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Director reports: Assembly adopts KPB 21.18 revisions; first material-sites permit issued; clerk requests photos for planning commissioners
Summary
At the July 14 meeting the planning director reported that the borough assembly unanimously adopted revisions to KPB 21.18 (Habitat Protection District); staff issued the first material-sites permit under the revised process and the clerk asked commissioners to provide a headshot photo for the borough website.
Director Ruffner told the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission on July 14 that the borough assembly unanimously adopted revisions to KPB 21.18, the borough code section governing the Habitat Protection District. The director said the revisions incorporate a formal definition of “water dependent,” clarify when fences are allowable and set a seasonal removal requirement for fence segments closest to water.
Ruffner summarized the key changes the assembly adopted at its July 8 meeting: the code now includes a definition of water dependent consistent with the commission’s prior guidance; fences adjacent to public property or easements are an allowable use; the 20 feet closest to the river must be seasonally removed for certain fences; anadromous lakes are exempt from the seasonal-removal…
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