HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes2022-018 Replat 2310 Airport Road Sponsored by: Staff
Public Hearing Date: August 2,2022
Amended and Approved: August 2, 2022
CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION 2022-018
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, RESCINDING RESOLUTION
2021-014 AND RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL AND KENAI
PENINSULA BOROUGH APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY RIGHT
OF WAY (ROW) ACQUISITION PLAT FOR THE SEWARD AIRPORT
LOCATED IN T 1N & 1S R 1W SEC 34,35, 2 & 3, SEWARD MERIDIAN
SW, THAT POINT KNOWN AS THE SEWARD AIRPORT, PHYSICAL
LOCATION, 2310 AIRPORT ROAD ACQUIRING AND REPLATTING
VARIOUS LEGALS LOCATED IN SEC 34, 35, 2 & 3, SEWARD
MERIDIAN SW
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved Resolution 2021-014 on
September 7, 2021; and
WHEREAS,the Preliminary Right of Way(ROW)Acquisition plat includes City-owned
property and must be reviewed and approved by City Council per City Code 16.01.015(b);
WHEREAS,the City Council did not review or approve Resolution 2021-014;
WHEREAS,Resolution 2021-014 recommended approval of the preliminary right of way
acquisition plat for the Seward Airport Improvement project with conditions to provide public
access to the beach to the south of the airport property, install a fire hydrant, and bring water and
sewer to the airport facilities; and
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
(DOT&PF) is using federal funds to finance the Seward Airport Improvement project; and
WHEREAS, funding constraints and federal oversight limit what improvements can be
implemented in this project; and
WHEREAS, there is currently no legal public access on or through the airport property
and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will not allow the DOT&PF to grant new public
access due to flight safety concerns; and
WHEREAS,the public will continue to have the right to navigate on the water and to walk
on the exposed tidelands at low tide; and
Seward Planning and Zoning Commission
Resolution No. 2022-018
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WHEREAS, fire protection for the Seward Airport is provided by tank water on both
Seward Fire Engines and Tankers provided by an automatic aid agreement with Bear Creek Fire
Department; and
WHEREAS, extending and installing utilities to the leased lots on the Seward Airport
property is not an eligible cost for federal funding; and
WHEREAS, the Kenai Peninsula Borough requires documentation from the City of
Seward that the conditions from Section 2 in Resolution 2021-014 are no longer required before
they can grant approval of the fmal replat; and
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska DOT&PF has requested that the Preliminary ROW
Acquisition plat for the Seward Airport be reviewed again by the City of Seward and
recommended to the Kenai Peninsula Borough; and
WHEREAS,this Preliminary platting action recommends the replat of Parcel 1, owned
by Civil Air Patrol in Sec 34&35,T1N,R1W, Seward Meridian SW That Point of the W1/2 of
USS 722 as per W/D 24 @ 12; physical location 2200 Airport Road; and
WHEREAS,this Preliminary platting action recommends the replat of Parcel 5,owned
by the City of Seward located in the tidelands south of T1N& 1 SR 1W Sec 34,35,2&3 Seward
Meridian SW That Point Known as the Seward Airport; and
WHEREAS,Parcel 1 is located in a Resource Management(RM) Zoning District; and
WHEREAS, Parcel 5 is located in Tidelands, and does not have a specific Zoning
District; and
WHEREAS, a subdivision installation agreement is not required for this ROW
Acquisition Plat since per the definition of a subdivision, the land being acquired will not be
used for"future sale, lease, or building development" §16.01.010; and
WHEREAS, all conditions required by Seward City Code §16.01.015, Conditions to
plat approval, were met; the property owners within 300 feet of the requested replat were
notified, and the property was posted with public notice signage; 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
Preliminary ROW Acquisition Plat proposals.
Seward Planning and Zoning Commission
Resolution No. 2022-018
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA that:
Section 1. The Commission hereby recommends that, in accordance with Seward City
Code Section 16.01.015 (B), Resolution 2021-014 be rescinded and that the City Council and
Kenai Peninsula Borough approve the submittal of the Preliminary ROW Acquisition Plat for the
Seward Airport located in T1N & 1 S R 1W Sec 34, 35, 2 & 3, Seward Meridian SW, That Point
Known As The Seward Airport proposing the action to replat Parcel 1, owned by Civil Air Patrol,
and Parcel 5, owned by the City of Seward, to create a new ROW for Runway 16/34, which will
be shifted, lengthened, and raised above the 100-year flood level.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of
Seward, Alaska,this 2nd day of August, 2022.
THE CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA
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Clare Sullivan, Chair
AYES: Hornseth,Verhey, Staggs, Sullivan
NOES: None
ABSENT: Charbonneau, Monaco
ABSTAIN: None
VACANT: One
ATTEST:
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