HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2681-2013CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 2681 -2013
Suggested by: City Manager
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, APPROVING
AND ADOPTING A REVISED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF KENAI AND
RECOMMENDING ADOPTION BY THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH.
WHEREAS, the Kenai Peninsula Borough, as a second -class borough, provides for
planning on an area -wide basis in accordance with Chapter 29.40 of the Alaska
Statutes; and,
WHEREAS, the Kenai Peninsula Borough has delegated authority to the City of Kenai
to enact land use plan amendments to the Kenai Comprehensive Plan in accordance
with KPB 21.01.025; and,
WHEREAS, KPB 21.01.025 requires Kenai Peninsula Borough adoption by ordinance
of amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan for all amendments other than land
use plan amendments; and,
WHEREAS, the City's Planning and Zoning Commission held numerous public
meetings and has received comments and input regarding the updating of the
Comprehensive Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the City's Planning and Zoning Commission on February 13, 2013,
reviewed the final draft of the Kenai Comprehensive Plan and recommends to the
Kenai City Council approval of the Comprehensive Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the Kenai City Council on April 17, 2013, reviewed the final draft of the
Kenai Comprehensive Plan and recommended approval of the Plan to the Kenai
Peninsula Borough.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kenai City Council that:
Section 1. Form: This is a non -code ordinance
Section 2. The Final Draft of the Kenai Comprehensive Plan prepared by
Glenn Gray and Associates, Bechtol Planning and Development, and Alaska
Map Company, as amended by the City Council, is hereby approved and
adopted as the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Kenai.
Section 3. This Plan is hereby recommended to the Kenai Peninsula Borough
for adoption as the official Borough Comprehensive Plan within the City of
Kenai planning area of the Borough.
Section 4. Severability: If any part or provision of this ordinance or
application thereof to any person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its
operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved in all
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controversy in which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not
affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this title or application thereof to
other persons or circumstances. The City Council hereby declares that it would
have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even without such part, provision,
or application.
Section 5. Effective Date: Pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(1), this ordinance shall take
effect 30 days after adoption.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
2013.
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San r Abdigh,tity Clerk
OF KE�NAI, ALASKA, this 170, day of April
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PAT PORTER, MAYOR
Introduced:
Public Hearing:
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Adopted:
Effective:
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MEMO:
TO: City Council
FROM: Rick Koch, City Manager
DATE: February 28, 2013
SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 2681 -2013
The purpose of this correspondence is to submit, at the request of the Planning & Zoning
Commission, Ordinance 2681 -2013 for Council's consideration.
During the past two years the Planning & Zoning Commission has received and considered
public testimony and other public participation through variety of means, such as on -line
surveys, written public opinion polling, Town Hall type meetings, etc.
Administration has researched the process of Council approval of the Comprehensive Plan
Update in 2003 and found that the ordinance introducing the plan occurred approximately
one -month following the adoption by the Planning & Zoning Commission (consistent with the
present draft plan), and that the Council held four public meetings prior to adoption.
Thank you for your attention in this matter. If you have any questions, please contact me at
your convenience.
CITY OF KENAI
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. PZ13 -07
KENAI,A�LASKA
A RESOLUTION OF THE KENAI PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR
THE CITY OF KENAI TO THE KENAI CITY COUNCIL.
WHEREAS, The Kenai Peninsula Borough as a second class borough shall provide for
planning on an area wide basis in accordance with AS 29.40; and,
WHEREAS, The City of Kenai, as a home rule city inside a second class borough, has
updated their Comprehensive Plan; and,
WHEREAS, The Plan was created with extensive public outreach and participation
including community meetings, agency outreach, meetings with business leaders and
groups, meetings with the Native community, a public survey, newsletters, and a
"Facebook" page; and,
WHEREAS, The Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission held over twenty (20) public
meetings during the period between April of 2011 and January of 2013; and,
WHEREAS, Planning Staff and the Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission have received
numerous comments and input regarding the updating of the Comprehensive Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission considered comments and made
changes to the draft Plan based on those comments; and,
WHEREAS, on February 13, 2013 the Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed
the final draft of the Kenai Comprehensive Plan and recommends to the Kenai City
Council approval of the Comprehensive Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning and Zoning Commission
recommends that the Kenai City Council recommend to the Kenai Peninsula Borough,
that:
Section 1 - The Final Draft of the Kenai Comprehensive Plan prepared by Glenn
Gray and Associates, Bechtol Planning and Development, and Alaska Map
Company is hereby approved and adopted as the Comprehensive Plan of the City
of Kenai.
Section 2 - This Plan is hereby recommended to the Kenai Peninsula Borough for
adoption as the official Borough Comprehensive Plan within the City of Kenai
planning area of the Borough.
PASSED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING
ALASKA, FEBRUABY L3, 2013.x,
ATTEST:
OF THE CITY OF KENAI,