2024-04-17 Regular MeetingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting
April 17, 2024
A regular meeting of the Kodiak Island Borough Planning and Zoning Commission was held on
April 17, 2024, in the Borough Assembly Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 6:30
p.m. Staff present were Community Development Director Christopher French, Community
Development Associate Planner Joseph Grochmal and Community Development Permit
Technician Bronwyn Currie.
CALL TO ORDER
April 17, 2024, Regular Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Present were Chair Christopher Paulson, Vice Chair Sara Fraser, Cort Neff, Linnea Johnson
and Craig Dagen.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Fraser moved to approve the April 17, 2024, Regular Meeting agenda.
Dagen seconds motion.
VOICE VOTE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5/0
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Dagen moved to approve the March 20, 2024, regular Meeting minutes.
Neff seconds motion.
VOICE VOTE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5/0
CITIZENS' COMMENTS
Citizens Comment is limited to three minutes per speaker.
Local Number: 907-486-3231 or Toll -Free Number: 855-492-9202.
Comments are for general topics only.
PUBLIC HEARING
Ordinance 2024-16 - Amendment to Various Chapters and Sections of Kodiak Island
Borough Code Title 17 Zoning which Pertain to Accessory Dwelling Units
Motion is still on the floor from March 20, 2024, "Dagen moved to recommend approval of
Ordinance 2024-16 amendments to various chapters and sections of the Kodiak Island Borough
Code Title 17 zoning which pertains to accessory dwelling units as amended.
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The Planning & Zoning Commission has spent the past several months reviewing
potential changes to the accessory dwelling unit regulations. The draft ordinance
attached to this agenda item incorporates the following changes:
1. Removes the conditional use requirement for those ADUs that meet the development
standards.
2. The CUP remains for those ADUs that do not meet one or more of the development
standards.
3. Refines the current definition of an accessory dwelling unit.
4. Splits the parking requirement up between ADUs within the City of Kodiak and those
outside of the city.
5. Simplifies the size restriction to a maximum of 800 square feet.
6. Removes the requirement that the owner of the property must live on the property.
7. Deletes requirements that are already in place through other ordinances such as
building permit compliance.
Cross seconds motion"
Christopher French presented the staff report.
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. You can also call in, the Local Number: 907-486-
3231 or Toll -Free Number: 855-492-9202.
• Scott Arndt
Chair to Close Public Hearing.
Commission Discussion.
Fraser moved to substitute the original Ordinance with the amended version.
Dagen second's motion.
Commission discussion.
ROLL CALL VOTE PASSED 4/1
Neff moved to amend the ordinance to keep current owner requirements.
Motion fails due to lack of second.
Dagen moved to amend the ordinance regarding parking, to remain with six (6) instead of four
(4) and three (3) instead of one (1) within the City limits.
Motion fails due to lack of second.
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Fraser moved to defer the ordinance as amended to the next Regular Meeting.
Dagen second's motion.
ROLL CALL VOTE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY 5/0
Case No. 24-011 - Applicant Yung Kwang Kiely requests Rezone from R2 - Two -
Family Residential District to R3 - Multifamily Residential District. Common Address:
3201 Spruce Cape Road.
Staff recommends that the Commission approve Mr. Kiely's rezone application as
requested.
Fraser moved to approve Rezone Case No. 24-011 to change the zoning designation of
USS 3100 LTBA (Common Address 3201 Spruce Cape Road) from R2 — Two -Family
Residential District to R3 — Multifamily Residential District with no conditions, and move
it forward to the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and to adopt the findings of fact in
support listed in the staff report dated April 11, 2024, entered into the record for this case
as "Findings of Fact" for Case No. 24-011.
Neff Seconds motion.
Joseph Grochmal presented the staff report.
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. You can also call in, the Local Number: 907-486-
3231 or Toll -Free Number: 855-492-9202.
Chair to Close Public Hearing.
• Yung Kiely
• Robert Lyndsey
• Kevin Webb
• Scott Arndt
Commission Discussion.
ROLL CALL VOTE FAILS UNANIMOUSLY 0/5
Fraser moved to deny Rezone Case No. 24-011 to change the zoning designation of USS 3100
LTBA (Common Address 3201 Spruce Cape Road) from R2 — Two -Family Residential District to
R3 — Multifamily Residential District and to adopt the findings of fact in opposition listed in the
staff report dated April 11, 2024, entered into the record for this case as "Findings of Fact" for
Case No. 24-011.
Neff seconds motion.
ROLL CALL VOTE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5/0
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OLD BUSINESS
• There was none.
NEW BUSINESS
• There was none.
PLANNING AND ZONING CASE RESULTS LETTERS
• S24-010 Preliminary Approval Letter
ABBREVIATED AND FINAL APPROVALS - SUBDIVISIONS
• There were none.
DIRECTORS' COMMENTS
• Directors Report April 11, 2024
CITIZENS' COMMENTS
Citizens Comment is limited to three minutes per speaker.
Local Number: 907-486-3231 or Toll -Free Number: 855-492-9202.
Comments are for general topics only.
• Scott Arndt
COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIR
a. The next Work Session of the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled
for May 8, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. located in the Assembly Chambers.
b. The next Regular Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission is
scheduled for May 15, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. located in the Assembly Chambers.
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ADJOURNMENT
Dagen moved to adjourn the April 17, 2024, Regular Meeting
Fraser second motion.
VOICE VOTE CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 5/0
Meeting adjourned at 7:57 p.m.
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Christopher Paulson, Chair
Bronwyn Curr' , CDD Permit Technician Approved on:
JUN 1 1 2024
BOROUGH CLERK'S OFFICE
KODIAK, ALASKA
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