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P&Z Commission Administrative Report
Jason Bickling
Director Notes:
Current Projects:
➢ Having discussions on possible land sale and residential development outside of
city limits — Kenai Peninsula Borough, Forest Service, Alaska DNR, Alaska
Mental Health Trust, etc. Cindy Ecklund has been very helpful in this process.
➢ Reviewing 1999 Seward Strategic Plan and contrasting it to 2020
Comprehensive Plan
➢ Working on Short Term Rental Regulation — drafting information / discussion
topic on the April 19 P&Z Worksession
➢ Municipal Land Inventory and Use Plan draft review. It is tentatively scheduled to
go before P&Z at the May 17th Worksession
➢ GIS Plan for Community Development, Fire, Building, Public Works, Utility, and
Parks and Rec.
➢ Continuing to work on the Fort Raymond Property Chugachmiut Replat as it goes
through the Borough platting process
➢ JLH Property Status: Waiting to hear back from ADEC on Final Plan
➢ Working on task order projects with R&M:
o Utility Development Priorities / Plans
o SMIC Bench Feasibility Study
o Hemlock Subdivision Replat and Rezone
o Fort Raymond Replat
Specific Planning Work:
➢ Ongoing: working with people in the community to answer questions about their
property — uses allowed, setbacks, processes, etc.
➢ Records Requests
➢ Business Licenses — many being reviewed (busy because of new year)
➢ Building Permits — 0 reviewed
➢ CUP Applications — 2 being prepped for April 5 PZ meeting, 1 being prepped for
May 3
➢ Variance Applications — 0 prepped for PZ meeting
➢ Replat Applications — 1 being prepped for the May 3 PZ meeting
➢ DRP Applications — 0 application being prepped