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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-03-10 P&Z MinutesQ~(~~ ~-~ KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Regular Meeting, March 10, 1982 Kenai City Hall Philip Bryson, Chairman AGENDA 1. ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC HEARINGS 3. AGENDA APPROVAL 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF February 24, 1982 5. OLD BUSINESS A. Lease Application: Edwin R. Lowry, Kenai Spur Subdivision lot 2 block 1 B. Discussion: Update on Lease Application, Mr. & Mrs. Stoehner ~ 6. NEW BUSINESS 7. OTHER BUSINESS A. City Council Report: Betty Glick B. Borough Planning Report: Betty Glick C. Administrative Report: Bill Brighton 8. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD 9. COMMISSION QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS 10. ADJOURNMENT '7 ,( ~ ,yiGyl~/ `~ ~r ~/, ~ ~' , , C_ ,11.,29>y(, : ~f'l-r? ~~1.~4 -~-t,( G".~~.i '~ J ~~ ~ ,~,'""~ -- // ,~__~~ / .. o" ~/ C c _-~.~~~ -.~ u. c ~ -r_ ~, KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Regular Meeting, March 10, 1982 __ Kenai City Hall Philip Bryson, Chairman 1. ROLL CALL Present: Phil Bryson, Mary Quesnel, Jack Castimore, Lee Lewis, Jim Blanning, Paul Turner, and Hal Smalley 2. PUBLIC HEARINGS None 3. AGENDA APPROVAL Phil Bryson asked that under 7-D add discussion item, Acceptance of Zoning Powers from the Borough MOTION: Paul Turner moved, seconded by Jim Blanning to approve the agenda with the addition There were no objections 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of February 24, 1982 Phil Bryson asked that on page 4, paragraph 2 of item 3, add "which has submitted a proposal on the boat launch expansion" to make the meaning more clear and. under the motion on that subject, add: "with Phil Bryson abstaining", to-make the voting clear. MOTION: Paul Turner moved, seconded by Hal Smalley to approve the minutes with the above changes There were no objections 5. OLD BUSINESS A. Lease Application: Edwin R. Lowry, Kenai Spur Subdivision, lot 2 block 1 At the last meeting, this lease application had been tabled to allow the Commission and Mr. Lowry time to study the site and the issue of landscaping. Mr. Lowry then submitted a letter of intent which is attached. Paul Turner wished to express his pleasure with the members of the Commission in wishing to attend to the issues involving City beauti- fication. KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Regular Meeting, March 10, 1982 Page 2 Phil Bryson commented that it was recognized in the prior meetings that the Commission does not have complete say over activities in the State right-of-way nor does Mr. Lowry, but it is the intent of the State to cooperate with the City in maintaining landscaping. MOTION: Lee Lewis moved to take the lease application of Mr. Lowry for Kenai Spur Subdivision lot 2 block 1 from the table, seconded by Jim Blanning. Motion passed unanimously. MOTION: Paul Turner moved to approve the lease application of Mr. Lowry for Kenai Spit Subdivision lot 2 block 1 as amended by the letter of intent dated March 5, 1982 which made specific reference to landscaping, and the time table as submitted with the site plan, seconded by Lee Lewis. Jack Castimore questioned the lot on Bidarka and the right-of-ways that were leading off the Spur when ,it was decided at the time of the lease that the right-of-ways were to be off Bidarka, and asked who would do the enforcement on a situation where a leasee is in violation of the terms of the lease. Jim Blanning answered that the lot had been sold after the lease was granted and as such the City no longer had control. over the terms of the lease. The city attorney would have recourse over violations of covenants and leases and would handle enforcement. AMENDED MOTION: Paul Turner moved to include the letter of February 18th which refers to the time table for completion of the site plan be included in the lease, seconded by Lee Lewis. VOTE: On both motions, passed with unanimous roll call vote Phil Bryson asked Mr. Lowry if the City could have a copy of the completed site plans, Mr. Lowry stated that he would drop them by as soon as they were completed. B. Discussion: Update on lease application by Mr. & Mrs. Stoehner Jim Swalley informed the Commission that a letter had been received by the City from FAA denying the application for the clam processing plant on the FAA leased land. Mr. Swalley had spoken to Mr. Pattison who stated that should any new information be received the FAA would take a look at their decision, however, at this time no new information had been received. KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ~) Regular Meeting, March 10, 1982 Page 3 Phil Bryson pointed out that what is before the Commission at this time is a preliminary plat and the lease application will come back before the Commission at a later date as a new application for one of these lots. Hal Smalley asked which lot the Stoehners wanted, Mr. Smalley answered that he believed it was 10. Jack Castimore asked if the problems with the City on the leases had been worked out, they are still working on it. Hal Smalley asked if there were any problems with zoning on the new proposed lots, Phil Bryson answered that the operation has the potential of having obnoxious odors. Mr. Smalley questioned the time factor, pointing out that the water and sewer won't be in until summer and clam processing begins before that creating a problem with no running water. Mr. Bryson explained that the operation would be in Sterling where they currently are located. Something to keep in mind will be the intent of the Light Industrial zoning which is to be compatible with the use of the adjacent properties and how the facility is run will determine how compatible it is. Lee Lewis asked if there were any drainage problems with both sewer and land, as the question of refuse was of concern. It was suggested that the method of disposal of the waste material from the processing be written into the lease. 6. NEW BUSINESS Will return to this item after 7-D 7. OTHER BUSINESS A. City Council Report: Betty Glick The Harbor Commission and Planning .and Zoning Commission gave recomm- endations to the City Council regarding the purchase of the Coyle property. The Council voted not to purchase any property until the sedimentation study is completed. Regarding the Stoehner proposal, it was decided to direct the admin- istration to survey and plat the particular parcel of land in question. The recommendation of contractor for the drainage study is Quadra. Jack Castimore asked Mrs. Glick if the Council was looking at dealing with the enormous problem of the summer transient population working at the canneries, possibly looking at some of the new leased areas, and looking into some cleaning facilities such as showers. Mrs. Glick 1 stated that there was a proposal to do some work at the Kenai boat KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Page 4 Regular Meeting, March 10, 1982 ramp, however, part of the proposal was to plat private property that being the Coyles and in addition, Mr. Brighton had made a trip to Petersburg to look into their facilities and asked that Mr. Brighton bring the Council up to date on that trip before a decision is made. B. Borough Planning Report: Betty Glick Regarding utility easements, the Planning Commission passed a reso- lution that states that public utilities "shall be provided with a copy of the preliminary plat and invited to design utility asements and whereas the Planning Commission has found that lack of communications between the utility companies have resulted in overburdening on some plats, it is resolved that 1) that the planning staff plan a meeting between staff and affected utilities on a date set by the planning staff following each planning commission meeting to coordinate easement placement, 2) if a utility does not attend this meeting, they're requested easements may not be placed on the plat. Hopefully, this will help end the problems experienced in the past. C. City Administration Report: Bill Brighton None D. Discussion: Acceptance of Zoning Powers from the Borough The Borough passed an ordinance allowing the transfer of zoning only powers to the cities, the Borough to retain planning powers. The questions for discussion would include what the City would like to do if anything, what would have to be budgeted, who would have the zoning power, what changes if any would be made in adopting the power. Jim Blanning commented that even though powers were transfered to the City, there wouldn`t be too much change within the working order already established. If there were no changes in the zoning code, there most probably would not be a drastic change, however, if a new zoning code were established, it would generate a larger work load. There are a number of questions that could be addressed that have come up as well as looking at the proposals that were made in the Comprehensive Plan. MOTION: Paul Turner moved to request the City Council draft a resolution transfering the zoning powers from the Borough to the City, seconded by Jack Castimore. KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Page 5 Regular Meeting, March 10, 1982 Paul Turner clarified his motion by stating that he would like to see what the City would say about the issue and this would generate response. Phil Bryson stated that he would like to see a draft from Administration for review and have work sessions and public hearings before any changes are made. Paul Turner felt that it would be beneficial for the Council, in drafting the resolution for the Commission would also in the process, have a chance to discuss the issue and give the Commission some idea of their position. VOTE: Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote 6. NEW BUSINESS A. Preliminary Plat: Etolin Subdivision No. 3 MOTION: Jack Castimore moved, seconded by Paul. Turner, to accept resolution 82-3, preliminary plat of Etolin Subdivision No. 3 There were no objections MOTION AMENDMENT: Jack Castimore moved, seconded by Paul Turner to include approval with correction of items 7, 8, and 9 of the resolution. Motion passed with unanimous approval Jack LaShot discussed his concerns about the parking on the lot as proposed by the Stoehners and it was suggested that the problem of parking could be included in the application when submitted. The question was raised concerning size of the lots, and the possibility of being too small for commercial use. The Cook Inlet Industrial Air Park subdivision was used for an example, however, no changes were proposed. 8. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD None 9. COMMISSION QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS Phil Bryson commented on the Kenai Spit Subdivision streets, stating that there was some concern about the development of the streets or KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Page 6 Regular Meeting, March 10, 1982 the existing condition. of the streets when the plat was approved and asked City Engineer Jack LaShot to clarify. Jack indicated that the street within that plat had never been accepted for maintenance by the City, however, it was recommended that the final plat be approved as it is more of a formality than anything else. Mr. Bryson pointed out that the Borough is proposing a road project that will upgrade Cannery Road. 10. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. The next meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be March 24, 1982 at 7:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted: ~-- J et Loper, Secr tary PLANNING AND Roll Call ZONING CONmtISSIO M STING OF _ n~~~ I' !J ,~~ 0 ~~ ~.~ /~/~r'~a ! , ~_~-~~ Phil Bryson ,-:`~-~~ Mar Quesnel ~ ~ ; y _, ~ ~ 1>.. ' Jack Castimore ~1 ' ,~~> ~ Lee Lewis ~ Jim Blanning Paul Turner ~, ~ Hal Smalley ` ~ .~ ~ Betty Glick (Ex-Officio)