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Planning and Zoning Commission - Report to City Council
January 2020 through November 2020
1. The Planning and Zoning commission has held Work sessions on the following topics
January 21, 2020 Review the 2030 Comprehensive Plan
February 27, 2020 Comprehensive Plan review: designating geographic areas of focus and
Crosswalk (walkable murals) application process
March 9, 2020 Joint meeting with City council on P&Z Priorities
June 16, 2020 Design and development specifications for communication towers
July 21, 2020 Communications Tower Code Reviews/Moratorium
August 18, 2020 Communications Tower Code Reviews
September, 15, 2020 Walkable Mural Policy and Lodging data
October 6, 2020 Joint Meeting Seward Bear Creek. Flood Service Area — Waterfront
Revitalization Experiment and Japanese Creek Sediment Management
October 20, 2020 Title 15 Definitions for Dwelling, Housing, and Lodging
November 3, 2020 Joint meeting with Historic Preservation Commission concerning Historic
Preservation in Title 15 code change process
November 17, 2020 work session topics as: Discuss ideas for use of the Jesse Lee Home
property
2. The Planning and Zoning commission has approved the following new business items
through the following Resolutions
Resolution 2020-07 Recommending City Council Approval of The Planning and Zoning
Commission Priorities From April 2020 To April 2021
3. The Planning and Zoning commission has approved three (3) Conditional Use Permits
through the following Resolutions
Resolution 2020-01 Granting A Conditional Use Permit To Polar Seafoods To Allow Membrane
Structures To Be Used As Temporary Structures To Serve As An Employee Campground On
Lot 2a, Block 9, Fourth Of July Creek Subdivision Within The Industrial Zoning District
Resolution 2020-04 Granting A Conditional Use Permit To Sockeye Point Marine Services LLC
To Construct and Operate A Bunkhouse On Tract F Fourth Of July Creek Subdivision Number
Two Within The Industrial Zoning District
Resolution 2020-08 of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Seward, Alaska,
granting a Conditional Use Permit to John Wisel II to construct and operate a mixed -use
commercial building with 3 studio apartment units located at 213 Fifth Avenue in the Central
Business district (CB)
4. The Planning and Zoning commission has approved one (1) Variance through the
following Resolutions
Resolution 2020-03 Granting a Variance From Seward City Code 15.10.222 Development
Requirements Table To Charles McEldowney, Permitting An Exception To The Zoning Code To
Allow A 5 Foot Side Yard Setback To A Street On Lot 20, Block 38, Original Townsite Seward
601 Fourth Avenue, Within The Office Residential Zoning District
5. The Planning and Zoning commission has Recommended the City Council approve the
following land use map and/or zoning map amendments
Substitute Resolution 2020-02 Recommending City Council Approval Of The Rezoning Of
Forest Acres Lots 00, PP, NN, BJ And XX, From Single Family Residential (R1) To Multi
Family Residential (R3)
Resolution 2020-06 Recommending City Council Approval Of The Rezoning Of Lots 3, 4-5
And N%z Of Lot 6 Block 16 Original Townsite of Seward From Multi -Family Residential (R3)
To Central Business District (CB)
6. The Planning and Zoning commission recommended the following preliminary plat for
Kenai Peninsula Borough approval:
Resolution 2020-05 Recommending Kenai Peninsula Borough Approval Of The Point
Subdivision; Creating Two (2) Tracts, Each Located Inside And Outside Seward Municipal
Boundaries; Vacating Lot Lines, Dedicating Rights -Of -Way And Utility Easements; Located On
Nash Road Within The Industrial (I) Zoning District
7. The Planning and Zoning commission has Recommended the City Council approve the
following amendment to Seward City Code
Resolution 2020-10 of the Planning And 'Zoning Commission Of The City Of Seward, Alaska,
Recommending City Council Amend Title 15 Of Seward City Code Regarding Commercial
Communications Towers To Provide Special Provisions For Such Land Use
S. The Planning and Zoning commission has Recommended the City Council approve the
Renaming of Rush Loop to Dunham Drive
Resolution 2020-11 of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Seward, Alaska,
recommending City Council approve the renaming of the north/south right of way currently
known as Rush Loop to Dunham Drive located within the gateway subdivision
9. The Planning and Zoning commission has failed the following new business item
Resolution 2020-09 Recommending City Council Enact A Six (6) Month Moratorium on the
Placement of Communications Towers or Until. Such Time As Design And Development
Standards Can Be Adopted Into Code
10.The Planning and Zoning commission has postponed the following land use map
and/or zoning map amendments
Resolution 2020-12 Of The Seward. Planning And Zoning Commission, Recommending That
The City Council Amend The Land Use Plan And Zoning Designation Of Lots 15a And 15b, Of
Jesse Lee Heights Subdivision Addition No 4 With The Physical Address Of 101 & 105 Benson
Drive From Multi -Family Residential (R3) To Park