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Approval of Recommendation to City Council to Approve Application #19-01 to Rezone a Portion of ASLS 79-94, 1570 Dayville Road from the Unclassified Zoning District to the Public Lands Zoning District, Submitted by Copper Valley Electric Association
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SUBMITTED BY: Rochelle Rollenhagen, Planning Director
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To approve a recommendation to City Council for a rezone of a portion of ASLS 79-94, 1570 Dayville Road from the Unclassified Zoning District to the Public Lands Zoning District.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
On May 14, 2019 the City of Valdez Planning Department received application #19-01 for a rezone from the Copper Valley Electrical Association. The applicants require a rezone from the Unclassified Zoning District to the Public Lands Zoning District to fulfill the recreation section of their FERC license. The applicants propose to construct a pavilion to cover a picnic table near the dike near the John Hunter Memorial Trail, sometimes referred to locally as the Solomon Gulch Trail. The Public Lands Zoning District allows for this recreational use as well as the Solomon Gulch Dam, dike and spillway.
This portion of ASLS 79-94 is well within the requirements of VMC 17.54.020 that requires a 2-acre minimum for zoning district changes, as the area contains approximately 750 acres. The surrounding area is undeveloped and not zoned.
The public hearing for this rezone request was originally scheduled for the June 12, 2019 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting but due to a last minute lack of quorum has been rescheduled for the June 26, 2019 meeting. Required notification was sent to surrounding property owners within a 300-foot radius of the proposed rezone on May 31, 2019 and again on June 14, 2019. Notification was also published in the Valdez Star on May 29 and June 5, 2019 and posted in City Hall.
The recommendation on the r...
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