)(b), Motion passed by roll call vote with Mr. Bryson voting against the motion. Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Page Four Regular Meeting P~Iarch 22, 1978 B, Lease Application: Lot 6, Block 1, Etolin Subdivision, Sec!- onc~'A~~ition - B ~ C Supply MOTION: Mr. Bryson moved, seconded by Mr, Miller, to approve the lease application of Lot 6, Block 1, Etolin Subdivision, Second Addition as submitted by B ~ C Supply, AMENDMENT: Mr, Miller moved, seconded by Mr, Bryson, to amend the motion to approve the lease application upon the Council's review of the $0,39 lease rate: Motion as amended passed-unanimously by roll call vote. *(Ernie Shlereth in at this time)* C. Len-Mar Park: Preliminary Plat The Commission reviewed the plat of Len-Mar Park and noted the right-of-way for streets is not wide enough, Mr. Ottessen reported that there are some conflicts with this plat and the Radar Subdivision plat filed in 1961. He reported that the Borough Planning and Zoning Commission tabled the plat until it could be redesigned and a staff review could be completed. He stated that there is already a subdivision platted in this area and the areas shown as unsubdivided are subdivided with a different street plan. MOTION: Mrs. Loosli moved, seconded by Mr. Bryson, to send back the preliminary plat of Len-Mar Park for resubdivision considering the previously filed plat of Radar Subdiviison,•. Motion passed unanimously, D. Redoubt Terrace Addition Number Faur: Preliminary Plat. The Commission reviewed the submitted plat, MOTION: Mr. Heus moved, seconded by P:1rs, Loosli, to adopt Resolution No. PZ 78-11 approving the Preliminary Plat of Redoubt Terrace Addition No, 4 upon the following conditions: Correction of negative findings 6, 7, 9 and 10. Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Page Five Regular Meeting March 22, 1978 6D Cont. 6. Set back lines are not indicated. 7. Copies of the agreements between the City of Kenai and the subdivision owner for the provision of utilities and amenities such as, but not limited to, public water, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, road(s), street lights, paving, curbs, and gutters in accordance with City standards have not been received. - 9. Utility easements, if required, are not shown. 10. Lots are not identified by street addresses in accordance with City Code. Motion passed unanimously with T'Ir. Bryson abstaining. E. Lease Application: Lots 6, 7 and 8, Block 2, CIIAP - e~1 n =Ienry an Feral rowning Mr. Browning was present and went over his plans with the Commission of the proposed lease application. MOTION: Mr. Monfor moved, seconded by Mr. Miller, to approve the lease application for Lots 6, 7 and 8, Block 2, Cook Inlet Industrial Air Park as submitted by Glen Henry and Gerald Browning. Motion passed unanimously. F. Woodland Subdivision, Part Four: Preliminary Plat Stan McLane was present to answer any questions the Commission might have. Mr. Kornelis mentioned that cul-de-sacs cause snow removal problems and some general discussion followed» MOTION: Mr, Bryson moved, seconded by Mr. Monfor, to adopt Resolution No. PZ 78-12 approving the preliminary plat of Woodland Subdivision Part Four upon the following conditions: Correction of negative findings 9 and 10. Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Page Six Regular Meeting March 22, 1978 6F Cont. 9. Utility easements, if required, are not shown. 10, Lots are not identified by street addresses in accordance with City Code. Motion passed by roll call vote. G. Piatt Subdivision: Preliminary/Final Plat Pat Malone was present for discussion. There was brief discussion. MOTION: Mrs. Loosli moved, seconded by Mr. Monfor, to adopt Resolution No. PZ 78-13 approving the Preliminary/Final Plat of Piatt Subdivision upon the following conditions: Correction of negative findings 8 and 9. 8, Status and ownership of surrounding land is not shown. 9. Utility easements, if required, are not shown. Motion passed unanimously. Mr, Bryson asked that Administration check the street addresses to be sure they are shown correctly. 5, A. Resubdivision of Lots 2 and 3, Block 5, East Addition of Townsite o Kenai: Preliminary Final Plat Chairman Raymond noted that City Attorney Ernie Schlereth was present and Item 5 A was brought from the table. P.~r. Raymond asked Mr. Schlereth how the common area is handled surrounding a townhouse. Mr. Schlereth stated that a declaration of common areas for the owner's benefit is needed. Mr. Schlereth requested more time to come up with a formal statement on how to handle plats for townhouses. Kenai Planning and Zoning. Commission Page Seven Regular Meeting March 22, 1978 5A Cont. MOTION: Mr. Heus moved, seconded by Mr, Miller, division of Lots 2 and 3, Block 5, East of Kenai Preliminary/Final Plat pending submitting a list of requirements for t within the City of Kenai as this is the submitted to date. Motion passed by roll call vote. 7. OTHER BUSINESS to table the resub- Addition of Townsite the City Attorney ~wnhouse development first townhouse Mr. Raymond noted the resignation of Dwain Gibson submitted March 16th and suggested the Commission members make recommen- dations to the Mayor for Mr. Gibson's replacment. A. City Council Report: Betty Glick Mrs'. Glick was not present so no report was given. B. Borough Planning and Zoning Commission Report: Betty Glick Mrs. Glick was not present so no report was given. C. Airport Advisory Committee Report: Cliff Heus Mr. Heus reported that nothing new had developed since his last report and at the upcoming May 22nd meeting, the airport planners will have a draft with the economic analysis of proposed improvements. D, Administrative Report Mr. Wise reported that the 1978-79 budget is being worked on and if the Planning and Zoning Commission has any in-put.. to contact Noreen Seals, Mr. Wise also reported that House Bill 113 is of some interest to the City of Kenai and if passed, could mean 360 acres of land in Section 36 that the City could seize. In Mr. Wise's estimation, this could mean approximately $7 million dollars. Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Page Eight Regular Meeting March 22, 1978 D Cont. Mr. Wise presented the map of FAA lands and said if the Commission ha.d no objections, he would go to Council and request a release by resolution of these lands so they could be opened up for leasing.: There were no objections, Mr. Wise presented the design the airport planners had submitted for the FAA lands at the airport and said the. design needed to be approved before the FAA will release the lands. Some discussion followed on the design submitted. MOTION: Mr. Heus moved, seconded by Mr. Monfor to recommend to the Council to subdivide the FAA airport lands according to the master plan submitted by the airport planners. Motion passed unanimously. 8. COT~INIISSION COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS The Commission went over their informational items in their packet, In reviewing the proposed ordinance for the Planning and Zoning Commission procedures, Mr. Raymond noted that it stated if three consecutive meetings were missed, a Commission member is terminated, He asked that a provision be included in the ordinance that the absences be "unexcused" absences. 1`~IO T I ON Mr. Bryson moved, seconded by Mr. Miller, to recommend approval of the ordinance with the addition of three unexcused absences will result in termination of a Commission member. -y Motion passed unanimously. Chairman Raymond noted that the zoning ordinance needed revision and the secretary was instructed to put it on the upcoming agenda under Old Business. 9. ADJOURNMENT P~1O T I ON Mrs, Loosli moved, seconded by Mr. Heus, to adjourn. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:05 p,m, .'~ ~ ~ R. No een L. e s, Secretary for the Commission