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Sponsored by: Planning and Zoning Commission
Introduction Date: January 13 1997
Public Hearing Date: Januarv 27. 1997
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 97-01
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, AMENDING TITLES 15 AND 16 OF THE SEWARD CITY CODE
TO REQUIRE THE PUBLIC POSTING OF PROPERTY THAT IS THE
SUBJECT OF PLANNING, ZONING AND SUBDIVISION CHANGES
WHEREAS, the public has expressed an interest in expanded public noticing of proposed
land use actions that may affect neighboring property owners and/or the community as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission has held a public hearing on
proposed changes to the Seward Zoning Code which would expand public notice procedures; and
WHEREAS, at its December 10, 1996, meeting, the Planning Commission recommended
adoption of City Code changes which would require public posting of property being proposed for
land use actions;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
HEREBY ORDAINS that:
Section 1. Seward City Code Section 15.01.040.A.2. is hereby amended to read as follows:
15.01.040 Public Hearings.
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1.
2. Neighboring vroverty owners notification. A copy of the
public hearing notice shall be mailed to the applicant and to real property owners
of record on the Kenai Peninsula Borough assessor records within a 300-foot
periphery of the parcel afficted by the proposed action. This notice shall be mailed
not less than ten days prior to the date of the hearing. When a public hearing is to
be held regarding an amendment involving a change in text or major district
boundary changes, no notification of neighboring property owners shall be required,
but notices shall be mailed to affected property owners and displayed in at least
three public places.
Section 2. Seward City Code Section 15.01.040.A. is hereby amended by adding the
following new subsections:
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 97-01
15.01.040 Public Hearings.
A.
1.
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3. Public nosting. The applicant shall post the property subject
to the application with public notices as provided by the city at least 10 days before
the date of the required public hearing. Such notices shall be placed so as to be
visible from each improved street adjacent to the property. The applicant is
responsible for removing the posted notices within five days after the hearing is
completed. Failure to properly post notices is grounds for deferral or denial of the
application. No one except the applicant, an agent of the applicant, or the city shall
remove or tamper with any such required posted notice during the period it is
required to be maintained under this paragraph.
4. Proof Qf Posting. Before the public hearing, the applicant
shall submit to the city an affidavit signed by the person who posted the notice or
caused the posting to be done that the notice was posted as required by the section.
Section 3. Seward City Code Section 16.01.015 is hereby amended by adding the following
new subsections:
16.01. 015 Conditions to plat approval.
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e. Public Posting. The applicant shall post the property subject to the
application with public notices as provided by the city at least 10 days before the
date of the required public hearing. Such notices shall be placed so as to be visible
from each improved street adjacent to the property. The applicant is responsible for
removing the posted notices within five days after the hearing is completed. Failure
to properly post notices is grounds for deferral or denial of the application. No one
except the applicant, an agent of the applicant, or the city shall remove or tamper
with any such required posted notice during the period it is required to be
maintained under this paragraph.
D. Proof Qf Posting. Before the public hearing, the applicant shall
submit to the city an affidavit signed by the person who posted the notice or caused
the posting to be done that the notice was posted as required by the section.
E. Notification Qf neighboring vroverty owners. A notice of preliminary
plat review shall be mailed not less than 10 days prior to the meeting review date to
the owners of record on the Kenai Peninsula Borough assessor records of real
property within 300 feet of the periphery of the parcel afficted by the proposed plat.
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 97-01
Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days following its enactment.
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, this
27th day ofJanuary, 1997.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
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THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Anderson, Bencardino, Blatchford, Clark, Crane, Keil, King
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wohlforth, Argetsinger, Johnson & Brecht,
Attorneys for the city of Seward, Alaska
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