Kenai planning commission approves two plats, short‑term rental permit transfer and Windhaven time extension

The Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 22 approved two preliminary plats, granted a transfer of a conditional‑use permit for a short‑term rental and approved a time extension for a preliminary plat, all by unanimous vote.

The actions included: approval of the Lake at Kenai preliminary plat (PZ2025‑02); approval of the Beaver Loop Acres No. 3 preliminary plat (PZ2025‑03); approval of the transfer of Conditional Use Permit PZ2021‑42 allowing short‑term recreational rentals at Lot 1, Block 2, Anglers Acres Subdivision No. 1 (1230 Angler Drive); and approval of a time extension for Windhaven Estates Phase 4 preliminary plat that would extend the plat’s expiration from Feb. 9, 2025, to Feb. 9, 2027.

Director Buettner told the commission the Lake at Kenai preliminary plat was submitted by McLean Consulting on behalf of the property owner and would replat Tract A of the Lake at Kenai 2016 addition, phase 1, to create nine residential lots and to dedicate Wright’s Way, including a 60‑foot Peace of Mind Circle and a 102‑foot Anglers Cove Court. Buettner said the plat “does meet the general standards of our municipal code” and fits the existing rural residential zoning.

On Beaver Loop Acres No. 3, Buettner said the site…