Planning and Zoning Commission
Regular MeetingAnchorage, AK · October 1, 2012
Agenda
MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
AGENDA
Assembly Chambers
Z.J. Loussac Library
3600 Denali St
Anchorage, Alaska
October 01, 2012
6:30 P.M.
6:00 p.m. Work Session: Fee Increase Proposal (Case 2012-111)
Connie Yoshimura, Chair
Terry D. Parks, Vice Chair
The procedure by which the public may speak to the Commission at its meeting is:
1) After the staff presentation is completed on public hearing items, the Chair will ask for public
testimony on the issue.
2) Persons who wish to testify will follow the time limits established in the Commission Rules of
Procedure.
a. Petitioners (including all his/her representatives) - 10 minutes. (Part of this time may be
reserved for rebuttal.)
b. Representatives of groups (community councils, PTA's etc.) - 5 minutes.
c. Individuals - 3 minutes.
3) When your testimony is complete you may be asked questions by the Commission. You may only
testify once on any issue unless questioned by the Commission.
4) An individual may have appeal rights relating to any action the Planning and Zoning Commission
takes. Appeals must be filed with the Clerk's Office within twenty (20) days after the Planning and
Zoning Commission's final decision.
5) Any individual may request written findings from any Commission decision within (7) seven days.
Revised: 9/25/2012
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A. ROLL CALL
B. MINUTES
C. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS / EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
1. Disclosures
2. Case 2012-121: Request for a rehearing of a major amendment to an existing conditional use
(Case 2012-063) for a habilitative care facility in the R-2M (Multiple Family Residential)
District and R-3 (Multiple Family) District to increase the number of participants and staff
and to add four additional parcels in order to construct a new training center building and to
allow future phased construction of additional housing; and request for a conditional use for
off-street parking. Lot 1, Opal Subdivision; Lots 24L and 24 M, Wicklund #1 Subdivision;
Lot 24G, Wicklund Subdivision; T13N, R3W, Section 33, Lot 25 PTN; T13N, R3W, Section
33, Lot 25 S PTN; located at 3130 and 3210 Lark Street; 3146 East 46th Avenue and 4510
and 4530 Grumman Street. *THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING*
D. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Resolutions for Approval
a. Resolution: 2012-044 Related Case: 2012-106
Purpose: APPROVAL (KRI)
A request for a Conditional Use Permit per AMC 21.040.60 to allow off street parking
on a vacant non-conforming lot of record located in the R-4 (multiple- family
residential) District. Lot 15, Block 12, Fairview Subdivision. Generally located east of
North Park Street and north of Mountain View Drive.
2. Introduction for Public Hearings
3. Site / Landscape Plan Approval
4. Time Extensions; Expedited Hearing Requests; Minor Conditional Use Amendments
5. Other
E. UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND ACTIONS OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. CASE: 2012-048 (SDF)
PETITIONER: Municipality of Anchorage Project Management & Engineering
REQUEST: Context Sensitive Design Plan of a public road
LOCATION: Context Sensitive Solutions Transportation Project Draft Design Study
Report for Golden View Drive, Rabbit Creek Road to Romania Drive.
*THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED*
COMMUNITY 1---Rabbit Creek
COUNCIL(S):
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2. CASE: 2012-111 (EBM)
PETITIONER: Community Development Department Municipality of Anchorage
REQUEST: Amending the Code of Regulations Planning Department Fee
Increases *POSTPONED FROM 9/10/12*
COMMUNITY 1---All Community Councils
COUNCIL(S):
F. REGULAR AGENDA
1. Resolutions for Approval
2. Introduction for Public Hearings
3. Site / Landscape Plan Approval
4. Time Extensions; Expedited Hearing Requests; Minor Conditional Use Amendments
5. Other
G. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. CASE: 2012-110 (FDM) *POSTPONED TO 11/5/12*
PETITIONER: Municipality of Anchorage-Public Works Dept.
REQUEST: Site selection for a public facility
LOCATION: A public facility site selection per AMC 21.15.015 for Fire Station 9.
Site areas under consideration are as follows: 1) T12N R3W Section
21 W2SW4SW4SW4 generally located east of Lake Otis Parkway and
north of Huffman Road; 2) T12N R3W Section 28 W2W2SW4SW4
generally located east of Lake Otis Parkway and north of DeArmoun
Road; and 3) Thomas W. Sperstad #1, Block 2, Lot 1A, located at
1148 Huffman Road. *POSTPONED FROM 9/10/12*
COMMUNITY 1---Old Seward-Oceanview 2---Rabbit Creek 3---Huffman
COUNCIL(S): OMalley
2. CASE: 2012-122 (FDM) *POSTPONED TO 11/5/12*
PETITIONER: Municipality of Anchorage
REQUEST: An amendment to for Hillside District Plan
LOCATION: A "housekeeping" update to the Hillside District Plan (HDP) Land Use
Plan Map (Map 2.1) for consistency with new public facility site
selections, as directed by the HDP. Current sites being considered for
Fire Station 9 include 1) T12N R3W Section 21 W2SW4SW4SW4
generally located east of Lake Otis Parkway and north of Huffman
Road; and 2) T12N R3W Section 28 W2W2SW4SW4 generally
located east of Lake Otis Parkway and north of DeArmoun Road. If
either site is selected and subsequently approved by the Assembly, the
HDP Land Use Plan Map (Map 2.1) will be updated to reflect the
approved site.
COMMUNITY 1---Abbott Loop 2---Bear Valley 3---Glen Alps 4---Hillside
COUNCIL(S): East 5---Huffman OMalley 6---Mid-Hillside 7---Rabbit
Creek 8---Community Councils Center
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3. CASE: 2012-116 (JCW)
PETITIONER: Municipality of Anchorage
REQUEST: Element of the Comprehensive Plan AMC 21.05 Comprehensive Plan
LOCATION: The Government Hill Neighborhood Plan (GHNP), an element of the
Comprehensive Plan under Anchorage Municipal Code 21.05.155,
covering the geographic area generally described as north of
downtown and Ship Creek, south of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
(JBER), east of Knik Arm, and includes most of the Port of Anchorage
lands and west of Reeve Boulevard.
COMMUNITY 1---Government Hill 2---Downtown 3---Fairview 4---
COUNCIL(S): Mountain View
H. APPEARANCE REQUEST
I. REPORTS
1. Chair
2. Secretary
3. Committee
a. AMATS Committee - Pruhs
b. School Site Selection Committee - Phelps
c. Citizens Air Quality Committee - Dean
d. Airport Master Plan Committee - Pruhs
e. Parks Planning Committee - Mulcahy
f. Title 21 Committee - Parks, Dean
g. Capital Improvement Committee - Mulcahy
h. ARR Policy Committee - Phelps
i. Midtown District Plan - Dean
j. West Anchorage District Plan - Parks
k. ASD Capital Request Advisory Committee -
l. Government Hill Neighborhood Plan -
J. TITLE 21 DISCUSSION
K. COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS
L. ADJOURNMENT
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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Late Public Hearing Submittal Policy
The Commission may reject the submittal of voluminous information or material
amendments from the public at a public hearing. Maps, graphics, photographs, and
no more than two pages of type-written information will be allowed. In its
discretion, the Commission may choose to accept submittal(s) or amendment(s). If a
public commenter insists that the submittal(s) or amendment(s) is critical to the case,
the Commission may, in its discretion, postpone the hearing for 30 days in order to
allow staff and the Commission to thoroughly review the information.
Effective August 13, 2012
Policy Re: Postponement of Public Hearing Applications
When there is a short 5 member Board or Commission, and a postponement is
offered to, and agreed to by the petitioner, they will be moved to the next regular
agenda. This should occur within 30-days, which does not require re-noticing the
case (new public hearing notices, advertising).
If the petitioner is willing to postpone, but unable to attend the next available
meeting date within 30 days, the petitioner has a one-time only option to choose the
next date certain he/she can attend, at no extra fee.
When a postponement is requested by the petitioner, there is a rescheduling fee
(AMCR 21.20.007.A), and a new public hearing date shall be determined by the
Planning Department. This will put their case in the next available cut-off date
queue as if they were submitting their case for the first time.
Effective January 01, 2004
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