Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Land Use Pedestrian Pathway topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Planning commission approves conditional use permit for pedestrian path crossing anadromous creek in Kenai
Summary
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission voted unanimously Aug. 25 to grant a conditional use permit (PC Resolution 2025-17) allowing a pedestrian pathway to be built along the bridal access road in Kenai and cross an anadromous (fish-bearing) creek.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission voted unanimously Aug. 25 to grant a conditional use permit (PC Resolution 2025-17) allowing a pedestrian pathway to be built along the bridal access road in Kenai and cross an anadromous (fish-bearing) creek.
Planner Morgan Aldridge of the River Center told the commission the pathway will connect Beaver Loop Road to the main street loop in Kenai and will cross an unnamed, anadromous creek within the borough pplicable habitat protection district. "Within the habitat protection district, they will be doing approximately a 105 feet of pathway. They will be bringing in approximately 116 cubic yards of fill. All disturbed areas will be revegetated with seed mixture," Aldridge said during the staff report. Staff found the proposal met the general standards of KPB 21.18.081 and recommended approval subject to conditions listed in Resolution 2025-17.
The applicant, Chet Fairman, identified himself as Alaska State Parksenvironmental impact analyst and said he handles permitting for the agency—onstruction projects. "I'm the one who applied for it," Fairman said, and answered commissioners' questions about project work, protocols and construction oversight.
Staff notified six property owners within 300 feet of the project, Aldridge said. The application proposes about 105 feet of new path within the 50-foot habitat protection district and the importation of about 116 cubic yards of fill to raise the pathway to grade; all disturbed ground will be seeded with a revegetation mix, according to the staff report.
After staff and the applicant spoke and with no public testimony, a commissioner moved to adopt PC Resolution 2025-17. The motion passed on a roll-call vote with all commissioners present voting yes.
Action and next steps: The conditional use permit is granted under KPB 21.18.081 and includes the conditions listed in PC Resolution 2025-17; the staff report and resolution identify mitigation (fill limits, revegetation and monitoring) as permit conditions. No appeal or implementation timeline was specified in the hearing record.
Other meeting items: the commission approved routine consent items earlier in the meeting, including a time extension request for Cooper Subdivision 2023 replant and minutes from the Aug. 11, 2025 meeting.
