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Home My WebLink About2011-09-28 Planning & Zoning MinutesCITY OF KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 7:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS CHAIR JEFF TWAIT, PRESIDING MINUTES ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER There being no chair or vice chair, Commissioner Bryson called the meeting to order at approximately 7:02 p.m. 1 -a. Pledge of Allegiance Chair Pro Tempore Bryson led those assembled in the Pledge of Allegiance. 1 -b. Roll Call Roll was confirmed as follows: Commissioners present: Navarre Commissioners absent: Staff /Council Liaison present: 1 -c. Agenda Approval MOTION: P. Bryson, H. Knackstedt, K. Koester, K. Rogers, T. J. Twait (arrived at 7:11 p.m.), S. Romain Assistant City Planner N. Carver, Deputy City Clerk C. Hall, Council Member R. Molloy Commissioner Knackstedt MOVED to approve the agenda as presented and Commissioner Rogers SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. 1 -d. Consent Agenda MOTION: Commissioner Navarre MOVED to approve the consent agenda and requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT. Commissioner Knackstedt 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 -- September 14, 2011 Approved by consent agenda. ITEM 3: SCHEDULED PUBLIC COMMENT 3 -a. Rick Koch, Kenai City Manager - Kenai Bluff Stabilization Project Update City Manager Koch reviewed the history of the project, noting the Corps of Engineers was currently moving forward with the final feasibility study, noting they had secured the funding for 65% of the project. Koch reported the City's 35% would be approximately $15 million. He noted five buildings would need to be removed as part of the project and there would be a public meeting late in October to go over all those details. Clerk's note: Commissioner Bryson handed the gavel to Chair Twait at this time. ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF PLATS -- None. ITEM 5: PUBLIC HEARINGS 5 -a. PZ11 -34 - An application to rezone Tract C, Central View Subdivision from Rural Residential to Heavy Industrial. Application submitted by Rick Koch, 4575 Kenaitze Court, Kenai, Alaska. MOTION: Commissioner Navarre MOVED to approve PZ11 -34 and Commissioner Knackstedt SECONDED the motion. Assistant City Planner Carver reviewed the staff report included in the packet. Chair Twait read the rules of public hearing and opened the meeting to public comment. Fran Jones, 226 Susieanna Lane -- Ms. Jones reported she lived on the bluff above the property and her concerns were with increased noise. Rick Koch, 4575 Kenaitze Court -- Mr. Koch, applicant, reported his original plan had been to build a house and shop on the property. He noted he had since purchased a home and would not be building a principal residence on the property, so a rezone would be needed to put up a shop. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 PAGE 2 Commissioner Rogers asked if there would be drilling on the property. Koch responded no. Commissioner Bryson asked if Koch would be open to a split zone. Koch responded yes. Commissioner Navarre asked if the legal access would be through the heavy industrial zone. Koch replied yes. Knackstedt asked where the stream went after it left Koch's property. Koch replied it want beneath the pad on the property south of his through a culvert. Navarre asked if there was a well since there was no city water and sewer. Koch replied he had a well. Fran Jones, 226 Susieanna Lane -- Ms. Jones reported she was not opposed to his plan but was concerned if he sold the property in the future. Commissioner Navarre requested Commissioner Bryson review the idea of a split zone. Bryson reported the low area was appropriate for industrial use, but was concerned with the closeness of the residential area. Knackstedt reported the low lands and slope already restricted development and asked if the Commission could impose restrictions. Carver responded yes. Twait asked if it was possible to get a conditional use permit. Carver reported a conditional use permit would not be allowed. MOTION: Commissioner Bryson MOVED to postpone PZ 11 -34 to the October 12 meeting to allow staff to research the split zone. Commissioner Navarre SECONDED the motion. Knackstedt asked Koch if he had concerns with postponement. Koch replied he would use the property for storage, but no building was immediately planned. Carver noted Administration would not offer other options as they were trying to eliminate split zones. VOTE ON POSTPONEMENT: Twait NO Bryson YES Romain ABSENT PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 PAGE 3 Knackstedt NO Koester NO Rogers NO Navarre NO Koester YES Rogers YES MOTION FAILED. Commissioner Navarre requested UNANIMOUS CONSENT on the main motion. Commissioner Bryson objected. VOTE: Twait YES Bryson NO Romain ABSENT Knackstedt YES Koester YES Rogers YES Navarre YES _ MOTION PASSED. ITEM 6: UNFINISHED BUSINESS -- None. ITEM 7: NEW BUSINESS -- None. ITEM 8: PENDING ITEMS -- None. ITEM 9: REPORTS 9 -a. City Council -- Council Member Molloy reviewed the Flanders /Kenai Peninsula Racing Lions Board of Adjustment decision, which was granted in part and denied in part; noting pit bikes would require a separate conditional use permit. Molloy reviewed the September 21 City Council meeting action agenda included in the packet, noting Council's suggestion to provide legal counsel at Planning and Zoning Commission meetings as needed and supporting Planning Commission training for all commissioners in November. Molloy reviewed the September 27 Council Work Session regarding Clerk Recruitment, noting one additional applicant would be interviewed on October 7, then the Council would convene into Executive Session to review the finalists and return to the meeting to appoint a City Clerk. 9 -b. Borough Planning -- Commissioner Bryson reviewed the agenda of the September 26 Borough Planning Commission meeting, noting no issues pertained to the City of Kenai. 9 -c. Administration -- Carver reported there would be a work session prior to the October 12 meeting, beginning at 5:30 with a light meal provided, and it would continue after the meeting if needed. Carver noted the purpose of the work session would be to complete work on the land use table they had been working on earlier in PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 PAGE 4 the year. Carver noted Commissioners Twait and Knackstedt would attend Planning Commission training in Fairbanks, along with City Planner Kebschull and Carver herself. ITEM 10: PERSONS PRESENT NOT SCHEDULED -- None. ITEM 11: INFORMATION ITEMS 11 -a. Commissioner Rogers request for excused absence for 11/9/11 and February 2012 meetings. 11 -b. Planning 86 Zoning Request for Legal Representation. 11 -c. Planning Commission Training. ITEM 12: NEXT MEETING ATTENDANCE NOTIFICATION 12 -a. October 12, 2011 No commissioners requested an excused absence for the October 12, 2011 meeting. ITEM 13: COMMISSION COMMENTS & QUESTIONS Navarre noted October 12 would be his last meeting on the Commission. ITEM 14: MOTION: ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Navarre MOVED to adjourn and Commissioner Koester SECONDED the motion. There were no objections. SO ORDERED. There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:25 p.m. Minutes prepared and submitted by: Corene Hall, CMC, Deputy City Clerk PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 PAGE 5