1996-18 Rezoning Parcel Located Within Karluk Watershed SubdivisionKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ORDINANCE NO. 96 -18
Introduced by: Mayor Selby
Requested by: Planning and
Zoning Commission
Drafted by: Community
Development Department.
Introduced: 11/07/96
Public Hearing: 11/26/96
Adopted: 11/26/96
AN ORDINANCE REZONING A 115.12 ACRE PARCEL LOCATED WITHIN
SECTIONS 20 AND 21, T3OS R32W (KARLUK WATERSHED)
FROM C- CONSERVATION ZO W- WATERSHED
(GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF THE VILLAGE OF KARLUK)
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on this
rezoning; and
WHEREAS, this rezone will serve to both define and protect the Karluk watershed,
creating a buffer area around Karluk's water supply that can also be used for
recreation and subsistence by residents; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended that the Kodiak
Island Borough Assembly approve this rezoning; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission has adopted findings of fact in
support of this recommendation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT:
Section 1: This ordinance is not of general application and shall not be codified.
Section 2: The 115.12 acre parcel, as defined by the Karluk watershed area metes
and bounds description dated October 2, 1996, within Sections 20 and 21, T3OS
R32W, is hereby rezoned from C- Conservation to W- Watershed.
Section 3: The findings of fact of the Kodiak Island Borough Planning and Zoning
Commission in recommending the approval of this rezone are hereby confirmed as
follows:
17.72.020 A. Findings as to the Need and Justification fora Change or Amendment.
A rezone from R1- Single- family Residential to W- Watershed is needed and justified
because the W- Watershed zoning district permits development that:
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A. will protect and regulate the Karluk water supply to ensure maintenance of
adequate water supply and good water quality; and
B. will prohibit all other land uses not compatible with the maintenance of the
community watershed.
1732.020 B. Findings as to the Effect a Change nr Amendment would have on the
Ohjective.s of the Comprehensive Plan.
A change of zoning from C- Conservation to the W- Watershed zoning district is
necessary to provide basic protection of water quality for the Karluk community. This
rezone is in conformity with specific objectives and recommendations stated in both
the 1968 Kodiak Island Borough Comprehensive Plan and the 1984 Karluk
Comprehensive Plan.
ATTEST:
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS TWENTY -SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1996
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Jer6 e M. Selby, Boro .• . ►�
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Donna F. Smith, CMC /AAE, Borough Clerk
Robin Heinrichs, Presiding Officer
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