Name: City Attorney Bloom (City of Kenai): This is what's called the de novo hearing. So you're not providing any deference to the Planning and Zoning Commission that made the decision prior. You're looking at all the evidence yourselves for, like, the first time.
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Description: This is what's called the de novo hearing. So you're not providing any deference to the Planning and Zoning Commission that made the decision prior. You're looking at all the evidence yourselves for, like, the first time.

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City Attorney Bloom (City of Kenai)

26:57 - 27:14

“This is what's called the de novo hearing. So you're not providing any deference to the Planning and Zoning Commission that made the decision prior. You're looking at all the evidence yourselves for, like, the first time.”

Speaker: City Attorney Bloom (City of Kenai)
Timestamp: 26:57 – 27:14
Transcript: Kenai: 11/04/2026 City Council Meeting
Community: Alaska News
Location: Kenai
Captured at: November 4, 2026

From the transcript

Um, so I, I wouldn't recommend going and watching the meeting. You're supposed to make a decision. This is what's called the de novo hearing. So you're not providing any deference to the Planning and Zoning Commission that made the decision prior. You're looking at all the evidence yourselves for, like, the first time.

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