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Kodiak planning staff recommends similar‑use finding for Les Noy cultural center; public hearing set next week
Summary
Staff told the Planning and Zoning Commission the proposed Les Noy tribal cultural center is comparable in impact and character to an institutional church use and recommended approval of a similar‑use determination; commissioners and speakers raised concerns about future commercialization and clarified size and access details. The matter is scheduled for public hearing next week.
Bronwyn, a community development staff member, told the Kodiak Island Borough Planning and Zoning Commission that staff had reviewed the Les Noy submittal and "found that the area that will host the multiuse tribal center is a 9,000 square feet section of the 8,749.6 acre parcel" and that "Staff believes that this is an appropriate determination between the 2 uses and recommends approval." The application asks the commission to determine whether the proposed cultural center is similar in impact and character to a church under Title 17 (Sea Conservation District) for the purposes of allowed uses.
At the Jan. 14 work session commissioners and staff focused on scope and guardrails. Several commissioners…
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