Council Grants Appeal to Kanosak LLC in Property Use Dispute

Council grants appeal to Kanosak LLC in property use dispute

By Diana Haecker The Nome Common Council granted an appeal by Joe Burnham, sole proprietor of Kanosak LLC, overturning a decision by the Nome Planning Commission that found Burnham’s use of a property not in line with the city’s code. At the heart of the matter was the question if the conexes, vehicles, machinery and parts in various states of repair that are stored on Burnham’s lot south of Icy View and alongside Munz Field to the east and the…

Council sides with Kanosak LLC in appeal over commercial property use

The Nome Common Council voted Monday to grant an appeal by local businessman Joe Burnham and his company, Kanosak LLC, reversing a February enforcement action by the city that alleged improper use of commercially zoned property along the Nome-Teller Highway. In a letter addressed to Burnham in February, the city argued that Kanosak was improperly storing “vehicles, implements, trailers and so on” in the commercial-zoned property. The letter clai…