HomeMy WebLinkAbout06182019 Planning & Zoning Minutes City of Seward,Alaska Seward Planning&Zoning Commission Minutes
June 18, 2019 Volume 7, Page 347
CALL TO ORDER
The June 18, 2019 special meeting of the Seward Planning & Zoning Commission was
called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Vice Chair Martha Fleming.
OPENING CEREMONY
Commissioner Swann led the pledge of allegiance to the flag
ROLL CALL
There were present:
Martha Fleming presiding, and
Gary Seese Craig Ambrosiani Tom Swann
Kelli Hatfield
Comprising a quorum of the Board; and
Also Present
Jackie Wilde, Planner
Andy Bacon, Planning Assistant
Excused
Nathanial Charbonneau Cindy Ecklund
SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS
Administration Report
Jackie Wilde updated the Commission on the following business items
• The Commission will be adjourning to a Work Session to discuss lodging and
housing stock
Other Reports, Announcements,and Presentations-None
CITIZENS' COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED
FOR PUBLIC HEARING
Carol Griswold, inside city, suggested that administrative filing fees be waived for rezone
applications wherein the applicant is seeking to bring their property into conformance with the
Land Use Plan, in order to incentivize that action.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA
Motion (Swann/Hatfield) Approve the agenda and consent agenda
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Motion Passed Unanimous
UNFINISHED BUSINESS — None
NEW BUSINESS
Resolution 2019-012 Of The Planning And Zoning Commission Of The City Of
Seward, Alaska, Amending Administrative Filing Fees For Land Management,
Signs,Zoning And Platting Requests
Wilde stated that this item was discussed, amended, and approved at the June 4, 2019 Regular
Meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Upon review of the meeting it was discovered
that the agenda item was not put on the floor for discussion.
Motion (Swann/Ambrosiani) Approve Resolution 2019-012 Of The
Planning And Zoning Commission Of
The City Of Seward, Alaska, Amending
Administrative Filing Fees For Land
Management, Signs, Zoning And Platting
Requests
Motion (Swann/Hatfield) Amend "Attachment A" of Resolution
2019-012 to include "plus staff time" to
the fee for large format printing (Custom
Size)
Motion passed Unanimous
Main motion passed as amended Unanimous
Citizen Comments
Carol Griswold, inside city, stated that she was disappointed that the Commission did not
discuss the suggestion she made during Citizen's Comments
Commissions and Administration Response to Citizens' Comments
Fleming- Stated that she felt unprepared to make a change to the fee schedule that eliminated a
category of fees.
Swann- Discussed the specific nature of Ms. Griswold's request was to waive the fee only in the
instance of a certain type of rezoning
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Ambrosiani- stated that the effort to bring the City into conformance with the Future Land Use
map should be approached through a broader initiative rather than by single rezone actions.
Wilde stated that the act of waiving a specific type of application fee was not something that was
within the purview of the Planning and Zoning Commission, and would be appropriately taken
up by City Council
ADJOURNMENT(Swann)
The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
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