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Home My WebLink About2009-03-11 Planning & Zoning Minutes1. CALL TO ORDER: a. Roll Call b. Agenda Approval c. Consent Agenda d. *Excused Absences 2. *APPROVAL OF MINUTES: a. *February 25, 2009 CITY OF KENAI PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS March 11, 2009 7:00 p.m. *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. 3. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT: (10 Minutes) 4. CONSIDERATION OF PLATS: a. PZ09 -13 Kenai Cemetery Expansion (A replat of Government Lots 123, 173 174.) Plat submitted by Integrity Surveys, 8195 Kenai Spur Highway, Kenai, Alaska. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (Testimony limited to 3 minutes per speaker.) 6. OLD BUSINESS: a. PZ09 -03 A resolution of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Kenai, Alaska, recommending to the Council the enactment of KMC 14.20.255 establishing a process for the regulation and establishment and placement of communications towers within- the City -of Kenai- and amending the Land -Use Table- in -KMC- 14.22.0 1 0_to- provide that communications towers /antennas are a conditional use in the CMU zone. Discussion. (Postponed from January 28 and February 25, 2009.) 7. NEW BUSINESS: a. Alaska Historical Commission Geographic Name Proposal Discussion/Recommendation 8. PENDING ITEMS: a. PZ07 -25 Recommending Council enact KMC 9.10.015 to require dumpsters be screened on at least three sides. 9. REPORTS: a. City Council b. Borough Planning c. Administration 10. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED: (3 Minutes) 11. INFORMATION ITEMS: a. 2008 Annual Report Conditional Use Permits b. "Zoning Bulletin" 1/25/09 c. Kenai River Center Permit Application Mack Padgett 12. COMMISSION COMMENTS QUESTIONS: 13. ADJOURNMENT: CITY OF KENAI PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION MARCH 11, 2009 7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CHAIR JEFF TWAIT, PRESIDING MINUTES ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER Chair Twait called the meeting to order at approximately 7:00 p.m. 1 -a. Roll Call Roll was confirmed as follows: Commissioners present: Commissioners absent: Staff /Council Liaison present: J. Twait, P. Bryson, K. Rogers, J. Brookman, K. Koester, S. Romain R. Wells (excused with lay down) City Planner M. Kebschull, Council Member R. Molloy A quorum was present. 1 -b. Agenda Approval Commissioner Bryson read the following changes to the agenda: ADD: MOTION: 1 -d. Excused Absences 4 -a. PZ09 -13 Letter from R. Wells Aerial photograph Drawing by P. Bryson Commissioner Bryson MOVED to approve the agenda with the above mentioned lay downs_ and_ Commissioner Romain SECONDED_the. motion. _There_were_no._objections. SO ORDERED. 1 -c. Consent Agenda MOTION: Commissioner Romain MOVED to approve the consent agenda and Commissioner Brookman SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. 1 -d. *Excused Absences Approved by consent agenda. Twait YES. Bryson YES Rogers YES Brookman YES Koester YES Romain YES Wells EXCUSED *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. ITEM 2: *APPROVAL OF MINUTES February 25, 2009 Approved by consent agenda. ITEM 3: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT None ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF PLATS 4 -a. PZ09 -13 Kenai Cemetery Expansion (A replat of Government Lots 123, 173 174.) Plat submitted by Integrity Surveys, 8195 Kenai Spur Highway, Kenai, Alaska. Kebschull reviewed the staff report included in the packet, noting a cemetery would require a conditional use permit. Twait opened the meeting to public hearing. There being no comments, the public hearing was closed. MOTION: Commissioner Bryson MOVED to approve PZ09 -13 including staff comments. Commissioner Brookman SECONDED the motion. Commissioner comments included: The high pressure gas line in the area was a concern. The slope of the lot was an issue. It was suggested Administration vacate the easement lines along First and Second Avenue and Float Plane Road. MOTION TO AMEND: Commissioner Bryson MOVED to add the surveyor show the high pressure gas line and easements on the plat. Commissioner Romain SECONDED the motion. VOTE ON AMENDMENT: PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MARCH 11, 2009 PAGE 2 Twait YES Bryson YES Rogers YES Brookman YES Koester YES Romain YES Wells EXCUSED Twait YES Bryson YES Rogers YES Brookman YES Koester YES Romain YES Wells EXCUSED MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. VOTE ON MOTION AS AMENDED: MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 5: ITEM 6: 6 -a. PZ09 -03 Discussion A resolution of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Kenai, Alaska, recommending to the Council the enactment of KMC 14.20.255 establishing a process for the regulation and establishment and placement of communications towers within the City of Kenai and amending the Land Use Table in KMC 14.22.010 to provide that communications towers /antennas are a conditional use in the CMU zone. (Postponed from January 28 and February 25, 2009.) Kebschull reported she did not have a revised draft resolution and would set a work session to discuss the revision at a future date. ITEM 7: NEW BUSINESS 7 -a. Discussion /Recommendation Alaska Historical Commission Geographic Name Proposal Kebschull reviewed the memorandum included in the packet, noting the creek had a Dena'ina name and recommended the Commission support the Kenaitze request to maintain the tribal name. MOTION: Commissioner Romain MOVED to recommend supporting the Kenaitze request and support the Tribe's request to keep the creek's name as "Shk'ituk'tnu." Commissioner Bryson SECONDED the motion. VOTE: PUBLIC HEARINGS None OLD BUSINESS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MARCH 11, 2009 PAGE 3 Twait YES Bryson YES Rogers YES Brookman YES Koester YES Romain YES Welts EXCUSED MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 8: PENDING ITEMS 8 -a. PZ07 -25 Recommending Council enact KMC 9.10.015 to require dumpsters be screened on at least three sides. A brief discussion took place on removing PZ07 -25 from the pending items on the agenda. The resolution had been tabled at the July 11, 2007 meeting. MOTION: Commissioner Brookman MOVED to remove PZ07 -25 from the pending items on the agenda. Commissioner Bryson SECONDED the motion. VOTE: MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 9: REPORTS 9 -a. City Council Council Member Molloy reviewed the City Council action agenda items from the March 4, 2009. 9 -b. Borough Planning Bryson reviewed the March 9, 2009 Borough Planning Commission meeting agenda. 9 -c. Administration Kebschull reported a building permit had been issued for the cell tower behind Stanley Chrysler. ITEM 10: PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED None ITEM 11: INFORMATION ITEMS 11 -a. 2008 Annual Report Conditional Use Permits 11 -b. "Zoning Bulletin" 1/25/09 11 -c. Kenai River Center Permit Application Mack Padgett ITEM 12: COMMISSION COMMENTS QUESTIONS None PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MARCH 11, 2009 PAGE 4 ITEM 13: ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Commissioner Romain MOVED to adjourn and Commissioner Brookman SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:30 p.m. Min tes prepared and submitted by: Corene Hall, Deputy City Clerk PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING MARCH 11, 2009 PAGE 5