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Home My WebLink About1999-07-28 P&Z MinutesCITY OF KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS July 28,1999 - 7:00 p.m. http://www.ci.kenai.ak.us 1. CALL TO ORDER: a. Roll Call b. Agenda Approval c. Approval of Minutes: July 14, 1999 d. Consent Agenda *All items listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the Commission and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commission Member so requests, in which case the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda as part of the General Orders. 2. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT: 3. CONSIDERATION OF PLATS: 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS: a. PZ99-28--Variance Permit for Oversize Sign for the property described as Lot 3-A-4 Beluga Subdivision (209 Princess Street), Kenai, Alaska. Application submitted by Kenai New Life Assembly of God, 209 Princess Street, Kenai, Alaska. 5. NEW BUSINESS: a. PZ99-29--Landscape/Site Plan for the property described as Alyeska Sub Part 1, Replat Lot SD (200 Willow Street), Kenai, Alaska. Application submitted by Wally Page of Kenai Steel Structures for Alyeska Sales & Service, 200 Willow Street, Kenai, Alaska. 6. OLD BUSINESS: 7. CODE ENFORCEMENT: 8. REPORTS: a. City Council b. Borough Planning c. Administration 9. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED: 10. INFORMATION ITEMS: a. Board of Adjustment Decision -Beaver Loop Partnership b. "Zoning Bulletin" -July 10, 1999 c. KPB Plat Committee Action -July 12, 1999 1 11. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS: 12. ADJOURNMENT: CITY OF KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS July 28, 1999 - ?:00 p.m. MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER: a. Roll Call: Members Present: Carl Glick, Phil Bryson, Ron Goecke, Barb Nord, Donald Erwin Members Absent: Robert Newbry Others Present: Councilman Duane Bannock, Administrative Assistant Marilyn Kebschull, Contract Secretary Barb Roper b. Agenda Approval MOTION: GOECKE MOVED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA ADDING THE ITEMS PRESENTED BEFORE THE MEETING AND ASKED FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT. MOTION SECONDED BY ERWIN. Agenda was approved as presented. c. Approval of Minutes: July 14, 1999 MOTION: ERWIN MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JULY 14, 1999 AND ASKED FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT. MOTION SECONDED BY GOECKE. No changes and/or additions noted. Minutes were approved as written. d. Consent Agenda - No Consent Agenda Items. 2. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT: None Planning & Zoning Commission July 28, 1999 Page 1 3. CONSIDERATION OF PLATS: None 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS: a. PZ99-28--Variance Permit for Oversize Sign for the property described as Lot 3-A-4 Beluga Subdivision (209 Princess Street), Kenai, Alaska. Application submitted by Kenai New Life Assembly of God, 209 Princess Street, Kenai, Alaska. MOTION: GOECKE MOVED TO APPROVE PZ99-28. MOTION SECONDED BY ERWIN. Public Hearing Opens. Steve Brown, 251 Princess, Kenai, Alaska. Brown introduced himself as the Pastor of the Kenai New Life Assembly of God Church and requested the Commission approve his application for an oversized sign. Brown reported the new sign would very well constructed and costly. The sign would be one-sided and internally lit. Brown stated since the church was off the highway frontage approximately 200 or more feet, the new sign would make the church more visible. Brown pointed out the sign manufacturer is the same one used by the Grace Brethren Church last year when they had their new sign installed. Erwin asked what the wattage of the sign would be. Brown replied, he didn't know but could get that information from the manufacturer. Erwin clarified that what he was looking for was how brightly lit the sign would be. Brown answered that it would be a little understated, non-flashing and no brighter than the Grace Brethren Church. Public Hearing closed. Kebschull reminded the Commission that Brown had a letter to read into the record. Brown stated the letter was handed to him by Debbie Sonberg who lives at 410 Cinderella Street, Kenai, Alaska. The letter read: "As a concerned neighbor of the New Life Assembly of God Church, I request that the Commission approve their request for a sign variance. The New Life Assembly of God Church is active in our neighborhood. They are concerned about their image and have done a wonderful job of building and ground improvements. Planning & Zoning Commission July 28, 1999 Page 2 I believe that this sign, like the one at the Kenai Grace Brethren Church, will enhance the beauty of the area. The internal lighting, style and color add to the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood. It will be considerably more attractive than the existing sign." Bryson noted his firm had done some work on another project for the church but that had been some time ago. Kebschull brought attention to the applicant's comments indicating the existing sign would be removed once the new sign is in place. It was confirmed the sign was currently on city property but would be removed once the new sign is installed. VOTE BRYSON YES ERWIN YES GOECKE YES NORD YES NEWBRY ABSENT GLICK YES MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 5. NEW BUSINESS: a. PZ99-29--Landscape/Site Plan for the property described as Alyeska Sub Part 1, Replat Lot 5D (200 Willow Street), Kenai, Alaska. Application submitted by Wally Page of Kenai Steel Structures for Alyeska Sales & Service, 200 Willow Street, Kenai, Alaska. MOTION: NORD MOVED TO APPROVE PZ99-29. MOTION SECONDED BY GOECKE. Kebschull drew attention to the staff recommendations and requested the Commission to consider adding them as part of the motion. Kebschull continued, there was some general concern about the landscaping ordinance not being taken seriously by the applicant, as upon further review of the application, it was noted the site plan submitted was dated in 1969 and showed no landscaping or snow storage requirements. Kebschull added there could be landscaping at the site that would satisfy the requirement and the applicant was present to address the issue if necessary. Kebschull also pointed out the applicant was asked to have the dumpster covered for aesthetic purposes and debris control. Planning & Zoning Commission July 28, 1999 Page 3 -) Wally Page, P.O. Box 2816, Kenai, Alaska 99611 -Page introduced himself as the general contractor on the project. His firm has been asked to put the addition on the back side of the building. Page reported the lot is 3 acres and covers about half of the lot next to the Merit Inn. Page stated that snow removal was never a problem as it went all the way in the back. Page also noted that most of the area is asphalt and there is a green strip out in the front of the lot. Page stated they will be happy to consider additional landscaping such as flower boxes etc. Page announced the covered dumpster would not be a problem. Discussion took place on the green strip in the area. Page pointed out on the site plan where the green strips would be and also indicated where trees would be left. It was noted, there would be one green strip in the front and one on the side. Goecke asked if the motion was approved would it include the staff recommendations. Nord, the maker of the motion, requested the staff recommendations be added to the motion. Goecke, who seconded the motion, concurred. The motion now read: NORD MOVED TO APPROVE PZ99-29 WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY STAFF. GOECKE SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE ERWIN YES NORD YES BRYSON YES GOECKE YES NEWBRY ABSENT GLICK YES MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. 6. OLD BUSINESS: None 7. CODE ENFORCEMENT: None 8. REPORTS: a. City Council Councilman Bannock reported a copy of the agenda from the July 21, 1999 meeting was included in the packet. He noted, most of this meeting was devoted to the Multi-Purpose Facility and the City Council had approved it, Planning 8v Zoning Commission July 28, 1999 Page 4 appropriating $426,750.00. Item C-5 of the agenda awarded the contract for Professional Consulting Services to Peratrovich, Nottingham & Drage, Inc. for the preparation of a project presentation package for the Kenai Coastal Trail. b. Borough Planning Bryson reported he was not present for the last two Borough Planning Commission meetings so was unable to report on them. However, he did have copies of the draft meeting minutes to share if anyone was interested. c. Administration Kebschull complimented Councilman Bannock on his explanation of the funding for the Multi-purpose Facility. Kebschull reported the police followed up on the complaint of the parking problems on Lawton and when they were in the area they didn't see anything. Should anyone observe illegal parking, etc., they are asked to contact the police as soon as possible. Kebschull stated they were diligently working on the city addressing and explained, the project was similar to what the Borough had done. Kebschull reported the City was responsible for addressing all parcels in the city and there were over 5,000 parcels. The old PTI maps were being utilized in this effort so some parcels may have three or four addresses and some large parcels may have ten or more addresses. At this time the project is 60% complete and approximately 100 people would be affected with address changes. All attempts were being made to keep assigning of new addresses at a minimum. The purpose for the addressing was the Enhanced 911 project; currently there is no access to a database with the City of Kenai's street addresses. Kebschull reported she would keep the Commission updated on the progress of this project. 9. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED: None. 10. INFORMATION ITEMS: a. Board of Adjustment Decision -Beaver Loop Partnership b. "Zoning Bulletin" -July 10, 1999 c. KPB Plat Committee Action -July 12, 1999 11. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS: Planning & Zoning Commission July 28, 1999 Page 5 Commissioner Nord reported Sycamore Street was being cleaned up and thanked staff for their efforts in making this happen. 12. ADJOURNMENT: MOTION: GOECKE MOVED TO ADJOURN. THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:30 P.M. Respectfully Submitted: Barbara Roper, Contract Secretary Planning 8~ Zoning Commission July 28, 1999 Page 6