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Home My WebLink About2011-07-13 Planning & Zoning MinutesCITY OF KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION JULY 13, 2011 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 7:06 p.m. 1 -a. Pledge of Allegiance Chair Twait led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance. 1 -b. Roll Call Roll was confirmed as follows: Commissioners present: Commissioners absent: Staff/ Council Liaison present: Chair J. Twait, P. Bryson, H. Knackstedt, K. Koester, K. Rogers, T. Navarre S. Romain City Planner M. Kebschull, Administrative Assistant N. Carver, Council Member T. Bookey, Deputy City Clerk C. Hall A quorum was present. 1 -c. Agenda Approval The following changes were requested: ADD TO: 7 -a. Ordinance No. 2560 -2011 7 -a. MOTION: Corrected Substitute Ordinance No. 2560 -2011 Memo from Administration Commissioner Knackstedt MOVED to approve the agenda with the lay downs listed above and Commissioner Navarre SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. 1 -d. Consent Agenda MOTION: Commissioner Bryson MOVED to approve the consent agenda and Commissioner Navarre SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. 1 -e. *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 -- June 22, 2011 Approved by consent agenda. ITEM 3: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT -- None ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF PLATS 4 -a. PZ11 -28 - Preliminary Plat - Fidalgo Commercial Center, Elks Replat (A resubdivision of Fidalgo Commercial Center, Lots 1 86 2, Block 3, KN- 1587). Plat submitted by McLane Consulting, Inc., P.O. Box 468, Soldotna, Alaska. MOTION: Commissioner Knackstedt MOVED to approve Resolution No. PZ11 -28 and Commissioner Rogers SECONDED the motion. City Planner Kebschull reviewed the staff report included in the packet, noted this was a resubdivision within the Central Mixed Use Zone and recommended approval. Twait read the rules of public hearing and opened the floor to public comment. There being no one wishing to speak, the public hearing was closed. There were no Commissioner comments. VOTE: MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 5: PUBLIC HEARINGS 5 -a. PZ11 -24 - A resolution of the Kenai Planning 86 Zoning Commission recommending the Council of the City of Kenai name an unnamed street. (Unnamed right -of -way located east of Kenai Airport proper.) PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING JULY 13, 2011 PAGE 2 MOTION: Commissioner Navarre MOVED to approve Resolution No. PZ11 -24 and Commissioner Rogers SECONDED the motion. Kebschull reviewed the staff report included in the packet, recommending the approval of the name East Redoubt Avenue. Twait opened the meeting to public hearing. There being no one wishing to speak, the public hearing was closed. Commissioner comments included: • Suggested postponing for more options to be considered. Spoke in favor of naming the street after Fred Pearson. Suggested adding WHEREAS paragraphs as follows: WHEREAS, Redoubt Avenue would never connect to this portion of the section line; WHEREAS, Fred Pearson became a resident of the State of Alaska in 1952 or 1953, built the road in the late 1950's, and received a patent for homesteading in the area in 1965; MOTION: Commissioner Navarre MOVED to postpone Resolution No. PZ11 -24, requested Administration return with a new resolution and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Commissioner Bryson SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 6: UNFINISHED BUSINESS -- None ITEM 7: NEW BUSINESS 7 -a. Discussion /Recommendation -- Ordinance No. 2560 -2011 - An ordinance of the Council of the City of Kenai, Alaska, amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 12.25.030, "Leaving of Junked or Illegally Parked Vehicles," to amend the definition of what is a "Junk Vehicle." Kebschull reviewed the lay down of the Substitute Ordinance No. 2560 -2011 -- Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 12.25.010, Definitions to Add Definitions for Operative Vehicle and Inoperative and Amending Kenai Municipal Code Section 12.25.030, "Leaving of Junked or Illegally Parked Vehicles," to Amend the Definition of What is a "Junk Vehicle." Commissioner comments included: • Noted in Section 2(e) and (f) vehicle should be defined as the PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING JULY 13, 2011 PAGE 3 manufacturer intended. • Inquired as to how the code was enforced. Kebschull noted it varied from case to case, including the owner paid to remove the vehicle, the City could help pay to remove the vehicle, or an abandoned vehicle could be removed at City expense. • Requested public comment. Twait opened the meeting to public comment. Alan Poynor, 4560 Wolfe Street, Kenai -- Noted that people who restore vintage cars could store inoperative cars for a long period of time and the code should not apply to them. Administrative Assistant Carver noted the owners could purchase vintage plates. There being no one else wishing to speak, the public hearing was closed. MOTION: Commissioner Navarre MOVED to amend Ordinance No. 2560 (Substitute) to delete the first vehicle in Section 2(e), recommended Section 2(e) and (f) be forwarded to Council, requested Administration prepare for Council a consideration for Section 2(b), and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Commissioner Bryson SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. ITEM 8: PENDING ITEMS -- None ITEM 9: REPORTS 9 -a. City Council -- Council Member Bookey reviewed the July 6, 2011 City Council Action Agenda included in the packet. 9 -b. Borough Planning -- Commissioner Bryson reported the next meeting would be July 18, 2011. 9 -c. Administration -- Kebschull reviewed the Quarterly Reports included in the packet; noted the Comprehensive Plan was on track with a meeting with local Native Associations on July 14, 2011; an information item regarding the public participation plan would be forthcoming; and, a meeting with the Senior class at Kenai Central High School was planned for after school restarted in the fall. ITEM 10: PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED Mark Schrag, 312 Princess, Kenai -- Spoke against "sprawl" within Kenai. ITEM 11: INFORMATION ITEMS PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING JULY 13, 2011 PAGE 4 11 -a. Quarterly Reports • Building Permits • Zoning Permits • Code Violations 11 -b. Kenai River Center Permit KRC# 8784 - Kenai Watershed Forum Permit Extension ITEM 12: NEXT MEETING ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION 12 -a. July 27, 2011 Commissioner Navarre noted he might have to leave early to catch a plane. It was decided to hold a work session before and immediately after the next meeting. ITEM 13: ITEM 14: MOTION: COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS -- None ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Knackstedt MOVED to adjourn and Commissioner Bryson SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:59 p.m. Minutes prepared and submitted by: —74 c%'--Q-A9 Corene Hall, CMC, Deputy City Clerk PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING JULY 13, 2011 PAGE 5