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DRAFT City of Kenai Comprehensive Plan Imagine Kenai 2030 Final Plan Prepared for: City of Kenai Prepared by: Glenn Gray and Associates 210 Fidalgo Avenue P.O. Box 33646 Kenai, Alaska 99611-7794 Juneau, Alaska 99803 Phone: (907) 283-8235 (907) 789-7822 Bechtol Planning & Development P.O. Box 3426 Homer, Alaska 99603 (907) 399-1624 Alaska Map Company P.O. Box 2292 DRAFTKenai, Alaska 99611 (907) 283-4627 Approved by City Council on April 17, 2013 Dear Citizens of Kenai: meetings with individual agencies and community organizations, meetings with the board and commissions, On behalf of the Kenai over 24 Planning Commission meetings and work sessions, City Council, I am pleased to and a community survey about services provided by the present to you Imagine Kenai City. The interest and involvement of our citizens in 2030, the 2013 update to the planning our future truly makes Kenai a rewarding place to City of Kenai Comprehensive live. Plan. This plan will guide Kenai in future years as we strive to The plan is organized into six chapters. The first four improve the quality of life, chapters provide background information about enhance the economic health of comprehensive planning and the community. Chapter 5 the community, and continue to provides the land use plan, and Chapter 6 outlines the provide critical public services. goals, objectives and strategies of the plan. The strategies are included in a table format so that the implementation of During recent years, Kenai has seen many changes, the plan can be tracked in the future. including new retail outlets, improvements to water and sewer facilities, and an increase in resource development. We look forward to working with agencies, The Comprehensive Plan provides a guide for future organizations and Kenai citizens as we strive to make the decisions that will help Kenai take advantage of future Comprehensive Plan a living document that responds to economic opportunities while maintaining the high change and takes advantage of new opportunities. standard of life that we enjoy. I would like to thank everyone who contributed in the two-year effort to update the ComprehensiveDRAFT Plan. Your Pat Porter input helped make the plan a relevant document that Mayor of Kenai addresses current and future needs of our community. Public participation opportunities for the plan revision included two community-wide public meetings, 14 Imagine Kenai 2030 City of Kenai Comprehensive Plan Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….. 1 1.1 Purpose of Comprehensive Planning ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2 1.2 Goals of the Plan …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 1.3 How to Use this Plan ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Chapter 2: City of Kenai……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 2.1 Powers of the City ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 2.2 Planning and Zoning Commission …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 2.3 Context for Planning ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7 Chapter 3: Native Community …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10 Chapter 4: Background Information ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………13 4.1 Settlement History ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13 4.2 Setting ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 4.2.1 Climate and Environment ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………15 4.2.2 Natural Hazards ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 4.3 Population, Education and Housing ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17 4.3.1 Population ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………DRAFT ……………… 18 4.3.2 Education …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 19 4.3.3 Housing ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 4.4 Economy ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 4.4.1 Employment and Income ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 21 Your City – Your Plan iii City of Kenai Comprehensive Plan 4.4.2 Business Indicators ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 23 4.4.3 Oil and Gas Industry …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24 4.4.4 Commercial Fisheries and Seafood Processing ……………………………………………………………………………………… 26 4.4.5 Visitor Industry …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 27 4.5 Public Facilities and Services ……………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… 28 4.5.1 Water and Sewer Systems …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 31 4.5.2 Public Safety ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 31 4.5.3 Transportation …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 31 4.5.4 Parks and Recreation …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 38 4.5.5 Senior Citizen Facilities and Services …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 42 4.5.6 Kenai Community Library …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 43 4.5.7 Other Services ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 44 4.6 City of Kenai Finances …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 45 4.6.1 Expenditures ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 45 4.6.2 Revenues …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 46 4.7 Forecast of Economy, Population and Housing Demand …………………………………………………………………………………… 46 Chapter 5: Land Use Plan ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 49 5.1 Land Use Maps and Classifications ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 50 5.2 Zoning Status ………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 53 5.3 Existing Land Use and Ownership Patterns ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 53 5.3.1 Land Ownership ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… . 60 5.3.2 Suitability for Development ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 60 5.3.3 Business District ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 62 5.3.4 Kenai Townsite Historic DistrictDRAFT …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 63 5.3.5 Residential Neighborhoods ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 65 5.3.6 Commercial Land Use …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… 66 5.3.7 Industrial Land Use ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 66 5.3.8 Open Space and Habitats ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 67 Your City – Your Plan iv City of Kenai Comprehensive Plan Chapter 6: Goals, Objectives, Strategies, and Plan Implementation …………………………………………………………………………… 70 6.1 Introduction – Framework for the Future …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 70 6.2 Goal 1 – Quality of Life ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 71 6.3 Goal 2 – Economic Development …………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………… 76 6.4 Goal 3 – Land Use ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 80 6.5 Goal 4 – Public Improvements and Services …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 84 6.6 Goal 5 – Transportation ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 87 6.7 Goal 6 – Parks and Recreation ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 90 6.8 Goal 7 – Natural Hazards and Disasters ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 92 6.9 Goal 8 – Environmental Resources ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 95 References ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………… 97 Appendix A: Public Outreach and Participation Appendix B: Economic Indicators Appendix C: Millennium Square Conceptual Drawing Appendix D: Summary of Community Surveys Figures Figure 1: Past and Future Projected Erosion Rates ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 16 Figure 2: Population, City of Kenai 1900-2010 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18 Figure 3: City of Kenai Distribution of Employment 2009…………………………………………………………………………………………. 23 Figure 4: Kenai Spur Highway Average Daily Traffic 2000 and 2010 ………………………………………………………………………… 32 Figure 5: Enplanements Kenai Municipal Airport 2000 – 2011 ………………………………………………………………………………… 38 Figure 6: Estimated Population City of Kenai, 2010-2035 ………………………………………………………………………………………... 47 Figure 7: Conceptual Design of Dena’ina WellnessDRAFT Center ………………………………………………………………………………………… 64 Your City – Your Plan v City of Kenai Comprehensive Plan Maps Map 1: Location Map ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1 Map 2: City of Kenai Water System 2012 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29 Map 3: City of Kenai Sewer System 2012 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 30 Map 4: City of Kenai Maintained Roads 2012 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 33 Map 5: Kenai Municipal Airport Existing Land Use Map ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 36 Map 6: Kenai Municipal Airport Noise Exposure Map ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 37 Map 7: Future Land Use Plan ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 52 Map 8: Existing Zoning 2012……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 54 Map 9: Satellite Imagery …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 56 Map 10: Wetlands and Floodplains 2012 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 57 Map 11: Existing Land Use 2012 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 58 Map 12: Land Ownership 2012 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 61 Map 13: Business District ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 62 Map 14: Millennium Square ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 63 Map 15: Townsite Historic District …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 63 Tables Table 1: Previous Comprehensive Plans …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..