The Kenai City Council was recommended to approve a Resolution (No. 2025-15) at their next city council meeting that would grant approval for the City Manager to enter into a lease of Airport Reserve Lands between the City of Kenai and ENA, LLC for Lots 5A & 5B, and FBO Subdivision No. 10.
In September of last year, ENA, LLC (“Everts”) submitted an application to lease city-owned properties within the airport reserve, described as Lots 5A and 5B, and FBO Subdivision No. 10.
Everts intends to use the premises for fixed base operations, including an airplane hanger and fuel storage facility, with an estimated investment value of $3,000,000 that allows for the maximum lease term of 45 years in accordance with Kenai Municipal Code (KMC) 21.10.080 Length of Lease Term.
A Preliminary Plat was approved by the City of Kenai Planning and Zoning Commission in Dec. 2024 and passed by the Kenai Peninsula Borough Plat Committee on January 13, 2025, to merge the subject properties into a single approximately 4.5-acre parcel located within the Airport Light Industrial (ALI) Zone.
The subject properties total approximately 4.49 acres and are located within the zone ALI Zone.
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the lease application during its meeting on Feb. 12, 2025, and the Airport Commission also recommended approval of the lease during its meeting on Feb. 13, 2025.
The Kenai City Council will consider the resolution at their next meeting on Feb. 19 @ 6 pm.
