ITEM TITLE:
Approval of Final Plat for D8 Alaska Sea Kayak Subdivision, a Re-Plat of Lot 4 and Parcel B of D8 Subdivision Plat 83-12, Creating Lot 4A, D8 Alaska Sea Kayak Subdivision.
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nylund - Senior Planner/GIS Technician
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Final Plat for D8 Alaska Sea Kayak Subdivision, a Re-Plat of Lot 4 and Parcel B of D8 Subdivision Plat 83-12, Creating Lot 4A, D8 Alaska Sea Kayak Subdivision.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The preliminary plat for this subdivision was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission at their regularly scheduled meeting on July 10th, 2024.
Tim Duffy, on behalf of Alaska Sea Kayak Adventures LLC, has requested a replat within Section 36, Township 8 South, Range 7 West, Copper River Meridian, Alaska.
Alaska Sea Kayak Adventures LLC is the property owner of the land on which the replat is to take place.
Allen Minish, or Wrangell Mountain Technical Services, is the land surveyor on this project.
This proposed platting action is considered a minor subdivision. A minor subdivision is defined by Valdez Municipal Code (VMC) 16.04.020 as: any subdivision containing not more than four lots and includes simple lot line adjustments such as this.
Floodplain Considerations:
A Floodplain Determination was prepared for the property subject to this platting action, and it found that this property “is located in Flood Zone X, which is not located in the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA).”
Zoning Considerations and Conditional Use Permit:
Both subject properties are zoned Rural Residential. The existing and proposed continued use on 1803 Homestead Road is a detached residence, a boat charter service including gear and boat storage, and a campground for the purpose of worker housing associated with the boat charter business. The existing and proposed continued use on 1829 Homestead Road is a portion of the campground for the purpose of worker housing associated with the boat charter business. Worker housing, boat charter services, and recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds require a conditional use permit in the rural residential district. Alaska Sea Kayak Adventures, LLC is pursuing a conditional use permit for the proposed use.
Per Ord. 24-01 VMC 17.13.060.b Motor Vehicle Parking Ratios by Land Use (s) requires a minimum of .5 parking spaces per unit for worker housing, a minimum of 2 parking spaces per unit for detached dwellings. The proposed property has enough area for off-street parking to accommodate these requirements. Approval of this plat will not reduce the amount of available parking.
The minimum lot width in the Rural Residential district is 120 feet (Ord. 24-01 VMC 17.06.070.) The minimum lot area dimensions in the Rural Residential district is 40,000 square feet (Ord. 24-01 VMC 17.06.070.) This subdivision will be bringing both lots into compliance with these requirements as 1829 Homestead Road is currently too small to meet these dimensional standards.
Notification:
Notice was sent to all property owners within 300 feet of the property, per Section 16.04.090 of the Valdez Municipal Code, on July 1st, 2024. Notice was sent to the utilities on July 1st, 2024.
If this final plat is approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, a mylar copy will be provided by the surveyor, all required signatures obtained, and the plat will be recorded with the DNR Recorder’s office at the expense of the applicant.