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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION 2012 -03
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE OFFICIAL NAMING
OF THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED NORTH FOREST ACRES DRIVE
SURFACE, AS DIECKGRAEFF ROAD; LOCATED WITHIN THE PUBLIC
ACCESS EASEMENT ON TRACT B, DIECKGRAEFF - GILLESPIE
REPLAT; LOCATED AT 2501 SEWARD HIGHWAY
WHEREAS, the North Forest Acres Levee project was constructed with a two (2) lane drive
surface on top to accommodate and help reduce neighborhood traffic to and from the Seward
Transfer Facility and other commercial facilities; and
WHEREAS, on August 8, 2011 the City held the dedication and opening ceremonies for the
newly constructed North Forest Acres Levee drive surface; and
WHEREAS, on November 15, 2011 the Planning and Zoning Commission amended
Resolution 2011 -12, recommending the name Dieckgraeff Road, which was a substantial change to
the originally staff presented and advertised resolution with the name recommendation of Levee
Road; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2012 the City Council referred the recommendation back to the
Planning and Zoning Commission to review the substantial change for compliance and hold a formal
Public Hearing on the recommendation of Dieckgraeff Road; and
WHEREAS, City Council Resolution 85 -10 established a Street - Naming and Numbering
System to provide a standard approach to the naming and numbering of streets within the City Limits
of Seward; and
WHEREAS, the Dieckgraeff Road recommendation meets a small portion of the Resolution
85 -10 Street Naming System; it does not meet recommendation 2. (a)\(1); and
WHEREAS, the official naming of any drive surface within the City Limits must be ,
designated by a platting action or a Resolution of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, having complied with the public notification process, on April 3, 2012, the
Seward Planning and Zoning Commission held the requested public hearing on the recommendation
••• of naming the North Forest Acres Levee drive surface, Dieckgraeff Road.
Seward Planning and Zoning Commission
Resolution 2012 -03
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Seward Planning and Zoning
Commission that:
Section 1. The Commission recommends the City Council approve the official naming of the
North Forest Acres Levee drive surface as Dieckgraeff Road.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission this 3Td day
of April 2012.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Sandie Roach', Chaffy
AYES: Ecklund, Butts, Morgan, Roach'
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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