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Staff presented each easement vacation with maps and a written recommendation. For the section line easement vacation (file 2025-058B), staff said the request would vacate all section line easements within a proposed subdivision (Trust Land Survey 2025-07 West Coho Subdivision) and noted several dedications would accompany the preliminary plat; the record showed the state of Alaska Department of Natural Resources survey section was reviewing the vacation exhibit for filing.

For utility easement vacation file 2025-127B staff said 10-foot rear-lot easements from a 1956 Fairview Subdivision had been carried forward through later replats; the utilities within the easement had been removed and the utility providers were notified, with one provider requesting a 20-foot portion on the west remain. Staff noted the City of Homer had already approved the vacation on its August 6 agenda before the borough review.

For utility easement vacation file 2025-120V staff described multiple small anchor and sidewalk-line easements from Highland Bluff Subdivision (Plat HM 80-38) being petitioned for vacation and said if approved the vacation would be finalized by replatting the Highland Bluff Subdivision addition.

Each vacation was moved, seconded, and approved by the commission; staff recommendations and the associated findings were incorporated by reference in each motion. The commission recorded the approvals and directed staff to finalize the paperwork required to record each vacation.

The planning commission's plat committee also reviewed six plats that evening and approved them for referral or finalization as part of the meeting's committee report.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Kenai Peninsula Borough - Planning Commission on 2025-09-22 7:30 PM - Zoom Meeting ID: 907 714 2200","oneSentenceSummary","At its Sept. 22 meeting the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission approved a section line easement vacation, two utility easement vacations, and the previously reported building setback encroachment permit; staff recommended approval for each vacation and the motions passed.","taxTitle","Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska","taxId",27490,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6462213,"Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission approves setback encroachment for Kasilof garage",846,624000,1470000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5811835-6ed2649d01ef9076b303b33db9762a5d&start=624&end=1470","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5811835-6ed2649d01ef9076b303b33db9762a5d/thumbnail_624000.jpg","/articles/6462213/Kenai-Peninsula-Borough/Alaska/Kenai-Peninsula-Borough-Planning-Commission-approves-setback-encroachment-for-Kasilof-garage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6462213-655c931c8709f707c32d388ed9bcc57c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770734821&Signature=CUibYEEgjptzNuxIGZz4x4GS2YYLaBHyEWLgeqHX8XKCuteOgkjJ9TQuowxoH8ystW-DKEXr-4rQR2wk2cd9x2YNusJhhjm4fu2XbYs-lc7SnCxh006flCSN39j1gqplH6SFxDBP0NsUrVAA2r-~hRX2uhj31riCvqLUbu1n8JZ2kefYno2ariZIa4pV6fiIK8~Qw-kpIVrBSFMDx~UgIELGeJ-An1oqc8afEucVjEHetMb6qO71Euhh2BEyx6xwl2760BbdFvY~3sQNIPp0IxJmzMFSuq-vO72BU4Lh96cTj-hcl~5DxSzEja-ji3fAZXahVKO03I602GlfLBcYeA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its Sept. 22 meeting, the Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) Planning Commission approved a building setback encroachment permit for a garage at 51891 Linda Sue Court in Kasilof, allowing the portion of the structure within the borough's 20-foot setback to remain as shown on a 2025 as-built survey.

Staff recommended granting the permit contingent on findings from the record and identified standards in KPB code; the commission adopted those findings and approved Planning Commission Resolution 2025-22. The resolution, moved and seconded during the meeting, passed on a roll-call vote.

The application covers a 24.3-foot by 32.3-foot shop that staff said is located within the 20-foot setback; the current as-built shows the garage about 0.6 feet from the northern lot boundary. Staff told the commission that older imagery and county records had differed in what structures were shown, and a separate pole building that had appeared within the right of way was removed this summer and is not part of the permit request.

Resident Stacy Clark submitted a written comment read into the record opposing the permit. Clark wrote that when the current owners acquired the property she believed the owners knew of earlier encroachments and had removed some structures at their own expense; Clark wrote, “Granting her a permit to move the encroachment without any financial responsibility seems unfair and could set a concerning precedence for our community.” The comment included Clark’s Linda Sue Court address and requested that modifications be financed by the property owner.

Applicant Gretchen Druid, who spoke from the meeting, acknowledged she was a real estate broker at the time of purchase but said she believed imagery then visible did not show the garage within the setback. Druid said the as-built submitted in 2025 shows the garage position and that a separate pole building had been removed by her husband this summer. “The full building has been removed this summer as verified by the as-built,” Druid said.

Commissioners asked clarifying questions about the as-built survey and whether the applicant had possession of survey information at purchase; Druid said she did not have an as-built survey when she bought the property in June 2022 and relied on available imagery.

The staff report recommended approval of the portion of structure within the 20-foot building setback if the commission found by substantial evidence that the applicable standards in KPB code were met; the commission adopted findings cited in the staff report in support of Resolution 2025-22 and approved the permit.

The commission’s action allows the garage’s location as shown on the 2025 as-built; the decision did not impose a borough-funded remedy for the neighbor’s concerns, and the record notes the commission relied on the as-built survey and the staff findings when making its decision.

The permit applies to Lot 1D, Old Kasiloff Subdivision Addition Number 1 (Plat KN 82-060). Future development or changes to the structure would be subject to borough permitting and code requirements.","At its Sept. 22 meeting the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission granted a building setback encroachment permit allowing part of a garage to remain within the borough's 20-foot setback at 51891 Linda Sue Court in Kasilof, citing as-built measurements and staff findings.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Planning Commission approves three easement vacations and one encroachment permit

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