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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION 2013 -07
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL
AND KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH APPROVAL OF THE
PRELIMINARY REPLAT OF THE GATEWAY SUBDIVISION, CREATING
FOUR TRACTS TO BE KNOWN AS TRACTS C4, C5, C6 AND C7,
GATEWAY SUBDIVISION ADDITION NO. 2 AND DEDICATING THE
RIGHTS -OF -WAY EXTENSIONS TO BE KNOWN AS OLYMPIA ROAD
AND AFOGNAK AVENUE, LOCATED WITHIN THE SE ' SECTION 33;
WITHIN THE SINGLE FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT
WHEREAS, CRW Engineering Group, LLC has submitted a preliminary plat to the City of
Seward for review and recommendation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough; and
ire WHEREAS, this replat subdivides the existing Tract C -1, Gateway Subdivision into four (4)
parcels to be known as Tracts C4, C5, C6 and C7, containing approximately 33.55 acres; and
WHEREAS, this replat dedicates the extension of two platted rights -of -way, Afognak
Avenue and Olympia Road and numerous utility easements; and
WHEREAS, the 1.44 acre Tract C -6, located in the northeast corner of this subdivision is the
proposed site for the new City water tank; and
WHEREAS, the property within this replat is all zoned Single Family Residential (R1), with
Single and Multi- Family zoning to the south and west, Institutional and Single Family zoning to the
east and Rural Residential and Resource Management zoning to the north; and
WHEREAS, this subdivision area is not currently serviced by municipal water, sewer,
electric, other utilities or constructed public rights -of -way; therefore a subdivision installation
agreement is required before final approval recording of this replat; 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
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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:
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 Gateway Subdivision Addition No. 2
replat, subject to certain condition, to the Kenai Peninsula Borough for approval.
Section 2. The Commission further recommends the City Council approve the dedication of
rights -of -way for the extension of Afognak Avenue and Olympia Road as proposed by the Gateway
Subdivision Addition No. 2 replat.
Section 3. The Commission further recommends Kenai Peninsula Borough approve of the era
Gateway Subdivision Addition No. 2 replat subject to the following conditions:
1. A subdivision agreement or an exception to a subdivision agreement shall be entered
into before this preliminary plat is finalized for recording by Kenai Peninsula
Borough.
2. The surveyor shall work with the City Electric and Public Works Departments to
provide utility easements for all existing and proposed utilities.
3. Proposed rights -of -way extension for Olympia Road and Afognak Avenue shall be
labeled on the final plat, officially naming the corresponding rights -of -way.
4. Correct note 2, replacing the Kenai Peninsula Borough with the City of Seward.
5. Correct the Section number to 33 in the Title Box.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
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Seward Planning and Zoning Commission
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PASSED AND APPROVED by the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission this 7 day
of May, 2013.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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AYES: Campestre, Fleming, Ecklund, McClure, Roach'
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ABSTAIN: None
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