HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 3494-2025Sponsored by: Administration
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 3494-2025
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY REZONING SEVEN LOTS AND ONE
TRACT TO URBAN RESIDENTIAL AND TWO TRACTS TO SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL ALONG
REDOUBT AVENUE, FROM 4T" STREET TO FLOATPLANE ROAD.
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai received a rezone application from the majority of property owners of the
area to be rezoned in accordance with KMC Section 14.20.270 Amendment procedures; and,
WHEREAS, the area proposed to be rezoned extends adjacent zoning boundaries; and,
WHEREAS, the property owners of the seven lots and three tracts subject to the rezone have been
contacted by the Planning Department and do not object to the proposed rezoning; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed rezone would eliminate the need for Conditional Use Permits for current
residential developments either operating or under construction at the time of this Resolution; and,
WHEREAS, City utilities are available along this corridor and being extended as development occurs;
and,
WHEREAS, the proposed rezone would allow for future higher density residential development by
allowing for smaller individual lot sizes after a future subdivision; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance is not substantially the same as any other
unapproved proposed amendment submitted within the previous nine (9) months; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a duly advertised public hearing, following
requirements outlined in KMC 14.20.280 for public hearings and notifications; and,
WHEREAS, the rezone is consistent with the Imagine Kenai 2030 Comprehensive Plan and aligns with
the Land Use Plan and addresses Goal 3 — Land Use: Develop land use strategies to implement a
forward -looking approach to community growth and development; and,
WHEREAS, at their regularly scheduled meeting held on October 22, 2025, the City of Kenai Planning
and Zoning Commission voted to recommend the subject properties be rezoned as proposed below.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Amendment of City of Kenai Official Zoning Map: That City of Kenai, Official Zoning Map
is hereby amended as follows:
Parcel # Physical Lot Size Lepal Description Zoning
Address acres
2398 Redoubt Lot 1, Block 1, Mommsens
03913001 Ave 0.23 Subdivision 1988 Addition [RS] RU
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03913002
2396 Redoubt
0.31
Lot 2, Block 1, Mommsens
[RS] RU
Ave
Subdivision 1988 Addition
03913003
2394 Redoubt
0'29
Lot 3, Block 1, Mommsens
[RS] RU
Ave
Subdivision 1988 Addition
03901063
2392 Redoubt
1.22
Lot 1, Kenai Meadows
[RR] RU
Avenue
Subdivision
03901064
2390 Redoubt
1.21
Lot 2, Kenai Meadows
[RR] RU
Avenue
Subdivision
03901068
2200 Redoubt
0'99
Lot 3, Kenai Meadows
[RR] RU
Avenue
Subdivision, Addition No. 1
03901069
2150 Redoubt
1.32
Lot 4, Kenai Meadows
[RR] RU
Avenue
Subdivision, Addition No. 1
03901067
None
69.58
Tract Al, Kenai Meadows
[RR] RS
Subdivision, Addition No. 1
04101016 1620 Redoubt 10.61 Tract 2, Parson's Homestead No. 2 [RR] RS
Avenue
1000 Redoubt SE 1/4, T 6N, R 11W, Section 30,
04101002 Avenue 160.19 Seward Meridian [RR] RU
Section 2. Severability: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any
person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall
be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved in all controversy in
which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder
of this title or application thereof to other persons or circumstances. The City Council hereby declares
that it would have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even without such part, provision, or
application.
Section 3. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f), this ordinance shall take.effect 30 days
after enactment.
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS 19T" DAY NOVFMBFR,
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Introduced: November 5, 2025
Enacted: November 19, 2025
Effective: December 19, 2025
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Knackstedt and Council Members
THROUGH: Terry Eubank, City Manager
FROM: Kevin Buettner, Planning Director
DATE: October 30, 2025
SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 3494-2025 - Amending the Official Zoning Map by Rezoning
Seven Lots and One Tract to Urban Residential and Two Tracts to Suburban
Residential Along Redoubt Avenue, from 4th Street to Floatplane Road.
Multiple property owners want to rezone a total of ten parcels/properties along the north side of
Redoubt Avenue. Currently, zones are Rural Residential (RR) and Suburban Residential (RS).
The purpose of the rezone is to allow for higher density development in the future, as well as
expand the number of principal permitted uses. The rezone will allow minimum lot sizes to be
greatly reduced, as well as allow for the construction of larger multi -family dwellings without the
need for Conditional Use Permits. Development in this area, which has access (or is planned to
have access) to City water and wastewater, is projected to be higher -density, similar to
development patterns already seen in neighboring subdivisions. The rezone will also align the
subject properties with the surrounding zoning districts and the Land Use Map in the
Comprehensive Plan.
There will be no non -conforming uses created by the completion of this rezoning effort.
The Comprehensive Plan supports this rezoning in the following identified goal:
Goal 3 — Land Use: Develop land use strategies to implement a forward -looking
approach to community growth and development.
• LU-3: Review existing zoning and subdivision codes to determine if they
address current and future land uses adequately.
Thank you for your consideration.
Attachments
Location Map
Proposed Zoning Map
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