HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd2013-003 Tabled at the April 8, 2013 CC Meeting Sponsored by: Planning and Zoning Commission
Introduction: February 25, 2013
Introduction Postponement: April 08, 2013
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE 2013-003
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, AMENDING THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF A SMALL
PORTION, APPROXIMATELY THREE-FOURTH (3/4) OF AN ACRE, OF
CITY OWNED LAND LOCATED WITHIN TRACT G OF THE WATER
FRONT PARK BOUNDARY FROM HARBOR COMMERCIAL ZONING
(HC) TO PARK (P) ZONING DISTRICT
WHEREAS, administration hired Cline and Associates Land Surveyors to prepare a
preliminary plat of the City owned lands, establishing the perimeter boundary of the historical area
commonly known as Waterfront Park; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 2011-037, dated May 23, 2011, Seward City Council
recommended the Kenai Peninsula Borough Plat Committee approve the Waterfront Park replat;and
WHEREAS,the Kenai Peninsula Borough approved the Waterfront Park Replat which was
recorded as plat 2012-04 in the Seward Recording District on June 8, 2012; and
WHEREAS, located within the Tract G, Waterfront Park Replat is a relatively small,
approximately three-fourth(3/4)of an acre section of land,that is currently zoned Harbor Commercial
(HC); and
WHEREAS, the parcel known as Tract G of the Waterfront Park Replat, is located
immediately south of Tract H which is commonly known as the South Harbor Uplands and east of
the privately owned Harbor Light Apartments; and
WHEREAS, the approximate three-fourth(3/4) of an acre area,proposed in this rezone,has
historically been used as a motor home camping area of Waterfront Park; and
WHEREAS the Land Use Plan Map,the 2020 Comprehensive Plan and the Seward Strategic
Plan all support Tract G, Waterfront Park be designated as Park Zoning; and
WHEREAS,at the February 5,2013 meeting,the Planning and Zoning Commission held a
public hearing and recommended City Council approval of the proposed Zoning Map amendment
included in this ordinance.
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE 2013-003
NOW THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA,
HEREBY ORDAINS that:
Section 1. The official City of Seward Zoning Map is hereby amended changing the zoning
designation of all lands within Tract G,of the Waterfront Park Subdivision to Park Zoning District.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days following its enactment.
ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, this 11th day of March
2013.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
TABLED
David Seaward, Mayor
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
Johanna Kinney, CMC
City Clerk
(City Seal)
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