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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION 2025-019
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, RECOMMENDING KENAI
PENINSULA BOROUGH APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF
A PORTION OF LAND LOCATED AT 303 SECOND AVENUE VACATING
THE INTERIOR LOT LINES AND CREATING ONE LOT
WHEREAS, AK Lands, Land Surveying LLC has submitted a preliminary plat on behalf
of Matthew and Karin Evans for review and recommendation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed plat vacates the interior lot line between Lots 19 and 20, Block
13, Original Townsite of Seward, and creates one lot, Lot 19A, Block 13, Seward Original
Townsite, Evans Replat; and
WHEREAS, the Evans own three adjacent lots, Lot 18, 19, and 20; and
WHEREAS, there is a single-family home located on Lot 18, which fits entirely within
the lot boundaries, but is nonconforming due to the front and side yard setback requirements; and
WHEREAS, there is a shed located on Lot 19, which the owners plan to demolish and
remove from the property; and
WHEREAS, the owners plan to develop Lot 19A; and
WHEREAS, all of the lots are zoned single-family residential (R1); and
WHEREAS, the size of Lot 19A meets the required minimum lot size and lot width for
the single-family residential zoning district; and
WHEREAS, according to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Floodplain map, Lot 19A is not
within a FEMA mapped flood zone; and
WHEREAS, Lo 19A has access to city water, sewer, and electricity; and
WHEREAS, Lot 19A has access to Second Avenue and Adams Street; and
WHEREAS, a subdivision agreement will not be required with this plat; and
WHEREAS, Seward City Code § 16.01.015(F) states that a plat submitted to create a single
parcel through the vacation of interior lot lines shall be exempt from the public hearing and
notification requirements; and
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2025-019
WHEREAS, it is the Planning and Zoning Commission's responsibility to act in an
advisory capacity to the Kenai Peninsula Borough regarding subdivision plat proposals within
the City of Seward.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Seward Planning and Zoning
Commission, that:
Section 1. The Commission hereby recommends that in accordance with Seward City Code
Section 16.01.015 (B), the Kenai Peninsula Borough approve the submittal of the preliminary plat
of Lots 19 & 20, Block 13, Original Townsite of Seward, creating Lot 19A, Block 13, Seward
Original Townsite, Evans Replat.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission this 3rd day
of June, 2025.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Carol Griswold!/ Chair
AYES: Charbonneau, Verhey, Hubbard, Sullivan, Hornseth, Pemberton, Griswold
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
Kris Peck
City Clerk
(City Seal)
Planning and Zoning Agenda Statement
Meeting Date: June 3, 2025
To: Planning and Zoning Commission
Through: Daniel Meuninck, Community Development Director
From: Applicant
Agenda Item: Resolution 2025-019, of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City
of Seward, Alaska, recommending Kenai Peninsula Borough approval of
the preliminary plat of a portion of land located at 303 Second Avenue,
vacating the interior lot lines and creating one lot
Background and justification:
Attached for the Commission's review and recommendation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough
Planning Commission is a preliminary plat submitted by AK Lands, Land Surveying LLC on
behalf of Matthew and Karin Evans.
The proposed plat vacates the interior lot lines between Lot 19 and 20, Block 13, Original Townsite
of Seward, and creates one lot, Lot 19A, Block 13, Seward Original Townsite, Evans Replat.
The Evans own three lots, Lots 18, 19, and 20. There is a single-family home located on Lot 18
and a shed located on Lot 19. The single-family home fits within the boundaries of Lot 18, although
it is a nonconforming structure due to the front and side yard setback requirements. The shed on
Lot 18 will be demolished, leaving the new combined lot, Lot 19A, vacant. The owners plan to
build a new structure on Lot 19A, which will meet the development requirements for the single-
family zoning district.
Seward City Code § 16.01.015(A) states that "No preliminary or final plat for the subdivision or
resubdivision of land located within the city limits shall be approved by the city unless all of the
required improvements set forth in section 16.05.010 are provided for by the subdivider, owner,
proprietor or developer in the manner described in sections 16.05.015."
The proposed plat has access to developed rights -of -way and city water, sewer, and electricity.
Thus, a subdivision agreement will not be required with this plat.
Seward City Code § 16.01.015(F) states that a plat submitted to create a single parcel through the
vacation of interior lot lines shall be exempt from the public hearing and notification requirements.
In accordance with City and Borough requirements, the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission
must review and comment on a preliminary plat before submittal to the Borough for approval.
Subdivision Review:
Zoninz: The property is currently zoned single-family residential (R1).
Size: Lot 19A will be 5,933 square feet. The required minimum lot size is 3,000 square feet.
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Utilities: Lot 19A has access to city water, sewer, and electricity
Existinz Use: There is a shed located on Lot 19A, which the owner intends to demolish and
remove from the property.
Access: Lot 19A has access to Second Avenue and Adams Street.
Flood Zone: The property is not located within a FEMA-mapped floodplain.
Comprehensive and Strategic Plan Consistency Information
This legislation is consistent with (citation listed):
Comprehensive Vol 1, Chapter 2.2.11
Plan: • "Promote infill development by encouraging and promoting
construction on vacant sites in areas of the city which are already
established."
Strategic Plan: N/A
Staff Comments
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Department
Comments
No
Comment
N/A
Building Department
X
Fire Department
X
Public Works
Department
X
Harbor Department
X
Police Department
X
Electric Department
X
Telecommunications
X
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Public Comment `
At the time of this publication the Community Development Department has received no public
inquiries. If any correspondence is received after publication of this agenda statement, it will be
submitted to the Commissioners for their review.
Recommendation
The Commission is required to provide a recommendation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough
Commission if they feel it has met the requirements in Seward City Code Title 15 and 16.
[SCC 16.01.015 B]
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BIM
Context Map
ADAM 5 ST.
100 feet
Preliminary Plat Application Property Map
RES 2025-019 - Vacating the interior lot lines between Lot 19 & 20 to create one lot
to be known as Lot 19A, Block 13, Seward Original Townsite, Evans Replat
Location: 303 Second Ave
Parcel #: 14903027
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Community Development/Planning & Zoning
410 Adams Street, Seward, Alaska 99664 •(907) 224-4049 • (907) 224-4020
or email: planning@cityofseward.net
PRELIMINARY PLAT SUBMITTAL FORM
❑✓PRELIMINARY PLAT ❑ REVISED PRELIMINARY PLAT (no fee required)
PHASED PRELIMINARY PLAT❑ PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR PRIVATE STREETS / GATED SUBDIVISION
All requirements of Seward Code Title 16 apply and must be met.
SUBDIVISION PLAT NAME: must not include business names, contact staff for assistance if needed.
Seward Original Towsite - Evans Replat
PROPERTY INFORMATION:
Legal Description Lots 19&20, Block 13, Original Townsite of Seward, Plat no. 1
Section, Township, Range Sec. 10, T1S, R1 W, SM, AK
General area description Downtown Seward
City Seward Total Acreage
0.136/
SURVEYOR
Company: AK Lands, Land Surveying
Mailing Address: PO Box 110485
Phone: (907) 744-LAND
PROPOSED WASTEWATER D WATER SUPPLY
WASTEWATER on site UCCity
Contact Person: Stacy Wessel
city, State, zip Anchorage, AK 99511
e-mail: stacy(a�aklands.com
WATERQon site City
SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
A preliminary plat application will be scheduled for the next available Planning and Zoning meeting after
a complete application has been received.
Q✓ Electronic file of Plat and
[Preliminary plat NON-REFUNDABLE submittal fee $200.00 + $14.00 Tax = $214.00
[Certificate to plat for ALL parcels included in the subdivision
[Documentation showing proof of signatory authority (partnerships, corporations, estates, trusts,
etc.)
o Public Notice Sign(s) Posted on property - City staff will contact you to pick up sign
EXCEPTIONS REQUESTED TO PLATTING CODE: A letter, to be presented to the Planning and Zoning
commission, with substantial evidence justifying the requested exception and fully stating the
grounds for the exception request, and the facts relied upon, MUST be attached to this submittal.
1. 2. 3.
APPLICANT: SIGNATURES OF ALL LEGAL PROPERTY OWNERS ARE REQUIRED. Additional signature
sheets can be attached. When signing on behalf of another individual, estate, corporation, LLC,
partnership, etc., documentation is required to show authority of the individual(s) signing.
Contact KPB staff for clarification if needed.
OWNER(s)
Name (printed): Stacy Wessel
Phone: (907) 744-LAND
Signature:
e-mail: stacyaklands.com
Name (printed):
Signature:
Phone:
e-mail:
Name (printed):
Signature:
Phone:
e-mail:
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
RECEIVED BY
DATE SUBMITTED
Receipt #
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The preliminary plat shall be drawn to scale of sufficient size to be clearly legible and shall clearly show the
following:
1.
Within the title block:
Not applicable
to my plat.
The required
information has
been shown/noted.
a.
Name of the subdivision which shall not be the same as an
existing city, town, tract, or subdivision'of land in the
borough, of which a plat has been previously recorded, or
so nearly the same as to mislead the public or cause
confusion;
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b.
Legal description, location, date, and total area in acres of
the proposed subdivision; and
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c.
Name and address of owner(s), as shown on the KPB
records and the certificate to plat, and registered land
surveyor;
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2.
North point;
3.
The location, width and name of existing or platted streets and
public ways, railroad rights -of -way, and other important features
such as section lines or political subdivisions or municipal
corporation boundaries abutting the subdivision;
4.
A vicinity map, drawn to scale showing location of proposed
subdivision, north arrow if different from plat orientation, township
and range, section lines, roads, political boundaries, and prominent
natural and manmade features, such as shorelines or streams;
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5.
All parcels of land including those intended for private ownership
and those to be dedicated for public use or reserved in the deeds
for the use of all property owners in the proposed subdivision,
with the purposes, conditions, or limitations of reservations
that could affect the subdivision;
letogether
6.
The names and widths of public streets and alleys and easements,
existing and proposed, within the subdivision;
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7.
Status of adjacent lands, including names of subdivisions, lot lines,
block numbers, lot numbers, rights -of -way; or an indication that the
adjacent land is not subdivided;le
8.
Approximate locations of areas subject to inundation, flooding, or
storm water overflow, the line of ordinary high water, wetlands
when adjacent to lakes or non -tidal streams, and the appropriate
study which identifies a floodplain, if applicable;
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9.
Approximate locations of areas subject to tidal inundation and the
mean high water line;
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10.
Block and lot numbering approximate dimensions and total
numbers of proposed lots;
11.
The approximate location of known existing municipal wastewater
and water mains, and other utilities within the subdivision and
immediately abutting thereto
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12.
Contours at suitable intervals when any roads are to be dedicated
unless the planning director or commission finds evidence that road
grades will not exceed 6 percent on arterial streets, and 10 percent
on other streets;
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13.
Approximate locations of slopes over 20 percent in grade and if
contours are shown, the areas of the contours that exceed 20
percent grade shall be clearly labeled as such;
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14.
Apparent encroachments, with a statement indicating how the
encroachments will be resolved prior to final plat approval
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Subdivision Name: Date
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AKLANDS
— lurveying—
April 8, 2025
City of Seward and
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Subject: Forest Acres Subdivision — Letter of Authorization
To Whom It May Concern:
PO Box 110485
Anchorage, AK 99515
(907} 744-LAND
aklands@aklands.com
http://aklands.com
i, Matthew Evans, am the owner (or authorized agent) of Lot 19 and Lot 20, Original Townsite of Seward
Alaska, Plat No. 1 and authorize AK Lands, Land Surveying LLC to represent me before the City of Seward
and the Kenai Peninsula Borough for all matters related to the platting action, including any necessary
KPB Exceptions to code, and all related platting activities.
Matthew Evans
Name
Matthew Evalis
Matthew Evans (Apr 9, 202503:30 MDT)
04/09/25
Signature Date
1 of 1
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Land surveying —
April 8, 2025
City of Seward and
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Subject: Forest Acres Subdivision — Letter of Authorization
To Whom It May Concern:
PO Box 110485
Anchorage, AK 99515
(907) 744-LAND
aklands@aklands.com
http://aklands.com
I, Karin Evans, am the owner (or authorized agent) of Lot 19 and Lot 20, Original Townsite of Seward
Alaska, Plat No. 1 and authorize AK Lands, Land Surveying LLC to represent me before the City of Seward
and the Kenai Peninsula Borough for all matters related to the platting action, including any necessary
KPB Exceptions to code, and all related platting activities.
Karin Evans
Name
--- 04/30/25
Karin Evans (Apr30, 2025 19:32 AKDT)
Signature Date
1 of 1
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CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP AND DEDICATION
PLAN OF SUBDIVISION AND BY MY FREE CONSENT DEDICATE ALL RIGHTSOF-WAY
AND PUBLIC AR. TO PUBLIC USE AND GRANT ALL .SEMENTS TO THE USE
SHOWN
PO BOX 1154
AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL SIGNATURE DATE
TITLE PRINTED NAME
NOTARY'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT
ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE ME THIS
NOTARY PUBLIC FOR ALASKA
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES:
DAY OF 2023.
CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP AND DEDICATION
SUBDIVISION AND BY MY FREE CONSENT DEDICATE ALL RIGHTSOF-WAY AND
PUBLIC AR.S TO PUBLIC USE AND GRANT ALL .SEMENTS TO THE USE SHOWN.
OWNER
PO BOX 11,
AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL SIGNATURE DATE
TITLE PRINTED NAME
NOTARY'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT
ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE ME THIS
NOTARY PUBLIC FOR ALASKA
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES:
DAY OF 2023
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COMMISSION AT THE MEETING OF
KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH
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NOTES:
1. BEARINGS ARE DETERMINED GPS OBSERVATIONS IN ALASKA STATE PLANE ZONE,'
STATE OF ALASKA PATENT PER BOOK 2 PAGE 1.
3. NO PERMANENT STRUCTURE MAY BE CONSTRUCTED OR PLACED WITHIN A UTILIN
.SEMENT THAT WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE ABILITY OF A LITILIN TO USE THE
EASEMENT
a. ALL DEVELOPMENT MUST COMPLY WITH THE MUNICIPAL ZONING REQUIREMENTS.
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SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE
FSSEE PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR,, HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I AMALASKA. THAT THIS PLAT REPRESENTS A SURVEY MADE BY ME OR UNDER MY DIRECT
PROPERLY
SEWARD ORIGINALTOWNSITE
EVANS REPLAT
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CONTAINING 0.6. ACREEES
A SUBDIVISION OP:
ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF SEWARD
FILED UNDER PLAT NO 1
CITY OF SEWARD
ALASKA
LOCATED WITHIN. SW 1/4 OF SECTION 1U, T15, R1W, S.M., AK.
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Scale: 3,20.
Date of Survey: 311-25 3-12-2S
Sheet: 1of 1
Field Book:13a9-29,13/31-32