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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981-02-11 P&Z MinutesKenai Advisory Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting, February 11, 1981 Kenai Public Safety Building, 7 p.m. Philip Bryson, Presiding Chairman ~~ AGENDA 1. ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC HEARINGS 3. AGENDA APPROVAL 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF January 28, 1981 5. OLD BUSINESS A. Lease Application: Area south of the Airport. Terminal Concept Building: Kenai Air B. Lease Application: Kenai Spur Lease Property adjacent Concept to Tract B: Ackerly, O'Connell, Jones C. Lease Application: Fidalgo Subdivision, Block 4, Lots 1, 2, and 3: Ackerly, O'Connell,Jones ~ 6. NEW BUSINESS A. Corps of Engineers' Permit Application: Outfall Line: City of Kenai, Alaska 7. OTHER BUSINESS A. City Council Report: Betty Glick B. Borough Planning and Zoning Report: Betty Glick C. City Administration Report 8. COMMISSION QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS 9. ADJOURNMENT Kenai Advisory Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting, February 11, 1981 `~ Kenai Public Safety Building, 7 p.m. Philip Bryson, Presiding Chairman 1. ROLL CALL Present: Phil Bryson, Mary Quesnel, Jim Blanning, George Fox, Wayne Regelin, and Betty Glick, Ex-Officio Member Absent: David Curtis ..and Jerry Andrews Others: Bill Brighton, City Manager; Jim Swalley, Airport Operations Manager; Leighton Mishou, Kenai Air 2. PUBLIC HEARINGS 3. AGENDA APPROVAL MOTION: Jim Blanning moved, seconded by George Fox, to approve the Agenda as submitted. There were no objections. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF January 28, 1981 MOTION: George Fox moved, seconded by Mary Quesnel, to approve the A~inutes of January 28, 1981 as submitted. There were no objections. 5. OLD BUSINESS A. Lease Application: Area south of the Airport Terminal ___ Building: Kenai Air Jim Swalley explained his memo which offered an alternative to Kenai Air's request for land next to the Airport Terminal Building. Phil Bryson questioned where the generator building was in regards to this area. George Fox questioned whether Kenai Air wants frontage on Willow Street and whether they would consider amending their application to include a smaller space and extend the lot from Willow all the way through to the apron. Mr. Mishou stated that Kenai Air would be willing to change the lot size and that the architect for the building had stated that the original plan for a 200' x 200' building might not be the size needed. There was a discussion concerning the setbacks for building and that they would be 25' from Willow and Granite Point. Kenai Advisory Planning and Zoning Commission Page 2 Regular Meeting, February 11, 1981 Mr. Mishou stated that a 300' x 160' building was a possibility, and that they were willing to work with the City to come up with a solution. Bill Brighton stated that Keith Kornelis' recommendation from Public Works was to talk Kenai Air ". into going 300' wide instead of 400' wide to keep us from being locked in." Mr. Brighton commented that he did not feel that the City would be locking themselves in and that non-paying parking areas should not be more important than leasing out land for revenue. George Fox questioned what Keith Kornelis meant by "locking in." Mr. Brighton replied that he was concerned about future parking facilities. Phil Bryson asked where future parking could expand. Mr. Brighton stated that it could go north and to the south some. George Fox stated that he thought Kenai Air could have 300 to 340 feet without infringing upon itinerant parking and still conform with the Airport Master plan by leaving a buffer strip. Jim Swalley commented that the FAA stated that the Airport Master Plan is basically a guide and not hard and fast rules to be followed. It can be altered. Phil Bryson stated that this area has not been available for lease and not encouraged to be. Jim Swalley stated that no one has approached him previously to lease this area. The City Administration was asked to research the Council minutes to find anything pertaining to the two conflicting maps regarding this area. Bill Brighton .stated that we currently have more Space than other airports for parking and our space is free. The City can either have free parking spaces or make money by leasing the area out. Jim Swalley stated that in regards to the Master Plan we presently have space for 400 vehicles. He felt that if all the spaces possible were used then the Terminal-. itself would be obsolete and the City would have to expand to the north. If the airport gets that busy then it would have to build another building. We should set aside land north of the tower to build another terminal and this would be way in the future. Kenai Advisory Planning and Zoning Commission Page 3 l Regular Meeting, February 11, 1981 MOTION: George Fox moved, seconded by Jim Blanning, to approve the concept lease application to Kenai Air with the amending. condition that the lot should have a maximum width of 350' or as fits into that area without interfering with the area designated .for future itinerant parking and should extend from Willow through to Taxiway A and that Planning and Zoning recommends to Council that the City does not provide any capital development in the area but let the leasee provide for the improvements as been historically done. Phil Bryson stated that he felt that this does. not comply with the recommendations of the temporary advisory committee which worked on the Master Plan and that they adamantly recommended that this area be reserved for parking. George Fox stated that he did not read this into the plan. Phil Bryson stated that this is the background of the two maps in question.. He stated that when Collier was going in there was not enough room for parking. He further questioned how much area has been set aside for rental parking. Jim Swalley stated that 40 more spaces have been allowed. George Fox stated that as far airport grows then the rental number allowed on the airport off the airport. Phil Bryson have requested more parking. asked for a few more spaces. as the rentals go, if the s should be limited as to the and all others should be located questioned if the rental businesses Mr. Swalley stated that they have Betty Glick commented about the intended changes for the long term parking lot to limit the parking to 3 weeks and thus eliminate people storing their cars in the lot. Mr. Mishou read a list of figures regarding Kenai Air's operations and how much revenue they generate. Mr. Fox felt that with the parking that this proposal allows, that the City will outgrow the. terminal by the time they need extra parking. He would like to see a money-making business in this area. Any future growth will be towards the north. The motion passed with Phil Bryson voting negative. B. Lease Application: Kenai Spur Lease Property adjacent to Tract B: Ackerly. O'Connell, Jones C. Lease Application: Fidalgo Subdivision, Block 4, Lots 1, 2, and 3: Ackerly, O'Connell, Jones pKenai Advisory Planning and Zoning Commission Page 4 Regular Meeting, February 11, 1981 1 Mr. Swalley stated that he had discussed these two applications with Mr. Ackerly and he wishes to go ahead with both applications bv.t would like to defer construction on them until 1982. George Fox commented on the lease application for the land next to the Dairy Queen and felt that the_City has two suggestions to give the applicant regarding this lot. One would be to push a street in .behind the lot and open a second group of lots. An alternative would be to ask the applicant to modify their lease application and include an "L"-shaped lot behind the Dairy Queen and to the side of it. Phil Bryson suggested that a cul-de-sac could be put in there. George Fox thought that the remainder of this land should be for a shopping center and thought that this would be a good area for one..- There was further discussion regarding the land behind the Dairy Queen and what is usable and the Commissioners further restated their recommendation that the applicant lease the land all the way back to the 80' contour. There was a question whether the. City should just set a large piece of this land aside for a future shopping mall. ` There was discussion regarding putting the land up for sale .while. it is being leased. First the City must try to lease the land before it can be leased. Phil Bryson questioned whether this land has been released for sale. The concept lease application for the land adjacent to the Dairy Queen had previously been approved with the condition that the lot extend back to the 80' contour. The following motion was made for Block 4, Lots 1, 2, and 3. MOTION: Wayne Regelin moved, seconded by George Fox, to approve the extension for construction until 1982. The motion failed unanimously. 6. NEW BUSINESS A. Corps of Engineer's Permit Application: Outfall Line: City of Kenai, Alaska The Commissioners briefly discussed this application. There were no objections to the application. I 7. OTHER BUSINESS A. City Council Report: Betty Glick B. Borough Planning and Zoning Report: Betty Glick C. City Administration Report Kenai Advisory Planning and Zoning Commission Page 5 Regular Meeting, February 11, 1981 8. COMMISSION QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS 9. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: George Fox moved, seconded by Wayne Regelin, to adjourn the meeting. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ~~ Janice E. Taylor Secretary to the Commission