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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-08-11 P&Z MinutesKENAI PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AUC'iST 11, 1976 CITY MANAGER'S OFFIL. 7: 00 P.M. BETTY GLICK, CHAIRMAN 1. ROLL CALL Present: Ron Malston, Nick Miller, Cliff Heus and Betty Glick Absent: Roland Raymond and Mike Hamrick Ex- Officio Member Present: Ed Ambarian Others Present: Phillip Aber, Acting City Manager and Howard Hackney, City Inspector 2. AGENDA APPROVAL MOTION: Mr. Malston moved, seconded by Mr. Miller, for approval of the agenda of the August 11, 1976 meeting with the correction that the reconsideration of the amendment to River Bend Sand and Gravel's conditional use permit be Item 3, moving all other items down. Motion passed unanimously. 3. RECONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO EXTRACT GRAVEL IN A RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE: RIVER BEND SAND AND GRAVEL, INC The Planning Commission had requested that Mr. Phillip Aber of the City Administration attend this meeting to give information regarding Mr. Bob Borgen's statement that Mr. Aber had given approval of his amendment prior to the time the drainage ditch was dug on his property. The Commission had also requested that Mrs. Horton obtain the City Attorney's recommendations regarding reconsideration of approval. of the amendment. The amendment was unanimously approved at the June 28, 1976 meeting by the Commission. Mrs. Horton read a letter to the Commission members from Janis Williams, City Attorney, which stated that decisions of this nature should be carefully weighed before a final decision is made and recommended that the Commission uphold their first decision in the matter. Chairman Glick advised Mr. Aber that Mr. Borgen of River Bend Sand and Gravel, Inc. had stated that he had approved the drainage ditch on his property priorto approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Aber stated that Mr. Borgen had come to the City offices and advised that he was considering changing his permit. Mr. Aber stated that he informed Mr. Borgen that he would have to amend his original permit to allow for the ditch and would need to submit a drawing with the proposed ditch for the Commission's review. Mr. Aber stated that as the ditch is nniNru rx,A1NNx1V0 ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING. AUGTTST 11, 1976 (Item 3 continued) now constructed,it will not actually drain Mr. Borgen's property. The only way that the ditch will drain his property is if he runs a conduit to the Kenai River. Mrs. Horton advised that the City Attorney felt that the only way the amendment could be revoked would be if Mr. Borgen was in some way in non compliance with the Natural Resource Extraction Ordinance. Chairman Glick asked if the Commission would like to review the Ordinance to see if Mr. Borgen was in non compliance. The Commission decided to uphold their first decision in this regard. Chairman Glick stated that the Commission should perhaps weigh their decisions more carefully in the future. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JULY 28, 1976 MOTION: Mr. Malston moved, seconded by Mr. Heus, for approval of the minutes of the July 28, 1976 meeting of the Commission as distributed. Motion passed unanimously. 5. OLD BUSINESS A. Kenai Peninsula Oilers Association Development Plan Mr. Aber stated that the Planning and Zoning Commission had been requested by the Council to come up with ideas for the development of the 40 acres leased by the Oilers for their new baseball park. It was entirely up to the City as to how this land would be utilized. According to the lease agreement with the Oilers, the City will set out guidelines each season as to what improvements they would like to see made on the property, The Oilers are required to make an in -kind contribution of $600.00 each year. Mr. Aber stated that they must furnish the recommendations to the Oilers prior to May 1st of each year. Chairman Glick stated that she would like for this item to be on the next agenda of the Commission to enable the Commission to come up with ideas for the development of this property. 6. NEW BUSINESS A. (This item was tabled until such time as Mr. O'Connor or Mr. Dean could be present to give the Commission additional information) 13. Penny Lane Subdivision: Preliminary /Final Plat Motion: Mr. Miller moved, seconded by Mr. Malston, that the Commission recommend to the Borough Planning Zoning Commission approval of the preliminary /final plat of Penny Lane Subdivision with the following recommendations: PAGE 2 KENAI PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AU- 'ST 11, 1976 (Item 6 -B, continued) 1. That the utility easements as requested by HEA be shown. 2. That the location of the existing water and sewer lines on Tinker Lane be shown. 3. That the adjacent property ownership be shown. 4. That the proposed land use be shown. 5. That all owners of record sign the plat. Motion passed unanimously. C. Nicolai Subdivision: Preliminary /Final Plat Motion: Mr. Heus moved, seconded by Mr. Malston, that the Commission recommend approval of the preliminary /final plat of Nicolai Subdivision to the Borough Planning and Zoning Commission with the following recommendations: PAGE 3 1. That the recommendations of the Borough Planning and Zoning Commission be complied with. 2. That the existing water and sewer lines on Peninsula Street be shown. 3. That all owners of record sign the plat. 4. That the building setbacks be shown. 5. That the utility easements as requested by HEA be shown. 6. That the adjacent property ownership be shown. 7. That the planned land use be shown. 8. That all existing buildings be shown on the plat. 9. That a note be made on the plat stating that this subdivision could not be resubdivided into four lots unless the two lots fronting Cook Street were served by water and sewer from Cook Street. 10. That #6 of the Borough's recommendations could not be complied with regarding a 25 foot building setback from Peninsula Street and Cook Street due to existing buildings which are closer than the 25 foot minimum. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. The Commission requested that Mrs. Horton contact the Borough and explain #10 of the recommendations on this plat. There are existing buildings which are 10 feet from the property line, due to an error made when issuing the building permits for construction of these buildings. D. Revision of Quandt Tract "A" Subdivision: Preliminary /Final Plat Chairman Glick read the Borough's recommendations on the submitted plat. The plat is being resubmitted because of incorrect data supplied on the original plat. Motion: Mr. Malston moved, seconded by Mr. Miller, that the Commission recommend to the Borough Planning Zoning Commission approval of the Revision of Quandt Tract "A" Subdivision, preliminary /final plat with ...w,.. 1.1.111N IN LINtl a o v MIN tT VVWVIMV11bbIUNV REGULARMEETING AUGUST 11, 1976 (Item 6 -D, continued) Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. E. Review of application for lease of Lot 10, Section 4, Township 5 North, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian and portions of Lots 1 and 2 of U.S. Survey 4563: Kenai Native Association Mr. Heus stated that Alaska Barite had leased this property in the past and citizens had complained because they did not have access to the River. r tnun 'i the following recommendations: 1. That the utility easements as requested by HEA be shown. 2. That all owners of record sign the plat. 3. That the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission policy concerning the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Wastewater Disposal Regulations be complied with. 4. That the Borough's recommendations be complied with. Chairman Glick stated that the Harbor Commission would go on record as being opposed to a 55 year lease until such time as the Harbor Commission could submit a proposal for use of the property. Mr. Heus stated that he felt the area should be left open to the public. Motion: Mr. Malston moved, seconded by Mr. Miller, that the Commission recommend to the City Administration that the property not be leased until such time as a more thorough study of the property can be made by the Harbor Commission. Motion passed unanimously by roll call vote. 7. OTHER BUSINESS Chairman Glick recommended that the Commission table their work session on revision of the zoning ordinance until their next regular meeting. The Commission concurred. B. City Council Report: Ed Ambarian As Councilman Ambarian was not present at this time, there was no report made. C. Borough Planning and Zoning Commission Report: Betty Glick Chairman Glick stated that the last meeting of the Borough Commission was cancelled. Therefore, she had nothing to report. KENAI PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AUcTIST 11, 1976 (Item 7, continued) D. Harbor Commission Report: Betty Glick Chairman Glick stated that the Harbor Commission had not met since the last meeting. Therefore, there was no report. E. Administrative Report: Elena Horton Mrs. Horton advised that Lucille Egge of the Hydraulic Governor Service had contacted her on August 11, 1976 and advised that they would be moving to the industrial park in North Kenai. They have made application for power to Homer Electric Association and will be moving around September 1, 1976. Mrs. Egge had requested an extension to September 1,1976. Motion: Mr. Malston moved, seconded by Mr. Heus, that the Commission recommend that Dave Egge's Hydraulic Governor Service be allowed to occupy their present location until September 1, 1976. Motion passed by roll call vote. Voting yes: Malston, Heus and Miller. Voting no: Glick. Mrs. Horton advised that she had received a letter from Kenai Air Service requesting a variance on building set back requirements. They wish to place an addition to their hangar located on Lot 3, Block 2, of the General Aviation Apron. They plan to place the steel addition on the south portion of their lot. The building setback requirement is 15 feet in this zone and they will have to have a 7 foot setback on their southern boundary. The Commission directed Mrs. Horton to contact Kenai Air Service and request they submit drawings showing He proposed 'ayortt.• for their review. and proceed with setting up a public hearing on the variance request. Mr. Larry McCubbins presented a proposed townhouse development on Lots 2, 3 and 4 of the East Addition of the Original Townsite of Kenai. The lots are of sufficient size to place a duplex on each lot for a total of six residences. Mr. McCubbins stated that he hoped to have two townhouse units of three dwellings each which he would sell to individuals along with a small lot. The remainder of the property would be jointly owned by the six owners of the townhouses. Mrs. Horton advised the Commission that she had contacted Mr Sam Best of the Borough Planning Department and he had stated that this concept was in compliance with the intent of the zone. Several variances would be required in such a concept, including variances concerning plat requirements. He asked that the Commission submit their comments and the Borough would schedule the necessary public hearings with the City And Borough Commissions regarding the variances. PAGE 5, KENAI PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AU lT 11, 1976 PAGE 6 (Item 7, continued) The Commission directed Mrs. Horton to proceed with setting up the public hearings on Mr. McCubbins request. They also requested that Mr. McCubbins submit additional information to the Commission prior to the public hearings. Mrs. Horton advised the Commission that Kenai Baptist Temple had not contacted her regarding application for a conditional use permit to operate their church and school in a general commercial zone The Commission requested that the City Administration order Kenai Baptist Temple to cease operation in this zone until such time as they were granted a conditional use permit. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:30 p.m.