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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPZ06-40~.~\ tlre'clty of CITY OF KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. PZ06-40 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, RECOMMENDING TO THE COUNCIL THAT THE KENAI ZONING CODE AT KMC 14.20.150 BE AMENDED TO PREVENT THE SAME OR SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATIONS FROM BEING CONSIDERED BY THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MORE THAN ONCE IN ANY NINE MONTH PERIOD. WHEREAS, currently under KMC 14.20.150 an unsuccessful applicant for a conditional use permit may reapply for the same or a substantially similar permit immediately after being turned down by the Planning & Zoning Commission or the Board of Adjustment; and WHEREAS, allowing reapplication soon after being turned down for a conditional use permit that is the same or substantially similar places an undue burden on the public wishing to participate in the permit process; and WHEREAS, a nine (9) month moratorium on reapplication for the same or a substantially similar permit will ease the undue burden on the public while allowing reapplication within a reasonable time; and WHEREAS, an applicant may still reapply within the nine (9) month period if the subsequent application is not substantially similar to the previously rejected application; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Kenai to enact a nine (9) month moratorium on submittal of the same or substantially similar conditional use permits; NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA recommends that KMC 14.20.150(j) be added to read: (j) A proposed conditional use permit shall not be considered if a substantially similar conditional use permit has been considered and denied within the nine (9) months immediatel~preceding_ PASSED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 14th day of June, 2006. ~j-',~ ~~ L--~ CH AN AT ° T: ~J~ /n