HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-09-08 Planning & Zoning Minutes1. CALL TO ORDER:
a. Roll Call
b. Agenda Approval
c. Consent Agenda
d. *Excused Absences
*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. *August 25, 2010
3. SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT: (10 Minutes)
a. Colleen Ward, Mark Schrag, Chuck Winegarden Conditional Use Permits
b. Colleen Ward, Mark Schrag, Chuck Winegarden Land Use Tables
c. Carolyn Unger Banning Outdoor Wood Burning Boiler Furnaces
4. CONSIDERATION OF PLATS:
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
a. PZ10 -36 An application to rezone approximately 1023.8 acres of land located along Bridge
Access Road and adjacent to the Kenai River including Parcel Numbers 04945003 (Tract B City
of Kenai Boat Ramp ROW Dedication), 04945004 (Tract C City of Kenai Boat Ramp ROW
Dedication), 04945005 (Tract D, City of Kenai Boat Ramp), 04910014 (Gov't Lots 6, 7, 10
SE1 /4 SE1 /4 IN SEC 8 Gov't Lot 6 SE1 /4 NE1 /4 SE1 /4 NE1 /4 SW1 /4 S1 /2 SW1 /4
IN SEC 9 Gov't Lot 1 4 THRU 6 NE1 /4 NE1 /4 IN SEC 17 EXCLUDING THE KENAI
RIVER CROSSING ROW BUT INCLUDING THAT PTN IN SEC 9 AS PER COMISSION ER
DEED 0359 920), and 04910051 (Gov't Lot 7 IN SEC 4 Gov't Lot 9 THRU 11 IN SEC 5
Gov't Lot 4 THRU 14 SE1 /4 SEI /4 NE1 /4 E1 /2 E1/2 SE1 /4 IN SEC 7 Gov't Lot 1
THRU 5 NW1 /4 NE1 /4 SW1 /4 NW1 /4 IN SEC 8 Gov't Lot 4 IN SEC 9 EXCLUDING
THEREFROM KENAI SPIT SUB NO 2 THAT PORTION AS PER QC /D 33 81).
Rezoning from Heavy Industrial and Rural Residential to Conservation. Application submitted
by Rick Koch, City Manager, City of Kenai, 210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
CITY OF KENAI
PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION
AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
September 8, 2010 7:00 p.m.
7. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Town Hall Meeting Results. Discussion.
b. PZ10 -38 a resolution of the Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission recommending Kenai City
Council amend KMC Chapter 3, Animal Control, Section 3.05.010, Definitions, to include in the
definition for commercial kennels and private kennels and to amend KMC 3.15. To: 1) Provide
that property owners within 300 feet of a parcel that is subject of a dog kennel license application
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or application to renew a kennel license be notified of the application, and 2) Provide a process
for a property owner within 300 feet to request a hearing to determine if the permit should be
issued; and 3) Setting out the appeal process for any aggrieved party. Discussion /Set Public
Hearing.
S. PENDING ITEMS:
9. REPORTS:
a. City Council
b. Borough Planning
c. Administration
10. PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED: (3 Minutes)
11. INFORMATION ITEMS:
12. NEXT MEETING ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION: September 22, 2010
13. COMMISSION COMMENTS QUESTIONS:
14. ADJOURNMENT:
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:
A quorum was present.
1 b. Agenda Approval
Commissioner Wells read the following changes to the agenda:
ADD:
MOTION:
1 -c.
MOTION:
CITY OF KENAI
PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
7:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CHAIR JEFF TWAIT, PRESIDING
MINUTES
K. Koester, R. Wells, J. Twait, P. Bryson, K. Rogers,
G. Brookman
S. Romain (excused)
Assistant to City Planner N. Carver, Council Member
R. Molloy, Deputy City Clerk C. Hall
1 d. Excused Absences Scott Romain
5 a. PZ10 36 Memo from applicant removing application
5 b. PZ10 38 Memo from Administration postponing
scheduling a public hearing of Kennels
Commissioner Wells MOVED to approve the agenda with additions and Commissioner
Brookman SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED.
Consent Agenda
Commissioner Brookman MOVED to approve the consent agenda and Commissioner
Wells SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED.
1 -d. *Excused Absences
Approved by consent agenda.
*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 August 25, 2010
Approved by consent agenda.
ITEM 3: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT
(Note: Item 3 -b was heard before Item 3 -a during the meeting.)
3 -a. Colleen Ward, Mark Schrag, Chuck Winegarden. Conditional Use
Permits
Mark Schrag, 312 Princess, Kenai Spoke regarding the history of Conditional Use
Permits within the City, noting the following recommendations to the Commission:
Applicant of the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) must petition the
surrounding land owners.
The notice to public should increase from 300 feet to 500 feet from the
property.
The actual notice should be larger and easier to read and include the
physical address, not just parcel number.
Public notices should be sent ten days prior to the hearing rather than
seven.
Notification should be by certified mail at applicant expense.
Adjacent neighbors should be given time to respond to the application.
Development should be similar to current uses within the zone.
Plans should include traffic patterns and street addresses.
Hearings should be held to determine changing the Land Use Table.
3 -b. Colleen Ward, Mark Schrag, Chuck Winegarden Land Use Tables
Colleen Ward, 708 Magic, Kenai Spoke regarding the history of Land Use Tables
within the City, noting the following recommendations to the Commission:
Realign the Land Use Table with the Comprehensive Plan.
Use the Comprehensive Plan process to establish zoning parameters to
support growth.
Begin the revision with the RR1 Zone.
3 -c. Carolyn Unger Banning Outdoor Wood Burning Boiler Furnaces
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Carolyn Unger, 1076 Walnut, Kenai Gave a presentation on outdoor wood Burning
boiler furnaces, noting concern with lack of regulation on installation and suggested
the Commission develop an ordinance and regulations on installation.
ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF PLATS None
ITEM 5: PUBLIC HEARINGS
5 a. PZ10 36 An application to rezone approximately 1023.8 acres of land
located along Bridge Access Road and adjacent to the Kenai River
including Parcel Numbers 04945003 (Tract B City of Kenai Boat Ramp
ROW Dedication), 04945004 (Tract C City of Kenai Boat Ramp ROW
Dedication), 04945005 (Tract D, City of Kenai Boat Ramp), 04910014
(Gov't Lots 6, 7, 10 SE1/4 SE1/4 IN SEC 8 Gov't Lot 6 SE1/4
NE1 /4&SE1 /4 &NEI /4 SWI /4&S1/2 SW1 /4 IN SEC 9 &Gov't Lot 1
4 THRU 6 NE1 /4 NE1 /4 IN SEC 17 EXCLUDING THE KENAI RIVER
CROSSING ROW BUT INCLUDING THAT PTN IN SEC 9 AS PER
COMISSION ER DEED 0359 920), and 04910051 (Gov't Lot 7 IN SEC 4
Gov't Lot 9 THRU 11 IN SEC 5 Gov't Lot 4 THRU 14 SE1 /4 SE1 /4
NE1 /4 86E1/2 E1/2 SE1 /4 IN SEC 7 Gov't Lot 1 THRU 5 NW1 /4
NE 1 /4 SW 1 /4 NW 1 /4 IN SEC 8 Gov't Lot 4 IN SEC 9 EXCLUDING
THEREFROM KENAI SPIT SUB NO 2 THAT PORTION AS PER QC /D
33 81). Rezoning from Heavy Industrial and Rural Residential to
Conservation. Application submitted by Rick Koch, City Manager, City of
Kenai, 210 Fidalgo Avenue, Kenai, Alaska.
Chair Twait opened the meeting to public hearing. There being no one wishing to
speak, the public hearing was closed.
It was reported, the application had been withdrawn by the applicant and no
discussion occurred.
ITEM 6: UNFINISHED BUSINESS None
ITEM 7: NEW BUSINESS
7 a. Discussion Town Hall Meeting /Results.
Assistant to City Planner Carver reviewed the information included in the packet.
7 b. Discussion /Set Public Hearing PZ10 38 A Resolution of the Kenai
Planning and Zoning Commission recommending Kenai City Council
amend KMC Chapter 3, Animal Control, Section 3.05.010, Definitions, to
include in the definition for commercial kennels and private kennels and
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hearing to determine if the .permit should be issued; and 3) Setting out
the appeal process for any aggrieved party.
Postponed by Administration.
ITEM 8: PENDING ITEMS None
ITEM 9: REPORTS
9 -a. City Council Council Member Molloy reviewed the action agenda
items of the September 1, 2010 City Council meeting, noting the presentation on the
Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Facility and the passage of the rezone.
9 -b. Borough Planning Commissioner Bryson noted the next Borough
Planning Commission meeting would be September 13, 2010.
9 -c. Administration No report.
ITEM 10: PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED
Vincent Goddard, 36605 Chinulna, Kenai Voiced concern regarding the Cook Inlet
Natural Gas Storage Facility, noting the company's refusal to look at geophysical
seismic standards, and requesting the Commission require a seismic study as part of
the Conditional Use Permit.
Kristine Schmidt, 513 Ash, Kenai Spoke in favor of PZ 10 -36, regarding rezoning
property to Conservation, and wondered why it had been pulled from the agenda, and
spoke in favor of the comments by Mrs. Unger regarding regulations for outdoor wood
burning furnaces.
ITEM 11: INFORMATION ITEMS
11 -a. Zoning Bulletin July 10, 2010
ITEM 12: NEXT MEETING ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION
12 -a. September 22, 2010
Commissioners Twait, Wells and Bryson noted they would not be attending the
September 22, 2010 Commission meeting.
ITEM 13: COMMISSION COMMENTS QUESTIONS
The Commissioners expressed their appreciation to the presenters.
ITEM 14: ADJOURNMENT
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MOTION:
Commissioner Wells 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 8 :10 p.m.
Minutes prepared and submitted by:
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Corene Hall, CMC, Deputy City Clerk
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