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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.
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(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
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