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CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION 2022-028
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA RECOMMENDING KENAI
PENINSULA BOROUGH APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY REPLAT
OF LOTS 5 & 6, BLOCK 14, ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF SEWARD,
FEDERAL ADDITION, VACATING THE INTERIOR LOT LINE AND
CREATING ONE LOT TO BE KNOWN AS, LOT 5A, BLOCK 14,
ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF SEWARD, FEDERAL ADDITION,
SALTWATER SAFARI REPLAT
WHEREAS, Saltwater Safari Properties LLC has submitted a preliminary replat to the
City of Seward for review and recommendation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough; and
WHEREAS,the physical location of this platting action is 809 Third Ave; and
WHEREAS,this replat will vacate the interior lot line,creating one lot to be known as Lot
5A, Block 14, Original Townsite of Seward, Federal Addition, Saltwater Safari Replat; and
WHEREAS,the parcel is zoned Auto-Commercial(AC); and
WHEREAS, Seward City Code 12.01.030 states that"No building,except a single-family
residence, may be constructed across platted property lines"; and
WHEREAS, Saltwater Safari Properties LLC has received a Conditional Use Permit to
construct a 9-Plex with crew housing on Lots 5 & 6; and
WHEREAS,the interior lot line between Lots 5 & 6 must be removed through a replat of
the property before construction may begin; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Lot 5A will be 10,000 square feet, which meets the required
minimum buildable lot size of 9,000 square feet; and
WHEREAS,the lot width meets the required minimum of 30'; and
WHEREAS, the lot currently has access to a platted public right-of-way as well as all
public utilities; and
WHEREAS, Seward City Code §16.01.015(f), states that "a plat submitted to create a
single parcel through the vacation of interior lot lines shall be exempt from subsection (c),public
posting, (d),proof of posting and(e),notification of neighboring property owners"; and
WHEREAS, it is the Planning and Zoning Commission's responsibility to act in an
Seward Planning and Zoning Commission
Resolution No. 2022-028
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advisory capacity to the Kenai Peninsula Borough regarding subdivision plat proposals.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Seward Planning and Zoning
Commission that:
Section 1. The Commission hereby recommends that, in accordance with Seward City
Code Section 16.01.015 (B), the Kenai Peninsula Borough approve the submittal of the replat of
Lots 5 &6,Block 14,Original Townsite of Seward,Federal Addition,vacating the interior lot line
and creating one lot to be known as, Lot 5A, Block 14, Original Townsite of Seward, Federal
Addition, Saltwater Safari Replat.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission this 8th
day of November, 2022.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
Vanessa Verhey,Vice it
AYES: Charbonneau, Ulman,Monaco,Verhey
NOES:
ABSENT: Hornseth, Staggs, Sullivan
ABSTAIN:
VACANT:
ATTEST:
rends Ballou, M
City Clerk
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