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FY2009-15 City Jail Rezone1 Introduced by: Manager Gifford 2 Drafted by: CDD Director 3 Requested by: CDD Director 4 Introduced on: 02/19/2009 5 Public Hearing: 03/05/2009 6 Adopted: 03/05/2009 7 8 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH 9 ORDINANCE NO. FY2009 -15 10 11 AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH 12 REZONING LOTS 20, 21, AND 22 OF U.S. SURVEY 3098 13 FROM B- BUSINESS TO PL- PUBLIC USE LANDS 14 15 WHEREAS, the existing police station and jail were constructed in the 1940's and has 16 reached the point of obsolescence; and 17 18 WHEREAS, the Kodiak Police Department (KPD) has outgrown both their facility and the site 19 it is located on; and 20 21 WHEREAS, the City of Kodiak gone through an extensive site selection process and identified 22 Tots on Mill Bay Road to construct offices for the police department, a community jail and an 23 emergency operations center, all necessary and critical facilities needed for the community; and 24 25 WHEREAS, public facilities constructed in the PL- Public Use Lands zoning district are held to 26 a higher standard of review due to their unique nature and use than comparable private sector 27 developments and the city's proposed multipurpose structure in this location requires that 28 additional review demanded by the public; and 29 30 WHEREAS, this City multipurpose facility has been reviewed by the commission on numerous 31 occasions providing the public with ample opportunities for comment and input. These additional 32 public hearings have led to this project receiving other approvals by the commission such as a 33 conditional use permit and approval of a site plan; and 34 35 WHEREAS, rezoning these parcels to PL- Public Use Lands means this public facility will be 36 located adjacent to other public facilities located on lands zoned PL such as East Elementary 37 School, the hospital, and the cemetery; and 38 39 WHEREAS, the commission held properly noticed public hearings on this request and is 40 recommending that the Assembly find that a rezone of these parcels from B- Business to PL — 41 Public Use Lands is in keeping with other public facilities located on PL zoned lands. 42 43 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND 44 BOROUGH that the following parcels be rezoned from B- Business to PL Public Use Lands: 45 46 Section 1: This ordinance is not of general application and shall not be codified. 47 48 Section 2: Lots 20, 21, and 22 U.S. Survey 3098 be rezoned from B - Business to PL- Public 49 Use lands. 50 51 Kodiak Island Borough Ordinance No. FY2009 -15 Page 1 of 2 52 Section 3: The findings of the Kodiak Island Borough Planning and Zoning Commission are 53 hereby confirmed as follows: 54 55 17.72.020 A. Findings as to the Need and Justification for a Change or 56 Amendment. 57 58 Although the population of the City of Kodiak has been flat for the past several 59 years, the existing police station and jail facility have long been in need of 60 replacement. Part of this need is simply through the recognized obsolescence of 61 the existing building itself and part of this need is through the growth of the police 62 force and the increased demands being placed on the existing jail facility. The jail 63 facility is recognized to be substandard by state authorities and as such is only 64 permitted for a maximum of ten day holding. So this change would allow the 65 community to develop a new police station and jail in the PL- Public Use Land 66 zoning district to provide a new facility that able to handle the unmet needs of the 67 community and to meet current state and local standards for holding prisoners for 68 up to 30 days maximum. 69 70 17.72.020 B. Findings as to the Effect a Change or Amendment would have on 71 the Obiectives of the Comprehensive Plan. 72 73 The Comprehensive Plan mentions the tentative location of a new police station 74 and jail on near island but it also recognized the prospect that the city might 75 continue to consider other options in its extensive and extended site selection 76 process. Although it was not possible to recount in the plan all of the potential 77 sites considered by the City of Kodiak, it seems clear through the diligent efforts 78 of the City that this location best meets the future community need for a new 79 police station and jail. Loss of the commercial zoned land in this location is not of 80 major concern as the community appears to have a surplus of undeveloped and 81 underdeveloped commercial zoned property. In addition, the plan generally 82 encourages commercial use and development to be located in the downtown 83 Kodiak area or in other recognized commercial nodes such as the 84 Safeway /Lakeside subarea or Near Island. 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 ATTEST: Jer* a M. Selby, Borough 95 96 97 ,, 98 Nova M. Javier, CM ' , Borough Clerk ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH THIS FIFTH DAY OF MARCH, 2009 Kodiak Island Borough KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH Ordinance No. FY2009 -15 Page2of2