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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-02-27 P&Z MinutesKENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION February 27. 1985 Kenai Citv Hall Lee Lewis., Chairman AGENDA 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. PERSONS•PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of February 13. 1985 6. OLD BUSINESS a. Discussion: Landscaping Ordinance - Revised Draft 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Lease Application: Lot 6, Blk 1, Gudty S/D - Restaurant/Offices - Myron Engen/Suzanne Roberts b. Lease Application: Lot 2A, Blk 1, F.B.O. S/D - Motel - Dan Pitts c. Lease Application: Tract B-1, CIIAP S/D ~~4 - Cinema/Retail Office Eric Petty d. Preliminary Plat PZBS-14: Seaman S/D e. Home Occupation: Gov't Lot 178, Sec. 34 - Lawton Dr. - for Sewing & Firearms Sale - Steven & Cecelia Richard 8. PLANNING a. Discussion: Variance Permit Criteria ._ PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA February 27. 1985 Paae 2 9. REPORTS a. City Council b. Borough Planning c. City Administration 10. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD 11. INFORMATION ITEMS Council Agenda Letter to Joanne Buzzell Re: RSl Zoninq Petition 12. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS 13. ADJOURNMENT N-6 KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION, REGULAR MEETING, MINUTES FEB. 27, 1985 - 7:00 PM KENAI CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING CHAIRMAN LEE LEWIS PRESIDING 1. ROLL CALL Present: Lee Lewis, Bob Oleson, Ozzie Osborne, Hal Smalley, Bill Zubek Absent: Dick Carrignon Phil Bryson arrived - 7:20 PM. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chairman Lewis asked that item 6 - Landscaping Ord. be discussed as item 8-b. MOTION: Commissioner Smalley moved, seconded by Commissioner Oleson, to approve the agenda as amended. Motion approved by unanimous consent. 3. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ~~ None 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS None 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES, Feb. 13, 1985 MOTION: Commissioner Smalley moved, seconded by Commissioner Osborne, to approve the minutes as submitted. Motion passed by unanimous consent. 7. NEW BUSINESS 7-a Lease Application - Gusty S/D - Engen/Roberts Land Manager Labahn reviewed the application. MOTION: Commissioner Smalley moved, seconded by Commissioner Osborne, for approval of the lease application. PLANNING COMMISSION February 27, 1985 Page 2 MOTION, Addition: Commissioner Smalley moved, with consent of second, to add to the motion that they are in compliance with Planning & Zoning Res. 84-95. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. 7-b Lease Application - FBO S/D - Pitts Land Manager Labahn reviewed the application. He noted FAA would have to approve after Commission and Council approval. PUBLIC COMMENT: a. Architect Carmen Gintoli. He is working with Mr. Pitts. It would be 40 units, 2 story. They will pave between the building and the street. Parking will be behind, not on Willow. They have met the zoning requirements regarding parking. There is room for another freight facility. It would be tilt-up concrete for accoustical control. The main entrance will be on the west side, off Willow. COMMISSIONER BRYSON ARRIVED, 7:20 PM. Architect Gintoli continued. The outside walls will be rough texture (rubbed). They have designed an area for snow removal. b. Dan Pitts. They have fulfilled the requirements of the City with the freight facility, but they cannot get it leased out. Lot 3 has the refueling facility that was in the original proposal. This lot is the most visible and convenient to the airport terminal. With development in the area, a 1st class hotel is needed. Most major airports in the country have hotels within the terminal area. There is a shortage of rooms in the area, there are less than 200 rooms available. It is airport related. It will be a family partnership. They plan to employ 18-20 full time people. The estimated cost is $1 .5 Million. They hope to begin this Spring and complete by Jan. 1986. He has submitted the plans to FAA. Land Manager Labahn said the area on this side is FBO's, they are hoping to update the airport master plan. It is light industrial on the comprehensive plan. It would be airport related as far as the City is concerned, but the FAA would be slow. Dr. Pitts added, the restaurant would be small, KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION FEBRUARY 27, 1985 Page 3 just for the convenience of the hotel guests. It would seat about 25 people. Commissioner Bryson said light industry property cannot compete with high intensity use as proposed. The City has an obligation to hold it in reserve so it will not compete. There is ample room for hotel development in adjoining area within walking distance of the terminal. A hotel would escalate costs of businesses on the apron. MOTION: Commissioner Bryson moved, seconded by Commissioner Osborne, to approve the concept lease amendment to provide for a hotel facility. VOTE (Failed): Yes: Lewis, Osborne, Zubek No: Bryson, Oleson, Smalley Tie vote fails. 7-c Lease Application - CIIAP S/D - Petty Land Manager Labahn reviewed the application. He suggested a 100 ft. right of way be added to the lease for vehicle access and main line access for water & sewer. PUBLIC COMMENT: a. Eric Petty. They would start the cinema by July 1, the retail office would be after the cinema is done. 84°b of the people are within 14 miles of the location. It would be wood frame with stucco finish. They would employ 7 to 12 people. They will have a site plan and landscape plan within 3 weeks. They will retain some trees and replace some. They have looked into the existing power line problem and will work on it. Commissioner Bryson noted they will strip 10 acres and back fill, that is a tremendous amount of money. There should be a drainage plan. Mr. Petty said there are no storm drains in the lot. They would grade the lot to drain. Commissioner Bryson said they should take into account what would happen to adjacent lots, and what would happen when the ditch is full of water. _ MOTION: Commissioner Bryson moved, seconded by Commissioner Osborne, for approval of the concept lease application. } KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION FEBRUARY 27, 1985 Page 4 Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. Commissioner Smalley asked that snow removal be addressed when the site plan is returned to P&Z. 7-d Res. PZ85-14, Preliminary Plat, Seaman S/D Land Manager Labahn reviewed the plat. Before the plat is filed, the roads must be constructed. The 2 existing buildings will be eliminated. The building on the lot line is unacceptable. MOTION: Commissioner Bryson moved, seconded by Commissioner Oleson, for adoption of the resolution with Administrative comments. Lots 2 & 3 be held in common ownership, 9 & 10 be held in common ownership till the existing buildings are removed. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. 7-e Home Occupation - Lawton Dr., Sewing & Firearms Sale - Mr. & Mrs. Richard PUBLIC COMMENT: a. Steven Richard. This is for the sale of firearms. He has not submitted the Federal firearms application. It will be for sport only. He will not have a large amount in stock, will be primarily by order, no repair. Mrs. Richard would be doing sewing and fur work. The sewing would be primarily for clothing stores. The sewing shop would be in the top floor, the firearms in the basement. Commissioner Smalley asked if he would have a separate permit for sale of ammunition. Mr. Richard replied, he did not intend to. There would be no signs. MOTION: Commissioner Smalley moved, seconded by Commissioner Osborne, for approval of 2 separate home occupation licenses: a) Kenai Custom Sewing and b) Kenai Firearms; with exclusion of sale of ammunition at this time. Commissioner Smalley said he would like to see what the people in the area felt about sale of ammunition. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION FEBRUARY 27, 1985 Page 5 COMMISSIONER OLESON LEFT, 8:40 PM. 8-a Discussion - Variance Permit Criteria Land Manager Labahn reviewed the problems and requested discussion at the March 13 meeting, and public hearing at the March 27 meeting. Commission agreed to the request. 8-b Discussion - Landscaping Ordinance - Revised Draft Land Manager reviewed the changes. Commission agreed to a public hearing at the March 13 meeting. 9. REPORTS 9-a City Council Commissioner Smalley objected to Council overriding P&Z on ~ the Lowry Variance request. He questioned their approval when it does not qualify for a variance. Councilman Wise said there was no argument presented after Mr. Lowry's presentation. He made the motion because there had to be action taken. He did not feel Mr. Lowry met the requirements. 9-b Borough Planning Commissioner Bryson reported on the discussion of school site selections. 9-c. City Administration Land Manager Labahn spoke. a. The Home Occupation Ordinance needs some review. Commissioner Smalley suggested people in the surrounding area should be notified of a request. b. He will have the footage of the Craycroft sign at the March 13 meeting. He will have a request from Mr. Lowry for a sign exception at the March 13 meeting. c. There are some amendments to the zoning code for review. ~ KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION FEBRUARY 27, 1985 Page 6 d. The Beautification Committee is soliciting proposals for a down town landscape master plan. They will ask Council for funds. 10. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD 10-a Architect Carmen Gintoli. Regarding the proposed landscaping ordinance. 5°o for parking areas is not too much. Other suggestions: address where the landscaping is, concentrate on the buffer areas, and use a graduated percentage. 10-b Architect Carmen Gintoli. Regarding the lease application for Petty (item 7-c). There was very little material submitted. He suggested consistency in bringing items to P&Z. They should have: drainage plan snow removal location of sign landscaping ~j 10-c Architect Carmen Gintoli. Regarding approval by Council of variance requested by E. Lowry. He was surprised that it was approved. P&Z and Council objected when trees were taken down by Mr. Lowry, but said nothing when Craycroft removed trees. 10-d Architect Carmen Gintoli. He asked the Commission to reconsider their decision on Pitts' lease application (item 7-b). By adding a hotel, you would increase the value, it would be unavailable to FBO use. Why would that preclude lands that are already leased? There is nothing economically viable that can be done at this time. If the Commission does approve, there is still room for a warehouse to serve general aviation. The Commission approved another hotel that is not nearer than this is and the retail space with it is not airport related. It would be an asset to the terminal, it would be within walking distance of the airport and would not compete with existing businesses. FAA personnel and fish flight personnel would use the hotel. 11. INFORMATION ITEMS 11-a Council Agenda. No action KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION °~ FEBRUARY 27, 1985 Page 7 11-b Letter to Joanne Buzzell re/RS1 Zoning Petition. Land Manager Labahn explained there were not sufficient signatures on the petition. They plan to resubmit. 12. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS 12-a Land Manager Labahn. Does the Commission wish to reconsider item 7-b? Chairman Lewis noted they will appeal to Council. Commission took no action. 12-b Commissioner Smalley. Regarding approval of the theatre (item 7-c). When the concept lease was approved, they also discussed all requirements be submitted prior to approval. Commissioner Zubek suggested a full file should be submitted to P&Z and a sample file be available to applicants. Commission agreed to the suggestion. 12-c Land Manager Labahn reported on the Kenai Air hotel. It is still waiting for FAA approval. 12-b Commissioner Bryson. Administration said some time ago that airport parking was not a problem. He disagreed. The city should have additional parking. There will be a greater problem when the FAA building is started. Land Manager Labahn said he would talk with Airport Manager Ernst. Commissioner Zubek suggested the land nearby be reserved for parking or airport expansion. 13 ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned 10:15 PM. 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