Plat committee grants preliminary approval and exceptions for Dayjacks Subdivision

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Plat Committee on Feb. 23 granted preliminary approval to the Dayjacks Subdivision preliminary plat (KPV file 2026-007) and approved related exceptions for block length, proposed street layout and monumentation after staff recommended conditional approval.

Staff reported the plan would combine tract portions of the northwest quarter and divide the quarter into five parcels, with lot sizes and tract sizes noted in the staff report. Staff recommended dedications to make J Avenue a full 66-foot right-of-way and to dedicate the west half of the existing Sweetheart Circle cul-de-sac to complete a 66-foot cul-de-sac; staff also noted the plat lies partly in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area and added a river-center consultation note for work within 50 feet of the water.

Jason Young, representing Edge Survey and the petitioner, described the exceptions sought and said the west and south edges are steep and impractical for additional right-of-way dedications. He summarized the requested exceptions: granting block-length and proposed street-layout exceptions to avoid dedicating additional right-of-way where not practical, and an exception to the monumentation requirement because setting the NW one-sixteenth corner would be “in the smack dab middle of this subdivision” and could create confusion.

A committee member moved to grant the three requested exceptions (citing the findings enumerated in staff’s report) and to grant preliminary approval of the Dayjacks Subdivision subject to staff recommendations; the committee voted separately on the exception motions and then on preliminary approval. The roll-call votes recorded unanimous approval on the motions.

The committee placed notes on the final plat indicating any exception granted and required compliance with KPB code and staff conditions before final approval. The committee did not record any public opposition at the Feb. 23 hearing.