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Commission recommends special-use permits for River Rock Outdoors LLC: commercial operations and fuel storage at Floatplane Basin
Summary
The commission recommended City Council approval of two special-use permits for River Rock Outdoors LLC (applicant named in meeting as Jeremy Mastery, DBA River Rock Outdoors LLC): one for commercial operations at Commercial Spot 5 and a second for on-site fuel storage; commissioners questioned insurance and fueling-access fees during discussion.
The Kenai Airport Commission on March 13 recommended the City Council award two special-use permits to River Rock Outdoors LLC (applicant referenced in the meeting as Jeremy Mastery, DBA River Rock Outdoors LLC) for activities at the Floatplane Basin: (1) commercial floatplane-basin operations at Commercial Spot 5, and (2) on-site fuel storage.
Staff described the commercial-operations permit as a renewal of a prior special-use permit. For commercial operations staff identified proposed fees of a $300 commercial floatplane-basin operator fee plus $25 for annual parking for the operator. Staff said Commercial Spot 5 is the location depicted on the submitted map.
Staff described the fuel-storage permit as a request to store a fuel tank at the Floatplane Basin. Staff stated the associated fees would be a $105 monthly fueling-access fee plus a $100 annual business-access permit (as shown in the published fees list). Commissioners discussed whether commercially-available fuel is already provided at the basin; staff said commercial fuel exists but the applicant said buying from the existing supplier would be prohibitively expensive for his intended operations.
Commissioners raised insurance and fee questions. The proposed permit language requires commercial automotive liability coverage with a combined single limit of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence covering owned, hired and non-owned motor vehicles used by the permittee. Commissioners questioned how a permittee insures non-owned motor vehicles; staff said the clause is standard airport wording intended as a blanket protection for the city (for example, to cover a permittee who drives a spouse's vehicle while conducting business). Commissioners also questioned the rationale and application of the fueling-access fee when a permittee uses only his own fuel trailer; staff said the fee is published and intended to regulate business access to airport fueling and facilities.
Both special-use permits were recommended to the council by unanimous consent at the commission meeting; no roll-call vote was recorded at the commission level.
The commission asked staff to confirm insurance and fee provisions with city legal or administration if needed before the council packet is finalized.
