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Planner Morgan Aldridge of the River Center told the commission the pathway will connect Beaver Loop Road to the main street loop in Kenai and will cross an unnamed, anadromous creek within the borough
pplicable habitat protection district. \"Within the habitat protection district, they will be doing approximately a 105 feet of pathway. They will be bringing in approximately 116 cubic yards of fill. All disturbed areas will be revegetated with seed mixture,\" Aldridge said during the staff report. Staff found the proposal met the general standards of KPB 21.18.081 and recommended approval subject to conditions listed in Resolution 2025-17.

The applicant, Chet Fairman, identified himself as Alaska State Parks\u0000environmental impact analyst and said he handles permitting for the agency\fonstruction projects. \"I'm the one who applied for it,\" Fairman said, and answered commissioners' questions about project work, protocols and construction oversight.

Staff notified six property owners within 300 feet of the project, Aldridge said. The application proposes about 105 feet of new path within the 50-foot habitat protection district and the importation of about 116 cubic yards of fill to raise the pathway to grade; all disturbed ground will be seeded with a revegetation mix, according to the staff report.

After staff and the applicant spoke and with no public testimony, a commissioner moved to adopt PC Resolution 2025-17. The motion passed on a roll-call vote with all commissioners present voting yes.

Action and next steps: The conditional use permit is granted under KPB 21.18.081 and includes the conditions listed in PC Resolution 2025-17; the staff report and resolution identify mitigation (fill limits, revegetation and monitoring) as permit conditions. No appeal or implementation timeline was specified in the hearing record.

Other meeting items: the commission approved routine consent items earlier in the meeting, including a time extension request for Cooper Subdivision 2023 replant and minutes from the Aug. 11, 2025 meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Kenai Peninsula Borough - Planning Commission on 2025-08-25 7:30 PM - Zoom Meeting ID: 907 714 2200","oneSentenceSummary","The Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission voted unanimously Aug. 25 to grant a conditional use permit (PC Resolution 2025-17) allowing a pedestrian pathway to be built along the bridal access road in Kenai and cross an anadromous (fish-bearing) creek.","taxTitle","Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska","taxId",27490,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6494810,"Planning commission forwards ordinance adding anadromous streams to borough list; recommends 50-foot buffer expansions",276,580000,856000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5671938-6d623dbe93ef04e9aff401726c9cd558&start=580&end=856","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5671938-6d623dbe93ef04e9aff401726c9cd558/thumbnail_580000.jpg","/articles/6494810/Kenai-Peninsula-Borough/Alaska/Planning-commission-forwards-ordinance-adding-anadromous-streams-to-borough-list-recommends-50-foot-buffer-expansions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6494810-6e68c3c17838da09bfc6930cea25ed0a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770447634&Signature=imhYGG0D56TZ-XOKr~GE~rcNAnCydPo0~3HPSBLulPkweo6Re3iu41EGlbJP2y6fQwyRDwRc9u8ZQLNzmgYw4Gm891GjBsU8oKcyKGKZ~Nhq~M7dgnQM5Zo183c4XfwP7McjxgSpKN17WdPfFHu7HIE28x8iP-HCACKoO6~946ZnUVNi4c8pKeQOXYNvXHgqruMbco0ALafLgkuITP4mSQ6i~HhVommYBZ5JyDSXNMny4z2xpBtXMBrkQGxBnizPOZnmSnwDQX94ULAt2hZTR7~5TbI4jpPxg37Bzvivd3KUTBlQkSN80pG1I6OzwF6e8aumJHRQMxj9JoxfJl-AFQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission voted Aug. 25 to forward Ordinance 2025-20 to the borough assembly with a recommendation to adopt changes to the borough
nadromous-waters appendix.

Samantha Lopez, manager at the River Center, told the commission the ordinance would incorporate additional water bodies into the borough
ppendix that lists salmon-bearing (anadromous) waters and that the borough enforces a 50-foot buffer around those waters. \"This ordinance is to incorporate additional water bodies to be included in the KPB 21.18 appendix, which is a list of salmon bearing water bodies that we maintain at the borough and we regulate a 50 foot buffer around,\" Lopez said.

Lopez said the Alaska Department of Fish and Game catalogs anadromous waters by reach, and the borough reviews Fish and Game nominations before adding them to the local appendix. She said many of the proposed additions are branches or extensions of streams the borough already regulates and that Fish and Game
lso proposed three deletions tied to geometry corrections where a mapped reach was moved to the correct location.

On property impacts, Lopez said most affected parcels in the West District are undeveloped and many are owned by government or Native entities; she said roughly 90% appeared to be owned by government and Native entities and about 10% by private owners. No public testimony was recorded. A commissioner moved to forward the ordinance with a recommendation to adopt; the motion passed on a roll-call unanimous vote.

Action and next steps: The commission\u000forwarded Ordinance 2025-20 to the borough assembly with a favorable recommendation; the assembly will consider final action. The ordinance, if adopted by the assembly, will amend the borough
nadromous-waters appendix and apply the borough's 50-foot habitat protection buffer to the newly listed reaches.","The Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission voted Aug. 25 to forward Ordinance 2025-20 to the borough assembly with a recommendation to adopt additions to the borough\nnadromous-waters appendix, which would apply a 50-foot habitat protection buffer to newly listed reaches.","actionData","errors"]

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Planning commission approves conditional use permit for pedestrian path crossing anadromous creek in Kenai

Planning commission forwards ordinance adding anadromous streams to borough list; recommends 50-foot buffer expansions