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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 666
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, AMENDING SCC ~15.10.225, DELETING
THE REQUIREMENT FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR
BED & BREAKFAST USE WITHIN THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
AND THE RURAL RESIDENTIAL ZONES
WHEREAS, the Seward Zoning Code currently requires a
Conditional Use Permit for the operation of a Bed & Breakfast in
the Single Family Residential (Rl) and Rural Residential (RR)
Zones; and
WHEREAS, B&B is considered a home occupation in these
districts; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Code addresses exterior business signs,
life safety permitting, parking, length of stay, meals, number of
B&B bedrooms, number of employees, owner occupancy and other issues
with regards to B&B operations; and
WHEREAS, the requirement for a Conditional Use Permit in the
Rl and RR Zones appears to constitute an unnecessary expense to the
applicant and a hindrance to establishing B&B's within the city;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to encourage the operation of
B&B's within the city as a lodging alternative for Seward's growing
visitor population; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting of November, 6, 1991, the Seward
Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing and
approved a resolution recommending the deletion of the requirement
for a Conditional Use Permit for Bed & Breakfast use in the Single
Family Residential and Rural Residential Zones;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
HEREBY ORDAINS that:
Section 1. The requirement for a Conditional Use Permit for
Bed & Breakfast use in the Single Family Residential and Rural
Residential Zones is hereby deleted.
Section 2. Table 15.10.225, Land Uses Allowed, shall be
amended to read as follows:
Sponsored by: Schaeferrneyer
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 92-01
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEWARD, ALASKA, AMENDING SCC ~ 5.18.200 BY CREATING A
SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS
WHEREAS, SCC ~ 5.35.040(2) is a listing of professions in the human health
service field whose services are exempt from sales tax; and
WHEREAS, licensed clinical social workers provide services which are similar to
other licensed health care providers; and
WHEREAS, the state of Alaska regulates the licensing of this profession; and
WHEREAS, the Kenai Peninsula Borough amended its sales tax code to provide
an exemption for licensed clinical social workers;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
Section 1. Seward City Code Section 5.35.040(2) is hereby amended to read as
follows:
5.35.040. Exclusions and exemptions - "Retail Sale," "Sale at retail" or "Sale" does
not include:
1. ....
2. Hospital services and medical services performed by licensed medical
doctors, dentists, osteopaths, optometrists, chiropractors, state-licensed private
nurses, speech and hearing pathologists, physical therapists, state-licensed
psychologists [AND] psychological associates, and licensed clinical social workers.
and retail sales of medicinal preparations drugs or appliances for which a written
prescription is required from one of the foregoing; ...
3.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, this
27th day of January, 1992.