HomeMy WebLinkAbout02102025 City Council Laydown - Substitute Resolution 2025-007Sponsored by: Planning and Zoning Commission
Public Hearing: January 27, 2025
Postponed: January 27, 2025
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
SUBSTITUTE RESOLUTION 2025-007
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, RECOMMENDING KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH
APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 3207 SORREL ROAD; CREATING SPRING CREEK PARK
REPLAT
WHEREAS, AK Lands, Land Surveying LLC has submitted a preliminary plat on behalf
of the City of Seward for review and recommendation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough; and
WHEREAS, the parcel being subdivided is located at 3207 Sorrel Road; and
WHEREAS, the current parcel is one tract of land comprising the tidelands and harbor to
the west of SMIC, the Spring Creek campground / beach area, and the Fourth of July beach; and
WHEREAS, the proposed plat will divide the tract into two parcels, Tract A, which will
encompass the Spring Creek campground, beach, and adjacent tidelands, and Tract B, which will
comprise the remainder of land south of the Spring Creek campground down to the Fourth of July
beach; and
WHEREAS, during the 2023 update of the Municipal Lands Inventory and Management
Plan, the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the Spring Creek
campground and beach area be platted as a single parcel; and
WHEREAS, the tract of land being subdivided is currently zoned Industrial (I); and
WHEREAS, the size of Tract A & B meet the required minimum lot size and lot width for
the Industrial zoning district; and
WHEREAS, according to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Floodplain map, Tract A and B
have portions of land located within the Seward Mapped Flood Data Area (SMFD) and FEMA
flood zones D, AE, and VE; and
WHEREAS, any construction within these flood zones would require additional
permitting; and
WHEREAS, both Tracts of land have access to city water, sewer, and electricity on the
east side of the property; and
WHEREAS, a subdivision agreement will not be required with this plat; and
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2025-007
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 of
the proposed subdivision, and the property was posted with public notice signage; and
WHEREAS, the Seward City Council must review and comment on a preliminary plat of
city -owned land before submittal to the Borough for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
Section 1. The Council hereby maintains the recommendation from the Commission to
remove the 50-foot public access easement, leaving it only as a utility easement.
Section 2. The Council hereby maintains the recommendation from the Commission to add
a 10-20-foot pedestrian public access easement for the public to access the beach. The location of
the easement may be determined by administration and the surveyor.
Section 3. The Council hereby maintains the recommendation from the Commission to
rename the plat to Tract A & B, Block 10, Fourth of July Creek Subdivision, SMIC, Spring Creek
Park Replat.
Section 4. The Council hereby recommends that, in accordance with Seward City Code
Section 16.01.015, the Kenai Peninsula Borough approve the submittal of the preliminary plat of
Fourth of July Creek Subdivision, Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC), That Point of Block
10, Excluding Lots 1 & 2; Located at 3207 Sorrel Road; Creating Tract A & B, Block 10, Fourth
of July Creek Subdivision, SMIC, Spring Creek Park Replat
Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska this 10th
day of February 2025.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Sue McClure, Mayor
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2025-007
Kris Peck
City Clerk
(City Seal)