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1975-10-22 Regular MeetingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES OF OCTOBER 22, 1975 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by.Chairman. Jerry;Holt,.at 7:35 p.m. In the meeting room of the Kodiak Island Borough Office Building. li ROLL CALL r .. ABSENT t PRESENT Mr, Jerry Holt, Chairman Mr. Som,Hayden. Mr. Gene Erwin Mr. John Welch Mr. Harold Heglin Mr. Horace Simmons (late arrival) 111 MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING. A.: Pa -Regular - September 17, 1.975 in moved for Mr. He lapproval. Motion passed by unanimous roll caliwo Seconded by Mr.. Hayden.te IV., MINUTES FROM OTHER MEETINGS r Mr. Holt noted that the A. Assembl - Re ular - October 2 1975 - �— Borough Assembly wanted some response from the Commission on the i rezoning of property KIP and other -property owners. He stated that this will be discussed under PbZ'Items later on in the meeting V COMMUNICATIONS & CORRESPONDENCE Y _' A. Letter from Robert s, Use of Havin More than Five Unrelated-Peo Ie Livin w� i - Within an R-1 Zone (with letter from State De of H stated that Mr. Hayden noted that in Mr the time of the Planrt;ngrand Zoning the remaintler of the people in-Lhe area by .7 �r Childs Commission meeting" he asked Mr,. Childs If he had,do adjoined the lot in stated that he had contacted the people whose property„ t e hparina question and 'they had no,objections. Mr. Heglin mov d fo �allnvoto - Seconded by Mr. Welch. Motion:passed bV unanimous_.:= — B. Letter from Leo Bourbeau - . Ho of M issipp Road With Implications to diionn Mr. Holt noted that this was taken care of and Lot 1A, Block 5, Leite Adt { no attron'was needed - C. Notice Completion of Feasibilit Report on Kodiak Sm of Compi all Boat Harbor There were no comments. (information only) - , , _ , r tional Use D. Letter from Crosswinds flan to use the structure ra i ao tudio/work hoP098 - Mrs. Kelso stated that -they P parking space now .Mrs. Kelso stated that they it was asked_ if they had-enouy c Pa ` asking space by moving the fence-b'ack`tte required amount. created additional p w thin"this structure now She further stated thatthis structure will have no kittlien or bathroom, an no The carpenter stated that he. was Ilvin9 payment for building it was plumbing It and that .his s. because he was building was done there would be no one free, rent; buf,1i.e stated that when the but living in it. Mr. Holt not that if they did intend to use this building as another i1to as the .wailing they would have to come back to the Commrssiotred have the property subdivitled. Mr. Holt noted and does no tnot become aar action* adwpllang as long building remains a workshop — - - - KIBS272888 •i KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Page 2 MINUTES OF OCTOBER 22, 1975 VI PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Vacation & Replat of Lots 19, 20, 21, & 22, Block 5, Erskine Subdivision into Lots 19A and 21A, Block 5, Erskine Subdivision, William & Jean Schwaab - The Borough Engineer recommended the line dividing the lot should be perpendicular to the main street. Mr. Ecklund stated that the line can be rotated to meet the code requirement. Mr. Erwin moved for approval. Seconded by Mr. Heglin. Mr. Holt closed the regular meeting and opened the meeting for a public hearing. Mr. Schwaab wanted to know what was wrong with the plat. After the explanation of why it was wrong, Mr. Schwaab stated that the only reason he wanted the lots to be like this is so you can build on the back corners and overlook the ocean instead of being so close to the road. After some discussion, Mr. Holt closed the public hearing and re- convened the regular meeting. Question being called for motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. B. Variance Request to Operate a TV Repair Shop in an R-2 Zone - William Glynn Jr. - Mr. Simmons moved for approval. Seconded by Mr. Erwin. Mr. Holt closed the regular meeting and opened the public hearing. There was some question as to adequate parking facilities. Mr. Glynn stated that he owned Lot 10 and if additional parking was required, he could make that into a parking area. There are no other employees, other than himself. At present there is room for three cars within his driveway. Mr. Weisser asked if he was a licensed business. He stated he was. Mr. Glynn stated that TV's and stereos will be all that he repairs. Mr. Gariss stated that the object of this request was the size of the ojbect within a home occupational use and that the r-- Commission take this into consideration. Mr. Holt closed the public hearing and reconvened the regular meeting. Question being called for, motion passed by the following roll call vote: Mr. Welch -YES, Mr. Heglin - YES, Mr. Erwin - YES, Mr. Hayden - YES, Mr. Simmons - YES and Mr. Holt - NO. C. Vacation and Replat of Lot 4, Block 18, New Kodiak Subdivision, Tideland Tracts 14-111 N-27, APA Tidelands, a portion of U. S. Survey 559 and U. S. Survey 1797 and Replatung into Lots 4-A, 6, 7, New Kodiak Subdivision - Mr. Ecklund explained the plat to the Commission. Mr. Hayden moved for approval. Seconded by Mr. Heglin. Nlr. Holt closed the regular meeting and opened the public hearing. There being no comments, he closed the public hearing and reconvened the regular meeting. Question being called for, motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. VII SUBDIVISIONS, PRELIMINARY KIBS272999 A. Crestview Subdivision (a portion of that Unsubdivided Portion of U. S. Survey 3218) -Michael Rasmussen - Mr. Simmons moved for approval. Seconded by Mr. Heglin. Mr. Holt stated that he would like like to see some comments from the Borough Engineer, the sanitarian and perculation test results and would r- like an opinion on the 1500 foot requirement away from a sewer system, is it lineal feet or should it go along right-of-ways? Mr. Gariss stated that he elt that the plat was not brought in soon enough. Mr. Simmons stated that he felt that it met the code requirements. Mr. Welch asked Mr. Jones if he had looked at the plat. Ivlr. Jones stated that he had looked at it, but that it had only come 0 to him yesterday. Mr. Ecklund stated that he was going by stating that you can subdivide down to 20,000 square feet with public water. Mr. Gariss stated that it stated I acre in the subdivision code, and that was what was what this was. Mr. Ecklund noted that there are septic systems on either side of this subdivision. He also explained the topographical map to the Commission showing them where the drainage would go, in that it would not drain towards Isiand Lake. Mr. Gariss recommended disapproval of this plat, until further study was done on it. Question being called for, Motion failed on the following roll call vote• Mr. Erwin.- NO Mr. Simmons - YES Mr. Hayden NO. Mr. Welch - NO, Mr. Heglin - YES, and Mr. Holt NO KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING Page 3 OCTOBER 22, 1975 B. Vacation & Replat of Lots 19, 20, 21, 22, Block 5, Erskine Subdivision - William & Jean Schwaab - I✓lr. Erwin moved for approval. Seconded by Mr. Hayden. Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. C. Subdivision of a Portion of Tract E-1, U. S. Survey 3218 - Jim Pearson - Mr. Erwin moved toy- approval. Seconded by Ar. Hayden. This land �- is located within the city limits. Question being called for, motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. D. Vacation of a Portion of 11th Avenue (Lots 1 & 1, Block 52, East Addition and Lots 6 & 7, Block 54, East .Addition) -- Bob .Mulcahy ar.d Jerry Johnson - Mr. Simmons roved that the Commission accept the preliminary plat offered. on passed by unanimous roll call vote. VIII SUBDIVISIONS, FINAL A. Vacation. & Replat of Lots 9 & 10, Block 50, East Addition - Oddvar Nylund- Plat was not available. IX P&Z ITEMS A. Reconsideration of Subdivision of Lot 1, U. S. Survey 2843 - M. Emmons - Mr. Ecklund noted that there was enough required footage of usable land. Mr. Simmons moved for approval. Seconded by Mr. Hayden. Motion passed by unanimous roll call vote. B. Mr. Holt noted that the Commission needed to elect a permanant chairman, r and that they better have somebody in mind, as he may be quitting. The Commission agreed that he remain chairman until such time as they needed to elect another one. X AUDIENCE COMMENTS A. Mr. Rasmussen stated that he felt that it was not so late in the year as to hold up approving:th(s subdivision, as previously stated in the meeting, because he feels that he can get alot done now, if the subdivision was approved. He wanted to know why this plat was denied when another was passed in the same general area. Mr. Erwin stated that his only concern: was hooking up to water, the last word he had heard was that the City was not hooking up additional %waterlines within the Island Lake area. Mr. Rasmussen stated that Mr. Beukers would hook him up to their waterline. Mr. Erwin stated that if Mr. Rasmussen had this in writing, he would have approved the preliminary subdivision. Mr. Holt stated that he still was concerned with the sewage in this area and that he would like a written. statement from the Borough Engineer, as to the suitability of the ground. Mr. Simmons feels that the plat meets the code legally. Mr. Gariss stated that he had contacted the City Engineer and he had recommended that the subdivider put in a low pressure sewer system and asked how Mr. Rasmussen felt about it. Mr. Rasmussen stated that he felt it was a good idea and that every subdivider in the Borough should put one in, but r— that he didn't have that kind of money and neither would anybody else. Mr. Ecklund stated that he had subdivided the plat according the code and that he had answered the Planner's questions noted on the plat. Mr. Gariss noted that the subdivision ordinance stated i acre not 20,000 square feet. Mr. Ecklund stated that this was the Borough's discrepency not the subdividers. Mr. Simmons moved that the Commission reconsider their earlier action on approving the subdivision. Mr. Holt wanted to know what had changed from previous action taken. Mr. Heglin seconded the motion. Mr. Heglin would like to ask the Borough Engineer how tie felt. Mr. Simmons moved to amend his motion to include _ . "preliminary plat", with approval of the second. Mr. Erwin asked that a letter be written from the City stating that they will be putting the wager line. Mr. Simmons moved that the Commission accept the plat on the Crestview Subdivision, seconded by Mr. Heglin. Mr. Jones, Borough Engineer KIBS272890 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Page 4 MEETING, OCTOBER 22, 1975 X AUDIENCE COMMENTS (continued) stated that when the Borough changes their discrepancy on the 20,000 square feat and } requirement, they might think about changing the 1500 lineal foot requirement to state along a right-of-way, so as not to create further confusion. Mr. Holt ruled Mr...Simmons motion out of order and adjourned the meeting at 9: 40 p.m. ATTEST: APPROVED: Norma L. Holt, Borough Clerk Jerry Holt, Chairman KIBS272891 KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH P, O. BOX 1246 KODIAK, ALASKA 99615 THIRD CLASS