CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

City Council

ORDINANCE 05-53

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA ADDING THE TOWN CENTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO THE HOMER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND RECOMMENDING ADOPTION BY THE KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH.

WHEREAS, The Kenai Peninsula Borough as a second class borough shall provide for planning on an areawide basis in accordance with AS 29.40; and

WHEREAS, The City of Homer, as a First Class City inside a second class borough, has prepared a Comprehensive Plan; and

WHEREAS, The Kenai Peninsula Borough adopted the "1999 Homer Comprehensive Plan Update," by Ordinance 99-64; and

WHEREAS, Homer City Council adopted Resolution 05-95(A), Acknowledging the Town Center Development Committee Report - Plan and Directing the Initiation of First Action Items in the Town Center Development Plan, on Monday, September 26, 2005 during a Regular City Council Meeting; and

WHEREAS, Town Center Development Plan will guide the development of Homer's Town Center; and

WHEREAS, The Planning Commission has reviewed the Town Center Plan and conducted a public hearings; and

WHEREAS, The Homer City Council, based upon the recommendation(s) of the Homer Advisory Planning Commission and the Town Center Development Committee recommend that the Kenai Peninsula Borough adopt the Homer Town Center Development Plan as a part of the Homer Comprehensive Plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City of Homer:

Section 1. That recommendation is hereby made to the Kenai Peninsula Borough that the Homer Town Center Plan be added to the Homer Comprehensive Plan.

Section 2. Town Center Development Plan is attached as Exhibit A. (The electronic version is under construction and will be available soon. Please contact the City Clerk's Office for a paper copy, free of charge.)

Section 3. This Ordinance is a non Code Ordinance and is of a permanent nature.

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Ordinance 05-53

City of Homer

PASSED AND ENACTED by the Homer City Council this ________ day of _______________, 2005.

CITY OF HOMER

_____________________________ JAMES C. HORNADAY, MAYOR

ATTEST:

______________________________________

MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

First Reading: October 10, 2005

Public Hearing: October 24, 2005

Second Reading: October 24, 2005

Effective Date:

Ayes:

Noes:

Abstain:

Absent:

Reviewed and approved as to form and content:

________________________ ____________________________

Walt E. Wrede City Manager Gordon Tans, City Attorney

Date: ________________ Date: _____________________

Fiscal Note: NA

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