Storefront & Streetscape Improvement Program

The application period for the Storefront & Streetscape Improvement Program will close on Friday, May 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM.

Please see our Program Guide for information on eligibility, program process and design principles.
 

Program Overview
Improved storefront and streetscapes have a measurable impact on business sales and ability to attract new customers as well as improves community pride, and is an investment that provides benefits to businesses, residents, and visitors. The City of Kenai encourages property owners and tenants to invest in exterior renovations to commercial storefronts and streetscapes by providing matching funds to cover a portion of the eligible costs. The Storefront and Streetscape Improvement Program makes matching funds available to local businesses to improve the appearance of commercial buildings, parking, landscaping, and signage by providing a 50% reimbursement, up to $10,000 for each approved project for eligible expenses on eligible projects to businesses located in the City of Kenai.

Program Objectives
To encourage and motivate local business improvements and reinvestments in the City of Kenai by sharing the costs of storefront and streetscape improvement projects to strengthen the business activity and enhance economic vitality in Kenai. The Storefront and Streetscape Improvement Program meets several goals and objectives of City of Kenai’s Imagine Kenai 2030 Comprehensive Plan , including:

• Implement business-friendly regulations, taxation and incentives to create a stable positive climate for private investment
• Promote adaptive reuse of vacant commercial buildings in the city center and along Kenai Spur Highway
• Support development at emerging community centers that lie outside the major employment centers but provide a mix of retail, service, and residential uses

For more information, contact
City of Kenai Planning and Zoning Department
210 Fidalgo, Ave, Kenai, AK 99611
planning@kenai.city
907-283-8237