14.20.151 Application for Conditional Use Permit for Surface Extraction of Natural Resources.
An application for a Conditional Use Permit to engage in the surface extraction of natural resources shall be in writing on a form supplied by the City of Kenai and shall be filed with the City Planner, along with the appropriate fee as set forth in the City’s schedule of fees adopted by the City Council. All applications shall be accompanied by the following documents and information:
(a) A site plan, drawn to scale and prepared by the appropriate professional discipline registered or licensed as such by the State of Alaska under Alaska Statutes Title 8, containing the following:
(1) Graphic (and legal) description of the proposed area, including dimensions in feet and number of acres or square feet;
(2) Existing topographical contours with not less than ten-foot (10') contour intervals;
(3) Proposed finished topographical contours (when extraction is completed) with not less than ten-foot (10') contour intervals;
(4) Existing and proposed buildings and structures on the site;
(5) Principal access points which will be used by trucks and equipment, including ingress and egress points and internal circulation, especially the haul road from the public road to the proposed site of the pit;
(6) Indication of the existing landscape features, including cleared areas, wooded areas, streams, lakes, marsh areas, and so forth;
(7) Verification that the proposed surface extraction is outside of the one percent (1%) annual chance flood zone (one hundred (100) year floodplain), one-fifth percent (0.2%) annual chance flood zone (five hundred (500) year floodplain), and high-hazard coastal areas as indicated by:
(i) The most current locally approved Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate (FEMA FIRM) map panels; or
(ii) Survey data from a surveyor registered or licensed in the State of Alaska showing the proposed site is outside of the one percent (1%) annual chance flood zone, one-fifth percent (0.2%) annual chance flood zone, and high-hazard coastal areas.
(8) Location and nature of other operations, if any, which are proposed to take place on the site.
(b) A narrative statement containing the following information:
(1) Soil surveys with reference to the average year-round water table throughout the entire acreage. Piezometers may be used to determine an average water depth;
(2) Estimated amount of material to be removed from the site over the entire period of operation;
(3) Estimated length of time to complete the operation, or, if the pit is to be operated on a continuing basis, a statement to that effect;
(4) Proposed hours of operation;
(5) Method of fencing or barricading the petition area to prevent casual access;
(6) Amount and location of natural screening provided by trees and vegetation, if any, between the property lines and the proposed site of the pit;
(7) Plans, if any, to construct artificial screening;
(8) Description of operations or processing which will take place on the site during and after the time the material is extracted;
(9) Plan or program for regrading and shaping the land for future use;
(10) Method of backfilling and/or replacing topsoil;
(11) Proposed future use of the land after resources are extracted, including a proposed development plan showing location of houses, parks, lakes, etc.;
(12) Other information which may pertain to the particular site.
(c) Proof that the applicant has obtained or is eligible to obtain the necessary licenses required by state or federal agencies.
(d) Proof that the applicant is the owner of the subject property.
(Ords. 925, 2565-2011, 2977-2017, 3039-2018, 3042-2018)