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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-04-24 P&Z MinutesCITY OF KENAI - PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION **AGENDA** Council Chambers, 210 Fidalgo April 24, 1996, 7:00 p.m. Chairman Kevin Walker 1. ROLL CALL: 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: April 10, 1996 4. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD: 5. CONSIDERATION OF PLATS: 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS: a. PZ96-24 -Conditional Use Permit -Guide Service Continued from 4/10/96 -Lowe b. PZ96-26 -Rezone -Airport Protection Zone -Schmidt c. PZ96-27 -Conditional Use Permit -Private Primary School - Hershberger d. PZ96-28 -Enhanced 9-1-1 Mapping and Addressing Project ?. NEW BUSINESS: a. PZ96-29 -Landscape/Site Plan Review - Gensel b. Application for Lease -Lot 4, Block 5, Cook Inlet Industrial Park & ROW c. PZ96-30 -Home Occupational Permit -Child Care - Carlough d. PZ96-31- Home Occupational Permit - SecretariaUBookkeeping Service -Kautz 8. OLD BUSINESS: a. Prime Residential Zone (Christian) 9. CODE ENFORCEMENT ITEMS: 10. REPORTS: a. City Council b. Borough Planning c. Administration 11. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED: ~- Planning & Zoning Commission Agenda ~ 12. INFORMATION ITEMS: Page 2 April 24, 1996 a. KPB Notice of Planning Commission Action -Herman S/D No. 2 Preliminary Plat b. KPB Notice of Planning Commission Action -Original Townsite of Kenai, J.C. Bookey Addition Preliminary Plat c. Kim Howard letter to Department of Natural Resources -Potential Land Swap and Tom Manninen's memo dated April 16, 1996 13. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS: 14. ADJOURNMENT: PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNAPPROVED MINUTES April 24, 1996 Chairman Kevin Walker 1. ROLL CALL Members present: Glick, Bryson, Bryson, Werner-Quade, Mahurin, Goecke, Walker Members absent: Booth Also present: Jack La Shot, City Engineer and Kathy Woodford, P.W. Admin. Assistant 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Chairman Walker noted the hand-outs for Item 6-b and asked that they be added to the agenda. MOTION CARL GLICK MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA WITH THE ADDITIONS TO 6-b AND ASKED FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT. KAREN MAHURIN SECONDED. PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES -April 10, 1996 MOTION CARL GLICK MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF THE APRIL 10, 1996 MINUTES AND ASKED FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT. RON GOECKE SECONDED. Karen Mahurin asked that it be shown she was present at the April 10, 1996. With the change in roll call the MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. 4. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD None 5. CONSIDERATION OF PLATS None 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. PZ96-24 -Conditional Use Permit -Guide Service Continued from 4/10/96 -Lowe Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission ~ Minutes -April 24, 1996 Page 2 MOTION RON GOECKE MOVED TO BRING BACK AND APPROVE OF PZ96-24 -CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - LOWE. PHIL BRYSON SECONDED. Walker asked for additional staff comment. La Shot stated he contacted Lowe who indicated he would like a three boat limitation placed on the permit. La Shot said the same limitation has been placed on other permits issued. There being no public testimony Walker brought the item back to the commission for discussion. AMENDED MOTION CARL GLICK MOVED TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION AND ADD THE THREE BOAT LIMIT. PHIL BRYSON SECONDED. Glick stated Beaver Creek gets pretty narrow and it could be easy to get too many boats in there. He said the commission (six -seven years ago) began issuing permits with such a limit on boats. VOTE -AMENDED MOTION Glick Yes Goecke Yes Bryson Yes Walker Yes Werner-Quade Yes Mahurin Yes AMENDED MOTION PASSED VOTE -MAIN MOTION Glick Yes Goecke Yes Bryson Yes Walker Yes Werner-Quade Yes Mahurin Yes MOTION PASSED. b. PZ96-26 -Rezone -Airport Protection Zone -Schmidt Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes -April 24, 1996 Page 3 MOTION KAREN MAHURIN MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF PZ96-26, REZONE. THERESA WERNER-QUADE SECONDED. Walker asked for additional staff comment. La Shot stated he had nothing additional. Walker asked for public testimony. Michael Christian, 613 Maple Drive, Woodland S/D. Christian read the following from the Statement By Petitioners. "During April and May 1995, over 100 residents signed a petition to the Planning and Zoning Commission requesting that the City of Kenai establish an airport noise overlay zone around the Kenai airport to address two major problems: protection of residential areas near the Kenai airport from noise and fuel pollution created by the airport, and new substandard subdivisions, like Richka Park Estates, which were proposed, at that time, for undeveloped areas near the airport. The following points discuss in more detail what this petition intends to do. (Or why we brought it up.) The airport traffic is a nuisance and is a danger to residential areas around the airport. Enormous increases in airport traffic, especially in the summer months, have led to increased noise and fuel pollution, increased risks from crashes which endanger the area and area a nuisance to residential areas near the airport. Flight patterns, flight times, minimum altitude requirements are not enforced by the city or by the FAA which lead to incidents such as the South Central Air crash, which landed on Fourth Avenue and resulted in fatalities, large jets doing take offs and landings over residential areas at inappropriate times, which happened last year in June, I believe, and five times a day the International Guard and the Coast Guard C-130's will fly directly over the houses and the residential areas near the airport. Our goal is to establish an overlay zone where air traffic is controlled to avoid conflict between the airport and residential areas near the airport. Many cities in the lower 48 have municipal airport traffic restrictions to protect nearby residential areas. Anew subdivision development in the Kenai airport noise zone will be harmful to existing residential areas near the airport. The undeveloped property around the airport, specifically on the west side is the last and only buffer area between the existing residential areas and the Kenai Airport and Float Plane Basin. The City of Kenai removed the only other buffer zone, at least the trees, in order to put in the Float Plane Basin which increased the noise level itself. Our goal is for the City of Kenai to purchase or to trade for property as a buffer area around the airport to protect the residential areas Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes -April 24, 1996 Page 4 near the airport from existing and future airport traffic. The city has already been sued over increased airport noise and the risk to Kenai tax payers of more suits will only increase if the city allows new subdivision development near the airport. Many cities in the lower 48 have been forced to purchase residential subdivision lots near airports because of the noise and fuel pollution from nearby city airports. If the city acts now to set aside a buffer area between the airport and existing residential areas, city taxpayers will be saved millions of dollars in future law suits and property purchase costs. (Here Mr. Christian skipped one paragraph in the letter.) The current infrastructure cannot support new development in the residential areas surrounding Richka Creek, which was proposed at the time and is still pending. The roads in the area around Richka Creek such as Forest Drive, Birch and Spruce Streets, Fourth and Fifth Avenues, cannot support large increases in traffic from new subdivision development. The city water and sewer system in Richka Creek area are already at capacity or over, leading to extremely low water pressure. These systems also cannot support, in their current state, new high density subdivision development. Sears Elementary and Mountain View Schools are beyond capacity. At this point many Kenai children cannot attend neighborhood schools any more and must be bused across town. The fragile eco system of the Richka Creek drainage cannot support large landfills and on-site septic systems, such as those proposed in the Richka Park S/D. Our goal is to work with the city Planning and Zoning Commission to develop standards for subdivision developments in the area around the airport. We have started this process by recommending a new Prime Residential Zone which the commission is considering at this time. Many cities in the lower 48 have such development standards." Christian said he is aware most peoples concern is the two year moratorium. He stated the point of this moratorium is to get some action started. Christian added what he (and others involved in the petition) want is for the commission to plan for the future of the airport area, to zone it so that residents there now will be protected from future growth, traffic and larger airplanes. He added the flight patterns go right over these subdivisions, stating he has even found an inspection plate in his yard that had fallen off a plane. Raphael Moore, 415 Birch St. Mr. Moore stated he feels this {Richka Creek S/D) is all uncalled for, and has caused nothing but trouble since it started. Moore said he doesn't understand why the builders don't buy other property that is available in the city to develop. He stated all the residents on Birch want to do is keep a quiet neighborhood. Moore said there are too many children in the area to add extra traffic, etc. George Silides, 508 Ash. Mr. Silides stated his endorsement of Mr. Christian's statements. He said Richka S/D will do Kenai no justice because it is a substandard Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes -April 24, 1996 Page 5 subdivision. He stated in southern California, areas that achieve a high density residential are not good places to live in, they end up more like shelters than homes. He added his statements from previous public hearings regarding Richka Creek S/D are on record. Leon Quesnel, 516 Hemlock. Mr. Quesnel stated he moved into Woodland S/D when it first opened up in 1968. He stated his concurrence with Mr. Christian's statement. He said he is not trying to stop people from building homes, but he does worry about the type of houses, and high density population that will be the result. He urged the commission to give deep consideration to this issue. Sherry McBride, 1111 5th Ave. Mrs. McBride said Richka Park would be right next door to her home. She commented on the area Hall began working on last year, stating since then she chases kids from the woods, they dump garbage, and are back there drinking, etc. She said she has tried to block the road with logs to keep people out. McBride stated the issue of children playing and the traffic is a major concern to her. She said the police. do not patrol in the area, she has to chase kids out from the woods. Mrs. McBride suggested the city purchase the land to keep a buffer zone, maybe .use for school. Sandra Vozar, 929 Mission. Mrs. Vozar stated she has been at the Toyon Villa since 1974. She said airplanes are part of normal development in any growing city. Vozar stated she against a moratorium on development in Kenai, adding that maybe in Woodland S/D it would be ok, but not all of Kenai. Vozar said you can't go around telling people they can't develop their own property. She stated subdivision covenants should cover what can and can't be done in an area. Vozar reiterated that the airport is a normal part of community development and added it is also a major source of income for the city. Concerning the dumping of garbage, she suggested calling the police and asking them to take care of it. She closed stating that if this commission puts a moratorium on building in Kenai then we may as well "turn out the lights on our way out!" Barb Christian, 613 Maple. Mrs. Christian stated she wanted to voice her opinion since she had not done so when the public hearing was held for the Float Plane Basin, and now she wished she had. She said she is not against growth, she just feels the area needs to have careful planning in order to protect the residential areas that are there now. Malcolm McBride, 1111 5th avenue. Mr. McBride said his father helped to build the Birch Street area. He stated he has seen and signed the petition, and added he is not against building in properly planned areas, but is concerned with the traffic that will be brought to the area if it is developed. McBride said he has seen vehicles going 45 - 50 mph in the area. He mentioned the wildlife that has been and will be affected and also property values for existing homes. Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes -April 24, 1996 Page 6 Bob Springer, 1206 3rd. Mr. Springer stated that he is speaking as a citizen on this subject. He said that he is not in favor of PZ96-26, stating that it is not Richka Park that is at issue here, it is a nine square mile moratorium on building within the city limits of Kenai. Springer mentioned the impact it would have on builders who make a living building, and homeowners that want to expand or improve their own homes. He said he lives 1 ~/2 blocks from the south runway and has no problem with airplanes. He stated his sympathy with the concerns those that live next to Richka Park have, but added development cannot be stopped. Springer also stated he has 4 houses going in next to him which he is not too excited about, but again, you can't stop development. Bob Molloy, 513 Ash. Mr. Molloy stated his support for Christian and Schmidt's statements. He asked that the community and city work together to do something about the buffer area. Molloy suggested reducing the size of the zone in order to achieve this goal. Molloy said he does not want his taxes increased because the city has to buy back homes or pave substandard subdivisions after then have been developed. Mark Zimmerman, Soldotna. Mr. Zimmerman stated he did not know much about the Richka Park issue but wanted to state that he is not in favor of a 2 year building moratorium over Kenai. He added that development can be dealt with case by case rather than making this kind of moratorium. Gus Rhodes, 207 Birch Street. Mr. Rhodes stated he has researched zoning regulations around airports and found that according to federal law an Airport Plan must be written and so far has not seen one for Kenai. He said he was not notified when the Float Plane Basin went in. Rhodes suggested the moratorium on building around the airport be put on hold until the proper planning and zoning be met. Mike Thrappe, 711 Sycamore. Mr. Thrappe stated his problem with air traffic and vehicle traffic. He said he moved to the neighborhood for a quiet place to live, not where he has to worry when backing out of his driveway. Thrappe stated he is totally against any more building in Woodland and also any more aircraft. He said his shelves in his home almost rattle off the wall and the planes are probably 2 or 3' from the top of his house. Mike Peterson, 404 Birch. Mr. Peterson said he is against building there (Birch area) because he likes living on a dead end street. He stated there are a lot of kids in the area and people watch for them. Peterson said if a road goes through there, the traffic will increase and the kids will then be in danger. He said as far as the noise barrier goes, Woodland would be affected much more than Birch Street. Peterson suggested leaving the area the way it is and possibly find some other place, like Inlet Woods, to develop. Donnelle Russell, 607 Maple Drive. Ms. Russell said she is trying to sell her home. She Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes -April 24, 1996. Page 7 stated that she feels removing the trees will cause more noise pollution. Russell said she didn't realize the homes being discussed would have septic tanks and not be hooked to city sewer. She said she does not feel that is right when the city has a sewer system. Russell said traffic can't be controlled that well, consider that before you were there, someone didn't want you there, but, she added, the roads in the area are pretty much maxed out. Russell asked if the city plans on repairing some of the roads that are there, such as dirt roads, and suggested the city also check into the flight patterns of the aircraft using the Kenai Airport. Russell stated she is not against people building homes she just would rather not see multiple family dwellings in the area because she feels it brings down single family dwelling property values down. Mr. McBride questioned the septic system. He asked why the contractor did not hook into city water and sewer. He also asked why the contractor did not pave the roads in new subdivisions, but leave it up to the city to do it later. Walker clarified to the audience that the issue before the commission is a rezone of the property, not Richka Park Estates Subdivision. He did ask Mr. La Shot to respond to Mr. McBride's questions. La Shot said the lot size as shown on the existing preliminary plat for the area shows lots that exceed 20,000 sq. ft., which does meet the minimum for RR zone. He said these lots are probably one-third larger than lots in Woodland. He stated the develope r chose to install septic systems on one street in the subdivision, at this time. La Shot added the DEC has not yet approved of the plans and until that time, nothing will be done. La Shot said the water and sewer system can handle a new subdivision in the area and that he has required, in his review, the developer to pave the streets. Donnelle Russell asked if the rest of the Float Plane Road would be paved. La Shot said from 5th Street into the subdivision. There was some discussion among the audience regarding the water system being at full capacity. La Shot stated there will be some extra demand on the system, but it would be able to handle it, and also mentioned the new well the city is working on. Goecke stated his feeling that blocking out this much of Kenai to building would be highly detrimental to the city's growth. He said he appreciates some of the citizens concerns, but doesn't feel this much of the city can be shut off to growth. Bryson restated that the moratorium is the issue, not a specific piece of property. He said the impact, if passed would be tremendous. He stated that the agenda before the commission tonight has nine action items, if this ordinance were passed, eight of them Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission ~ Minutes -April 24, 1996 Page 8 would not be on the agenda. Bryson also told the audience that any kind of encroachment, variance, home occupation, etc. permits would not be obtainable, for anyone that wished to apply for one. He added that part of the land on the map is not in city limits. Bryson stated his awareness of the noise from the airport and added that he does not know the general routes the planes are supposed to use. Mahurin said she sees two different issues being discussed. One being the moratorium and the other is opposition to Richka Park. She stated that she cannot support a two year moratorium on such a large area of Kenai, although she does see the need for a buffer area around the airport. Mahurin said she agrees with Mrs. McBride that the garbage is getting awful in the area that has been cut. She stated her support for the Airport Master Plan that is in process and said that a solution needs to be found, yet the way the ordinance before the commission is written is far too unreasonable. Glick admitted that he did not want anyone to build at the end of the dead end street he lived on, but it was done and now there is an elementary school there. He said he didn't like it, but it is all part of the growth of a city, and it is actually cleaner now than before because there are homes there. Glick said the real issue is the two year moratorium on building in a major portion of Kenai that he cannot support. He stated the buffer zone is something that should be addressed in the Airport Master Plan. Werner-Quade stated her support of the citizens concerns but reiterated the issue before the issue before the commission is a two year moratorium on ALL building development in a nine square mile area of Kenai. She also stated that she can't support such an ordinance. Werner-Quade suggested working with the Airport Commission on the matter and offered to speak with the Airport Manager herself. A citizen in the audience asked if the ordinance could be amended to make the area smaller, maybe just for a buffer zone around the airport. Walker said it could, and pointed out that generally on a rezone, the major portion of property owners affected need to be in favor of the rezone. Bryson clarified, once again, that the petition is to create a moratorium on Section 14 of the code which is specific to zoning and wouldn't affect the building permits or construction, but would affect zoning and zoning changes, and asked to be corrected if he is wrong. Mahurin stated her support for the airport and the business it brings to the community, no matter how obnoxious the noise may be. She also mentioned amending the ordinance to make it work. Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes -April 24, 1996 Page 9 Walker said the first paragraph in the Statement by Petitioners mentioned the flight patterns used by planes, he asked that Administration take the issue to the Airport Commission for further research. He stated that he did not support the Richka Park permit but he does have some very strong concerns regarding the rezone before the commission. He said he does support the buffer zone and suggested someone (citizens or the city) purchasing the property. VOTE Glick No Goecke No Bryson No Walker No Werner-Quade No Mahurin No MOTION FAILED. Walker told the audience the action can be appealed to the City Council. c. PZ96-27 -Conditional Use Permit -Private Primary School, Hershberger MOTION CARL GLICK MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF PZ96-27. THERESA WERNER-QUADE SECONDED. There was no public wishing to speak to the resolution so Chairman Walker brought it back to the commission for discussion. Goecke stated his concern of the lot size and asked if it is large enough to contain 30 children at play tim. Pam Hershberger (applicant) said they will be in session from 8:00 to 12:30 and will have two 15 minute breaks. There will be out door equipment for the children, and their program is a hands-on type program that will keep the children busy indoors also. Mahurin questioned the parking area. Hershberger said the realtor gave her some paper work that stated there are 6 - 10 parking spaces available. She added they plan to increase the parking area. Hershberger said there will be really no parking, more of a drop off for children. She said there will be people to get the children from vehicles and walk them to the building so parents won't even have to leave their vehicle. Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes -April 24, 1996 Page 10 Bryson asked about fencing the yard. Hershberger said they haven't discussed fencing but the will look into it. She added the area is surrounded by woods. Bryson asked if there are state requirements for fencing. Hershberger said no. Bryson said his concern is the Spur Highway being so close. Walker asked how many employees would be at the school. Hershberger said there will be two certified teachers and a parent helper. Walker said the easement between the property and the highway is less than 150'. He addressed the problem of traffic pattern for vehicles coming and going and stated the he feels the lot size is too small for 20 to 30 students. Mahurin said she drove by the lot and said there are apartments across the street and stated there will probably be a lot of car-pooling. There was further discussion of traffic patterns and it was decided that the commission could not tell people what route to take in and out, but Hershberger did state she will speak with parents dropping off children about coming and going. Mahurin asked if the CUP could be limited to one year, then ask for a renewal. The issue was discussed and decided that if the Hershbergers are going to pour a lot of money into the school, they shouldn't have to worry about renewing the CUP in one year. Werner- Quade suggested that staff could verify that the Hershbergers are in compliance with the permit. La Shot said the applicant needs be sure there is adequate off street parking which could be a condition of the permit. AMENDED MOTION KAREN MAHURIN MOVED TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION TO REQUIRE THERE BE ADEQUATE OFF STREET PARKING WITH AN ENTRANCE AND EXIT PATTERN AND THAT CITY STAFF WILL VERIFY PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A BUILDING PERMIT, AND ALSO TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF A FENCE AROUND THE OUTSIDE PLAY AREA. PHIL BRYSON SECONDED. VOTE Glick Yes Goecke Yes Bryson Yes Walker Yes Werner-Quade Yes Mahurin Yes Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes -April 24, 1996 Page 11 AMENDED MOTION PASSED. VOTE -MAIN MOTION Glick ~ Yes Goecke Yes Bryson Yes Walker Yes Werner-Quade Yes Mahurin Yes MOTION PASSED. d. PZ96-28 -Enhanced 9-1-1 Mappinq and Addressing Project MOTION RON GOECKE MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF PZ96-28 ENHANCED 9-1-1 MAPPING AND ADDRESSING. PHIL BRYSON SECONDED La Shot referred to the letter sent by the post office and recommended the streets on the letter either retain the north/south prefix or add north and south as a suffix, or else there will be duplicate addresses. He added the 9-1-1 system doesn't like prefixes. Walker asked if it will accept the suffix. La Shot said yes, what ever we name the streets. AMENDED MOTION CARL GLICK AMENDED THE MAIN MOTION TO INCLUDE ADDING NORTH AND SOUTH TO STREETS ON THE POST OFFICES LIST AS A SUFFIX. PHIL BRYSON SECONDED. There was further discussion regarding the post office delivering the mail whether it were a prefix or a suffix. Werner-Quade said mail will get delivered no matter what. VOTE Glick Yes Goecke Yes Bryson Yes Walker Yes Werner-Quade Yes Mahurin Yes AMENDED MOTION PASSED. Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes -April 24, 1996 Page 12 VOTE -MAIN MOTION Glick Yes Goecke Bryson Yes Walker Werner-Quade Yes Mahurin Yes Yes Yes MOTION PASSED. 7. NEW BUSINESS a. PZ96-29 -Landscape/Site Plan Review - Gensel MOTION KAREN MAHURIN MOVED TO APPROVE OF PZ96-29 LANDSCAPE/SITE PLAN REVIEW. CAR GLICK SECONDED. There being no discussion Walker called for the vote. VOTE Glick Yes Goecke Yes Bryson Yes Walker Yes Werner-Quade Yes Mahurin Yes MOTION PASSED. b. Application for Lease -Lot 4, Block 5, Cook Inlet Industrial Park & ROW ~uL~IIL~li RON GOECKE MOVED FOR APPROVAL OFTHE APPLICATION FOR LEASE. KAREN MAHURIN SECONDED. Walker asked if this lease is a renewal of lease. La Shot said yes. The reason for the short term is because there is a dedicated ROW that goes through the property and there may be some point in the future we might use it. 1 VOTE Kenai'Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes -April 24, 1996 Page 13 Glick Yes Goecke Yes Bryson Yes Walker Yes Werner-Quade Yes Mahurin Yes MOTION PASSED. c. PZ96-30 Home Occupation Permit -Child Care - Carlough MOTION THERESA WERNER-QUADE MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF PZ96-30. KAREN MAHURIN SECONDED. La Shot said this is not a public hearing so there has been no response from citizens concerning this HOP. Walker asked if there is a HOP there already. La Shot said no. Walker stated it looks like there is also an area for sewing. The copy of the application being too light read, Woodford passed around the original application. It stated the applicant wishes to have child care and a sewing business also. It was discussed whether or not a HOP could have two businesses being operated under it. AMENDED MOTION RON GOECKE MOVED TO HOLD PZ96-30, HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT FOR CARLOUGH UNTIL ADMINISTRATION FURTHER RESEARCHES WHETHER OR NOT TWO BUSINESS CAN BE RUN UNDER ONE HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT. KAREN MAHURIN SECONDED. VOTE Glick Yes Goecke Yes Bryson Yes Walker Yes Werner-Quade Yes Mahurin Yes AMENDED MOTION PASSED TO HOLD OVER. d. PZ96-31 -Home Occupation Permit -Secretarial/Bookkeeping Service - Kautz Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes -April 24, 1996 Page 14 MOTION KAREN MAHURIN MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF PZ96-31, HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT, KAUTZ. RON GOECKE SECONDED. Mike Christian asked if there will be a large amount of traffic in and out of the home. Walker said only a small portion of the dwelling will be used for the business, the permit does not address traffic. Bryson said it appears to be a an on-going, part time operation, and the business will be subject to covenants. VOTE Glick Yes Goecke Yes Bryson Yes Walker Yes Werner-Quade Yes Mahurin Yes MOTION PASSED. 8. OLD BUSINESS a. Prime Residential Zone (Christian) Walker referred to La Shot's memo concerning the Prime Residential Zone. Bryson stated La Shot's projected values are reasonable. Bryson stated that he would support incorporating modifications to the RS-2 zone (which is not being used any where in the city) rather than making another zone. There was some confusion regarding incorporating the two together. Bryson stated he is not saying to drop the things requested in the RP zone, but to incorporate it with the RS-2 zone, or amend the RS-2 zone. Goecke said he would support having this type of zoning available to a developer if he/she desired to use it. Glick concurred stating the zone would need to be created and then fit it in where it is wanted. Mahurin requested this be issue be put on the agenda for the next meeting to be acted upon. Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes -April 24, 1996 Page 15 There was further discussion about RS-2 being modified, and also the fact that RS-2 is not being used in the city. Christian stated he would like to see this issue acted upon by the commission as soon as possible. Walker asked if there is a consensus to bring this back to the May 22, meeting for action. MOTION RON GOECKE MOVED TO BRING THE PRIME RESIDENTIAL ZONE ISSUE TO THE COMMISSION ON THE MAY 22, 1996 P&Z AGENDA FOR ACTION AND ASKED FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT. KAREN MAHURIN SECONDED. PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT. 9. CODE ENFORCEMENT ITEMS None 10. REPORTS a. Council -Smalley not present b. Borough Planning Bryson said the April 22, meeting had several items on the agenda. Borough streets, coastal zone management - Tustamena, the applicant is applying for a Corp permit and the borough found the application. to be in compliance with the costal zone management plan. The borough adopted a time restriction for planning commission meetings of 11:00 due to some late meetings. c. Administration La Shot reported there was some discussion among the TSH commission regarding the sign code, there was no quorum so it will be discussed at the next meeting. 11. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED J Christian asked why it took so long for their petition (PR Zone) to come up. He stated Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes -April 24, 1996 Page 16 they applied a year ago and also no petitioners were notified there was a meeting being held tonight. La Shot replied that we only received the fee for the application recently and the first petition was withdrawn. He also stated we are not required to notify petition signers. 12. INFORMATION ITEMS No discussion. 13. COMMISSION COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS Walker asked La Shot to check into the cab "cemetery" in Highland. La Shot stated he has and will follow up on it. Mahurin asked that the next agenda have under Discussion the purchase or trade of the Richka Park property for a buffer zone. Werner-Quade said she will speak to the Airport Manager/Commission regarding air traffic routes. Walker concurred that this does need to be done. Bryson had timed the speakers of the public hearing and said the average time was less than three minutes. 14. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Walker adjourned the meeting at 10:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Kathy Woodford, P.W. Admin. Assistant Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission ~ Minutes. -April 24, 1996 Page 16 they applied a year ago and also no petitioners were notified there was a meeting being held tonight. La Shot replied that we only received the fee for the application recently and the first petition was withdrawn. He also stated we are not required to notify petition signers. 12. INFORMATION ITEMS No discussion. 13. COMMISSION COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS Walker asked La Shot to check into the cab "cemetery" in Highland. La Shot stated he has and will follow up on it. Mahurin asked that the next agenda have under Discussion the purchase or trade of the Richka Park property for a buffer zone. Werner-Quade said she will speak to the Airport ManagerlCommission regarding air traffic routes. Walker concurred that this does need to be done. Bryson had timed the speakers of the public hearing and said the average time was less than three minutes. 14. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Walker adjourned the meeting at 10:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted by °, Kathy Woodf6rd, P.W. A n. Assistant