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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION 2012 -14
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, OF
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL
AND KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH APPROVAL OF THE FOREST
ACRES SUBDIVISION LEVEE REPLAT; CREATING FOUR (4) PARCELS;
VACATING UNDEVELOPED RIGHTS -OF —WAY AND UTILITY
EASEMENTS WHILE DEDICATING NEW RIGHTS -OF -WAY AND
UTILITY EASEMENTS; LOCATED NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE NORTH
FOREST ACRES LEVEE AND PREDOMINATELY WITHIN THE
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ZONING DISTRICT
WHEREAS, administration hired Cline and Associates Land Surveyors to prepare a
preliminary plat of the City owned and one (1) privately owned parcels lying south of the North
Forest Acers Levee; and
i.r. WHEREAS, Cline and Associates has submitted the preliminary plat to be known as Forest
Acres Subdivision, Levee Replat; and
WHEREAS, this platting action will vacate interior lot lines, undeveloped Rights -of -Way,
and undeveloped utility easements creating four (4) parcels totaling 54.59 acres; and
WHEREAS, this platting action will dedicate additional lands to Lot B1 as per the
Settlement Agreement approved by City Council in Resolution 2012 -025; and
WHEREAS, this platting action will also dedicate additional Rights -of -way for Dieckgraeff
Road, the cul -de -sac turnarounds for Laurel, Spruce and Fir Streets and the additional easements
throughout the replat.
WHEREAS, Cline and Associates has worked diligently with City staff to protect and
provide easements for existing and planned utilities throughout the replat area; and
WHEREAS, City staff have reviewed, commented and support the proposed Forest Acres
Levee Replat; and
WHEREAS, the vast majority of the area included within this replat is currently zoned
Resource Management (RM); approximately 1 acre is zoned Single Family (R1) and just under 2
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acres is zoned Rural Residential (RR); this replat does not create any non - conforming structures or
lots within the current zoning districts; and
WHEREAS, no subdivision installation agreement is necessary because Tracts 5A and 5C
are subject to undevelopable restrictive covenant; Tract 5B is a large 6 acre parcel and Lot B 1 is
governed by a settlement agreement signed by Council Resolution 2012 -025; and
WHEREAS, it is the Planning and Zoning Commission's responsibility to act in an advisory
capacity to the Seward City Council and the Kenai Peninsula Borough regarding subdivision plat
proposals; and
WHEREAS, as required by Seward City Code §16.01.015, Conditions to plat approval,
property owners within 300 feet of the requested replat were notified of the proposed subdivision,
and the property was posted with public notice signage.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Seward Planning and Zoning
Commission that:
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Section 1. The Commission recommends that, in accordance with Seward City Code Section
16.01.015 (B), the City Council approve the submittal of the Forest Acres Levee Replat to the Kenai
Peninsula Borough for approval.
Section 2. The Commission further recommends the City Council approve the vacation of all
undeveloped Rights -of -Way and Easements as proposed by the Forest Acres Levee Replat.
Section 3. The Commission further recommends the City Council approve the dedication of
additional Rights -of -way for DieckgraeffRoad, the cul -de -sac turnarounds for Laurel, Spruce and Fir
Streets and the additional easements as proposed by the Forest Acres Levee Replat.
Section 4. The Commission further recommends Kenai Peninsula Borough approval of the
Forest Acres Levee Replat.
Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. '`
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PASSED AND APPROVED by the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission this 4 day
of September 2012.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Sandie Roach', Chair
AYES: Morgan, McClure, Butts, Ecklund, Roach'
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NOES: None
ABSENT: Fleming
ABSTAIN: None
VACANT: One
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