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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-09-10 P&Z Minutes- -.j KENAi PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION September 10, 1986 - 7:00 p.m. Kenai City Hall Lee Lewis, Chairman AGENDA 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OE AGENDA 3. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. Resolution PZ86-42; Changing Street Names - Sunrise Way to Watergate Way b. Resolution PZ86-43: Variance to Rear Yard Setback - Lot 5, Blk 2, Narthgate 5!D - Meeks c. Resolution PZ86-44: Rezone Parsons Homestead ~3 from RS to RR 5. APPROVAL Of MINUTES of August 27, 1985 6. OLD BUSINES5 7. NEW BUSINE55 8. PLANNING 9. REPORTS a. City Council b. Borough Planning c. City Administration 10. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD 11. INFORMATION ITEMS Council Agenda Borough Planning Agenda l2. COMMI5SION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS 13. ADJOURNMENT ~) KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION September 10, 1986 Kenai City Hall Hal Smalley, Chairman 1. ROLL CALL Present: Bryson, Osborn, Smalley, Zubeck Absent: Carignan, Lewis, Oleson (Excused) 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chairman Smalley asked to add PZ86-45 to the agenda under 7-a. Agenda unamimously approved with the addition 3. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD None 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. Resolution PZ86-42: Chan ina Street Name - Sunrise to Wateraate ~ Chairman Smalley opened the meeting to the public .for comment. Christine Reynolds, 2705 Watergate Way. Mrs. Reynolds informed the Commission that she and her family moved to the current location in 1978. At the time, the street did not have a sign, however, according to plats it was named Watergate, subsequently, all utilities and mail were addressed as Watergate Way. Mrs. Reynolds stated that one day she returned home to find the street signs had been changed and her street was now Sunrise Way. Mrs. Reynolds objected to both the name and the procedure under which the name change took place. Mrs. Reynolds explained that Mrs. Johansen had indicated that they had requested the street name change by circulating a petition also, however, most of the homeowners in the area felt that it was done against their wishes. Mrs. Reynolds went on to introduce a letter from the Borough which indicates the Borough recognizes only the name Watergate Way. Plus 2 additional letters from two property owners in the area requesting the name be changed back to Watergate Way. Mrs. Reynolds indicated that she had spoken to Mr. & Mrs. Spicer and Mr. & Mrs. Leyfield by phone (these are two letters submitted to the PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION September 10, 1986 Page 2 - City of Kenai opposing the name change). The Leyfield family ~ indicated that their main concern was with changing the street addresses. The Spicer family indicated they were unhappy with the connotations of Watergate. Mrs. Reynolds presented plats and several pieces of mail indicating addresses recognized by the postal service to be Watergate Way. Mrs. Reynolds stated that the Borough has indicated to her that there are problems within the Borough with several streets named the same thing. An example is that threre are 6 Sunrise streets with different endings such as Way, Street, etc. in the Kenai, Soldotna area. Mr. Don Aase stated that along with Mr. Malone, he was the original owner and developer of the subdivision several years ago. The intent was to name all streets in the area after nautical terms to go along with the fishing type industry in the area. Mr. Aase stated that he has never heard of a Sunrise family. Mr. Aase feels that street names should not be changed 10 years after a subdivision is developed. Mr. Joe Reynolds, 2705 Watergate Way. Mr. Reynolds referenced the connotation to the watergate incidents that are now so infamous and feels the public should put those feelings aside. The word watergate is a nautical term and since it is so seldom heard, it is rather unique. Mr. Reynolds requests the street name return to Watergate Way. Maxine St. John, resident of Sunrise Way. Mrs. St. John requests the street return to the name Watergate Way. Mr. Sorells, resident of Watergate Way. Mr. Sorells also requests the name return to Watergate Way. There being no further public comment, Chairman Smalley returned discussion to the Commission. Commissioner Bryson asked for a explaination of how the name was originally changed. Planning Specialist Loper explained that the name of Watergate was submitted along with several others, some by petition, some by the City. The resolution then went through public hearing at the Planning Commission and Council levels. MOTION: Commissioner Osborne moved approval of PZ86-42, seconded by Commissioner Bryson. Chairman Smalley requested that the two letters from Spicer and Leyfield be entered into the record before vote is taken. So PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION September 10, 1986 Page 3 ~ recorded. VOTE: Commissioner Bryson asked if it would be feasible to postpone the public hearing for the purpose of gathering further public comment. It was noted by the Commission, that, while not specified in the code, certified mailings were sent to all individuals along Watergate plus the public hearing notice. The Commission felt adequate notification was rendered. Motion passed unanimously. b. Resolution PZ86-43: Variance to Rear Yard Setback - Lot 5, Blk 2, Northgate S/D - Meeks Chairman Smalley opened the meeting to the public for comment. Mr. Daniel Meeks came forward to explain his request. Mr. Meeks has been in the process of purchasing a home for his expanded family for two years. Due to his own financial situation and that of the area in general, it became more feasible to expand his current living area rather than proceed with the purchase of a new home. Due to the unusual configuration of the lot, a variance is necessary from the rear yard setback requirement. Mr. Meeks has contacted adjacent homeowners and has received their approval of the proposed addition. The nearest adjacent property owner is the Seventh Day Adventist church and they have :indicated they have no problem with the construction. Mr. Randy Nicholas, Seventh Day Adventist Church and worker on Mr. Meek's project. Mr. Nicholas stated that there appears to be no problem and agrees that there is no problem. Chairman Smalley brought discussion back to the Commission. Chairman Smalley asked for staff comments. Planning Specialist Loper explained that the rear of the lot in question faces a parking lot of the church so there appears to be adequate space between buildings and driveway. No other property would be affected by the construction. MOTION: Commissioner Bryson moved approval of PZ86-43, seconded by Commissioner Osborne. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. c. Resolution PZ86-44: Rezone Parsons Homestead #3 from RS to RR PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION September 10, 1986 Page 4 Chairman Smalley opened the meeting to comments from the public. Hearing and seeing none, Chairman Smalley returned the item to the Commission. Councilman Wise stated that he feels very uncomfortable with approving a rezoning based on a preliminary plat. It would be preferable to rezone a parcel that has been finalled. Commissioner Bryson stated that he sees no problem. In the event that this property is developed and the developed wishes to retain the larger lots, this is the more desirable to ensure density. Commissioner Bryson asked in what the original plat of this subdivision was submitted, answer the original first plat was Inlet Woods West Addition, then at the last meeting it was called Parsons Homestead #2 and, finally, #3. Councilman Wise stated that he was not uncomfortable with the rezoning, only with the indeterminate lines. MOTION: Commissioner Bryson moved approval of PZ86-44 with the additional stipulation that the approval be contingent upon the plat called Parsons Homestead #3 be finalled, seconded by Commissioner Zubeck. To clarify intent, the rezoning is specifically for a finalled plat called Parsons Homestead #3 rather then an indeterminate parcel of land. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of August 27, 1986 Minutes were approved as submitted 6. OLD BUSINESS None 7. NEW BUSINESS A. Preliminary Plat PZ86-45: Baron Park S/D #6 This property is City-owned lands, leased to Mr. Dan Roberts. Mr. Roberts appeared before the Commission some time ago with a lease revision which would accomodate the Pizza Hut restaurant which is under construction on a portion of the property. What this plat does is formally subdivide the property for the Pizza Hut. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION September 10, 1986 Page 5 Mr. Howard Hackney, Building Inspector came forward and stated that, due to several sections of the building code, should the plat be approved with the 5' extending beyond the building, it would create a situation where the building would be in violation of the UBC and fire code. Mr. Hackney read several sections of the code, the bottom line being that the building would need 20' on the west side to eliminate the need to reconstruct the side of the building to meet the code. Chairman Smalley asked if these changes would prevent the developer from opening, answer yes. In the short term, an additional 10' plus modifications to the side wall would meet requirements. MOTION: Commissioner Bryson moved to postpone PZ86-45 to the next meeting and request the developer be contacted and the situation explained by Administration, seconded by Commissioner Osborne. Administrative Assistant Gerstlauer asked if the plat could be approved contingent upon the moving of the lot line in order that the paper work could be moved ahead for the lease revisions and not hold up the opening of the restaurant. Councilman Wise felt that since the developer was the responsible party and was notified of the meeting and did not attend, that the Commission was within its bounds to postpone and approve the plat in the correct manner. The Commission agreed. 8. PLANNING Councilman Wise informed the Commission that a work session is scheduled for the Comp Plan. The work session will be between the Borough, Council, and the Planning Commission. The Council will notify the Commission when the date is set. 9. REPORTS a. City Council Chairman Smalley asked for some information concerning the Leif Hansen Memorial Park. Both Planning Specialist Loper and Councilman Wise explained the plan to the Commission. Councilman Wise informed the Commission that the Chamber of Commerce and the Council met in a joint work session to discuss turning Cunningham Park into a boat launch. The Chamber will provide the plans, a local engineer will assist and provide services. The matter will need to go to public hearing for comments and will probably begin at the Planning Commission. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION September 10, 1986 Page The Council and Chamber also discussed boardwalks in the flats area similar to that of Potter Marsh in Anchorage. This will not come to the Commission for public comment as the public is already aware of these plans. There are some property owners who may have concerns, however and these will be dealt with through theCouncil. b. Borough Planning Commissioner Bryson informed the Commission that of the average of 20 - 25 plats reviewed by the Commission, recently as few as 6 have been reviewed indicating a considerable drop in speculation. The Commission is having the staff prepare a letter which will go to the Corps of Engineers regarding the permitting process for minor dock repairs. The letter will request such items as these be reviewed by a brief process or by the Borough. c. City Administration No report 10. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD None 11. INFORMATION ITEMS Under the Council agenda, Councilman Wise stated that the Council had reviewed a set net lease and it was discussed after the meeting, that by code, leases are to be reviewed by the Planning Commission. It is very likely that should more set net leases expire, they will probably come before the Commission. 12. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS None 13. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:05 PM. The next regular meeting of the Commission will be Wednesday, September 24, 1986. 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