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2024-01-17 Regular MeetingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting January 17, 2024 A regular meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Planning and Zoning Commission was held on January 17, 2024, in the Borough Assembly Chambers, 710 Mill Bay Road. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. Staff present were Community Development Director Christopher French and Community Development Permit Technician Bronwyn Currie. CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Commissioner's present were Kent Cross, Cort Neff, Sara Fraser, Christopher Paulson and Craig Dagen. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Neff moved to approve the January 17, 2024, Regular Meeting Agenda. Paulson seconds motion. VOICE VOTE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5/0 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Neff moved to approve the December 20, 2023, Regular Meeting Minutes. Paulson seconds motion. VOICE VOTE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5/0 CITIZENS' COMMENTS Citizen Comment is limited to three minutes per speaker. Local Number: 907-486-3231 or the Toll -Free Number: 855-492-9202. Comments are for general topics only. • There was none. PUBLIC HEARING Adams Variance, Case 24-005 Should the Commission agree with the staff recommendation and the proposed findings of fact, the appropriate motion is: 1. Move to approve the variance request to allow an increase in the maximum lot coverage for accessory structures within the R1 zoning district from 10% or 3,634 square feet to Kodiak Island Borough Planning and Zoning Commission Regular January 17, 2024 Meeting Minutes 11.63% or 4,229 square feet on LISS 3099 Lot 20, commonly known as 2546 Spruce Cape Road. The applicant requests a variance to the 10% maximum lot coverage for accessory structures within the R-1 zoning district. The applicant proposes to demolish three existing accessory structures that total approximately 897 square feet in area. The applicant plans to keep a shed that is approximately 268 square feet in area. The applicant proposes to construct a 3960- square-foot accessory structure to store materials that are currently stored outside on the property. In addition, the applicant is conducting extensive site work on the property to address long-standing drainage issues. The total proposed accessory building square footage after construction of the new accessory structure would be approximately 4,229 square feet, which is an accessory structure coverage of approximately 11.63%; therefore, the variance request is for approximately 1.63% percent or 592.73 square feet. Staff recommends based on the review outlined within the staff report that the Commission approve the variance as requested. Subject to the following findings of fact: Finding 1: The existing drainage issues on the subject property are exceptional physical circumstances to warrant the approval of the variance. Mitigating the drainage issues requires extensive site disturbance and will limit the location of building additions to the principal structure and the location of any additional structures to the property. Finding 2: Strict compliance with the code provision in conjunction with the drainage issues on the site would cause unnecessary hardship and practical difficulty to the purported needs of the applicant. Finding 3: The granting of this variance would not cause material damage or prejudice to other properties because the applicant is correcting longstanding drainage issues on the subject a property and is addressing existing outdoor storage with the construction of the new accessory structure. In addition, the subject site is large enough to accommodate the new accessory structure without negatively impacting surrounding smaller properties. Finding 4: The requested variance would not be contrary to the objectives of the comprehensive plan because the current comprehensive plan does not contain objectives related to the specific provision in which relief has been requested and there are no other objectives that would be related to this variance request. Finding 5: The applicant's action did not cause the need for the variance; the variance is requested to reduce outdoor storage on the property and the location of the accessory structure, and its size is based on drainage mitigation measures that impact additions to the principal structure and the location of new accessory structures on the property. Finding 6: The applicant has stated that the accessory structure is needed to store accessory items to the residence on the property. The applicant is not proposing the addition of a land use to the property that is not permitted by the R-1 zoning district. Paulson moved to approve the Variance Move to approve the variance request to allow an increase in the maximum lot coverage for accessory structures within the R1 zoning district from 10% or 3,634 square feet to 11.63% or 4,229 square feet on LISS 3099 Lot 20, commonly known as 2546 Spruce Cape Road. Neff seconds motion. Kodiak Island Borough Planning and Zoning Commission Regular January 17, 2024 Meeting Minutes Interim Chair to Open Public Hearing: if you would like to be heard, please come to the podium, sign in, turn on the microphone and state your name or you can call in, the local number is 907- 486-3231 or Toll -Free number 855-492-9202. Interim Chair to close Public Hearing. Commission Discussion. ROLL CALL VOTE FAILED 3/2 OLD BUSINESS • There was none. NEW BUSINESS • Planning and Zoning Election. Cross moved to postpone the Elections. Fraser seconds the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 510 PLANNING AND ZONING CASE RESULTS LETTERS ABBREVIATED AND FINAL APPROVALS - SUBDIVISIONS • S21-008 Dahl Final Plat DIRECTORS' COMMENTS CITIZENS' COMMENTS Citizen Comment is limited to three minutes per speaker. Local Number: 907-486-3231 or the Toll -Free Number: 855-492-9202. Comments are for general topics only. COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR a. The next Work Session of the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for February 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the Borough Assembly Chambers. b. The next Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for February 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Borough Assembly Chambers. I Kodiak Island Borough Planning and Zoning Commission Regular January 17, 2024 Meeting Minutes ADJOURNMENT Paulson moved to adjourn the January 17, 2024, Regular Meeting. Dagen seconds the motion. VOICE VOTE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Meeting adjourned at 6:59 p.m. Bronwyn Currie, Permit Technician KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH Christopher Paulson, Chair �C�IU�D F+' ;51. BOROUGH CLERICS OFFICE KODIAK, AL.ASM t Kodiak Island Borough Planning and Zoning Commission Regular January 17, 2024 Meeting Minutes