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Home My WebLink AboutRes2006-017 Sponsored by: Applicants CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2006-17 A RESOLUTION OF THE SEWARD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL AND THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH APPROVAL OF THE REPLA T OF LOT 17 A, BLOCK 9 AND LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 4, ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF SEWARD, INCLUDING: VACATION OF THE PORTION OF WASHINGTON STREET LOCATED BETWEEN FIFTH AVENUE AND THE EAST BOUNDARY OF THE ALLEY LOCATED 100 FEET TO THE WEST; INCLUDING ANY UNNECESSARY UTILITY EASEMENTS; AND ADDING AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY (30) FEET TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN WASHINGTON STREET AND RAILWAY AVENUE; AND EXTENDING NORTH TO CREATE A CURVED RADIUS IN ACCORDANCE WITH KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH CODE WHEREAS, the National Park Service has submitted a replat to the City of Seward which will incorporate the vacated portion of Washington Street, widen the adjacent alley by twenty (20) feet, and vacate interior lot lines for review and recommendation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough; and WHEREAS, the applicants wish to use the replatted property to construct the Mary Lowell Center, a multi-agency facility which will provide administrative offices and visitor services for the National Park Service, US Forest Service and a conference facility for use by visitors to Seward, the preceding agencies, and the City of Seward; and WHEREAS, constructing one building for the Mary Lowell Center at this location will provide more connectivity to visitor-related businesses, shared operation and maintenance expenses, ideal waterfront connection, an unobstructed view from the conference facility, and has the potential to contribute to the revitalization of the downtown area; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Seward City Code, the Commission held a public hearing on the request to vacate at their October 6, 2005 regular meeting and approved the request with certain conditions; and WHEREAS, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission held a public hearing on the request to vacate at their November 28, 2005 regular meeting and approved the request to vacate subject to certain conditions, including providing suitable turnaround area for vehicles of emergency service providers and ensuring that there is an alternate tsunami escape route; and ,:All;)dOJd ;)l{lJo AmpUnOH Ul;)l{llON ;)l{l '3uop~ lU;)UI;)Sll;) Ull~llS;)p;)d lOOJ ll{'3~;) ;)l{l Ol 1lu~p;)UUm Y Ll lOj '3u!ls~X;);Jo ;)P~S Ul;)lS;) A\ ;)ljl U~l{l~M P;)P~AOld ;)q IIlll{S lU;)UI;)Sll;) Ull!1lS;)p;)d l{lnoS-l{lloN 100J ll{'3!;) Ull ,U;)l{M p;)l!nb;)l SAllM Ull!1lS;)P;)d, OL I"OZ'OZ S lj'3nolOH lljnsu!u;)d !llU;))! l{l!M ;):JUllplO:J:Jll uI '!; ';)PO;) l{'3nolOH lljnsu~u;)d !llU;))! l{l!M ;):JUllP10:J:Jll u~ sn~pll1 p;)A1n:J II ;)lll;)l:J Ol ljlloN '3u~PU;)lX;) p;)l~nb;)l ;)q IIlll{S UO!lll:J~P;)P 100J (O!;) AYY ;)ljl 'v ';)PO;) Al~;) PlllM;)S ;)l{l Aq p;)l~nb;)l Slll;);)J (O!;) AUY JO l{lp~M l;);)llS UInUI~u~UI ;)l{ll{l~M ;):Jull!ldUIO:J U! ;)q Ol P;)lll:J~P;)P ;)q pjnoljs A;)lIll ;)ljl JO ;)P~S lSllg ;)l{l '3uOjll AllM JO ll{1l~l JO l;);)J (0 j) U;)l jllUO!l~Ppll uy 'S ';)lnOl ;)dll:JS;) !umunsl ;)lllUl;)llll Ull S;)AOlddll Al!;} 'z 'SS;):Jold l!UI1;)d ;)S fl jllUO~l!PUO;) ;)ljl l{'3noll{l UO~SS~UIUIO;) 1lu~uoZ pUll '3U!UUlljd ;)ljl Aq P;)AOlddll ;)q pUll sS;):Jold :J!lqnd lj'3noll{l P;)dOj;)A;)P ;)q II!M ''3uqmd ;)jq~SS;):J:Jll 1lu~pnpu~ 'ulljd 1luPlmd ;)l!S-JJO pUll ulljd :JYJll1l Ull~llS;)p;)d pUll llljn:J~l{;)A y , 1 :SUOmpUO:J '3u~MolloJ ;)l{lljl~M ';)PO;) l{1lnolOH lljnsu!u;)d ~llU;))! l{l~M ;):JUllplO:J:Jll u~ sn~plll p;)A1n:J II ;)lll;)l:J OlljllON '3u~PU;)lX;) pUll :;)nU;)AY AllMj~ll"M PUlll;);)llS uOl'3U!ljSllA\ U;);)A'\l;)q A;)lIll ;)l{lJo ;)P~S lSllg ;)l{l Oll;);)J (OS) All~l{l jllUO!l~Ppll Ull '3U~Ppll pUll 'SlU;)UI;)Sll;) Al!l!ln AlllSS;):J;)Uun AUll 1lu~pnpu~ 'lS;)A\ ;)ljl Oll;);)J 001 P;)lll:JOj A;)lIll ;)l{lJo AlllpunOq lSllg ;)l{l pUll ;)nU;)AY l{Y~d U;);)Ml;)q P;)lll:JOj l;);)llS uol1lU~l{SllA\ JO UO!llod P;)lll:JllA ;)ljl 1lu~pnpu~ 'SlO 'V )j:J01H 'z pUll 1 Slol pUll 6 )j:J01H 'y L 1 1O1 JO llljd;)"M ;)l{llOJ ls;)nb;)l ;):J~A1;)S )jllld jllUO!lllN ;)l{l ;)AOJddlllj'3nolOH lljnsu~u;)d ~llU;))! ;)ljl pUll l!:Juno;) Al~;) PlllM;)S ;)l{l llll{l SPU;)UIUIO:J;)l UO~SS~UIUIO;) ;)l{l '[ UO!J;}aS :lllljl UO~SS~UIUIO;) '3U!UOZ pUll '3u~UUlljd PlllM;)S ;)l{l Aq mIA'lOS3H .LI 38 '3HO.i3H3H.L 'MON. 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NPS to execute satisfactory agreement(s) with the City to relocate utilities to the property as necessary, to construct the street between Washington Street and Railway Avenue, and to provide sidewalks to City specifications, all of which are to be completed at Mary Lowell Center Project expense at such time the Mary Lowell Center is constructed at this site. 8. The commission further recommends that the Kenai Peninsula Borough grant an exception to the applicant to delay the recording of the final plat. The commission recommends the City enter into an agreement with NPS to allow continue use of the vacated portion of Washington Street as a public way until construction begins and reversion as a public property, if the project does not use the vacated parcel at the property. Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission this 6tl1 day of July 2006. 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