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Home My WebLink About1992-06-10 P&Z MinutesJ. KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION June 10, 1992 - 7:00 P.M. City Hall Council Chambers Chairman Art Graveley AGENDA 1. ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - May 27, 1992 4. -PLANNING a. Application for Lease - Lot 3, Block 4, General Aviation Apron - Erik Barnes 5. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD a. Judith Bittner - State Historic Preservation Officer Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation Office of Historical and Archeaology Preservation 6. PIIBLIC HEARINGS 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Townsite Historic Zone Ordinance 8. OLD BUSINESS 9. REPORTS a. City Council b. Borough Planning c. City Administration 10. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED 11. INFORMATION ITEMS 1. Appeal CUP - Davidson 2. Letter From KPB Regarding Comprehensive Plan 3. City Council Agenda 12. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS 13. ADJOURNMENT i ~-' RENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION June 10, 1992 - 7:00 P.M. City Hall Council Chambers Chairman Art Graveley ***MINUTES*** 1. ROLL CALL Present: Phil Bryson, Duane Bannock, Art Graveley, Bernard Landeis Absent: Kathy Scott, Saylor Rehm, Carl Glick Also Present: Judy Bittner, State Historic Preservation Officer Councilman Hal Smalley Kim Howard, Administrative Assistant Jack La Shot, City Engineer Loretta Harvey, Transcribing Secretary Graveley opened the meeting and asked that items two through five be skipped until a quorum was established. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - May 27, 1992 4. PLANNING a. Application for Lease - Lot 3, Block 4, General Aviation Apron - Erik Barnes Kim Howard reported that Mr. Barnes had leased this land 20 years ago and this was a renewal of that original lease. Since the lease process with the City has changed alot since the original lease the City is requiring Barnes submit a current lease. Graveley asked if the applicant meets all the present lease requirements? Howard replied yes and asked the Commission if they recommended approval of the lease application. MOTION: Bryson moved to recommend to Council approval of Application for Lease to Erik Barnes. Landeis seconded. VOTE: Bryson - Yes, Landeis - Yes, Bannock - Yes, Graveley - Yes KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION June 10, 1992 Page 2 5. PERSONS PRESENT SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD a. Judith Bittner - State Historic Preservation Officer Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation Office of Historical and Archaeology Preservation Bittner said that the State of Alaska has a State/Federal Program which provides funds at the Federal level which are matched by the State. Part of the programs responsibilities are to work with local governments to establish local preservation programs and Certified Local Governments. Graveley said that the main interest in the program for Kenai pertains to the Townsite Historic District. He then opened up the meeting to questions from the audience. Francis Meeks, Kenai Historical Society, said that he had been out of town and missed the public hearings on the rezone. He was concerned that the playground and area where the Fine Arts Gallery is would be left out of the TSH zone under the new boundaries. Claire Swan, Kenaitze Tribe, was concerned about the Native Culture being preserved within the zone. She felt the City should not just shrink the zone without forethought of the artifacts and heritage which may be lost forever. The tribe has been researching where artifacts were found and where they are presently. Dorothy McCard, Russian Orthodox Church, expressed concern about how this might impact the city. May 14th meeting public hearing, not one property owner objected to what they could do with their property. So she wondered why the zone needed to be reduced. She had talked to Chris Monfor about her concern over the size of the zone and Monfor was to have tabled the ordinance which allowed the rezone. When Monfor was not at the Council meeting the Ordinance was introduced. Mike Carpenter, property owner, also expressed concern about the size of the zone. He said he owns property right across from the church and was not notified. He felt the zone should remain as it is but the process of reviewing development should be clarified. Graveley explained that public hearing notices had been sent, howver, upon further review of the code it was found that legally the city did not need to send notices, they only needed to be posted in three places. Bittner said it is important for a community to discuss and decide what needs to be protected in an historic area. The area needs to remain large enough to provide an adequate buffer for historic sites. It is also important to do an inventory of all sites to KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION June 10, 1992 Page 3 insure that new development and improvements to existing developments remain consistent with historic features. Bittner presented a slide program about becoming a Certified Local Government, (CLG). To become a CLG the City of Kenai would have to do four things: 1. Pass a local landmark ordinance. 2. Establish a historic preservation with individuals qualified in history, archaeology, and architecture. 3. Maintain a system for the survey and inventory of historic sites. 4. Provide for public participation in the historic preservation program, including the process of recommending properties for the National Register of Historic Places. After review and approval of a local government's program by the State Historic Office and the National Park Service, a community is certified. Nine cities in Alaska are presently CLG's. Each of these cities used there grant monies in different ways. The idea behind CLG's is to enhance and preserve the unique history of each city. Swan asked the difference between archaeology and historic preservation? She was also concerned how historic sites are identified. Something that may be historic to one person may not be historic to someone else. Bittner said that archeological resources are underground, such as buried artifacts, etc. A survey could be done to see where archeological resources are located. Smalley asked Bittner if she was familiar with the Kaspirsin Study, which did a fairly good job of identifying historic sites in the TSH zone. Bannock said he felt that the present ordinance needed revision. He asked Bittner if she could review the ordinance and make recommendations which would clarify this section. Bittner said she could help the city with the process of redefining the TSH zone code. KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION June 10, 1992 Page 4 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Townsite Historic Zone Ordinance Graveley asked if Judy Bittner could attend a work session after the P & Z meeting June 24th. With Bittner's concurrence the work session for the TSH zone was set for June 24th, immediately following the P & Z meeting. 8. OLD BUSINESS 9. REPORTS a. City Council Smalley reported on the following agenda items: H-3. Ordinance No. 1499-92 - Amending the Official City of Kenai Zoning Map for Certain Lands Described as Portion of Section 5 & 6, TSN, R11W, Townsite Historic Zone. Introduced. The Public Hearing on this item will be at the June 17th, Council meeting. The Committee which is working on an indoor ice rink in Kenai, has identified land neat Kenai Central High School, which presently belongs to the State. The State is considering assigning this land to the Borough and then the Borough would consider giving the piece to the City. Presently, it appears the rink could be built for approximately $1 million. The City of Kenai recently won the designation as an All America City. The City was represented by a delegation from Kenai, and was chosen for the hometown atmosphere represented by this group. Graveley wish to commend the All American City Delegation for the tremendous effort and work that went into this project. b. Borough Planning Commission Bryson reported that the Commission had begun review of the mooring buoys in the Kenai River. c. City Administration LaShot presented the plan for the proposed K-Mart. The building will be approximately 164,000 SF, and is expected to be open in the Fall of 1993. ,. KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION June 10, 1992 Page 5 10. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED 11. INFORMATION ITEMS 1. Appeal CUP - Davidson 2. Letter From KPB Regarding Comprehensive Plan 3. City Council Agenda 12. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS 13. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at approximately 9:00 p.m. Res tfu ly submitted, oretta H ey, Transcribing Secretary