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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-11-14 P&Z MinutesKENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION November 14, 1984 Kenai City Hall Lee Lewis, Chairman AGENDA 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD a. Rick Baldwin - Petition for Establishing a Single/Duplex Residential Zoning District 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. Resolution PZ84-92: Rezoning Woodcock and Aliak Corner Subdivision - Suburban Residential (RS) District 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF October 24, 1984 6. OLD BUSINESS a. Lease Application: Lot 1, Etolin S/D First Addition - Roller Skating Rink - William B. Butler b. Resolution PZ84-90: Revised Preliminary Plat - Zubeck S/D c. Request for Conditional Use Permit Extension - Day Care Center - Candace Sheeran 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion: Conditional Use Permit for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources - Steve/Jack/Gary Foster - S. Ames Road b. Resolution PZ84-94: Preliminary Plat - Kenai Municipal Reserve S/D c. Marathon Road Realignment 8. PLANNING a. Resolution PZ84-95: Adopting Guidelines for Lease Application Review b. Discussion: Community Center Area Land Use Plan PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA November 14, 1984 Page 2 9. REPORTS a. City Council b. Borough Planning c. City Administration 10. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD 11. INFORMATION ITEMS a. Council Agenda of 11-7-84 b. Alaska Planning Association - Alaska Municipal League 12. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS 13. ADJOURNMENT M -6 KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION November 14. 1964 Kenai City Hall Lee Lewis, Chairman 1. ROLL CALL Present: All Commissioners Present 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Delete item 6-a Agenda approved with deletion 3. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO SE HEARD a. Rick Baldwin - Petition for Establishing a Single-Duplex Residential Zoning District Mr. Rick Baldwin came forward to detail the petition presented. "It is time the City started looking at the mechanism whereby property owners can zone themselves into a homogenous neighborhood so that they do nat have to worry about the different kinds of uses within that neighborhood. We as neighbors are have settled into what some people may term a poor looking neighborhood but one that has alot of potential because there is slot of land available which could either become nice or become a 'Spenard' depending on zone. As a first step we are attempting to get the City to pass an ordinance that would allow property owners to rezone their areas to provide Far, essentially a rural or suburban type of zoning but would limit itself to single family dwellings and duplexes. Commissioner Carignan asked if what the petitioners had in mind was two separate areas, one that would allow single family dwellings and one that would include duplexes, answer no. The ordinance contemplates both single and duplex units in the same area. Commissioner Carignan asked if that means the maximum number of units being a duplex,, answer yes. Some of the people felt that to have single family only would make it unduly restrictive. Commissioner Carignan asked if the intent is true duplexes or zero lot line type, answer true duplexes on a large lot. The intent being to keep it an open neighborhood. Chairman Lewis asked if this was being proposed in areas where there is no City water & sewer, answer yes. When water & sewer comes in, then lot sizes would drop to a little larger than allowed currently in suburban residential. Mr. Baldwin stated that there is no pride of ownership here, the petition is a result of an idea by neighbors putting dawn something PLANNING COMMISSION ~ November 14, 1984 Page 2 "to shoat at". There is no expertise involved so feel free to get out the pencils. Commissioner Carignan asked if the petition calls"for rezoning of a specific area or just the amendment to the zoning'co~e; answer yes, "we need to create the vehicle first, then its up to the property owners to rezone. MOTION: Commissioner Carignan moved to establish a public hearing for tfie` proposed zoning amendment for November 28th, seconded°6y Commissioner Smalley. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. 4. PUBLIC HEARING a. Resolution PZ84-92: Rezoning Woodcock and Aliak Corners S/D Chairman Lewis opened the hearing to the public. Mr. Charles Woodcock came forward and stated that he was requesting the rezoning in order to subdivide his lot to allow the water & sewer improvements being done on E. Aliak St. The rezoning would beefrom RR to RS and the lot sizes will be compatible to that zone Chairman Lewis returned discussion to the Commission. No comments. MOTION: Commissioner Carignan moved to adopt PZ84-92 rezoning of described" property, seconded by Commissioner Smalley VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of October 24, 1984 MOTION: Commissioner Smalley moved approval of the minutes as submitted, seconded by Commissioner Bryson. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. 6. OLD BUSINESS PLANNING COMMISSION November 14, 1984 Page 3 a. Resolution PZ84-90A: Zubeck S1D Revised As discussed at the last meeting, this revised plat eliminates the continuation of E. Aliak St and creates 11 lots. It should be noted that the required rezoning will consist of lots 2-11 instead'af the former 2-10. MOTION: Commissioner Bryson moved approval of PZ84-90A, seconded by Commiss- ioner Carignan. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. b. Request for Conditional Use Permit Extension - pay Care Center - Candace Sheehran Ms. Sheehran not in attendance. Commissioner Smalley noted that in Jeff Labahn's memo, the area had been inspected and the conditions do not seem to have changed. Commis- sioner Carignan remembered that her original intent was to move to Soldotna and that was the reason given for wanting the permit for"6 months. No one was available to answer if her plans had changed: Commissioner Carignan asked why Ms. Sheehran did not wait until the 6 months was up before requesting the extension, again no one present to answer. MOTION: Commissioner Smalley moved to postpone decision on this matter with no specific date intended and further that Ms. Sheehran be present when this issue is again considered to answer to these questions, seconded by Commissioner Carignan. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. 7. NEW BU5INE5S a. Discussion: Conditional Use Permit for Surface Extraction - Steve, Jack, & Gary Foster Mr. Steve Foster came forward first to detail the material presented. The Fasters purchased the pit from Chester Cone and are seeking a permit to continue extracting gravel. The intent of the reclamation is to create a subdivision surrounding a lake in the center with a natural bench. This will take about 15 years. Chairman Lewis asked how the lake would be formed. Steve Foster explained that the water table right now is approximately 1' below. It is agreed that "if we go in there with a dragline and take that gravel out of .there tfie' PLANNING COMMISSION 1 November 14, 1984 Page 4 water table is going to remain the same and will become a lake. The surface of the lake would be within afoot of the existing floor of the pit." Commissioner Smalley asked about the flow problem and if-'it` would be similar to the pit across the street (Pelch) which has stagnant water. it is a similar situation: The water table does vary. "We intend on going down ZO' below that level so the water table may vary a foot or two but should leave 18' of water." Jack Foster stated "that the size of the lake is going to make a difference, you've got a lot of depth, you've got 1,000' by 4-600', plus on the property there is an existing well that is putting out 20# of pressure at the head. There is a natural drainage right now to the river that is going to be making water and draining out." Jack Foster used Foster Lake as an example, however it was noted that Foster Lake is a natural lake as opposed to the proposed lake. Commissinner Bryson asked if any investigation for gravel depth had been done, answer yes, the State has gone through the area and taken core samples, however, not this particular pit. "The lake is going to go 5 to 1 off the property line down to the water which is going to be about 50', it will slope on people's back yard, they're going to have 100' of undisturbed material from the property line 'to build on. ~e will extract off that 100' of ROW and rebuild with the strippinys off the pit. From there the lake will continue with a 3 to 1 grade to the center of the lake and back up. The middle of the Lake may be as much as 35' or an average of 20' overall." Commissioner Bryson'sta~~d''that looking at the City's contour maps, the original grade agrees with the 54', the water table is around 23' so if you're going 25' below that your going to be below the river. Jack Foster stated that "we're far enough off the river it should not make any difference". Commissioner Bryson asked if it was his intent to leave the outlet swayle as existing, answer yes. Commissioner Bryson stated that it was his feeling that the major shortcoming of the application is the absence of the contour map which shows the before and after situations. Commissioner Smalley asked if the Fosters planned on dredging the outflow, answer no, the outflow right now goes across private property. Commissioner Smalley stated that the outflow has been a problem in the past, the private owner has had to maintain the drainage on the pit since it goes across his property and I will make you aware of that problem. Commissioner Bryson asked if it was the intent, at the same time you are digging to reclaim the property, answer yes. In order to open up a new area we have to strip and that strip will go into the 50' area for building lots. Chairman Lewis asked how many other pits the Fosters operate, answer, one in N. Kenai right next to the Nikiski Fire Station. This pit is primarily used to place overburden from other jobs plus one other site (not named specifically). PLANNING COMMISSION November 14, 1984 Page 5 MOTION: Commissioner Carignan moved to schedule public hearing on this application for December 12th, seconded by Commissioner Smalley. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. b. Preliminary Plat PZ84-94: Kenai Municipal Reserve 5/D This plat is to outline the municipal reserve and also in preparation for the lease far Swarner/0'Connell. The Commission noted that the plat did not show the public access footpath to the beach as requested` and asked that it specifically be flagged. MOTION: Commissioner Bryson moved approval of PZ84-94 with the addition that it is the Commission's intent to provide public foot access to the beach and that it be shown on the plat before filing, seconded by Commissioner Carignan. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. c. Marathon Road Realignment A memo from Jeff Labahn further outlining the alternatives and a notation that a decision was requested by Council by their next meeting was discussed. Commissioner Smalley suggested another alternate which would extend Willow Street, however, it was rejected since Willow would be opened to heavy truck traffic and further that the arial map showed that this alternate would probably prove too expensive. Commissioner Bryson stated that at one time the Comprehensive Plan showed an extension of Willow at a westerly alignment. The Commission agreed that alternate #3 would split the lease far Mr. Hutchings and without knowing his feelings on the matter would eliminate that alternative. Alternate ~2 indicated Jack LaShot "does not recommend", therefore ~2 was eliminated. It was assumed #2 was not recommended because no develop- ment was planned which would require water & sewer. Alternate 4~3 creates a potential for added traffic congestion and was rejected. Commissioner Smalley stated that "until we get some definitive answers such as Mr. Hutchings and possibly destroying that, I would recommend we go with 4bl or ~~2. MOTION: Commissioner Osborne moved to recommend Alternate 4~1, seconded by Commissioner Carignan PLANNING COMMISSION November 14, 1984 Page b VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. The Commission requested that the reasons given for the decision°be passed along to the Council and to indicate that the recommendation was reached without information being available. 8. PLANNING a. Resolution PZ84-95: Adopting Guidelines for Lease Application Review Commissioner Carignan noted that the guidelines as written are far-too broad and need something mare comprehensive. The Commission agreed, however, to get something in a working phase, this is a good start. MOTION: Commissioner Carignan maved to adopt PZ84-95, seconded be Commissioner Osborne. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. b. Discussion: Community Center Area Land Use Plan Commissioner Smalley noted that Jeff Labahn's memo did not address the" -- special zone that was to be drafted for this area. The`Commission agreed that a work session with the Community Center Commissioners would be in order before proceeding. A work session was set for b:00 p.m. 11/28, prior to the next meeting. The Commission will be notified and if there is any problem with the date and time, another will be set. 9. REPORTS a. City Council Report Councilman Wise not in attendance. b. Borough Planning Report Commissioner Bryson reported that the Commission reviewed several sites for the Anchor Pt. middle school and recommendation was for approximately 1 mile north of Anchor Pt. c. City Administration Jeff Labahn not in attendance. ~ PLANNING COMMISSION November 14, 1984 Page 7 10. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD none 11. INFORMATION ITEMS No questions or comments I2. CIMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS Commissioner Smalley asked if any comments had been received regarding the bowling alley under construction by Mr. Church. As Commissioner Smalley recalled, the structure going up is rounded, the Commission had approved a flat, different structure all together: TTie Commission agreed and requested the attorney be contacted to investigate. i3. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at"~4~~m: Janet Loper Secretary -~ r'~` . PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION i s ~~~ ~~ \ ~ Call ~(~ l~' ~r` ,`'~ a~ Q ~, ac fl. ~~ 4~ c~ ~ Chairman Lee Lewis ~\ ~ ~ _ -Phil Bryson Richard Carrignen ~ ~ Bob Oleson ~~ ~ ~ a Ozzie Osborne ~ Hal Smalley Bill Zubek - fa, TO DO ~~ l a G~G~ v'~' ~~