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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes2009-005Sponsored by: Administration C17'Y OF SGWAI2D, ALASKA PLANNING ANU 7,ONINC CO~.~IMISSIUN RF,SOLU"PION 2009-OS Ith~SOLUTION OF THE SI?WARD PLANNING AND 7.ONING COMMIS- SION, AI,I.OWING AN ALASKA IIARI30R 06SERVA'1'ION NETWORK TOWF,R AS AV U_VLISTEU USF. PI?R SEWARD CITY CODE SI?CTION ]i.10.130, CV '1'Hh: IIARI3OR COMMERCIAL DISTRICT 1VIII:REAS, the City received a request from the Alaska SeaLitc (`enter (ASLC) for permission to erect an ,4laska Harbor Observation Nehvork Tower (harbor obsen~ation tower) o^ the breakwater crest of the South I Itu•bor Uplands: and WH E REAS, the Cite zoning code dues not list a harbor observation tower as an allowed use, but this type of tower is eligible for consideration as an unlisted use; and WHh:RE.AS. U~c prototype is a paruiership between ASLC the University of Alaska Anchorage (IJAA). and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) through the Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS): and WHEREAS, the harbor observation tower will provide benetit to Seward and the entire State of Alaska by reporting and t~xecasting coastal marine conditions, monitoring the impacts of climate change, provide domain awareness for security and disaster response, provide data fi>r ci~asta) inti•astructure design, and provide a Tsunami warning system feature: and WHEREAS, because of these numerous henetits and project objectives, ii is in the public interest to allow the I~iarhor observation tower as an unlisted use in the I larbor Commercial District; and WHEREAS., prior to construction, the harbor observation tower must obtain all necessary permits and permissions Isom local, state and federal officials: and WHEREAS. prior to construction, the harbor observation tower mull comply with all local. state and lederal laws and regulations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE f"1' RESOLVED b_v the Seward Planning and 7,oning Commission that: Section 1. Fur the reasons stated in the recitals, which are incorporated as if fully set t2~rth herein. the Commission, according to SCC I ~.] 0.130_ establishes a written decision that the unlisted use satisties all the lblluwing conditions: (1) "l~he use is not specifically permitted in a any other district: Findin;;: This condition has been met. This type of tower is not spccifically° permitted in anv other district. Se~~<ird Planning and Zoning! Crnnmissi~~n Rcsolution'_009-0~ P~me ? of 2 (2) l~he use is nut nx~re appropriate in another disu~icL Finding: This condition has been met "I'he Alaska Harbor Observation '.Network 'l'ower project ohjcetives are to monitor wind, wave, water, barometric pressure, air temperature and precipitation, salinity and turbidity at the entrances to Alaska's harbors. 'fhc harbor observation tower must be positioned on the breakwater crest of the harbor entrance for precise data collection. Accw~ate marine observations can not be made in other locations, or coning districts, in Seward. (i) The use is consistent w~iLh the purpose of the district in question, and is similar to the other uses pcrmiued outright. Finding: The condition has been met The liarhor commercial district is the area for water-depended or water related uses with a particular emphasis on transportation, tourist, recreational, commercial or industrial enterprises which derive major economic or social bcnetit from a harbor location. Section 2. This resolution shall take ctlcct immediately upon its adoption. pASSF.D AN D APYROVF.D by the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission this 17th day 01~ Fchruar_v, ?009. THE CITY OF SI?WARD, ALASKA Sandie Koach', Chair ~~ AYIiS: I~:cklund. Flcinrich. McClure. Morgan. Roach. Stauflcr NOI':S: Nunn nt3S1:N"C: Anderson A[3Sl'AIN: None VAG\NI~: One :'C 1 "I E :S"I ~ ., ,emu r ~ -~,~_cv ~ ~ ' ,I~ Iq Lewis. CMC 3~~~y,asnex~~aars Celt Clerk ~,,,* ~a~` "~~'~-rrd~~~r,~. R®h ~~J ~, tea' ~. ' 'T ~~ It~~ SCa~) ~ n ea ~ >,_,... W Q 1 yy ~~. _• y 4! ~ Y W 4 ± ~. ~ ~~ rV~°~e s~'Y gas. r 9 ' °>'`~~ ®4a µR~s.......• i•