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Kenai Peninsula Borough to tighten setback enforcement, shift plat submission cutoff to midweek
Summary
Planning staff said they will more strictly enforce building-setback rules, require separate applications and fees for structures within a 20‑foot setback, and move the plat submission deadline from close of business Friday to midday Wednesday to allow timely compliance with Open Meetings Act scheduling.
Robert Ruffner, the Kenai Peninsula Borough planning director, told surveyors at a March 7 roundtable that the borough will more consistently charge secondary review fees and enforce code requirements for building setbacks, and that it will move the plat submission cutoff from Friday close of business to midday Wednesday to give staff enough time to complete Open Meetings Act–required scheduling and notices.
The change is intended to reduce the number of plats that staff must postpone because they lacked time to complete a full review over the weekend and Monday morning, Ruffner said. He added that the staff already publishes a fee schedule and any formal fee changes would appear in the regular budget cycle; the immediate change…
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