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2015-05-20 Regular Meeting RECEIVED Kodiak Island Borough Planning & Zoning Commission tja j�'... i 3 201I5 Minutes May 20, 2015 Regular Meeting 6:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER COMMISSIONER ARNDT called to order the May 20, 2015 regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission at 6:30 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE COMMISSIONER ARNDT led the pledge of allegiance. ROLL CALL Jay Baldwin requested excusal. Commissioners present were Alan Schmitt, Kathy Drabek, Maria Painter, Scott Arndt, and Greg Spalinger. Excused was Jay Baldwin. Absent was Pat Olsen (submitted resignation)„ A quorum was established. Community Development Department staff present was Director Pederson, Martin Lydick, Jack Maker, and Sheila Smith. COMMISSIONER SPALINGER MOVED to excuse Jay Baldwin. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY APPROVAL OF AGENDA COMMISSIONER SCHMITT MOVED to approve the May 20, 2015 Planning & Zoning Commission agenda. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY APPROVAL OF MINUTES COMMISSIONER SPALINGER MOVED to approve the April 15, 2015 regular meeting minutes & May 13, 2015 special meeting minutes. COMMISSIONER SCHMITT MOVED to amend the motion to postpone the April 15 minutes until our next meeting. COMMISSIONER SCHMITT said in the New Business C-last month he had some lengthy comments about the code update process. He had done research and went back to the extent he could to track down the previous borough assembly action and he thought it would be good to have historical record for future commissions, should there ever be an effort again to try some kind of comprehensive code update process and basically none of it made it in to the minutes and it would be his preference that it be put into the minutes. He may not have been correct on everything but it would be good to have the historical record when people go back in time in the future come back to see what happened before. That's why he wants to postpone the April minutes. In response to COMMISSIONER PAINTER's inquiry if it's to add the detailed discussion we had, COMMISSIONER SCHMITT said there wasn't much in the way of discussion, Schmitt went back to the best he could to identify the previous ordinances and 5/20/2015 P&Z Minutes Page 1 of 13 resolutions that the assembly had adopted that started the process going back to the last revision to the Comp Plan and what had happened since then. It's a historical perspective how we got to the point. None of the commissioners are on the commission now that were involved at that time and in the future there may be another effort to do that and it would be helpful to have some kind of historical record. Director Pederson said it's good to have a record and as COMMISSIONER SCHMITT said he spoke at some length other than just what the information he turned in so it doesn't cause any problems for us that we defer it to next month. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY VOICE VOTE ON MOTION AS AMENED CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY CITIZEN COMMENTS A) Items Not Scheduled for Public Hearing: Limited to three minutes per speaker. Local phone number: 486-3231 Toll Free phone number: 855-492-9202. Judi Kidder read Martha Garcia's comments into the record. Garcia is a homeowner in Jackson's Mobile Home Park for over twenty-one years. Everyone is friendly and stays to themselves unless someone needs something. She now lives in Juneau and relies on the income received from her home so she is able to live there. The lack of communication of what's going on with Jackson's is unsettling. The mobile home owner's need our questions answered as to what is happening. The real estate rules need to help us with more rights. It seems completely wrong to tell a mobile homeowner to move without any compensation or consideration of our property. It's going to be almost virtually next to impossible to relocate her home anywhere in Kodiak. Garicia hopes we could work together to come up with a long term solution for displacing numerous families instead of being told to move our homes in less than a year in a place where we all know space is limited. Judi Kidder stated she spoke with Bud Cassidy about the census figures for Kodiak being available online readily available, it took about 7 minutes to download. It's not the first time she has mentioned it. The borough accountant presents a different set of figures in the CAFR Report to the assembly. She doesn't believe the median income figures accurately depict the economic dynamic in a diversity of Kodiak. She has asked many times for it to be broken out by percentages by income and housing standards. She printed out the housing sheets and almost 46% of Kodiak is rental housing. That is a really high amount of rental housing. The income ratios are really low. If you took 100 people making $10,000 a year, that's $1 million, and you took 1 person making $1 million, that's 101 people, divide that by 2 million and you get an average income of $100,000. That's how figures are manipulated to look skewed and a lot of the decisions in this community have been based upon the assumption that that's the kind of income that's available for all to be able to repay loans and have all the great facilities that we want. We need to go back to what we need. Things haven't been looked at, there are obligations that Planning and Zoning and Community Development Department have to provide a certain percentage of low income housing. It's supposed to be 30% of the low income. When the figures that that calculation is being based on are inaccurate we've got the situation that we have in Kodiak where we have starter rents that are around $110041400. Housing Authority built a new building for seniors. Seniors are telling her that they can't afford to be there. It's all well building that kind of low income housing but low income can't afford it. There's a Sot of facts and figures here, the reason this is done every 10 years is so these numbers are available to the Community Development 5/20/2015 P&Z Minutes Page 2 of 13 Department if they choose to look them up, they are there for governments to use for accurate depictions of what's going on in the economy. Kodiak, 80% of the heating is fuel oil which is super high compared to the rest of the state where they have electric, gas, etc. There are many figures in this that is broken out by incomes and percentages of who's paying what. Over 50% in Kodiak are paying over $2000 a month in rent and that's from the figures from the last census in 2013. She provided staff and the secretary a copy to forward to the commission. The zoning thing to get us out of Jackson's, she really wants the commission to work on it because the residents are working for a solution, a positive, sane solution and they would appreciate the commission's help. Terri Storch stated she was upset by some of the things she read in the paper that sounded as though Jackson's was being taken apart, this place, the people partly because there are non-paying tenants and some people using drugs there. She feels that the new industries may be interested in coming to Kodiak and would surely get discouraged if they hear about all these laborers that are going to be displaced from their homes and basically wiped out because some do have businesses in their homes. She feels we don't need to trivialize how serious this situation is. It's going to have a ripple effect in many ways. David Masinter stated he is checking to see if there are any waivers for permits that can be given to these people that have to move their trailers. He has no idea what it's going to cost. Who do we talk to about getting a permit to move our trailers? Maybe after the meeting tonight he could talk to staff about it. There's quite a few fishermen that have already gone fishing and they may not even know what is happening with the permitting process and other things talked about. He asked if there is some kind of a Community Development page that we can come up with to help the mobile home park residents. Neal Cooper stated since we all live here in Kodiak and you are our representatives he'd like to see us not have to hire attorneys to beat Planning and Zoning which we usually do to beat that particular department, not specifically the commission but Community Development for years. We hire, we win but we lose all the way around. Why don't we go an arbitration situation where he doesn't have to pay to have a determination made? Why do people have to write a 5, 10, 15, or $20,000 check and wasting the court's time when he believes that we can settle some of this between you and I, we sit down with an arbitrator and get it done. Someone recently wrote a $5,000 check to make an interpretation of the law. Why? For someone to get a permit to do what was permitted already. Why are we running into roadblocks? Someone has been harassed in the past that he has watched the letters come from the Community Development Department area threatening legal action and if this person doesn't do something. Then a block away is a huge junkyard that is still sitting there which they keep adding to it and nothing gets done. When you want to talk about codes, let's level the playing field and let everyone have an opportunity to do the same things. Just because he doesn't have the money of someone else doesn't mean he doesn't equal the importance of someone else. Why are we selectively enforcing who we are going to cite for violating the laws and letting other people skate. Timothy Shaplin stated he appreciates the fact that there are commissioners trying to come up with solutions that will help the people that are stuck here. The last time he was here there was talk of P&Z doesn't have any money to help people but P&Z does have the authority to waive fees for permits to move their trailers or to defer payments for the people who own property. You could also tack it onto the property taxes at the 5/20/2015 P&Z Minutes Page 3 of 13 end of the year. There are ways you could help the people that are stuck. It's his understanding that minimum borough size lot is 7,500 sq. feet, you don't need 7,500 sq. feet to park a trailer, you could make smaller lots available to people instead of putting lots up for auction and letting developers to lock them up for the next 10 or 15 years. You could release it out at a reasonable rate and make a mandate that a person can only buy 1 lot. That gets some people some help, gets them out of Jackson's, gets them into a good housing situation so they can continue to be good part of the community. There are all kinds of options out there but it's just a matter of looking at the codes. He appreciates the commission looking at the codes to try to change it so we can move our homes. There are a lot of people that will need help but there's some people just barely squeaking by living check to check as it is. All of these extra expenses aren't going to help them. There is land out there, there's land that's locked up that can be released. It's just a matter of getting it developed but it's going to take time. We need some decisions made soon so we can get the process going. PUBLIC HEARINGS A) Case15-017. Request a Conditional Use Permit to conduct non-recreational mineral extraction activities on Lot 15B, USS 2539 (KIBC 17.50.040.F). The applicant is the Natives of Kodiak. The location is Swampy Acres, just south of Deadman's Curve at milepost 4.3, West Rezanof Drive and the zoning is C- Conservation. Director Pederson stated first, for the gentleman who spoke last, Planning and Zoning doesn't have the authority to waive fees and for folks to know any amendment to the code a legal process takes a minimum of 5 months. It will be about 5 months before the assembly can adopt any new ordinance to make those changes. COMMISSIONER PAINTER stated she was trying to look up various grants and what not for some assistance and it's really difficult because they either want owners or something to that affect. She has a phone number where you can try to get more information. It's the HUD Anchorage Field Office; the toll free number is 877-302-9800. A direct line is 907-677-9800. You can also go on their website. They have all kinds of programs and grants. She doesn't know which ones will help but she's sure they can connect people to something. She also talked to her priest about the situation and he thought he could along with other members of the parish collectively talk to other churches to get together to try to get funds or information so it could help facilitate moves. People are trying to help and the community is coming together trying. Hopefully as a community group we can figure something out. Pederson said 4 permits are involved with relocation; 1 being Zoning Compliance Permit for the new location, a building permit for placement on the new site, a plumbing permit for hookup to your water and wastewater disposal, and an electrical permit for electrical service. Jack Maker stated this is a request for proposed gravel extraction site on a Conservation zoned portion of a large 580 acre tract. The resources extracted from the site will be used for the applicant's awn development project as well as the community. The extraction activities will terrace the face of a steeply sloped hillside adjacent to a Business zoned Tract A and that terracing will stabilize the hillside and improve the development potential of Tract A. To ensure public safety and convenience the site will utilize equipment cleaning apparatus and roadway sweeping equipment to provide clean and obstruction free surfaces for the passage of vehicles, bikes, and pedestrians. 5/20/2015 P&Z Minutes Page 4 of 13 Due to the restrictive views approaching the site staff recommends a condition of approval requiring that signs of other means of notification be installed to warn approaching motorists and others of the activity during the hours of operation. At last week's work session the commission requested adding 2 conditions of approval and modifying the initial condition. A supplemental staff report recommendation includes those changes as provided in the packet. The commission also requested maps that show the Brechan site, state quarry site, and the proposed NOK site which he distributed to the commission and the public. Staff recommends approval subject to the 3 Conditions of Approval listed in the supplemental staff report. Director Pederson said one of the reasons that you see our recommended wording for Condition #1 rather than some other wording suggested is this is part of a larger site that is not all been subdivided so if you talk about the perimeter of the site you are talking about bigger acreage than just the piece subject to this application. We didn't want to specify a distance from the perimeter of the site because the bigger site is much bigger and it could lead to less preservation of vegetation. COMMISSIONER PAINTER MOVED to grant a Conditional Use Permit, per KIBC 17.200, to conduct non-recreational mineral extraction activities on Lot 156, USS 2539, subject to three (3) conditions of approval and to adopt the findings of fact listed in the staff report for this case as "Findings of Fact" for Case No. 15-017. In response to COMMISSIONER SCHMITT'S inquiry from staff, in a document that was in our previous packet there's Kodiak Electric Association has an easement that appears to go across the property and there's also a communications easement. We didn't provide any notice to KEA or whoever has the communications easement and does this need to be resolved at this stage, Pederson said the applicant has had discussions with KEA and he'll have Maker check to see if they got notice of the application because the applicant has had discussions and their engineer being firm about relocating potentially some of those easements so he knows there's been active and ongoing discussions so KEA is aware of this application. He asked Maker if formal notice go out. Maker stated formal notice only goes out to the property owners, the department doesn't send out notice to those who might utilize an easement. Close regular meeting & open public hearing: David Anderson, Natives of Kodiak, said he sees 4.3 mile listed on this application and the zero marker is at the stop light downtown, 1 mile is at the dip, 2 miles at Green Mountain, and 3 miles is where we're at. He doesn't know where you came up with 4.3 miles because that's at the Busking River turn off road. We would appreciate it if that change could be made. Close public hearing & open regular meeting: COMMISSIONER ARNDT thanked Maker for getting the maps for the commission. Arndt raised the question today about KEA's substation and GIS shows that it is Coast Guard who was notified. As far as easements go Anderson knows that they will have to work things out. Condition #2 says that material from the extraction site has been exhausted the area shall be re-vegetated to blend in. There doesn't need to be any effort made to re-vegetate due to Alders grow like weeds. COMMISSIONER PAINTER MOVED to amend Conditions of Approval #2 to strike the word shall and replace with may. 5/20/2015 P&Z Minutes Page 5 of 13 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1. Natural vegetation on the site, except vegetation on those areas utilized for resource extraction activities, shall be retained to the maximum extent possible. 2. Once material from the extraction site has been exhausted, the area may be re- vegetated to blend in with the surrounding area to the maximum extent possible. 3. Permanent signs shall be posted to warn drivers of the potential for trucks entering and exiting the roadway along the affected section of West Rezanof Drive. Such signs must be approved by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. FINDINGS OF FACT (KIBC 17.200.050.A-D) 1. The proposed non-recreational mineral extraction use supports and compliments the uses designated in the comprehensive plan for the surrounding area. The use is consistent with approved ongoing mineral resource extraction on two nearby sites. 2. While the plan presented for this CUP is conceptual in nature, the project will be required to undergo a thorough zoning compliance review. Stipulations attached to this decision will ensure that the development meets, or exceeds, minimally acceptable standards of development. 3. Extraction activities will be sufficiently separated from public passage. Additional operational controls applied by the contractor will ensure that no undue burdens will be imposed upon the public. 4. The large lot size and location of the site will not require additional buffers. Additional safeguards in the form of attached conditions will augment the intent of subsections A through C of this section. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION TO AMEND CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION AS AMENDED CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY B) Case S15-019. Request a Preliminary approval of the replat of a portion of Lot 3, portion of Lot 4, Lot 4A, Lot 5AA A, Lot 513, and Lot 7A, USS 2638A creating Tract B and Lot 5A-1B, USS 2538A, and dedicating right-of-way for Egan Way (KIBC 16.40 and 16.60). The applicant is the Kodiak Island Borough/City of Kodiak. The location is Borough Hill and the zoning is PL-Public Use Lands. Maker stated this plat eliminates the interior lot lines of five lots to create one 13.59 acre tract that encompasses the high school, middle school, and Borough facilities. The lot lines of an adjacent parcel are also reconfigured to accommodate the dedication of additional Egan Way right-of-way. That additional right-of-way will formally connect Eagan Way to Rezanof Drive East as a public street. The elimination of interior lot lines will reduce existing grandfathered nonconformities and possible restrictions on future development. The Kodiak Island Borough School District administration and learning center building and high school are constructed across current interior lot lines. The elimination of those lot lines remedies those encroachments and improves development potential by eliminating the setback requirements associated with those lot lines. The Plat also vacates portions of unused utility easements and creates new waterline and electrical easements that correspond with existing utilities. Staff recommends approval of this request, subject to 2 conditions of approval that should ensure review agency requests are satisfied and that the Final Plat meets the standards of KIBC Titles 16 and 17. On the markup last week COMMISSIONER ARNDT, you said to not cut off that portion, just the inner portion and the department will work with the surveyor to ensure that outer portion is left at the angle that it is. 5/20/2015 P&Z Minutes Page 6 of 13 Director Pederson said you asked about the sidewalk plan for the area, he just got these and he handed them out to the commission. There are 2 sheets that show there's a sidewalk on the school side of Egan Way coming up from Rezanof Drive and at the curve there's hardscaping and sidewalks going to the entries of the new facility and even some of the sidewalks is heated. COMMISSIONER ARNDT said it shows a sidewalk along the parking lot on Egan Way but once again there's a portion that shows a cross walk a little further up but no connecting sidewalk along Egan Way. COMMISSIONER SCHMITT MOVED to grant preliminary approval of the replat of a portion of Lot 3, portion of Lot 4, Lot 4A, Lot 5A-1A, Lot 513, and Lot 7A of USS 2538A creating Tract B and Lot 5A-1B of USS 2538A, vacating portions of utility easements and dedicating right-of-way for Egan Way (KIBC 16.40 and 16.60), subject to two (2) conditions of approval and to adopt the findings in the staff report entered into the record for this case as "Findings of Fact" for case S15-019. Close regular meeting & open public hearing: None Close public hearing & open regular meeting: Discussion of the need of sidewalks, incorporating sidewalks into future improvements along Egan Way CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1. The horizontal curve at the newly dedicated portion of Egan Way right-of-way shall be adjusted to meet local roadway curve radius requirements on Final Plat (KIBC 16.80.040.A.1). 2. The Final Plat shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 16.50 (Final Plat) of the Borough Code and shall depict the technical corrections and additions listed in the staff report entered into the record for Case No. S15-019. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. This Plat remedies encroachments and improves development potential by vacating interior lot lines and eliminating the setback requirements associated with those lot lines. 2. The adopted conditions of approval should ensure that all required improvements are completed prior to approval of the Final Plat. 3. The adopted conditions of approval should ensure that the Final Plat meets the standards of Titles 16 (Subdivision) and 17 (Zoning) of the Borough Code. 4. The adopted conditions of approval should satisfy review agency requests. 5. This plat provides a subdivision of land that is consistent with the adopted Borough plans and development trends for this area ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5/20/2015 P&Z Minutes Page 7 of 13 C) Case S15-020. Request preliminary approval of the replat of Lot 4, Block 3, Woodland Estates creating Lots 1 through 6, Mariah Estates and creating access and utility easements (KIBC 16.40). The applicant is MK Enterprises, LLC and the agent is Kevin Arndt. The location is 3937 Wolverine Way and the zoning is R2- Two family Residential. Director Pederson stated the applicant came in just before closing today to request postponement. It didn't give a definitive timeframe. COMMISSIONER SCHMITT MOVED to postpone Case S15-020 to the September 2015 meeting. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY OLD BUSINESS A) Case 15-014. Adopt Findings of Fact in support of the Commission's approval of a Variance to construct an accessory building that will encroach 2.5 feet into the required 10 foot rear yard setback on Lot 4, Powell Estates Subdivision subject to one Condition of Approval. The applicant is Gary E. Salter and the location is 3534 Sharatin Road. The zoning is R3-Multi-family Residential. Maker stated at the April 15, 2015 Regular Meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission granted a variance for this case. The Commission then postponed adoption of the findings of fact until the May 20, 2015 regular meeting. On April 23, 2015, Commissioner Schmitt provided recommended findings of fact. Staff has reviewed those findings of fact and recommends that they be adopted as presented. COMMISSIONER SPALINGER MOVED to adopt the findings in the supplemental staff report entered into the record for this case as "Findings of Fact"for case 15-014. Discussion-Amendments may be offered at this time. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. The most appropriate location for the applicant's proposed shed is in the north rear corner of Lot 4. 2. There is an acute angle at the north rear corner and this presents practical difficulties in placing the shed square to the side and rear lot lines. 3. From a visual perspective and to maintain aesthetics, it is most appropriate to site the shed so that it is parallel to the side lot line. 4. So, there are exceptional physical circumstances or conditions applicable to the property and its intended use or development which do not apply to most other properties in the same land use district. 5. The strict application of the zoning ordinance would result in practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships. 6. Granting a variance of an encroachment of only 2.5 feet into the rear yard set back is not unreasonable in this context and is not contrary to the comprehensive plan. 7. The applicant did not create the acute rear lot angle and he has not acted precipitously or with a lack of fore thought. 8. Granting the requested variance will not result in a prohibited land use. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5/20/2015 P&Z Minutes Page 8 of 13 B) FY2016-2020 Capital Improvement Projects List Director Pederson stated since the packet review Jack Maker went back to verify the amounts and funding that was previously received for item #8 Otmeloi Way Paving Project and another one that is alluding him. Maker stated we also added the Tustumena and we changed either 3 or 4, the Anton Larsen Bay Road Extension to Ice Free Water Anton Larsen Bay Road Switchback Stationing, it's actually the Monashka Bay Water and Sewer Facilities Project Feasibility Planning and Design that's item #5 and we basically took the wording from the Assembly Resolution and changed it accordingly. We also added, at the request of the chair, Fire Protection Area #1 Fire Tanker/Tender Vehicle and an additional $100,000 for that funding. The district has $320,000 and it's estimated another $100,000 is required to get that vehicle here. COMMISSIONER PAINTER stated that it says that it's not in any priority order but in the Alaska Statutes it says it should be, and also in the code it says it should be in priority order so if anyone has a particular order that wishes it to go in a particular order she suggested it be put in that order and presented that way. COMMISSIONER ARNDT stated that last year he and COMMISSIONER DRABEK had spoke to the assembly about making sure the Anton Larsen Bay Road was listed as #3 and he would like to see it as#3 on our list. COMMISSIONER PAINTER suggested putting #16 VFW Rifle Range into position #10 and put#10 Mill Bay Beach Access and Recreation Upgrade in #16 COMMISSIONER SPALINGER MOVED to approve FY2015-02 adopting the CIP List for FY 2016-2020 which includes the VFW being moved from #16 to #10 and the Mill Bay Access moved from #10 to#16. In response to COMMISSIONER SCHMITT'S inquiry of why there are 2 different resolutions numbers, Maker stated initially resolution FY15-02 was recommending to the assembly that we dispose of the watershed to the City of Kodiak but that case was withdrawn and that resolution never went forward so we go back to Resolution FY15-02. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY C) Code Revision Update Director Pederson stated he doesn't have any further update for tonight other than to call to your attention to a handout. Pederson prepared this yesterday for the Borough Manager for his comments and he passed it out to the assembly last night. He gave a copy to Miss Kidder last night because she was in the audience. It's basically an update on some of the issues circulating around Jackson's Mobile Home Park. Mobile homes of any vintage may be moved however additions or other structural modifications that may have been done over the years may have compromised the structural integrity of the unit and if any stick built additions are moved or added they must meet all current code requirements. Spaces in existing parks, we did a quick tour of all the parks on Monday and you may be able to find as many as sixteen spaces in the existing parks. In many cases those are non-conforming land uses that would require a pretty big code change because they are in zoning districts where mobile home parks are not allowed. Some would be a small expansion of the park in the case of 1 of them that would require a different permitting process and there would be utilities and so forth. That's something we'll bring forward to you next month is a packet of information about the parks in town 5/20/2015 P&Z Minutes Page 9 of 13 and their history and more ways and options for ways to tweek the mobile home park code. Park expansions, we note that Rasmussen's is adjacent to a 2.43 acre site zoned Business, there is some storage on it now but there's really no structures there and there are utility lines running along the edge of that property on the westerly side of it. Mr. Rasmussen met with them on Monday and he's contemplating that and we are guesstimating there are some 20-25 spaces could be possible there under the current mobile home code requirements and maybe more if the code were tweeked. Cove Mobile Home Park, there's a part of that sale, there's a small piece of Business zoned property that's adjacent to it that's in the same ownership that doesn't have mobile homes on it now but if that was added to the park you could perhaps get a couple of spaces there. Other housing options, we did call the Kodiak Island Housing Authority and the numbers he got from them is they manage/own eighty-seven fixed income units but he doesn't have all the details of what that means but anyone interested should call the housing authority, and eighty-three low rent units. They currently have about 10 vacancies. You have tasked staff to look at the Mobile Home Park & RV chapters of the code. Currently mobile home parks are only allowed in Business and R3 zoning districts. Only Rasmussen's Mobile Home Park meets the code requirements, all other parks have non-conforming structures, spaces, amenities and so forth. Under code compliance, he believes the accessory dwelling unit provisions could be a vehicle to provide some additional, affordable, or workforce housing which are not allowed in the current code. Building codes, they're just reiterating about meeting Federal standards and they can be moved but the modifications must comply with International Residential Code. RV's would be a tougher nut to crack in terms of revisions to the building code to allow them to be used as dwelling units. Regarding the permitting, the building official said a lot of the older mobile homes didn't have GFI's and that would be one upgrade that would have to be made in the bathroom and kitchen. In response to COMMISSIONER SCHMITT'S inquiry if the Rasmussen's park were to be expanded, would that include some kind of traffic flow analysis on where ingress and egress would be for the twenty to twenty-five spaces, Director Pederson said he's sure when it comes to P&Z that would be part of the discussion. The most logical thing to do would be to extend Melnitsa Lane from where it ends now by Mr. Zimmer's property at the property line right on through to the road in the existing Rasmussen's because if they didn't make that connection then they would be looking at a cul-de-sac turnaround for fire apparatus and that would take up spaces. With that connection traffic could go either way which could be a benefit to potential new residents and existing residents. COMMISSIONER ARNDT stated it would be a cul-de-sac with a dead end due to the terrain constraints there and it's not going to be connected to the existing trailer court. There's also only a sewer line along the edge of it and not a water line. Service Area 1 did the sewer and water in there and the water is up on the road of Cove Drive and the sewer is on the back side. D) Tract R-2, Killarney Hills Subdivision Update Director Pederson said he doesn't have anything additional tonight other than the handout 1 gave you at the work session showing the conceptual lot layout. He did speak to the manager and we're going to see if we can partner with the firm that often comes to town to do wetiand delineations if they are coming down this summer to get them to look at that site to get a current delineation. 5/20/2015 P&Z Minutes Page 10 of 13 In response to COMMISSIONER PAINTER'S inquiry about approximately how many sites are there when you were working with that, Director Pederson stated it's not a proposal, it's just a paper exercise of some idea of what might be able to fit there if it's done all as residential. There will be multiple options. That is showing sixty-eight lots that meet the minimum dimension and area requirements for R2. NEW BUSINESS A) Case 15-016. Request a Fencing Review of a fencing plan for the City of Kodiak compost site, adjacent to the Kodiak Island Borough Landfill. Maker stated this fencing review is for the Industrial zoned City of Kodiak Compost site adjacent to the Landfill. Covered finished compost material and a stockpile of wood chips used in the composting process will be stored outdoors on this site. Borough code requires that any open storage in Industrial zoning be enclosed by a fence that is acceptable to the commission. The applicant is proposing a gated entry with 20 foot sections of 6' high chain link fencing to each side, combined with the existing electric fence as adequate fencing. Existing topography and retention of vegetation, along with the application of setback requirements, will provide additional protections from nuisances. Staff recommends approval of this proposed fencing plan. COMMISSIONER SCHMITT MOVED to approve the fencing plan, with one attached Condition of Approval, as submitted by the applicant in Case 15-016. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1. The driveway into the compost facility will have a sliding gate that has a 10 foot long driveway opening. 2. On each side of the gate will be a minimum of 20 feet of 6 feet high chain link fence. 3. The remainder of the property will retain the existing electric fence. 4. The distance from the edge of the improved road to the property line (location of fence) is roughly 85 feet. FINDINGS OF FACT Existing fencing, augmented fencing, topography, vegetation retention, and separation distances are adequate for the purpose of compliance with Kodiak Island Borough Code 17.105.060 F. ROLL CALL VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY COMMUNICATIONS A) Planning and Zoning Case Results Letters B) Letter of Courtesy &Advisory COMMISSIONER SCHMITT MOVED to acknowledge receipt of communications as presented. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY REPORTS A) Meeting Schedule: • June 10, 2015 work session-6:30pm-KIB Conference Room • June 17, 2015 regular meeting-6:30pm-Assembly Chambers 5/20/2015 P&Z Minutes Page 11 of 13 B) Minutes of Other Meetings • December 16, 2014 Parks and Recreation Regular Meeting C) Abbreviated & Final Approvals - Subdivisions • S14-011 & S15-011 STAFF REPORT COMMISSIONER ARNDT MOVED to acknowledge receipt of reports as presented. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY CITIZEN COMMENTS Local phone number: 486-3231 Toll Free phone number: 855-492-9202. Limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Dave Masinter, VFW Senior Vice Commander, stated tonight you voted on some Capital Improvement Projects. We appreciate and we endorse a lot of things at the VFW. We want to support the community and have an outdoor range, however no one ever talked to us about improving the building, land, or the excavating you are talking about. As far as he knows we would like to have a conversation with the borough about this project because maybe we want to expand the trailer park. As you may know we have a diagram of the trailer park that's bigger than what we have existing but we haven't been able to expand it because we haven't had the money or the equipment to expand it because it will have to go up into the trees north of the land there. He'd like to have a conversation with the assembly, our Post Commander, and the VFW which is the leaseholder. I don't think we've signed any agreements with the borough on this item. It would be important to talk to the VFW before you start improving the driveway. He can give you the Post Commander's phone number. Director Pederson stated he worked on that case, expansion of the outdoor range was approved by the borough in 1987 and the plans are on file in our office. At that time Mr. Graham had drawn up the plans. All those sections are still good and it was a 200 yard range. He was told that subsequently, there were plans drawn at one time for a 500 yard range. The current effort is 100 yards and they're looking at possibly using some of the rock that would come out and in doing that there would be some excess rock that could be used at the composting site. It's a different lease with KISA than with the VFW and that would be a different discussion with the borough manager and that would be where to initiate that. Nick Mangini asked when you are making plans like this do you involve the existing members of the neighborhood in your planning. COMMISSIONER ARNDT stated it's a concept design right now but eventually notifications would be sent out. Gary Salter asked if he can start construction now on his accessory building. Director Pederson stated yes, we can issue a zoning compliance permit tomorrow. STAFF COMMENTS Director Pederson stated he drug Martin Lydick here tonight. It's his last P&Z meeting, Lydick has 27+ years with the borough and he's retiring at the end of the month. He's given a lot of great service to the borough. 5/20/2015 P&Z Minutes Page 12 of 13 Jack Maker stated that if Dave would come into the office, he recently permitted a move from Jackson's to Rasmussen's and he can show you what is required. If anyone else wants to call the department he can walk them through it also. Maker congratulated Lydick for his last meeting, upcoming retirement, and mentorship. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS Kathy Drabek congratulated Martin Lydick. It's been good working with him and she wished him a happy retirement. Alan Schmitt congratulated Lydick stating he's worked in a couple different capacities while with the borough. When Schmitt came onto the commission he could tell which ones were Lydick's even though they aren't identified. Maybe he'll engage in some sort of creative writing in his retirement. He has a way with words. He appreciates the effort staff has made with doing the mobile home park inventory and the map for the area at Swampy Acres. Staff does very good work with the time they have and thanked them. Greg Spalinger congratulated Lydick, he's envious. For all of the citizens that testified, especially the Jackson's people, keep it up. Come to our next work session. He thinks some of their ideas have already been tossed around up here so he thinks we're on the same wave length,. He thanked everyone. Maria Painter told Lydick good luck and enjoy his retirement and thanked him for his service to the borough. Lydick done a good job. Painter thanked the public for coming to share their thoughts. Scott Arndt thanked Lydick for his service with the borough. Arndt won't be here for his party next week. ADJOURNMENT COMMISSIONER SCHMITT MOVED to adjourn. VOICE VOTE ON MOTION COMMISSIONER ARNDT adjourned the meeting at 7:55 p.m. KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION By: SCd rit Scott Arndt, Chair ATTEST By. Sheila Smith, Secretary Community Development Department APPROVED: June 17, 2015 5/20/2015 P&Z Minutes Page 13 of 13