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FY2011-10 Rezone Painter Family Trust Woodland Acres Subdivision Introduced by: Borough Manager Requested by: Community Development 1 Department 2 Drafted by: Community Development 3 Director Introduced: 01/06/2011 4 Public Hearing: 01/20/2011 5 Adopted: 01/20/2011 6 7 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH 8 ORDINANCE NO. FY2011 -10 9 10 AN ORDINANCE OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH REZONING 11 LOT 3, BLOCK 1, WOODLAND ACRES SUBDIVISION — 3694 REZANOF DRIVE EAST, 12 FROM RR — RURAL RESIDENTIAL TO B — BUSINESS (PAINTER FAMILY TRUST) 13 14 WHEREAS, the availability of commercial property for development in this area is very 15 limited; and 16 17 WHEREAS, Kodiak Island Borough Code 17.90.010.A states: "To encourage 18 development of land for retail purposes" rezoning to B- Business is needed and justified to 19 provide services and employment opportunities to Kodiak; and 20 21 WHEREAS, this rezone is compatible with surrounding land uses and zoning in this area 22 and is supported by the majority of neighbors; and 23 24 WHEREAS, this request is consistent with the borough's comprehensive plan; and 25 26 WHEREAS, the commission held a properly noticed public hearing on this request and is 27 recommending that the Assembly approve the request to rezone this parcel from RR — Rural 28 Residential to B — Business. 29 30 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND 31 BOROUGH THAT: 32 33 Section 1: This ordinance is not of a general and permanent nature and shall not 34 become a part of the Kodiak Island Borough Code of Ordinances; 35 36 Section 2: Lot 3, Block 1, Woodland Acres Subdivision is rezoned from RR -Rural 37 Residential to B- Business. 38 39 Section 3: The findings of the Kodiak Island Borough Planning and Zoning Commission 40 are hereby confirmed as follows: 41 42 17.205.020 A. Findings as to the Need and Justification for a Change or 43 Amendment. 44 In this area the availability of commercial property is very limited. KIB Code 45 17.90.010.A states: "To encourage development of land for retail purposes." The 46 rezoning to B- Business is needed and justified to provide services and employment 47 opportunities to Kodiak. This rezone is compatible with surrounding land uses and 48 zoning in this area and is supported by the majority of neighbors. 49 Kodiak Island Borough Ordinance No. FY2011 -10 Page 1 of 2 50 17.205.020 B. Findings as to the Effect a Change or Amendment would have 51 on the Objectives of the Comprehensive Plan. 52 Business development at this site for business zoning will meet the plan objectives 53 by providing additional business zoned land in an area where there is little available 54 B- Business zoned land and vacancy rates of B- Business zoned land is low. 55 56 KIB Comprehensive Plan states: 57 58 Chapter 4 Land Use and Ownership page 28 Goals, Policies and Implementation 59 Actions "Zone land to meet future housing, commercial, industrial and other land 60 needs." 61 62 Chapter 12 Implementation page 3 "Identify an adequate supply of land in each 63 community to meet future needs for homes and businesses, including commercial 64 and industrial uses..." 65 66 17.205.020.C. Recommendations as to the approval or disapproval of the 67 change or amendment. 68 69 With vegetative screening proposed by the applicant future development will have 70 minimal impact to the adjacent residential neighborhood. 71 72 KIB Code 17.90.050.0 Business District: Screening. "Where a business use is 73 adjacent to a residential use or district, that business shall provide and maintain 74 screening as approved by the commission." 75 76 Traffic congestion in the streets is not increased, in that: the property lies within an 77 established commercial area on Rezanof Drive. 78 79 The commission recommends to the Borough Assembly approval of said rezoning of 80 this parcel. 81 82 ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH 83 THIS TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY, 2011 84 85 86 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH 87 88 91 Je me M. Selby, Boroygh -Ma;or 92 93 ATTEST: 94 95 97 98 Nova M. Javier, T C, Borough Clerk Kodiak Island Borough Ordinance No. FY2011 -10 Page 2 of 2