HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-05-13 Planning & Zoning Minutes1. CALL TO ORDER:
a. Roll Call
b. Agenda Approval
c. Consent Agenda
d. *Excused Absences
CITY OF KENAI
PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
May 13, 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.
2. *APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
a. *April 22, 2009
3. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT: (10 Minutes)
4. CONSIDERATION OF PLATS:
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: (Testimony limited to 3 minutes per speaker.)
6. OLD BUSINESS:
7. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Lease Application Kenai Hangar, LLC/ Lot 11, Block 1, F.B.O. Subdivision a
Portion of Lot 10, Block 1, F.B.O. Subdivision Discussion/Recommendation.
b. Lease Amendment Dan O. Pitts Lot lA and Lot 2A1, F.B.O. Subdivision
Discussion/Recommendation.
8. PENDING ITEMS:
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 14.22.010 to provide
that communications towers /antennas are a conditional use in the CMU zone.
b. PZ09 -19 A resolution of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Kenai,
Alaska, recommending to the Council that the following sections of Kenai Municipal
Code by amended: 1) KMC 14.25.040(b) by requiring a six -foot high wooden fence or
masonry wall be constructed to shield between residential and commercial uses; 2) KMC
14.25.045 by providing that property adjacent to residential zones should provide ingress
and egress to route traffic away from residential streets and providing that some
development may be required to provide frontal roads; and 3) KMC 14.25.070 by
providing a mechanism to apply for variances.
c. PZ09 -18 A resolution of the Planning Zoning Commission of the City of Kenai,
Alaska, recommending to the Council that Title 14 be amended to establish the MAPS
Special Zoning District and various parts of the Kenai Zoning Code be amended by
adding the provisions to encompass the new zone.
9. REPORTS:
a. City Council
b. Borough Planning
c. Administration
Amendment to KMC 14.15 Numbering Buildings
Amendment to KMC 14 Establishing KMC 14.20.255 Regulation Placement of
Communication Towers within the City of Kenai
10. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED: (3 Minutes)
11. INFORMATION ITEMS:
a. "Zoning Bulletin" March 25, 2009
12. COMMISSION COMMENTS QUESTIONS:
13. ADJOURNMENT:
ITEM 1:
MOTION:
1 -c.
MOTION:
Approved by consent agenda.
CITY OF KENAI
PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION
MAY 13, 2009
7:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CHAIR JEFF TWAIT, PRESIDING
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Twait called the meeting to order at approximately 7:02 p.m.
1 a. Roll Call
Roll was confirmed as follows:
Commissioners present:
Commissioners absent:
Staff /Council Liaison present:
A quorum was present.
1 b. Agenda Approval
The following additions were noted:
ADD TO: 9 c. Limited Commercial Zone Personal Services
11 b. "The Commissioner" Spring 2009
Commissioner Bryson MOVED to approve the consent agenda and Commissioner
Brookman SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED.
Consent Agenda
Commissioner Wells MOVED to approve the agenda including the lay downs and
Commissioner Bryson SECONDED the motion, There wfle_no._objections. SO
ORDERED.
1 -d. *Excused Absences
MINUTES
K. Koester, R. Wells, J. Twait, P. Bryson, K. Rogers,
G. Brookman
S. Romain
City Planner M. Kebschull, Council Member
R. Molloy
Koester
YES
Romain
ABSENT
Wells
YES
Twait
YES
Bryson
RECUSED
Rogers
YES
Brookman
YES
ITEM 2: *APPROVAL OF MINUTES April 22, 2009
Approved by consent agenda.
ITEM 3: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT None
ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF PLATS None
ITEM 5: PUBLIC HEARINGS None
ITEM 6: OLD BUSINESS None
ITEM 7: NEW BUSINESS
7 a. Discussion /Recommendation Lease Application Kenai Hangar,
LLC/ Lot 11, Block 1, F.B.O. Subdivision a Portion of Lot 10, Block 1,
F.B.O. Subdivision.
Kebschull reviewed the staff report included in the packet, noting the lease met the
Airport Land Use Plan, the Comprehensive Plan, Zoning and Future Airport
Developments.
MOTION:
Commissioner Brookman MOVED to recommend approval of the lease and
Commissioner Rogers SECONDED the motion.
Commissioner Bryson recused himself as the lease would come before the Borough
Planning Commission.
VOTE:
MOTION. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
7 b. Discussion /Recommendation Lease Amendment Dan O. Pitts Lot
lA and Lot 2A1, F.B.O. Subdivision.
Kebschull reviewed the staff report included in the packet, noting an eight -foot high
sight obscuring fence needed to be built around the storage yard.
MOTION:
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Koester
YES
Romain
ABSENT
Wells
YES
Twait
YES
Bryson
YES
Rogers
YES
Brookman
YES
Commissioner Wells MOVED to recommend approval of the lease amendment
including staff recommendations and Commissioner Brookman SECONDED the
motion.
VOTE:
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
ITEM 8:
PENDING ITEMS
8 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 14.22.010 to provide
that communications towers /antennas are a conditional use in the CMU
zone.
8 b. PZ09 19 A resolution of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the
City of Kenai, Alaska, recommending to the Council that the following
sections of Kenai Municipal Code by amended: 1) KMC 14.25.040(b) by
requiring a six -foot high wooden fence or masonry wall be constructed to
shield between residential and commercial uses; 2) KMC 14.25.045 by
providing that property adjacent to residential zones should provide
ingress and egress to route traffic away from residential streets and
providing that some development may be required to provide frontal
roads; and 3) KMC 14.25.070 by providing a mechanism to apply for
variances.
8 c. PZ09 18 A resolution of the Planning Zoning Commission of the City
of Kenai, Alaska, recommending to the Council that Title 14 be amended
to establish the MAPS Special Zoning District and various parts of the
Kenai Zoning Code- -be- amended -by- adding -the- provisions to encompass
the new zone.
ITEM 9: REPORTS
9 a. City Council Council Member Molloy reviewed the action agenda
items of the May 6, 2009 Council meeting.
9 b. Borough Planning Bryson reviewed the agendas of the April 27 and
May 11, 2009 Borough Planning Commission meetings.
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9 c. Administration Kebschull reviewed a draft ordinance on numbering
buildings that would make the city consistent with the Emergency 911 system;
reviewed a draft cell tower ordinance and scheduled a work session for May 27, 2009;
noted Administration was considering an ordinance on regulation wind turbine
placement; and, presented the subscription of "The Commissioner" for their review.
ITEM 10: PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED None
ITEM 11: INFORMATION ITEMS
11 a. "Zoning Bulletin" March 25, 2009
11 b. "The Commissioner" Spring 2009 (added as a lay down at the
beginning of the meeting.
ITEM 12: COMMISSION COMMENTS QUESTIONS
Koester None
Brookman Noted he would be absent from the June 10, 2009 meeting.
Welts None
Bryson Noted he would be absent from both June 2009 meetings.
Rogers None
Twait Noted he would be absent from the May 27, 2009 meeting.
ITEM 13:
MOTION:
ADJOURNMENT
Commissioner Bryson 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 7:36 p.m.
Minutes prepared and submitted by:
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Corene Hall, Deputy City Clerk
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