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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2003-61
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, RECOMMENDING KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH
PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY
PLAT REVIEW OF THE HEMLOCK STREET RIGHT OF WAY
ACQUISITION, CONSISTING OF A PORTION OF U.S.S. 1864
WITHIN THE NW 1/4 SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH,
RANGE 1 WEST, SEWARD MERIDIAN, ALASKA, CITY OF
SEWARD, SEWARD RECORDING DISTRICT, CONTAINING
0.989 ACRES, AS SUBMITTED BY THE SEWARD PLANNING
AND ZONING COMMISSION
WHEREAS, Cline & Associates submitted a preliminary plat for the Hemlock
Street right of way acquisition, consisting of a portion of U.S.S. 1864 within the NW Y4
Section 34, Township 1 North, Range 1 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska, City of Seward,
Seward Recording District, containing 0.989 acres to the City of Seward for review and
recommendation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission; and
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WHEREAS, the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing
on the preliminary plat at their February 4th, 2003 meeting; and
WHEREAS, the proposed right of way acquisition is an important component of
water and sewer utility expansion necessary for future residential development in the
Forest Acres area; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition and subsequent platting of this right of way will
address an existing encroachment of Hemlock Street on the sellers property; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved Resolution 2003-
03, which supported the preliminary plat with an amendment concerning street naming;
and
WHEREAS, widening Hemlock Street will allow for future traffic movement to
Dimond Boulevard from proposed residential developments to the West.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2003-61
Section 1. The City of Seward recommends Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning
Commission approval of the preliminary plat review of the Hemlock Street right of way
acquisition, consisting of a portion of U.S.S. 1864 within the NW Y4 Section 34,
Township 1 North, Range 1 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska, City of Seward, Seward
Recording District, containing 0.989 acres subject to the following conditions:
1. The plat has Hemlock Street labeled on the thirty-three (33) foot wide North-
South portion of U.S. S. 1864. This naming shall be deferred to the Borough,
if that Right-of-Way or thirty-three (33) foot easement requires naming, then
the property owner shall be given the first opportunity to name it.
2. Council further recommends that the Right-of-Way acquisition be increased by
thirty (30) feet to a total of fifty (50) feet in width on Hemlock Street, giving
Hemlock Street a total width of fifty (50) feet.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City of Seward, Alaska this 23rd day of
June, 2003.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Stu Clark, Mayor
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Council Agenda Statement
Meeting Date: June 9, 2003
Through: Kristin Erchinger, Acting City Manager
From: Malcolm G. Brown, Planner
Agenda Item: Acquisition of Right of Way along
Hemlock Street, in order to support the Extension of the
Water Main to Forest Acres
BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION:
Attached for the Council’s review and recommendation to the Kenai Peninsula Borough
Planning Commission is Resolution 2003-61. It is concerned with Resolution 2003-03,
approved by the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) on February 4, 2003.
P & Z Resolution 2003-03 recommends City Council and Kenai Peninsula Borough
approval of the preliminary plat review of the Hemlock Street right of way acquisition,
consisting of a portion of U.S.S. 1864 within the NW ¼ Section 34, Township 1 North,
Range 1 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska, City of Seward, Seward Recording District,
containing 0.989 acres, as amended. Preliminary plat review normally goes directly from
the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning
Commission, but since Council will be purchasing the right of way, it seemed appropriate
to have Council approval of the preliminary plat review (SCC 7.05.510, Easements and
Rights-of-way).
When the preliminary plat was prepared by the surveyor, thirty feet was added to the
existing twenty foot wide Hemlock Street to comply with the Seward City Code fifty foot
width requirement for streets. A sixty foot wide right of way is the minimum standard
road width within the Borough for a road which serves more than 6 lots (Kenai Peninsula
Borough Code 20.20.110). This road has frontage on seven lots. That is why P&Z
recommended that the right of way acquisition of thirty feet be increased by ten feet for a
total of forty feet. A width of sixty feet is beneficial for snow removal, drainage, wildland
fire breaks, intersections and creates greater separation from traffic noise and dust
This right of way acquisition is an important component of future water and sewer utility
development in the Forest Acres area. This right of way will not be developed to City
standards required for maintenance and vehicle trafficability at this time, as there is no
funding available. The only activity for which funding exists at this stage is an extension
of the water main.
The City of Seward has authorized CRW Engineering Group, LLC. to negotiate the
purchase of the land for this right of way acquisition with the property owners, Carol and
Frank Griswold. This right of way will then become city owned property and the plat
recommendations of the Council will need approval by the Kenai Peninsula Borough
Planning Commission for recording.
An additional benefit this will provide to the City is that a portion of Hemlock Street
encroaches on the Northeast corner of U.S.S. 1864. This encroachment will be part of
the right of way acquisition. This right of way acquisition will address the encroachment
over the sellers property.
Preliminary Plat Review:
Zoning:
The properties which this right of way connects and adjoins on the South are zoned R1,
Single Family Residential. This zoning allows for single family residential and low
density residential uses. Two of the properties adjoined to the North at the East end of
the right of way acquisition are zoned RR, Rural Residential. This zoning allows for
rural, very low density single-family residential uses.
Floodplain:
According to the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map, the parcels this right of way accesses
are located outside of a designated floodplain.
CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST:
Yes No
1. Comprehensive Plan (1990) X ____
The Comprehensive Plan states that developable land in Seward is scarce yet there is a
desire to accommodate as much projected demand for housing as possible within the City
limits in order to ensure sound community growth and development (page 29).
2. Strategic Plan (1999) X ____
The Strategic Plan recommends developing infrastructure expansion plans for currently
undeveloped residential and commercial property (page 5).
FISCAL NOTE:
CRW is negotiating with the property owners for the purchase of the right of way
acquisition.
Approved by Finance Department________________________
RECOMMENDATION:
Council approve Resolution 2003-61, Recommending Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning
Commission approval of the Preliminary Plat Review of the Hemlock Street Right of
Way Acquisition, Consisting of a Portion of U.S.S. 1864 Within the NW ¼ of Section 34,
Township 1 North, Range 1 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska, City of Seward Recording
District, Containing 0.989 Acres.