HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 3510-2026Sponsored by: Administration
Amended by
KN AI Ordinance No. 3510-2026 Substitute
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 3510-2026
AN ORDINANC AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY REZONING THE PROPERTY AT
10060 KENAI SP HIGHWAY FROM CONSERVATION TO SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL ZONING
DISTRICT.
WHEREAS, the property I cated at 10060 Kenai Spur Highway and known as Kenai Peninsula Borough
Parcel number 04501057 is urrently zoned as Conservation (C); and,
WHEREAS, Kenai Municipal%de 14.20.070 provides the intention of the Conservation Zone is to
preserve open areas andaswheds and wildlife reserves reserve lands for aircraft approach zones
and other airport related uses; and,
WHEREAS, the City applied to the Fe ral Aviation Administration (FAA) Alaska Region for a deed of
release to remove FAA restrictions on the 1-acre parcel located east of the airport; and,
WHEREAS, the Deed of Release was appro ed by the FAA removing the aforementioned restrictions
and was recorded on September 15, 2025; and,
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that upland porti ns of the larger parcel may be desirable for new
residential development near existing subdivisions; a
WHEREAS, the City of Kenai is initiating an amendmen o the Kenai Official Zoning Map through the
Kenai Planning &Zoning Commission in accordance with K C Section 14.20.270(b)(1)(B) -Amendment
procedures; and,
WHEREAS, the area proposed to be rezoned is much larger than he minimum of one acre required for
a rezone; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance is not su tantially the same as any other
unapproved proposed amendment submitted within the previous nine (9) onths; and,
WHEREAS, the rezone is consistent with the Imagine Kenai 2030 Comprehen Ye Plan and largely aligns
with the Land Use Plan and addresses Goal 3 — Land Use: Develop land use ategies to implement a
forward -looking approach to community growth and development; and,
WHEREAS, at their regularly scheduled meeting held on February 25, 2026, the Cit of Kenai Planning
and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the rezone, but recommended th property to be
rezoned to Rural Residential 1 (RR1) instead of Suburban Residential as proposed by Administration.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, AL�SKA, AS
FOLLOWS: \
Section 1. Amendment of City of Kenai Official Zoning Map: That City of Kenai, Official Zonin Map
is hereby amended as follows: Rezone parcel 04501057 (10060 Kenai Spur Highway) from Conserva "on
(C) to Suburban Residential zoning district.
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S ction 2. Severability: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any
per on or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall
be co fined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved in all controversy in
which t is judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder
of this titl or application thereof to other persons or circumstances. The City Council hereby declares
that it wou 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 C %UNCCIIL THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026.
Henry H. Knackstedt, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michelle M. Saner, MMC, City Clerk
Introduced: March 18, 2026
Amended by Substitute: May 6, 2026
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