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Home My WebLink About2001-01-10 Planning & Zoning Minutes- ~ CITY OF KENAI { PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS January 10, 2001 - 7:00 p.m. htt ://www.ci.kenai.ak.us 1. CALL TO ORDER: a. Roll Call b. Agenda Approval c. Approval of Minutes: December 2T, 2000 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. PZO1-O1 A resolution of the Planning and Zoning Commission recommending to the Council of the city of Kenai, Alaska, that the current sign code, KMC 14.20.220 be repealed and replaced with a new KMC 14.20.220. 5. OLD BUSINESS: 6. NEW BUSINESS: 7. PENDING ITEMS: 8. CODE ENFORCEMENT: 9. REPORTS: a. City Council b. Borough Planning c. Administration 10. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED: 11. INFORMATION ITEMS: ~ a. "Zoning Bulletin" -December 24, 2000 ` b. Planning Commission Yearly Report c. Building Permits Yearly Report 12. COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS: 13. ADJOURNMENT: CITY OF KENAI PLANNING 8a ZONING COMMISSION KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS JANUARY 10, 2001 7:00 p.rn. CHAIR CAR CLICK, PRESIDING MINUTES ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER Chairman Carl Glick called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 1-a. Roll Call -- Roll was taken as follows: Members Present: Carl Glick, Phil Bryson, Barb Nord, Donald Erwin, Mike Morse, Amy Jackman Members Absent: Ron Goecke Others Present: Mayor John Williams, Councilman Duane Bannock, Administrative Assistant Marilyn Kebschull, Contract Secretary Barb Roper 1-b. Agenda Approval MOTION: Commissioner Bryson MOVED to approve the agenda adding the lay down items provided prior to the meeting and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Commissioner Morse SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. 1-c. Approval of Minutes: December 27, 2000 MOTION: Commissioner Jackman MOVED to approve the minutes of December 27, 2000 and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Commissioner Nord SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. 1-d. Consent Agenda -There were no items on the consent agenda. ITEM 2: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT -- None ITEM 3: CONSIDERATION OF PLATS -- None ITEM 4: PUBLIC HEARINGS 4-a. PZ01-01--A resolution of the Planning and Zoning Commission recommending to the Council of the City of Kenai, Alaska, that the current sign code, KMC 14.20.220 be repealed and replaced with a new KMC 14.20.220. -~ MOTION: Commissioner Jackman MOVED to approve PZ-O1-01 and Commissioner Morse SECONDED the motion. There were public comments. Kebschull drew attention to the item provided prior to the meeting which consisted of recommended changes to the sign code that would address the concerns expressed by Councilman Bannock at the last meeting. Bannock indicated the memo was a result of a conversation he had with Attorney Graves. Bannock added, the recommendation is to remove the last sentence in paragraph three of the proposed sign code and add a new paragraph 11 to state "The City of Kenai may erect on premises public informational signs as otherwise allowed in this section. City of Kenai off-premises public informational signs or public informational signs not otherwise in compliance with this section may be allowed by variance under KMC 14.20.180. For purposes of this section, legal notices, or signs directing or regulating pedestrian or vehicular traffic or public safety signs are not considered public informational signs. "' MOTION TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION: Commissioner Nord MOVED to amend the main motion by removing the last sentence in paragraph three and replacing it with a new paragraph 11. Commissioner Erwin SECONDED the motion. After some general discussion it was noted other governmental agencies were not addressed in the new paragraph. It was noted this was an oversight and the first sentence would read, "The City of Kenai may erect or may allow another governmental agency to erect informational signs..." Commissioner Nord added this change to her amendment. VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT: B son Yes Erwin Yes Goecke Absent Nord Yes Morse Yes Jackman Yes Glick Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Discussion took place on haw signs in disrepair were addressed in the sign code. After discussion it was determined the issue was appropriately addressed in Item 6 of the General Requirements. VOTE ON THE MAIN AMENDED MOTION: PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING JANUARY 10, 2001 PAGE 2 _1 Erwin Yes Goecke Absent Nord Yes Morse Yes Jackman Yes B son Yes Glick Yes MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 5: OLD BUSINESS -- None ITEM 6: NEW BUSINESS -- Nane ITEM 7: PENDING ITEMS -- None ITEM S: CODE ENFORCEMENT -- None ITEM 9: REPORTS 9-a. City Council -- Councilman Bannock reported on the council action agenda included in the packet. 9-b. Borough Planning -- Commissioner Bryson reported on the agenda included in the packet. ~ 9-c. Administration -- KebschuIl reported the following: • The yearly report was included in the packet. • Announced aone-day planning workshop is scheduled for February 16 in Anchorage and asked if there were any commissioners interested in attending. Commissioners Nord, Morse, and Jackman expressed interest in attending. Kebschull also noted the cost of the workshop is $50.00 and included lunch. Because no funds were included in the Planning budget for these costs, she would request funding from Council. ITEM 10: PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED -- None ITEM 11: INFORMATION ITEMS 11-a. "Zoning Bulletin" -December 24, 2000 11-b. Planning Commission Yearly Report 11-c. Building Permits Yearly Report ITEM 12: COMMISSION COMMENTS 8a QUESTIONS PLANNING 8s ZONING COMMISSION MEETING JANUARY 10, 2001 PAGE 3 1 ITEM 13: ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Commissioner Jackman MOVED for adjournment. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Barbara L. Roper, C n ract Secretary PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING JANUARY 10, 2001 PAGE 4