Woodard Creek Development

09/08/2025 UPDATE

Unfortunately, the public comment period on the Foss Acres preliminary plat is closed with the Homer Planning Commission.  If the applicant chooses to move forward in the platting process, they are required to have a public hearing with the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning/Platting Commission.

KBWC is monitoring the Planning Commission website in the event a hearing is scheduled. Should the plat come up for public hearing, we will send out additional action alerts.” 

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General Summary

The City of Homer's Planners have recommended approval of a preliminary plat to subdivide existing parcels into 10 lots within The Woodard Creek Watershed.

This would allow for a 22 acre subdivision to go forward which would be inconsistent with the Woodard Creek Watershed Plan because it will disturb a large wetland ‘holding tank’ of water. Woodard Creek is Homer’s most prominent perennial stream, and it has a rich history as an early settling place for homesteaders seeking year-round water supply. The upper watershed, Woodard Creek is confined in Woodard Canyon, a steep-sided valley some 300 feet deep. Downstream, the creek remains confined in a valley approximately 20 feet deep, becoming shallower in some areas due to historic human activities. The final mile of Woodard Creek flows through a municipal park and some 45 residential and commercial properties before flowing to Kachemak Bay at a beach front bluff.

The city planner okayed everything and recommended approval. The developers hail from Las Vegas.