Ordinance 16-34 Amending the City Zoning Map to Rezone Portions to Central Business (CB) Zoning District

CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

Planning

ORDINANCE 16-34

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, AMENDING THE HOMER CITY ZONING MAP TO REZONE PORTIONS OF THE URBAN RESIDENTIAL (UR) AND RESIDENTIAL OFFICE (RO) ZONING DISTRICTS TO CENTRAL BUSINESS (CB) ZONING DISTRICT.

WHEREAS, The Pratt Museum, through its Director/CEO Diane Converse, filed a petition application seeking to amend the zoning map to rezone 3779 Barlett Street in Homer, Alaska, Parcel ID 17510129, from partially URD, partially CBD, and partially ROD to wholly CBD; and

WHEREAS, The Homer Planning Department reviewed the petition, found that the petition application was complete and the criteria for amending the zoning map had been met; and

WHEREAS, The Homer Advisory Planning Commission held a public hearing on the amendment to the zoning map described herein on May 4, 2016 as required by Homer City Code 21.95.060(c); and

WHEREAS, The Homer Advisory Planning Commission found that (i) the proposed amendment to the zoning map is consistent with the Homer Comprehensive Plan and will further specific goals and objectives of the Plan; (ii) the proposed amendment to the zoning map applies a zoning district that is better suited to the property that is the subject of the amendment than the districts that the amendment will replace; and (iii) the amendment to the zoning map is in the best interest of the public, considering the effect of development resulting from the amendment, and the cumulative effect of similar development, on property within and in the vicinity of the area subject to the amendment and on the community, including without limitation effects on the environment, transportation, public services and facilities, and land use patterns; and

WHEREAS, The City Council adopts the findings by the Homer Advisory Planning Commission and has determined that these findings are sound.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1. The Homer Zoning Map is amended to transfer the parcel listed on the attached Exhibit A from the UR zoning district, RO zoning district, and the CB zoning district to the CB zoning district as shown on the attached Exhibit B.

Section 2. The City Planner is authorized to note on the Homer Zoning Map the amendments enacted by this ordinance as required by Homer City Code 21.10.030(b).

Section 3. This is a non-Code ordinance of a permanent nature and shall be noted in the ordinance history of Homer City Code 21.10.030.

ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, this ___ day of ______________, 2016.

CITY OF HOMER

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MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, MMC, CITY CLERK

AYES:

NOES:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

First Reading:

Public Reading:

Second Reading:

Effective Date:

Reviewed and approved as to form:

                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Mary K. Koester, City Manager                                                          Holly C. Wells, City Attorney

Date: _________________________                                              Date: _________________________