FY2008-18 Spruce Island RezoneKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ORDINANCE NO. FY2008 -18
Requested by: P & Z Commission
Drafted by: CDD Staff
Introduced: 03/20/2008
Public Hearing: 04/03/2008
Adopted: 04/03/2008
AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH REZONING
THREE (3) PARCELS OF LAND ON SPRUCE ISLAND
TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 157 ACRES FROM C- CONSERVATION
TO LI -LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (P82 CASE 08 -017)
WHEREAS, the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT &PF) has
indicated the land proposed for rezone is going to be acquired to build a new Ouzinkie airport;
and
WHEREAS, ADOT &PF would prefer the land to be rezoned to allow airport use before it is
appraised for acquisition in order to ensure the process is fair and equitable; and
WHEREAS, the P &Z Commission found the site in need of rezoning to permit a new Ouzinkie
airport to be constructed to the latest standards promulgated by ADOT &PF in order to promote
improved safety for air traffic to the community and to allow the abandonment of the old airport
site adjoining the Ouzinkie townsite; and
WHEREAS, the abandonment of the old Ouzinkie airport will also provide additional area for
community growth and expansion; and
WHEREAS, the P &Z Commission held a public hearing on February 20, 2008 as part of the
review for this case; and
WHEREAS, the Commission finds the request to be generally consistent with the goals and
objectives of the 2007 Kodiak Island Borough Comprehensive Plan Update; and
WHEREAS, the Commission recommends that the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly rezone the
three parcels identified on the ADOT &PF airport design, totaling approximately 157 acres, from
C- Conservation to LI -Light Industrial;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT
Section 1: This ordinance is not of general application and shall not be codified.
Section 2:
The three parcels of land identified in the ADOT &PF airport design dated October
22, 2007, totaling approximately 157 acres, are hereby rezoned from C-
Conservation to LI -Light Industrial.
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Ordinance No. FY2008 -18
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Section 3: The findings of the Kodiak Island Borough Planning and Zoning Commission are
hereby confirmed as follows:
17.72.020 A. Findings as to the Need and Justification for a Change or Amendment.
The proposed rezone of the new Ouzinkie Airport from C- Conservation to LI -Light
Industrial is appropriate for the development of a new airport to serve the Ouzinkie
community. The rezone will eliminate the nonconforming status of the existing
airport (in the R1- Single- family Residential zoning district) and allow the
expansion of the airport to improve safety, increase capacity, and generally bring
the new airport into full compliance with all applicable FAA regulations pertaining
to utility airports. After the zoning becomes effective, a single conditional use
permit (approved by the Commission concurrently with this rezone) will allow all
future airport related development as a "use -by- right" that is eligible for "over -the-
counter" zoning compliance review. The proposed rezone will not create any
nonconforming lots or uses.
17.72.020 B. Findings as to the Effect a Change or Amendment would have on the Objectives
of the Comprehensive Plan.
The proposed LI -Light Industrial zoning district is generally consistent with the
objectives of the 2007 Kodiak Island Borough Comprehensive Plan Update and
the incorporated Ouzinkie Annex to that plan.
ATTEST:
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS THIRD DAY OF APRIL,2008
Nova M. Javier, C , Borough Clerk
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Jer e M. Selby, Borough
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Ordinance No. FY2008 -18
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