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Kenai planning staff seeks rules for tent camping after reports of seasonal encampments
Summary
Planning staff said Kenai municipal code lacks specific rules for tent camping on private lots; the commission discussed defining 'temporary dwelling' and numeric thresholds for duration, unit counts and sanitation and directed staff to draft definitions and return for more work sessions.
Planning Director Kevin Buettner told the Planning & Zoning Commission on Nov. 12 that the city’s code has limited language addressing tent camping on private property and that recent reports of multiple tents on undeveloped lots highlighted gaps staff think merit discussion.
Buettner said the current code contains provisions for recreational vehicles and for camping on some public property but “there are very limited, specific to tent camping itself.” He identified Kenai Municipal Code…
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