1997-24 Amending Title 17 Zoning - Comprehensive Plan - Port LionsKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ORDINANCE NO. 97 -24
Introduced by: Mayor Selby
Requested by: Planning & Zoning Com.
Drafted by: Community Development
Introduced: 12/04/97
Amended: 12/18/97
Public Hearing: 12/18/97
Adopted: 12/18/97
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 ZONING OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION 17.02.030
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADOPT THE 1997 PORT LIONS COMPREHENSIVE
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan was originally completed
in 1981; and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Lions requested that the Kodiak Island Borough assist in
updating the Plan; and
WHEREAS, Community Development Department staff attended regular meetings of the
Port Lions City Council in May and September 1997, resulting in revisions to the Plan, and;
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on the revised
plan and recommends that the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approve the revised 1997
Port Lions Comprehensive Development plan as presented;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND
BOROUGH THAT:
Section 1: This ordinance is of a general and permanent nature and shall become a
part of the Kodiak Island Borough Code of Ordinances.
Section 2: Title 17, Chapter 17.02, Section 17.02.030 is amended as follows:
17.02.030 Comprehensive plan. For the purpose of this title, the Kodiak Island Borough
Comprehensive Plan consists of the following documents:
F. 1997! Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan. Originally Prepared by
Environmental Science and Engineering in 1981.
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Ordinance No. 97 -24
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Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
ADOPTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
THIS EIGHTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1997
ATTEST:
c Do7fri-Let
onna F. Smith, CMC /AAE, Borough Clerk
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Jer6me M. Selb
L. Stevens, Presiding Officer
Ordinance No. 97 -24
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PORT LIONS
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Prepared for
The City of Port Lions,
(Originally adopted January, 1982)
and revised by
The Kodiak Island Borough
Community Development Department
REVISION
November 1997
Acknowledgements 4
Preface 5
History
7
Local Government & Native Corporations 8
Topography 12
Climate 13
Geology
14
Soils
15
Fish and Wildlife 17
Vegetation 20
Settler Cove 21
Shoreline Characteristics 24
Currents and Coastal Processes 25
Hazards 26
Land Use 27
Community Facilities 28
Transportation 30
Utilities 32
Energy 34
Population 35
Goals and Objectives 37
Growth Requirements 42
Land Use Element 44
Open Space Element 49
Circulation Element 52
Economic Element 53
Reference Sources 56
APPENXIX A - City of Port Lions CIP list FY99 -2003 57
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page 2 November, 1997
LIST OF TABLES
No. Page
1. Land Use /Ownership 10
2. Kodiak Soil Series 15
3. Commercially Important Bottomfish 18
4. Fish and Wildlife Species 19
5. Settler Cove Species 22
6. Benthic Species 23
7. Road System 31
8. Port Lions Population 35
9. Port Lions School Population 43
10. Land Use Classification /Use Summary 48
Location Map 4A
Existing Land Use 27A
Existing Zoning 27B
Community Facilities and Utilities 29A
Land Use Plan (Comprehensive Plan) 41A
(other tables and maps are contained in the 1982
Comprehensive Plan)
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
LIST OF MAPS
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Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY
Robin Heinrichs - Presiding Officer
Wayne Stevens - Deputy Presiding Officer
Tom Abell - Assemblymember
Tuck Bonney - Assemblymember
Dr. Bob Johnson - Assemblymember
Scott Arndt - Assemblymember
Dr. Gary Stevens - Assemblymember
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Jerrol Friend - Chair
Darlene Turner - Vice Chair
Robbie Scheidler - Commissioner
Clarence Selig - Commissioner
Suzanne Hancock - Commissioner
Walter Stewart - Commissioner
Donna Bell - Commissioner
PORT LIONS CITY COUNCIL
Susan Boskofsky - Mayor
Robert Wagner - Deputy Mayor
Wayne Lukin - Member
Margaret Nelson - Member
Arnold Kewan - Member
Wanda Kaiser - Member
Melvin Squartsoff - Member
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map
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
PREFACE (1997)
The comprehensive plan serves as a guide for decisions about
location and focus of future land uses, as well a future capital
improvement needs and scheduling. As an aid in evaluating
development proposals, assessing potential impacts and
formulating capital budgets, the plan seeks to improve the
physical environment of the community as a setting for human
activity while promoting the interest of the community at large.
It is through the process of identifying local issues and
problems and taking inventory of environmental, social, and
economic conditions that a comprehensive plan formulates
community goals and objectives. Ideally, this imparts a sense of
direction and purpose, reflecting how the community wishes to
develop. Fundamental to this is ensuring that the plan remains
up -to -date and current, accurately reflecting emerging viewpoints
and changing conditions.
This last step is, in many ways, the most vital in the process
since it will ensure that the comprehensive plan is a living
document that grows with the community and adapts to change. It
is this that has recently been undertaken and, with completion of
this plan revision, accomplished by the community of Port Lions.
The Preface of the original 1982 Port Lions Comprehensive
Development Plan reflects on the achievement of the people of
Port Lions in interweaving cultural tradition, recreation and
employment into a viable community. With this plan revision,
that theme is continued to help guide the community into its
future.
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ORIGINAL PREFACE (1982)
The people of Port Lions have achieved a unique way of life that
has successfully interwoven the elements of employment,
recreation and cultural tradition into a viable community. They
have done this without producing a negative impact on the natural
environment. The water and forest are as much a part of this
community as the houses and streets, and the people feel very
strongly about their local amenity.
Yet, Port Lions has to provide for future growth if their young
people are to find employment in the local community. This
growth must be accommodated without disrupting the local
lifestyle and the natural environment. The comprehensive
development plan provided herein represents a means for achieving
this.
The plan includes suitable space for the development of the
seafood processing industry and support facilities. This will
provide for employment that is in keeping with local tradition,
but of further importance, Port Lions is strategically located
for the development of the bottomfish industry which is of
growing importance not only locally but to the State and Nation
as well.
The area set aside for industrial growth is buffered from other
community activities. Future residential growth will be directed
to new areas so that the scale and community harmony of the
existing residential area will benefit from future growth and be
protected by prohibiting competing commercial areas from
developing. The plan provides for ample parks, shoreline access
and protects the coastline from unsightly and non -water dependent
development.
If the plan is followed, the difficult task of providing for more
growth, yet, retaining the existing community scale and local
values will largely be achieved.
William A. Walton, Director
Kodiak Island Borough
Community Development Department
1982
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HISTORY
1964 is considered the beginning date for Port Lions. However,
it should be recognized that Kodiak Island has a record of human
occupation for at least the last 6000 years. Several sites
within or near the city limits of Port Lions have been documented
as pre- European occupation. Three of these are on the Peregrebni
Peninsula and one is at the head of Settler Cove. Another
possible site is at the north bank of the mouth of the Port Lions
River (Source: 9).
Three homesteads were established on the upper cove and
Peregrebni area during the early Twentieth Century, and a sawmill
was located near the mouth of the Port Lions River during this
same period.
Port Lions was established as a city after the village of Afognak
on Afognak Island was partially destroyed by the Tsunami which
resulted from the Good Friday earthquake on March 27, 1964. As a
result of the earthquake, the land at Afognak had sunk about four
and one -half feet, rendering the location even more potentially
hazardous. Thus, the situation required the relocation of the
village.
The site at which Port Lions is situated was located by village
residents Oscar Ellison and George Naumoff while on a
reconnaissance survey on May 14, 1964 (Source: 10).
With assistance from the Alaska Lions Clubs, the U.S. Bureau of
Indian Affairs, U.S. Public Health Service, a group of Mennonites
and other volunteers, a town site was surveyed and laid out,
sewer and water systems were installed and forty -four homes were
constructed by late 1964, when the first residents moved from
Afognak. In 1966, Port Lions was incorporated as a fourth class
city. Port Lions was subsequently changed by state statute to a
second class city.
The population has increased since that time, more homes have
been built, businesses developed and public facilities and
services have been established to meet the requirements of
village life.
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City of Port Lions
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND NATIVE CORPORATIONS
Port Lions is a second -class city, and as such, the city has the
power to provide certain services including fire protection,
street maintenance, water supply, sewage collection and garbage
collection. Under contract with the State, the City maintains
the state road and the air strip and provides a shorehand to tie
up the state ferry when it docks at Port Lions. The City also
owns a public dock and small boat harbor. The City also provides
several parks, a cemetery, maintains a solid waste disposal site,
a library and a health clinic.
Port Lions has the power to levy sales tax and special property
assessments, but at the present time, no taxes are being levied.
The major sources of revenue come from user and service fees and
state and federal grants (Source: 11).
The City of Port Lions is governed by an elected, seven member
council, which in turn elects a mayor from the council members.
A City Clerk and an Accounts Receivable Clerk are employed to
administer city business. Several other persons are also
employed by the City as maintenance and service personnel.
Kodiak Island Borough
The Kodiak Island Borough is governed by an elected seven member
assembly and a mayor. The elected mayor is responsible for
implementing policy and directing the Borough staff. The Borough
has the authority to levy property taxes and has the
responsibility for planning and zoning, education and park and
recreation programming. This pertains to the villages, such as
Port Lions, as well as the unincorporated area. Planning and
Zoning and subdivision for Port Lions are conducted through the
Borough Community Development Department.
Port Lions Traditional Tribal Council
The Port Lions Traditional Tribal Council is a native non - profit
corporation and is completely independent of city government.
However, the Tribal Council and the City work closely together on
numerous matters. The Tribal Council's main responsibilities are
administering tribal and federal funds for social programs, such
as the pre- school program.
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Afognak Native Corporation
The Afognak Native Corporation is a private, native -owned village
corporation that has extensive land holdings on northern Kodiak
Island, including almost all of the land surrounding the City of
Port Lions and half of the land within the city limits. The
Afognak Native Corporation has conveyed land and deeded easements
to the City of Port Lions and provides the site for solid waste
disposal. The approximately 800 acre balance of the City's 1,280
acre 14C -3 ANCSA entitlement is in the process of being conveyed
to the City of Port Lions by the Afognak Native Corporation.
Koniag Regional Corporation
The Koniag Regional Corporation is a private, native -owned
company. Koniag holds title to the mineral rights to all of the
land which is owned by the Afognak Native Corporation.
Municipal Boundaries
An annexation in 1983 expanded the municipal boundaries of Port
Lions to encompass 8.75 square miles, of which 6.6 square miles
is land area. All land surrounding Port lions is owned by the
Afognak Native Corporation.
Existing land use includes both public and private development.
An inventory of these uses is provided in the following table:
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TABLE NO. 1
LAND USE /OWNERSHIP
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OWNERSHIP
PRIV.
CITY
BORO.
STATE
FED.
COOP.
RESIDENTIAL
Single- family
97
Multi- family
4
Apt.(w /lodge)
1
COMMERCIAL
Grocery Store
1
Lodge 2
2
Petroleum Sale
1
COMMUNITY FAC.
Elementary Sch
1
High School
1
Pre School 3
1
Commun. Hall 6
1
Library
1
Clinic 5
1
Church
2
Fire Station
1
Cemetery
1
Storage /Whse
3
Parks
3
Post Office
1
UTILITIES
Water Trtmt.
1
Water Tank
1
Telephone Bldg
1
Television R/T
1
Generator
1
1
Storage Dam 6
1
PORT FACILITIES
Sm. Boat Hrb '
Public Dock
2
Breakwater
1
Airport 8
1
Seaplane beach
1
TABLE NO. 1
LAND USE /OWNERSHIP
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1. One apartment is included with the lodge.
2. The lodges contain rental units.
3. Administered by the Port Lions Traditional Tribal Council.
4. Includes a community hall as well as administrative offices for
the City of Port Lions.
5. The building is owned by the City but it is funded by the U.S.
Public Health Service, private fees and revenue sharing funds.
6. This provides the reservoir for the Port Lions water supply.
7. Small Boat Harbor is owned by the State of Alaska and managed by
the City of Port Lions.
8. The airport is owned by the State but is maintained by the City
of Port Lions.
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Kodiak Island is located in the maritime climatic zone. This is
characterized by cool summers and warm winters. The City of
Kodiak, the nearest weather recording station (nineteen miles),
receives an average of fifty inches precipitation annually, which
includes seventy -five inches of snow. The average wind speed is
from the Northwest at 8.7 knots per hour. Kodiak has 8860 annual
average degree heating days and 1575 growing degree days, with a
148 average annual frost -free days (Source: 1)
The prevailing wind at Port Lions tends to be from the northeast,
which brings moist air from the ocean; this is particularly
prevalent in the fall and spring and occasionally in the summer.
In the winter, northwesterlies bring cold air, while
southeasterlies and southwesterlies bring warmer air. Westerlies
most frequently occur during the summer, which bring good
weather. Winds on occasion have been estimated at eighty miles
per hour.
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CLIMATE
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The bedrock geology of the area in which Port Lions is located
consists of marine sediments dating from the Creteceous and
Jurassic periods of the Mesozoic era. These are in the form of
graywacke and slate and lie at varying depths, including surface
exposures. This rock is fractured and tightly folded. Strata
tend to dip to the west from seventeen to twenty -five degrees. A
mantel of till covers the bedrock at thicknesses of up to thirty
feet. Volcanic ash and organic silt overlay the till and is
usually at a thickness of less than four feet (Source: 4).
Conditions appear to be satisfactory for light structures,
however, in the absence of a detailed geologic survey, slopes
which exceed fifteen percent should be evaluated to determine if
unconsolidated material underlies the surface. Only a few areas
of the city exceed fifteen percent, thus, this should be only a
minor limitation.
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GEOLOGY
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CHARACTERISTICS
STABILITY
NOTATION
Slippage potential
•
1
Slope
•
2
Permeability
•
3
Seasonal saturation
•
4
Erosion potential
•
5
Frost action
•
6
Shrink /swell
4,
7
Corrosivity
•
8
Depth to bedrock
,
9
LIMITATIONS
Light structures
+
10
Drainfields
•
11
Roads
,
12
Utilities
•
13
A soil survey has not been conducted for the Port Lions area.
However, a soil survey was conducted and mapped for the area
directly east of Kizhuyak Bay (Source: 7). In addition, soil
test pits were dug and analyzed for the Ptarmigan and Wakefield
subdivisions (Source: 8). From these sources an estimate of soil
properties was made. It should be recognized that this is only a
rough estimate and does not substitute for a soil survey or soil
engineering study.
The majority of the soils on which Port Lions is located appear
to be of the Kodiak Series. The characteristics of this soil in
terms of urban development properties are listed in the following
table:
• Good
• Moderate
• Poor
SOILS
TABLE NO. 2
KODIAK SOIL SERIES
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1. There is a potential for slippage in the local areas that exceed
twelve percent. The soil beneath the volcanic ash horizon can
liquefy when wet.
2. A few localized areas contain excessive slopes - above fifteen
percent.
3. The permeability rate range is 0.6 to 20.0 inches per hour, with
an average for the upper four strata of 0.95 to 3.0 inches per
hour.
4. The upper strata of the soil horizon is often saturated due to
rainfall that exceeds the permeability rate.
5. Due to the frequency of rainfall and the volcanic ash content in
the soil, the potential for erosion is high.
6. Frost action is moderate due to the abundance of moisture in the
soil during periods of rainfall coupled with alternating freezing
and thawing.
7. Due to the low clay content of the soil, there is little
shrink /swell action.
8. The acid content is high in the Kodiak Series.
9. Soil pit excavations in the Wakefield subdivision area revealed
that the bedrock averaged five feet, with a minimum of four feet
and a maximum of a little over six feet. Similar excavations in
the Ptarmigan subdivision above the existing town site indicated
that bedrock averaged six and one -half feet, with a minimum of
five feet and a maximum of ten feet.
10. The major limitations for light structure include localized steep
slopes and seepage areas.
11. Drainfields are severely limited to seasonal saturation and
localized seepage.
12. The AASHO rating for the Kodiak Series includes A -1, 2, 4, 5 and
8. The A -8 classification is limited in extent but still is a
potential problem in terms of stability.
13. Corrosivity to both steel and concrete is rated as high. Thus,
below grade steel and concrete should be properly protected. In
localized areas, bedrock may be close to the surface which would
necessitate blasting for laying pipe.
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Fish and wildlife are abundant around the Port Lions area and
throughout Kodiak Island. It is one of the unique regions of the
world in terms of fish and wildlife, known for the large stocks
of salmon and the Alaska Brown Bear. Fish and wildlife resources
are utilized in three ways - commercially harvested, sport
hunting and fishing and as subsistence food supply.
Commercial
FISH AND WILDLIFE
Commercial activities are confined to fishing. The City of
Kodiak is one of the nation's most important fishing ports and
seafood processing centers. Many residents of Port Lions are
engaged in various aspects of the commercial fishing industry,
with Port Lions serving as a home port for a number of boats.
Set gill netting and purse seining are the permitted means of
taking salmon around Kodiak Island.
Salmon found in Kodiak Island waters include coho, pink, chum and
sockeye. The coho and pink salmon utilize the Port Lions River
for spawning and all four species utilize the Kizhuyak Bay
tributaries as spawning sites (Source:2). In addition, area
waters enjoy runs of Dolly Varden and resident rainbow trout are
found in the Port Lions River and several other local streams.
In addition to anadromous fish, other fin fish resources are
abundant. Those being commercially harvested at the present time
are herring, and to a lesser extent, halibut. A tremendous
potential exists for the development of the bottomfish industry
and Port Lions has the probability of playing a major role as
both a fishing port and processing center. At the present time,
only foreign vessels are fishing for bottom fish. Principal
species being taken are pollock, flounder, sablefish and ocean
perch. Bottomfish species found in the Kodiak Island region are
listed in the following table:
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SPECIES
DEPTH OF HIGH AVAIL-
ABILITY 1980 SEASON
(FATHOMS)
AREA OF GREATEST
CONCENTRATION
Pollock
100
Shelikof Strait
Cod
71 -110
Shelikof Strait
Sablefish
90 -110
Raspberry Island
Ocean Perch
85 -95
*
Halibut
110
Shuyak Island
Turbot
71 -110
W. of Afognak Island
Flathead Sole
85 -125
Shuyak & Afognak Isl
Rock Sole
45 -55
Middle Shelikof Str.
Atka Mackerel
95 -115
*
No major concentration
Adapted from Source 2
TABLE NO. 3
COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT BOTTOMFISH
Three crustacia are commercially harvested in the off -shore
waters of Kodiak Island. These are the Tanner and Dungeness crab
and pink shrimp.
Shellfish of commercial importance include crab, shrimp and
scallop. These are found in off -shore beds which parallel the
east side of Kodiak Island and in smaller beds off the northwest
tip of Kodiak Island (Source: 1).
Commercial fur trapping is carried out to a limited extent with
fox and land otter being the most profitable species.
Subsistence
Subsistence hunting and fishing is extremely important to the
people of Port Lions, with approximately half of their food
supply coming from the local forests and waters. The main sources
are salmon, with coho and
and venison. In addition,
clams are regularly used,
extent.
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sockeye being the preferred
halibut, king and Dungeness
with ducks and ptarmigan to
species,
crab and
a lesser
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VEGETATION
Large trees on Kodiak Island are confined to the coastal edge.
The northeasterly boundary of the city limits of Port Lions
approximately coincides with the extent of the forested area.
Most trees which occupied the village center have been removed.
The coastal edge is dominated by the Sitka spruce. Deciduous
species, particularly Sitka alder, dwarf birch and low growing
willows are found in recovery areas or along streamways.
Due to a lack of soil depth and exposure conditions, the spruce
give way to shrub species. The more common of these species are
Labrador tea, blueberry and low bush cranberry.
The area above the head of Settler Cove consists of a mixture of
spruce and shrub. This area also exhibits evidence of land
clearing and /or domestic grazing which occurred earlier in the
century.
Numerous small wetlands are found near the shoreline in the upper
cove area.
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Settler Cove has one major stream, the Port Lions River, which
serves as a salmon spawning area for coho and pinks. However,
there are several smaller streams that drain into the Cove that
are also important, for these convey nutrients from the uplands
and wetlands which they drain. Thus, Settler Cove is the setting
for numerous dynamic processes and will require continued careful
thought in terms of its use and use of surrounding uplands if it
is to remain in a healthy state of productivity and continue to
serve the people of Port Lions and beyond.
TABLE NO. 5
SETTLER COVE SPECIES
* Kizhuyak Bay only
** Tributary only
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JNI NMYd S
JUVENILE
CATCH AREA
AGGREGATION
auv Qddd
NESTING
AREA
Herring
•
King Crab
•
•
•
Dungeness Crab
•
•
•
Tanner Crab
•
•
•*
Shrimp
•
•
•
Coho Salmon
• **
•
•
•
Pink Salmon
• **
•
•
•
Sea Otter
•
Land Otter
•
Harbor Seals
•
Ducks
•
Eagles
•
Deer
•
Fox
•
Shorebirds
•
•
Settler Cove has one major stream, the Port Lions River, which
serves as a salmon spawning area for coho and pinks. However,
there are several smaller streams that drain into the Cove that
are also important, for these convey nutrients from the uplands
and wetlands which they drain. Thus, Settler Cove is the setting
for numerous dynamic processes and will require continued careful
thought in terms of its use and use of surrounding uplands if it
is to remain in a healthy state of productivity and continue to
serve the people of Port Lions and beyond.
TABLE NO. 5
SETTLER COVE SPECIES
* Kizhuyak Bay only
** Tributary only
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Table No. 7 provides a sampling species native
to Settler Cove. The table illustrates species found on rocky
shores according to most favored tidal conditions. This shows
the dynamic qualities of habitat in response to changing tidal
conditions. These species occupy an important link on the lower
end of the food web. Development on the shoreline or within the
Cove can affect the productivity of benthic species and
ultimately higher order species.
TABLE NO. 6
BENTHIC SPECIES
H = Herbivore
C = Carnivore
FF = Filter Feeder
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Trophic Type
IPPTgaaqul
1 1 5 TH
i
- PTW
Low
Intertidal
Shallow
Subtidal
Tood aPTI
Splash Zone
Blood Starfish (henricia leviuscula)
•
Green Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus
drobacheinsis)
H
Black Caty Chiton (Kathrina tunicata)
H
•
•
•
Lined Chiton (Tonicella lineata)
H
•
•
California Mussel (Mytilus californianus)
FF
•
•
Sitka Periwinkle (Littorina sitkana)
C
•
•
Puppet Margarite (Margarites pupillus)
H
•
•
•
White -Cap Limpet (Acmaea mitra)
H
•
•
•
Acorn Barnacle (Balnus glandula)
FF
•
•
•
•
Table No. 7 provides a sampling species native
to Settler Cove. The table illustrates species found on rocky
shores according to most favored tidal conditions. This shows
the dynamic qualities of habitat in response to changing tidal
conditions. These species occupy an important link on the lower
end of the food web. Development on the shoreline or within the
Cove can affect the productivity of benthic species and
ultimately higher order species.
TABLE NO. 6
BENTHIC SPECIES
H = Herbivore
C = Carnivore
FF = Filter Feeder
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Since shorelines are dynamic, it is wise to have an understanding
of local characteristics in respect to land use planning and the
location of development. Caution should be particularly
exercised when considering high energy beaches and accretion
beaches.
Settler Cove is relatively protected, while ports of the
Peregrebni Peninsula are not. Most of the beaches consist of
pebble to gravel size material. In a few places cobble to
boulder -size beaches were observed; these are known as high
energy beaches which receive larger waves during storm
conditions. Only one small feeder bluff was observed, though
evidence of erosion was found in the upper cove area. The latter
is being produced as a result of land subsidence triggered from
the 1964 earthquake. Extensive beach erosion has occurred in the
waterfront area of the village center.
Bank conditions vary from, in a few locations, low profile slopes
to sheer face bluffs, with the shorelines below the breakwater
and Peregrebni Point having the highest banks.
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SHORELINE CHARACTERISTICS
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CURRENTS AND COASTAL PROCESSES
Settler Cove and Kizhuyak Bay respond to waves generated to the
east and northeast in Marmot Bay and tidal currents that affect
all of Kodiak and surrounding islands. Tides around the island
are typical of the eastern pacific, two high and two low each
day. The maximum tidal range at Port Lions is 8.0 to 12.0 feet.
Tidal currents in Settler Cove flow in a counter clockwise
direction 1.0 to 1.2 knots in speed.
Kizhuyak Bay and Settler Cove are open to winds and waves from
the ease and northeast. Intense storms in the Gulf of Alaska
produce strong easterly winds. These winds generate high waves
that pound the east facing shorelines. Waves within Marmot Bay
travel into Kizhuyak Bay and Settler Cove. Storm waves can reach
heights of 6 to 7 feet at the entrance to Kizhuyak Bay. These
waves strike the shoreline around Peregrebni Peninsula and the
village center. Under extreme conditions, easterly winds can
reach speeds of 80 to 100 mph creating waves 8 to 12 feet high in
Marmot and Kizhuyak Bay.
Coastal erosion intensifies during storm periods, particularly
impacting east and northeast facing shorelines. Beach sediments
are driven into Settler Cove. From Peregrebni Point, sediment
moves both into Settler Cove and around the outside of the
Peregrebni Peninsula toward Port Wakefield and beyond. The
beaches at Port Wakefield and other small isolated areas are
products of the flow and deposition of littoral sediments in the
local coastal area.
The village center and the Peregrebni Peninsula are subject to
long and short term coastal flooding due to land subsidence and
seismic seawaves. Those hazards should be considered in any
coastal plan or development.
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
Page 25 November, 1997
Including tracts and a U.S. Survey, a total of 233 lots have been
platted for urban use. These are found in three principal
locations within the city limits. The first two areas, the
Village Center and Ptarmigan Subdivision, are contiguous. The
third area is located on the Peregrebni Peninsula and contiguous
with U.S. Survey 1736. Commercial use is concentrated in the
village center along the waterfront.
LAND USE
The existing corporate limits of the City of Port Lions consists
of approximately 8.75 square miles, of which 6.6 acres is land
area.
Within the principal platted areas along existing roads, 45% of
lots are vacant (undeveloped), 45% are developed with single -
family residences, 6% are public, 3% have business development,
and 1% are churches. The analysis does not include industrial
and public tracts on the Peregrebni Peninsula near and beyond the
public dock, nor does it include tracts of Port Lions 2nd
Subdivision along Airport Road which are zoned conservation and
RR2 but have never been granted final subdivision plat approval
and remain undeveloped.
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
Page 27 November, 1997
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BUSINESS
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE
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THIS MAP WAS COMPILED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES
AND ERRORS MAY EXIST. THIS MAP SHOULD NOT BE
CONSTRUED AS A SURVEY BUT AS A GRAPHIC
REPRESENTATION OF EXISTING LAND USE CONDITIONS.
PREPARED BY THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH,
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
DATE OF PRINTING: 11 -14 -97
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Schools
Clinic
COMMUNITY FACILITIES
Port Lions has a very well equipped elementary and high school
building. These are operated by the Kodiak Island Borough School
District. The school is staffed with seven full time teachers,
one full time aide, three part time aides, and three support
staff classified positions. The present population is forty -five
elementary and fifteen high school students (September 1997). A
new school was constructed in 1988. It was done in two phases
the first one being classrooms and support spaces. It consists
of three elementary classrooms and two high school classrooms,
one being a science classroom that is shared with both primary
and secondary classes. The first phase also includes a
cafeteria, library, computer lab and all the support spaces. The
second phase consists of a vocational education wing that has
welding and wood shop classrooms along with a full size
gymnasium. There is an extensive physical education program
which includes both indoor and outdoor activities. The site also
has a baseball diamond adjacent to the gym. In addition, the
school is used regularly by the community for recreation. The
school regularly offers workshops on special topics such as art,
music, photography, computer labs, writing and has a library that
is maintained for both elementary and high school use both during
the day and evenings.
The City of Port Lions owns and maintains a clinic. The clinic
is set up to handle outpatient care. Staffing the clinic are a
community Health Aid, Community Health Representative and a
Mental Health Worker.
Library
Port Lions has a city -owned public library, presently undergoing
major reconstruction that will incorporate it into one structure
with the municipal offices and community hall. The collection
includes periodicals, reference books, technical books, records,
children's books and novels for all ages. The library is staffed
by community volunteers. Fully funded, the new library will be
finished in early 1998.
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
Page 28 November, 1997
Community Hall
The old Community Hall was condemned and demolished and rep
in 1996 by a newly constructed 40'X50' (2000 square
building, containing 1500 square feet of hall area and 500 s<
feet of storage /restroom facilities. It is attached to the
existing 720 square foot office building, for a combined tot
2720 square feet of Community Hall /office building.
Fire Protection
Port Lions maintains a volunteer fire department wit
pumper /tanker fire truck. Fire hydrants are connected witt
city water system.
Cemetery
Port Lions owns and maintains an eight -acre community cemete
Solid Waste
A five -acre site is maintained for solid waste disposal and
a week garbage collection is provided by the City.
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan Page 29 Novembc
The U.S. Public Health Service has stated that Port Lions has the
best public utility system of all the villages in rural Alaska.
A sewer and water system has been in operation since the City's
beginning, and major upgrading and extension of the sewer and
water system was recently completed by the U.S. Public Health
Service. The water and sewer pipe system has been upgraded in
1994 by village safe water.
Water
UTILITIES
The existing water system utilizes a 150,000 gallon reservoir
located on Branchwater Creek as the source of supply. The
reservoir was created by the construction of a timber dam that
provides a top elevation of approximately 194 feet (Source: 10).
The City of Port Lions has identified replacement of the existing
city water dam as the top priority in the current Capital
Improvements Program at a cost of $800,000 (see Appendix A).
Water is fed by gravity flow to the treatment facility and then
pumped to a storage tank located approximately at ground
elevation 175 feet. Treatment is chlorination /fluoridation.
Auxiliary equipment includes a 500 gallon per minute pump located
on the Port Lions River and connected to the water system, a
125,000 gallon steel storage tank is located northwest of the
city center.
The minimum flow of Branchwater Creek has been estimated at 150
gallons per minute and the minimum flow of the Port Lions River
has been estimated to be 550 gallons per minute. The water
quality for both sources has been rated, respectively, excellent
and good (Source: 10).
Sewer
The original sewer system, like the water system, was constructed
in 1964 and was later extended to the Peregrebni Peninsula after
residential development began. Sewage is collected by gravity
flow from the village center into two 25,000 gallon septic tanks
and then pumped beneath Settler Cove and released by means of a
2000 foot outfall into Kizhuyak Bay. Sewage from the Wakefield
subdivision is collected into two 5000 gallon septic tanks and
released through the 2000 foot outfall in Kizhuyak Bay.
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
Page 32 November, 1997
Electricity and Lighting
Electricity is provided by the Kodiak Electric Association from
the Terror Lake Hydro Electric Project. Most wiring is
underground, with both overhead and underground wiring in the
village center and for the public dock. The City provides street
lights for the town center and for the public dock. An emergency
standby generator is still being maintained for use as needed, as
well as two portable generator sets.
Private Utilities
Private utilities consist of a satellite earth station,
telephone /public television transmission and reception dish and
local telephone equipment. These are maintained by Alascom and
the Interior Telephone Company. In addition there is the Eyecom
Cable Television Service, another private utility.
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
Page 33 November, 1997
As stated in the 1982 Port Lions Comprehensive Plan the City of
Port Lions remains committed to attracting industrial and
commercial development consistent with the community's character
and on a scale that will not overtax existing infrastructure or
negatively impact lifestyle. Potential industrial development
includes an oil service facility, seafood processing plant, boat
service operations, and timber harvesting. Any such development
can influence population growth. Growth beyond the scale desired
can be avoided through land use controls and availability of
utility services.
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
Page 36 November, 1997
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Goals are statements about the town that represent ideal
conditions that residents would like to retain or achieve in
their community. Objectives represent means or standards for
achieving or retaining goals. The comprehensive plan is a
physical representation of the fulfillment of the goals and
objectives.
The people of Port Lions share major concerns in regard to their
lifestyle, local environment and economic opportunities. The
goals and objectives for this revised plan reflect these
concerns.
Economic
Goals
1. To encourage economic enterprise that is compatible with the
lifestyle and environment of Port Lions.
2. To obtain for the residents of Port Lions the benefits of
modern technology and competitive business.
3. To provide a stable economic base that will provide adequate
employment opportunities for the residents of Port Lions.
Objectives
1. A diversified employment base shall be encouraged.
2. Adequate infrastructure shall be provided for business and
industry.
3. Active solicitation of marine - oriented industry shall be
pursued, including but not limited to canneries, bottomfish
processing and boat repair.
4. Opportunities for the location of shore -based fish
processing industry shall be provided.
5. Shore -based industry shall be given preference over floating
industry.
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
Page 37 November, 1997
6. Opportunities for the location of boat repair industry shall
be provided.
7. Opportunities for retail sales and service shall be
provided.
8. Support for frequent air carrier service shall be
maintained.
9. Support for more competitive electric rates shall be
maintained.
10. Industry that causes pollution or has a potential for
accidental pollution shall be avoided.
11. Future growth shall be guided in a manner so that public
costs shall not exceed public benefits.
Environmental
Goals
1. To maintain the existing high aesthetic quality of the
scenic environment which surrounds Port Lions.
2. To maintain the functional processes of the natural systems
at a healthy level of productivity.
3. To maintain environmental quality and resource preservation
consistent with the ability to provide subsistence use for
local residents.
Objectives
1. Development which may result in increased surface or shore
erosion shall be avoided.
2. Development which would produce adverse conditions resulting
in changes in long shore drift, deposition or erosion shall
be avoided.
3. Shore defense works shall consist of materials of compatible
aesthetic merit and junk shall be avoided.
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
Page 38 November, 1997
4. Multiple use docks shall be encouraged to coordinate uses
and minimize the number of docks required.
5. Docks located on piling or floats shall be preferred to
minimize disruption of fryling movement.
6. A buffer shall be maintained along all streams and marine
shorelands.
7. Except for activities that are water dependent, all beaches
shall be free from permanent development.
8. Any cutting of timber along streams shall be done by select
removal methods in order to prevent erosion.
9. Development which would result in the permanent disruption,
compaction or overcrowding of land surface which may
adversely affect drainage or runoff shall be avoided.
10. Development which may significantly degrade water quality
from leachate, phosphates, detergents, waterborne bacteria
and virus or other substances shall be avoided.
11. Streams shall not be used for the disposal of storm water.
12. Development which may reduce, degrade or destroy wetlands
shall be avoided.
13. Kelp and eelgrass beds shall be protected.
14. Waterfowl nesting and feeding areas shall be protected.
15. Mining and dredging shall be avoided if a potential for
significant ecological damage exists.
16. Tideflats shall be preserved in their natural condition.
17. Significant shellfish areas shall be protected from
development.
18. Sustained -yield timber harvest methods shall be employed to
retain forests and wildlife habitat.
Lifestyle
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
Page 39 November, 1997
Goals
1. To retain the small town, human -scale character of the
community.
2. To provide a safe and aesthetically pleasing community in
which to live.
3. To provide for recreational and cultural opportunities.
Objectives
1. The optimum size of Port Lions shall be 400 - 500 residents.
2. New housing shall be provided at a rate consistent with
population growth.
3. Infilling shall be encouraged before new areas are opened
for development.
4. A variety of housing shall be provided according to need and
lifestyle choice.
5. Utility construction shall be implemented as a means for
directing growth according to the comprehensive plan.
6. Development that will produce a significant demand for
public services, such as but not limited to, fire and police
protection, schools, utilities, roads or other public
facilities shall be avoided unless acceptable compensation
is provided.
7. New growth shall be contiguous with existing development and
within the capacity to provide utilities and services.
8. Residential planning shall be oriented to avoid hazards and
nuisances and capitalize on the scenic quality of the area.
9. The visual obstruction of the water from upland areas shall
be limited.
10. Man -made changes in topographic, soil or geologic conditions
which may endanger lives or property shall be avoided.
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
Page 40 November, 1997
11. Natural amenity shall be maintained within the village area.
12. Activities which would generate noise that would adversely
affect human or wildlife populations shall be avoided.
13. Excessive light or glare that would create a nuisance to
surrounding neighbors shall be avoided.
14. Development which would adversely alter present circulation
patterns or movement of pedestrians or goods shall be
avoided unless acceptable alternatives can be provided.
15. Adequate off - street parking shall be required for all
commercial and industrial uses.
16. Appropriate landscaping shall be required for all public and
commercial buildings.
17. Public view points shall be established along the waterfront
as part of an urban beautification program.
18. Future electric and telephone lines shall be installed
underground.
19. Future development shall include the provision of recreation
areas.
20. Adequate open space and recreation areas along the shoreline
shall be preserved.
21. Non - buildable lots shall be made into natural parks.
22. A trail system and beach and stream access shall be
provided.
23. Facilities for cultural and recreational pursuits shall be
provided.
24. A parks and recreation program shall be established in
cooperation with the Kodiak Island Borough.
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
Page 41 November, 1997
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THIS MAP WAS COMPILED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES
AND ERRORS MAY EXIST. THIS MAP SHOULD NOT BE
CONSTRUED AS A SURVEY BUT AS A GRAPHIC
REPRESENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN.
PREPARED BY THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH,
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
DATE OF PRINTING: 11 -14 -97
LEGEND
LOW DENSITY RESIDE
MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDEN
HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
BUSINESS
INDUSTRIAL
PUBLIC LAND
PARK/GREENBELT /SHORELINE
SC
GROWTH REQUIREMENTS
Commercial
THE PLAN
At the present time, 6.7 acres are zoned commercial. This amount
of land is quite adequate for future population growth. The
existing primary commercial uses, cafes and the general store,
can increase their sales volume several times without having to
expand floor area. Of the commercially zoned lots in the village
center, very few are being used for commercial use, including
several lots which are undeveloped.
The lots on which existing commercial uses are located are, for
the most part, adequate for structural expansion. Furthermore,
residential units in the commercial zone can be converted to
commercial use, either all or in part. In the case of Port
Lions, this would give the advantage to existing residents to go
into business since most small enterprises will be marginal
during their startup period, if not indefinitely, and most people
can not afford to maintain a home and a business in separate
locations. In addition, nineteen percent of the land in the
existing commercial zone is vacant and open for future
development. Thus, the existing commercially zoned area is quite
adequate to meet the needs of a population of 580.
If commercial development is concentrated in the existing
commercially zoned areas in the village center, it will prove
beneficial in the following ways:
It will provide a central focal point and orientation for
village growth.
It will be more convenient for shoppers to have all
commercial outlets in close proximity.
It will reduce the amount of commercial - residential
incompatibility, resulting from traffic, outside storage,
lighting, etc.
It will hopefully support favorable scale economies that
would result in more competitive prices and greater
selection of goods.
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
Page 42 November, 1997
Residential
City of Port Lions Resolution #97 -09 -R, in adopting the Revised
Comprehensive Plan, referenced a shortage of available housing
units. For this reason, the revised plan redesignates seventeen
(17) lots in the town center from low density (single- family) to
medium density (duplex) residential. Should the community desire
to pursue a rezone to R2 of these lots in the future, more
housing might be made available to conversion of existing
dwellings into duplexes.
Industrial
There is approximately 1,485,000 square feet (thirty -four acres)
zoned industrial. This area is located on the Peregrebni
Peninsula and includes the city dock and has ample shoreline with
deep water at low tide. The Wakefield cannery was located here
before it was destroyed by fire. This area is more than ample
for future marine - oriented industrial development.
Schools
School population has remained remarkably stable, and most likely
that trend will continue.
Utilities and Streets
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
TABLE NO. 9
PORT LIONS SCHOOL POPULATION
Future residential growth will require extended sewer and water
lines and new streets. At least a mile of new utility pipes and
streets will be required, possibly much more depending on the
location of new housing. Industrial development on the
Peregrebni Peninsula will require several thousand more feet of
utility lines.
* In addition to regular classrooms, the Port Lions School has a high
school vocational education classroom and a science room and library
that is used by both high school and elementary students.
Page 43 November, 1997
1981
1997
ELEMENTARY
40
45
HIGH SCHOOL
20
15
TOTAL
60
60
Residential
City of Port Lions Resolution #97 -09 -R, in adopting the Revised
Comprehensive Plan, referenced a shortage of available housing
units. For this reason, the revised plan redesignates seventeen
(17) lots in the town center from low density (single- family) to
medium density (duplex) residential. Should the community desire
to pursue a rezone to R2 of these lots in the future, more
housing might be made available to conversion of existing
dwellings into duplexes.
Industrial
There is approximately 1,485,000 square feet (thirty -four acres)
zoned industrial. This area is located on the Peregrebni
Peninsula and includes the city dock and has ample shoreline with
deep water at low tide. The Wakefield cannery was located here
before it was destroyed by fire. This area is more than ample
for future marine - oriented industrial development.
Schools
School population has remained remarkably stable, and most likely
that trend will continue.
Utilities and Streets
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
TABLE NO. 9
PORT LIONS SCHOOL POPULATION
Future residential growth will require extended sewer and water
lines and new streets. At least a mile of new utility pipes and
streets will be required, possibly much more depending on the
location of new housing. Industrial development on the
Peregrebni Peninsula will require several thousand more feet of
utility lines.
* In addition to regular classrooms, the Port Lions School has a high
school vocational education classroom and a science room and library
that is used by both high school and elementary students.
Page 43 November, 1997
The Port Lions Comprehensive Plan provides for eight basic land
use classifications:
It should be recognized that this is a general guide for
development and preservation, and that the zoning ordinance will
provide specific standards which pertain to lot specifications
and use activities. Zoning will also be the tool for phasing
development over time, in keeping with the goals and objectives
of the plan, i.e. because a particular area has been assigned a
land classification does not necessarily mean that it is ready
for development at this time.
Commercial
1) commercial
2) conservation
3) industrial
4) open space
5) marine commercial
6) public
7) residential, and
8) shoreline
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
LAND USE ELEMENT
Commercial has been designated for two different areas. The
largest area is in the village center and is located on both
sides of Main Street with the exception of the extreme three
northwest lots. Two large vacant lots are located in this area
and most developed lots have ample room for new structures or
expansion to existing structures.
The second area is located in the Wakefield subdivision. This
consists of two lots located in a vacant area between Birch and
Beach streets and Cove Drive. This area is designed for
convenience goods retail use to serve the residents of the
Peregrebni Peninsula. To encourage commercial development in the
village center and to avoid premature commercial development in
peripheral locations, the Wakefield commercial area should not be
opened to commercial development until approximately seventy -five
dwelling units have been built on the Peregrebni Peninsula.
Page 44 November, 1997
Conservation
More land is designated conservation within the Port Lions' city
limits than any other classification. The conservation
designation provides for many activities, some of which should be
permitted only when compatible with surrounding land use and
environmental standards. Again, the zoning ordinance is
necessary to provide adequate control and safeguards.
Land classified conservation has been designated for subsistence
hunting and gathering, watershed protection, recreation,
forestry, mining and to serve as a buffer around the developed
portion of the city. Under exceptional circumstances when growth
so merits and no other alternatives are available within the
existing plan designations, conservation areas may be
reclassified for other land uses, when in keeping with the public
interest and the goals and objectives of this plan.
Industrial
The industrial area has been established to provide for seafood
processing plants, boat repair and construction yards and support
facilities. The industrial area has been located on the
Peregrebni Peninsula (see the economic element).
Open Space
The open space classification consists of four subset
classifications: parks, greenbelts, trails and beaches. The open
space classification is to provide for aesthetic protection,
stream bank protection and access and recreational opportunities
(see the open space element).
Marine Commercial
The marine commercial classification is to provide for the sales
and service of the maritime industry, including boating
accessories, fishing gear, boat and engine sales, fuel sales and
bait sales.
In order to protect the fledgling commercial area in the village
center, general commercial, including convenience goods, shall be
prohibited in the marine commercial area. The marine commercial
area has been located between the northeastern edge of the
village center and the breakwater area.
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
Page 45 November, 1997
Public
The public classification is for designating land to carry out
the administrative and service functions of government. This
includes community facilities - cemetery, solid waste sites, fire
station, school sites, etc. - and the city hall maintenance
garage. Government owned utility facilities also fall under this
classification. Some of these facilities, such as utility
structures and fire stations can be located in other land use
classified areas, according to service needs. The burden of
perimeter transition, i.e. landscaping, buffering and planting,
shall rest with government.
Residential
The major existing residential area is located in the village
center. Most of this area is developed. A number of lots have
not been built on yet and some of them are not developable. With
redesignation of 17 lots in the town center from low density
(single- family) to medium density (duplex) residential, a
foundation is laid for limited population infill that might
create additional housing units without the need for expansion of
existing services. Several lots are still available in the
Ptarmigan subdivision, and a platted area exists to the north and
south of the school grounds (fifteen and twelve lots,
respectively) which is not yet serviced with utilities, nor is
access available in the case of the latter.
The major area for future residential growth, however, exists on
the Peregrebni Peninsula. The Wakefield subdivision, which is
fully serviced, exists here and an adjacent area has been
designated residential that can accommodate approximately forty
to fifty single- family lots.
In keeping with the community's values to retain its existing
size, yet still be able to attract industry, which will mean more
growth, the priority for future residential development will be
placed on the Peregrebni Peninsula. With the majority of new
residential development occurring on Peregrebni, the existing
residential area within the village center would not have to
expand. Residential development on Peregrebni would be very
convenient to the industrial area, yet still be buffered by a
large community park.
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
Page 46 November, 1997
Port Lions is designated primarily to be a single- family
residential community; however, multi - family housing is permitted
within the residential area and is so indicated on the following
map. Multi- family development shall be considered in keeping
with the requirements of street capacity, off - street parking,
buffering and view rights.
The amount of land and the timing of development for residential
use is largely in the hands of the City of Port Lions, since the
City has control over the utilities and owns much of the
undeveloped platted land or land adjacent to utility serviced
areas.
Shoreline
The shoreline classification is designed to retain the shoreline
of Port Lions as a public resource, providing for pedestrian and
boat access, ensuring aesthetic quality, ensuring the functional
processes of the natural systems and preventing uses that are not
water - dependent. The shoreline classification area extends from
the mean high water line (MHHW) to the mean low low water line
(MLLW) and includes all of the marine shoreline within the City
of Port Lions except the shoreline adjacent to the industrial
area.
The shoreline is the single more important physical
characteristic of Port Lions and serves to set the basis for the
high aesthetic value found there and is also an integral part of
the local culture. Therefore, all development within the
shoreline area shall be regulated by a conditional use permit, in
keeping with the public interest.
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
Page 47 November, 1997
USES
'IVIDIIHNHOD
CONSERVATION
NOIZYAMSNOD
HNIHVYI
INDUSTRIAL
OPEN SPACE
PUBLIC
'M u aI5a2I
SHORELINE
Retail
•
Mining
•
Watershed
•
Forestry
•
Subsistence hunting /gathering
•
•
Recreation
•
•
•
Marine accessories
•
Fishing gear
•
Boat and motor sales
•
Fuel sales
•
•
Bait sales
•
•
Seafood processing
•
Boat repair /construction
•
Storage area
•
Fuel storage
•
Parks
•
Greenbelt
•
Beaches
•
•
City administration /maintenance
•
School
•
Library
•
Fire station
•
•
•
Solid waste site
•
Cemetery
•
Air strip
•
Single- family
•
Multi- family
•
TABLE NO. 10
LAND USE CLASSIFICATION/USE SUMMARY
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan Page 48
November, 1997
OPEN SPACE ELEMENT
Open space is an integrating characteristic of the fabric of the
Port Lions environment. Open space consists of five sub -
elements: parks, greenbelts, trails, beaches and recreation
areas.
Parks
Parks include both neighborhood and community parks. The
neighborhood park is designed to serve residents of the immediate
local area and can include active areas, such as playgrounds, and
passive sitting and viewing areas. There are four neighborhood
parks included in the plan. Only one of these, Boskofsky Park,
is developed, Pestrikoff is proposed and the remaining two are
proposed sites which are indicated by numbers on the map.
The plan includes five community parks. These are set aside to
serve the entire community and are designed to remain in a
relatively natural state. Only Peregrebni Park has been
officially established as a park. The proposed Agick Park
includes a two -acre pond and is located outside the proposed city
boundary, northeast of the air strip. The proposed Noya Park
represents the area located between the mouth of the unnamed
stream at the head of Settler Cove and the state road. The rifle
range, which is used by the entire community, was developed by
the Port Lions school officials on ten acres of land owned by the
Afognak Native Corporation. Community park No. 1 (proposed) is
located north of the entrance of the causeway and west of Beach
Drive. This park site, located on Settler Cove, has been
designated as a community picnic and group gathering area.
Community park site No. 2 encompasses both sides of the State
Road at the south end of Wakefield subdivision. This site
borders both Settler Cove and Kizhuyak Bay, this latter side
providing access to two excellent low energy beaches.
Greenbelts
Greenbelts are designed to retain the natural, aesthetic
character of the shoreline, provide protection from erosion,
provide the opportunity for passive recreation and provide access
to the water. No permanent structures can be erected within the
greenbelt and no more than fifty percent of the mature
vegetation, on a select rather than a clear cut basis, can be
removed.
Port Lions Comprehensive Development Plan
Page 49 November, 1997
There are four greenbelts indicated in the plan:
1. Both sides of the Port Lions River for a depth of 100 feet
paralleling the normal high water mark from the mouth of the
Port Lions River to the city boundary. In 1994, at the
request of the Port Lions City Council, two tracts totaling
9 acres along the Port Lions River were rezoned to NU-
Natural Use.
2. Both sides of the Branchwater Creek for a depth of 100 feet
paralleling the normal high water mark from the confluence
with the Port Lions River to the city boundary.
3. Both sides of the unnamed creek at the head of Settler Cove
for a depth of 100 feet paralleling the normal high water
mark from the State Road for a distance of 500 feet.
4. The fourth greenbelt extends along the entire marine
shoreline within the city boundary, with the exception of
the commercial area and the industrial area. This greenbelt
extends from the MPH line for a depth of fifty feet, with
the exception of the unplatted area of the Peregrebni
Peninsula where the depth extends for a distance of fifty
feet or to the twenty -five foot elevation contour line,
whichever is the greater distance.
Beaches
All of the marine shoreline (see shoreline classification under
the Land Use Element) has a potential for recreation. However,
certain beaches are rather uniquely suited for sunbathing, wading
and general relaxation and are particularly attractive to most
persons. These beaches are low energy, low profile gravel
beaches. There are three areas where there are extensive
stretches of this type of recreation beach. They are located
along the waterfront area adjacent to the commercial area, on
Kizhuyak Bay and at the north end of Peregrebni Park.
Trails
There are eleven different trails of various lengths and purpose
identified in the plan. They fall into three groups: 1) trails
providing access to the shoreline, 2) trails providing access to
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points of interest outside the city boundary and 3) trails that
parallel the shoreline.
Recreation Area
A recreation area of 9600 acres owned by the United States
government and the Afognak Native Corporation has been identified
by the residents of Port Lions as a significant area containing
several lakes and extensive brush land. This area is used for
hunting and snow machine running.
School
Not under the city administration, but never - the -less an
important recreational facility, are the grounds associated with
the Port Lions elementary and high school. This facility
includes playground equipment and a softball diamond. In
addition, the school administration conducts an adult indoor
recreation program, utilizing the school's gymnasium for
basketball and volleyball.
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CIRCULATION ELEMENT
The circulation system in Port Lions is well developed. The
State Road serves as the major arterial that links the various
parts of the village together. This road runs from the air strip
through the village center around the head of Settler Cove to the
Peregrebni Peninsula and the City dock. Main Street, location of
the commercial area, is a major collector for most of the
residential streets in the village center. Future commercial
development along Main Street should be required to provide
adequate off - street parking to avoid traffic congestion and a
safety hazard.
In a few locations, streets have been platted but not developed,
principally Alder Drive and the upper portion of Rainbow Street.
Future residential street development, predicated on industrial
growth, should be directed to the residential area on the
Peregrebni Peninsula. Street alignment to the future development
area on Peregrebni shall be determined at the time the plat plan
is approved.
A platted street paralleling the waterfront and the commercial
area in the village center, known as Marine Street, is no longer
feasible to be considered a potential street, since the area has
experienced substantial shore erosion and is under water at high
tide.
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ECONOMIC ELEMENT
The City of Port Lions offers an opportunity for the location of
a seafood processing industry, with an ample supply of
developable land, a deep water commercial dock, utilities and
domestic support services. Of equal importance is the attitude
of the local residents, who would welcome the addition of a major
seafood processing firm, and the city officials who have been
providing a capital improvements in anticipation of such
industry.
Competitive Advantages
Port Lions is strategically located in one of the world's most
productive seafood regions. Thousands of square miles of fishing
grounds are found within easy boating distance - the lower Cook
Inlet, Shelikof Strait and the Gulf of Alaska. The salmon and
crab fisheries are major existing industries, but another
industry that has the potential to meet or exceed the salmon
industry is bottomfish. Nine species of commercially important
bottomfish are in close proximity to Port Lions.
Potential domestic and world demand exist at the present time,
and during the coming years this demand is expected to increase
substantially. Located closest to the fishing grounds, Port
Lions has the most favorable location of all the cities and
villages of south central Alaska for developing as a bottomfish
port.
In addition to bottomfish, Port Lions holds other advantages in
respect to salmon and crab fishing. Fishing boats from the lower
Cook Inlet or the Shelikof Strait would not have to pass through
the treacherous Ouzinkie Narrows and Spruce Cape, which is
especially dangerous for fish laden vessels enroute to Kodiak.
Often boats are required to wait for calmer waters, which can
result in dead loss of the catch. The fuel and time savings
would also be substantial.
Timber harvesting is another industry which has achieved a higher
degree of prominence in recent years. Port Lions supplies
supplemental labor force for logging activities on Afognak
Island. Potential timber resources surround the city on native
corporation land.
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Industrial Park Area
One of the most attractive features of Port Lions is the 53.5
acre tract that has been set aside as an industrial park. This
area is undeveloped, but the State road passes through it,
providing access to the City dock, residential and commercial
areas of Port Lions and the air strip. A substantial portion of
the industrial park site is less than four percent grade. It is
buffered from other development by a fifty -five acre natural
park, which is owned by the City. Adjacent to the natural park
is a sixty -five acre parcel that is zoned residential and is
being held for future residential development, and next to the
natural park is an existing , fully serviced, residential area of
which less than half of the lots have been developed. The latter
area is within 800 feet of the industrial area, at the nearest
point.
There are numerous facilities that have already been developed
and are under City ownership. The most obvious of these is the
21,000 square foot dock, which is extended to forty -two feet
MLLW. It is this dock that is used by the ferry Tustumena, thus,
providing on -site access for freight delivery including sea -van
cargo containers. Fuel can be pumped from the dock for fishing
boats, and oil can be made available to industry on a metered
basis. Tankers provide direct service to the City dock (Source:
11) .
Utilities
The City of Port Lions has adequate utilities for servicing
industrial development. The water system consists of an
integrated 150,000 gallon reservoir, 125,000 gallon water storage
tank and an eight inch line that crosses Settler Cove to the
Peregrebni Peninsula. This line serves the Wakefield subdivision
and comes within 1,800 feet of the industrial park area. A four
inch water line, designed to provide 600 gallons per minute
connects with the system and extends within the industrial park
area.
An eight inch sewer line serves the Wakefield subdivision and
comes within 2,000 feet of the industrial park area. A 2,000
foot outfall extends into Kizhuyak Bay. A separate sewage system
could be arrange for the industrial park area.
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Power
Kodiak Electric Association (KEA), a cooperative that serves
Kodiak Island, provides power to Port Lions.
Community Facilities
Within the City of Port Lions are found retail services, a post
office, elementary and high school, churches, library, fire
station, clinic, a 2,600 foot air strip, earth station telephone
transmission and cable television. There are several city -owned
parks, numerous natural beaches, trails into the wilderness and
ample opportunity for hunting, fishing, hiking, snowmobiling and
cross country skiing.
Labor Force
Most of the adult population of Port Lions is experienced in
fishery or cannery work. A substantial portion of the population
finds only seasonal employment. With logging activity at Danger
Bay on Afognak Island, many find supplemental employment there
loading the log ships periodically, based on scheduling.
A large percentage of the young people leave Port Lions after
graduating from high school, due to lack of local employment
opportunities. Many of these people, as well as friends and
relatives of existing residents, would return to Port Lions if
the employment base would expand. This fact was particularly
emphasized with the interest shown partially by nonresidents when
new housing became available. Should a seafood processing
industry locate in Port Lions, it would attract labor from far
beyond the immediate locale.
Fishing Fleet
The Port Lions resident fishing fleet currently numbers around
fifteen boats of the thirty to forty foot size range equipped to
fish for both salmon and crab. In addition, numerous individuals
fish for salmon and halibut from skiffs. With the opening of the
small boat harbor behind the breakwater in Settler Cove and the
crowded conditions at Kodiak, more boats will be making Port
Lions their home port. If a seafood processing facility should
locate on the Peregrebni Peninsula, there will be room to
accommodate the additional boats that would be attracted.
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Source No.
REFERENCE SOURCES
1. Joint Federal -State Land Use Planning Commission, Alaska Regional
Profile: South Central Region, State of Alaska, 1974.
2. Woodward -Clyde Consultants, Kodiak Island Borough Coastal
Management Program, Kodiak Island Borough, 1981
3. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Outer
Continental Shelf Office, Lower Cook Inlet - Shelikof Strait, Sale
No. 60, Graphic No. 2, Circulation and Vulnerable Coastal
Habitats, undated map.
4. Beak Consultants, Inc., Port Lions Hydroelectric Project:
Environmental Report, Kodiak Electric Association, Inc., Sept.,
1980.
5. DOWL Engineers, Port Lions Community Profile (map with text),
Alaska Dept. of Community and Regional Affairs, 1981.
6. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Outer
Continental Shelf Office, Draft Environmental Impact Statement:
Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale, Lower
Cook Inlet /Shelikof Strait, 1980.
7. U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Soil Survey
and Vegetation: Northeastern Kodiak Island Area, Alaska, Soil
Survey Series 1956, No. 17, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing
Office, Oct., 1960.
8. J.M. Lamb and Associates, Preliminary Soils Exploration, Port
Lions, Alaska, unpublished report, 1980.
9. Cultural Resource Consultants, Archeological Survey of the Port
Lions Hydroelectric Project, unpublished report submitted to the
Kodiak Electric Association, June, 1981.
10 Galliett and Silides Consulting Engineers, Port Lions
Comprehensive Development Plan, City of Port Lions, Feb., 1975.
11 City of Port Lions, Port Lions Industrial Development Plan,
unpublished report, 1980.
12. Kodiak Electric Association, Inc., Port Lions Hydroelectric
Project, unpublished report, Nov., 1980.
13. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics & Administration, Bureau of
Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing - Alaska.
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I-1 PORT LIONS CITY WATER DAM 1
$ 750,000
The City of Port Lions has been informed that the existing water supply collection dam
needs to be replaced. The Port Lions City Council has estimated the cost of this facility to
be in the neighborhood of $800,000. The estimated cost will include a new dam on
Branchwater Creek which will have a holding capacity of 500,000 gallons to be reserved
for the city water system. With a facility this size, the City Council feels that the well-
being of the community of Port Lions would be better able to cope with emergencies such
as fires and tsunamis. The existing dam was constructed as a temporary measure
approximately 30 years ago. The City of Port Lions has received funding for the project
in the amount of $47,400 from the Municipal Capital Project Matching Grant Program.
CITY OF PORT LIONS
Capital Improvement Program
FY 1999 -2003
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I -2 PORT LIONS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITE
$ 250,000
The existing solid waste dump site has been in operation for over twenty years and is in
need of improvement. The unfenced site is a bear attraction and a community eyesore.
Indiscriminate dumping by the residents is a common practice used to avoid encounters
with bears. Lack of cover material at the existing site has left much of the refuse material
without proper cover or organization. The present condition of the dump could be
considered a health hazard to the residents of Port Lions.
Several different solid waste disposal alternatives were compared and evaluated.
Centralized collection and proper disposal at a landfill was selected as the method of
choice. Six potential landfill sites investigated. Four of the sites were eliminated from
consideration due to obvious conflicts with private property and proximity to salmon
streams and the state airport.
Based upon this analysis, the recommended solution to the Port Lions solid waste disposal
problem is the closing of the existing dump and construction of a new sanitary landfill
adjacent to the existing dump site. This site would be tied into the main road that
connects the city with the airport. Encounters between bears and humans could be greatly
reduced by using a central collection system and by covering the refuse more frequently
inside the fenced facility. The estimated cost of this project is $350,000. The City of Port
Lions received $100,000 for FY 94, which leaves a balance of $250,000 to complete the
improvements to our solid waste disposal site.
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1-3 PORT LIONS CITY EQUIPMENT
$ 350,000
The City of Port Lions provides for maintenance, snow removal and repair of local roads,
state roads and airport, city utilities, and construction of new capital projects. The City's
current stock of heavy equipment used to provide this maintenance is in need of
replacement. The tracked backhoe is unserviceable, the tracked excavator has less than
half of its original power and is deteriorating, and the front end loader is nearing the end of
its useful life. The City would like to purchase a new wheeled four wheel drive backhoe
to replace its old tracked backhoe, a new tracked excavator, and a new front end loader.
This new equipment would ensure that the City's ability to continue to provide necessary
road and utility maintenance and would also assist in capital construction projects.
I - 4 PORT LIONS PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING
$ 800,000
The City of Port Lions has found that there is no longer proper facilities available in the
community for the Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) Program. The City has identified
the need for a public safety building which will include the Port Lions Fire Department,
VPSO Office, VPSO living quarters, adequate holding facility, conference/meeting space
for training, and equipment and apparatus storage space for the fire engine, ambulance,
and other public safety search and rescue related equipment.
The basis for the design of this new facility will be the Bayside and Women's Bay Fire
Departments constructed by the Kodiak Island Borough.
The Port Lions City Council has estimated the cost of this new facility to be $800,000.
I - 5 PORT LIONS WATER MAIN TO SMALL BOAT HARBOR
$ 700,000
The Port Lions Small Boat Harbor has been fully operational since July 1, 1984. Although
an access road has been built and telephone and electrical service is currently provided to
the harbor, there is no fresh water available at the harbor site. The nearest City water
main is one mile from the boat harbor. This project will provide approximately one mile
of 6 inch ductile iron water main to the Port Lions Boat Harbor. This will not only
provide fresh water for 50 vessels but will also allow for proper fire protection for the
entire boat harbor area.
The proposed cost estimate of $750,000 is based upon a recently completed water main
system within Port Lions. The City of Port Lions received $24,994.39 in FY 96 to do a
cost estimate and feasibility study for this project which leaves a balance of $700,000 for
FY 98.
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I -6 PORT LIONS OUTER BREAKWATER STUB
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$ 3,000,000
When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed the first breakwater in Port Lions in
1981, everyone told the Corps of Engineers that their design would not work. Just over
four months after the Army Corps of Engineer's contractor completed the breakwater, it
was destroyed by a northeasterly storm.
In 1983, the Corps of Engineers had the Port Lions Breakwater rebuilt, using a design the
Port Lions City Council did not agree with. Since then, the new Port Lions Small Boat
Harbor has experienced problems with swell and wave action inside the harbor area, which
has led to substantial damage to the inner harbor facilities, specifically the float system.
Due to the Army Corps of Engineers design of the breakwater at Port Lions, the City of
Port Lions has found that almost one -half of the inner harbor floats cannot be used for
moorage except in the summer months. The only solution is to construct an additional
outer breakwater northeast of the existing breakwater, thus creating a true protected small
boat harbor.
Estimated cost by the Corps of Engineers for a 125 foot "Outer Breakwater" will be
$3,000,000.
I -7 PORT LIONS CITY LIBRARY
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$ 150,000
The present Port Lions library is housed in a facility the was brought to Port Lions in 1965
to be used as a storage shed during the post - earthquake reconstruction of the community.
It is now the oldest building in the community and is badly deteriorated. The cost of
repairing and remodeling the building would be less cost - effective than constructing a new
library. The old facility is also too small to accommodate the books it now houses. The
City of Port Lions supports the Port Lions Library Committee in recognizing the need for
a new library building for supporting and educating its community members.
I -8 PORT LIONS ROAD EXTENSIONS
$ 1,150,000
All residential and commercial dwellings front these platted roads, yet all existing roads
are only eight to ten feet wide. The top surface layer of existing City roads has eroded
away and some culverts and drainage areas are almost level with the road surface in
numerous places. During the rainy periods, run -off washes across the roads. In winter,
this condition leads to glaciered ice on the road which makes driving extremely hazardous.
The City, using Municipal Aid funding during the early 1980's, began correcting the most
serious drainage problems. However, road reconstruction must be completed within the
next three to five years. The following is a prioritized list of roads needing to be rebuilt
and/or extensions which need to be completed.
A. Main Street - 1,500 feet (Port Lions Subdivision)
A heavily used street with serious drainage and pot hole problems. the commercial district
on Main Street includes the Port Lions Community Store, Driftwood Cafe, U.S. Post
Office, Port Lions Lodge, Surfstrider Enterprises, R.A.K. Outfitters and the Lions Den
Lodge, with their access fronting this street. The entire community utilizes Main Street
every day. The City of Port Lions is looking forward to improving this street with
construction funding from the State of Alaska.
B. Spruce Drive - 1,800 feet (Port Lions Subdivision)
The Community Hall, Village Public Safety Office, and Library all border Spruce Drive.
Extension of this road from the intersection of Hillside Drive to Bayview Drive will allow
a secondary access to third subdivision. Drainage and resurfacing of the existing portions
of Spruce Drive are in need of immediate attention. Spruce Drive is a "feeder" road from
the state road and subdivisions to Main Street.
C. Birch Drive - 1,200 feet (Port Lions Subdivision)
Birch Drive is a narrow road bordering many existing residences. This road needs
extensive repair to the drainage and culverts. The intersection of Birch and Main needs to
be completely rebuilt with proper drainage and culverts. This narrow road provides direct
access to Main Street from the third subdivision.
D. Birch Street - 1,800 feet (Port Wakefield Subdivision)
This road is less than eight (8) feet wide throughout its length. The road meanders in and
out of the surveyed right -of -way, which must be straightened. The Kodiak Island
Borough provided detailed survey and design work for this road. Construction must be
provided prior to use of the existing residential and commercial land which fronts this
road. Access to Beach Drive and Cove Drive from the state road is via Birch Street.
E. Beach Drive - 750 feet (Port Wakefield Subdivision)
This road can service up to three (3) residences or serve as a mobile home park with City
services of water, sewer, garbage and road maintenance. However, this road suffers from
drainage and hazardous glacier problems in the winter months. The road is extremely
primitive and does not meet current fire equipment access codes. Design and engineering
has been completed by the Kodiak Island Borough's engineering department.
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F. Cove Drive - 300 feet (Port Wakefield Subdivision)
Cove Drive is a small road connecting Beach Drive and Birch Street which is also
extremely primitive and does not meet the current fire equipment access codes. This road
needs to be widened and straightened within the surveyed plat. Design and engineering
has also been completed by the Kodiak Island Borough's engineering department.
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I -9 PORT LIONS HARBOR BUILDING
$ 75,000
In 1987 the Kodiak Island Borough donated a 40' x 60' building to the City of Port Lions
as a temporary classroom. A new school has been constructed and the temporary
classroom is no longer needed. The building has since been moved to the Port Lions
Harbor to serve as the Harbor Master Building. The building was set on a foundation ten
feet above the ground, creating a basement. In addition, 12 storage stalls have been
constructed for commercial fishermen which will provide revenue to the city.
The building needs additional work to upgrade it including a new roof, new siding,
windows, and exterior doors. The interior needs carpeting, paneling, ceiling tile,
insulation, new plumbing, and new wiring.
The City of Port Lions will provide labor on this project. The needed funds are estimated
at $75,000 for materials.
I PORT LIONS SUBDIVISION
$ 300,000
The City of Port Lions, like all Alaskan municipalities in recent years, has been
experiencing an annual decrease in Revenue Sharing and Municipal Assistance from the
State of Alaska. To help make up for this shortfall, the City of Port Lions began selling
residential lots in 1991. To continue this program of fiscal self -help, the City would like
to open a new subdivision on a south facing slope at the edge of town on Kizhuyak Drive.
A 300 foot extension of Rainbow Street and 1200 feet of new road on Kizhuyak Drive
would open lots 10 -19 in Block 13 of the Port Lions Subdivision, First Addition. These
ten lots are about three quarters of an acre each in size and were surveyed and platted in
1968. Because of watershed restrictions and sewer engineering problems, this is the only
realistic area of growth currently available to residents of Port Lions.
The cost of this new subdivision project would be $100,000 in FY 98 for preliminary
work, $100,000 in FY 99 to finish the road construction on Rainbow Street and Kizhuyak
Drive, and $100,000 in FY 2000 for water and sewer service.
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I-11 PORT LIONS DRY DOCK FACILITY
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$ 650,000
A large fishing fleet exists in the Western Gulf of Alaska which needs major and minor
repair work accomplished in the area. Many vessels travel as far as the Seattle/Tacoma
area to have these repairs done. Although there is a small private haul out facility in
Kodiak, it is always full and scheduling for vessel repairs is close to impossible. The
closest alternative in the Western Gulf is Seward which is 300 miles north of Kodiak
Island.
The City of Port Lions proposes that a boat storage and haul out facility can easily be
located at the Port Lions Small Boat Harbor. This facility will consist of a moving trolley
hoist which will lift the vessels out of the harbor. The vessels will be placed upon a cradle
on the landfill area of the Small Boat Harbor. This boat storage and haul out facility will
accommodate vessels up to a size of sixty feet and enable repairs to be made without
having to deal with tides which occur when moored to a gridiron. Eighty percent of the
vessels that operate in the Western Gulf could be accommodated by this facility.
The benefits of providing a boat storage and haul out facility for vessels that operate
within the Western Gulf of Alaska are unlimited. Older wooden vessels can be placed out
of the water for major hull repair and winter storage. Vessels that need a haul out facility
for hull repairs will not have to travel many miles out of their way to accomplish repairs.
The fishing industry would benefit from this facility by having less "down time" during
short, yet critical fishing seasons and areas.
The estimated cost including land preparation and all equipment for this type of facility is
$650,000.
1-12 PORT LIONS COLD STORAGE FACILITY
$ 250,000
With the completion of the Port Lions Small Boat Harbor in July 1984, the City of Port
Lions has seen increased fishing activity and floating processors operating at the Port
Lions City Dock facility. Currently, there is no cold storage available in Port Lions to
attract increased fishing ventures.
The proposed Cold Storage Facility will be situated near the City Dock to support the
increased fishing activity. This will also provide revenue for the entire harbor complex.
The projected cost is approximately $250,000 for 1,200 square feet which will allow the
necessary space for fisheries activities in the Port Lions area.
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I -13 PORT LIONS HARBOR SKIFF AND TRUCK
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$ 75,000
When the Port Lions Small Boat Harbor began to operate fully in 1984, it became
apparent that certain start up equipment would be required to maintain a safe harbor
which would operate properly. The Harbor and Ports Department identified the need for
a small skiff, trailer, and 4X4 truck for the proper maintenance and operation of the Port
Lions Small Boat Harbor. With the limited budget and extremely high start-up costs
related to the new harbor, the City has not been able to provide these equipment items.
I - 14 PORT LIONS WAREHOUSE 1
$ 150,000
The City of Port Lions has a critical shortage of warehouse space for the storage of
commercial fishing gear. The City currently operates two warehouses for this purpose
which are full to capacity. A new building is needed to address this storage shortage. The
new facility would bring in additional revenues into the City from storage charges.