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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION 2018-015
RESOLUTION 2018-015 OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
OF SEWARD ALASKA RECOMMENDING THAT THE ALICE PICKETT
MEMORIAL ANIMAL SHELTER BE RELOCATED TO LOT 6A-2 FORT
RAYMOND SUBDIVISION REPLAT NUMBER THREE, LOCATED AT 605
SEA LION AVENUE, WITHIN THE INSTITUTIONAL (INS) ZONING
DISTRICT
WHEREAS, City Council passed Resolution 2018-049 on May 29, 2018, directing City
administration to bring forward recommendations for a site on which to relocate the animal
shelter; and
WHEREAS, upon adoption of City Council Resolution 2018-049 City administration
was tasked to identify potential sites for relocation of the animal shelter; and
WHEREAS, Lot 6A-2 Fort Raymond Subdivision Replat Number Three consisting of
approximately 10.7 acres, is located at 605 Sea Lion Drive, in the Institutional Zoning District;
and
WHEREAS, Lot 6A-2 is owned by the City of Seward and currently supports a number
of public uses including a baseball field, the electric utility warehouse and substation, and two
municipal water wells; and
WHEREAS, Lot 6A-2 is served by electric, water, and sewer utilities; and
WHEREAS, Animal Shelters are currently an allowed use in the Industrial and Resource
Management Zoning Districts per Table 15.10.226 Land Uses Allowed; and
WHEREAS, the Alice Pickett Memorial Animal Shelter is a public facility operated for
the well-being of the animal companions of the citizens of Seward and is operated by the City of
Seward; and
WHEREAS, The Institutional Zoning District is designed to allow public and private
educational, administrative, government and health care uses, including public land reserve for
future public development. The development standards are intended to set a high standard to
assure that the activities provide visual amenity to the surrounding area.
Seward Planning and Zoning Commission
Resolution 2018-015
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Seward Planning and Zoning
Commission that:
Section 1. The Commission recommends that the Alice Pickett Memorial Animal
Shelter be relocated to Lot 6A-2 Fort Raymond Subdivision Replat Number Three, located at 605
Sea Lion Drive, within the Institutional (INS) zoning district.
Section 2. The Commission recommends amending Table 15.10.226 Land Uses Allowed
to permit Animal Shelter in the Institutional Zoning District as an outright use.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission this 4th day of
September, 2018.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
AYES: Hatfield, Swann, Fleming, Ambrosiani, Seese, Charbonneau, Ecklund
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Vacant: None
ATTEST:
Brenda Ballou�MMC
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