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Committee grants preliminary approval, exceptions for South Bend Bluff plat after staff conditions suggested
Summary
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Plat Committee granted preliminary approval May 11 to South Bend Bluff (KPV 2026-013) and approved three exceptions to borough subdivision code; staff recommended adding a second access to Jukanski Road before final plat recordation.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Plat Committee unanimously granted preliminary approval May 11 to the South Bend Bluff 2026 addition (KPV file 2026-013) and approved three exceptions to borough subdivision code after a staff presentation and a brief petitioner statement.
Planning staff described the proposal as a right-of-way vacation request on a portion of Augusta National Road combined with a recombination of three lots into four new lots ranging from roughly 1.192 to 27.251 acres; the plat includes two dedications and proposes a T-type turnaround at the northeastern corner in accordance with KPB 20.30.100(b). Staff recommended granting the requested exceptions to block length (KPB 20.30.170), proposed street layout (KPB 20.30.030) and cul-de-sac requirements (KPB 20.30.100), but advised that the committee require approval of the proposed turnaround design by the borough road-service-area (RSA) board and by Simple Emergency Services prior to final plat.
Jason Young of Edge Survey, representing the petitioner, asked the committee not to require additional right-of-way dedications on the east, north and west boundaries, saying nearby parcels are small, borough-owned or otherwise unlikely to develop. "Asking not to dedicate right away in the east, north, and west... Grant is not used beyond South Bend, more of a snow storage area," Young said.
The committee voted on separate motions to grant Exception A (KPB 20.30.170 block length), Exception B (KPB 20.30.030 proposed street layout) and Exception C (KPB 20.30.100 cul-de-sac/turnaround). Each exception and the main motion for preliminary approval passed by unanimous roll-call votes (Whitney, Venuti, Morgan and Chair Anne Gillum recorded "yes").
Staff noted recommendations to place notation(s) on the final plat indicating any exceptions granted and to secure design approval from the KPB RSA board and Simple Emergency Services for the proposed turnaround. The preliminary approval means the applicant must satisfy those staff conditions and any other code compliance items before the final plat can be recorded.
