Urban Design Commission

MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION A G E N D A Assembly Chambers Z.J. Loussac Library 3600 Denali Street Anchorage, Alaska December 10, 2014 6:30 P.M. Monica Emerton, Chair Monica Sullivan, Vice Chair The Urban Design Commission meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month except holidays as regular meetings. If the Urban Design Commission fails to complete its agenda for its regular meetings, the Commission carries over the remainder of the agenda to the following meeting date. The procedure by which the public may speak to the Urban Design 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 Urban Design Commission Rules of Procedure. a. Petitioners (including all his/her representatives) - 10 minutes. Rebuttal by the petitioner may be allowed when time has been reserved. 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 Urban Design Commission takes, except Commission recommendations to the Assembly which are not appealable. Appeals must be filed with the Clerk's Office within (20) twenty days after approval by the Urban Design Commission of the resolution which is the Commission's final decision. A fee for the appeal is required at the time of filing. 5) An individual may request written findings from any Commission decision within (7) seven days. Revised: 11/6/14 Page 1 Urban Design Commission December 10, 2014 A. ROLL CALL B. MINUTES C. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS / EXECUTIVE SESSIONS 1. Disclosures D. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolutions for Approval 2. Site / Landscape Plan Approval 3. Other E. UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND ACTIONS OF PUBLIC HEARINGS F. REGULAR AGENDA 1. Resolutions for Approval 2. Site / Landscape Plan Approval 3. Other a. CASE: 2014-0188 (MRO) PETITIONER: Municipality of Anchorage, PM & E REQUEST: Context Sensitive Solutions Transportation Project Site Plan Review (Plans in Hand) for West Dimond Blvd.-Phase I, from Westpark Drive to Sand Lake Road (MOA/ADOT&PF Project #05-05). *THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING* LOCATION: West Dimond Boulevard from Westpark Drive to Sand Lake Road COMMUNITY Sand Lake COUNCIL(S): G. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. CASE: 2014-0171 (SDF) PETITIONER: Municipality of Anchorage, Public Works REQUEST: Major Site Plan Review for New Fire Station No. 3 in accordance with AMC 21.03.180 TOTAL AREA: 8.24 acres LOCATION: Generally located west of Bragaw Street, north of Penland Parkway, east of Rodeo Place and south of Glenn Highway SITE ADDRESS: 550 BRAGAW STREET CURRENT B3 General Business ZONE: COMMUNITY Airport Heights, Russian Jack, Mountain View COUNCIL(S): Page 2 Urban Design Commission December 10, 2014 2. CASE: 2014-0170 (MRO) *POSTPONED TO 1/14/15* PETITIONER: Municipality of Anchorage, Parks and Recreation REQUEST: Major Site Plan Review for New Fire Station No. 9 in accordance with AMC 21.03.180 TOTAL AREA: 9.28 acres LOCATION: Generally located north of De Armoun Road, east of Lake Otis Parkway SITE ADDRESS: 2631 DE ARMOUN ROAD CURRENT R1A Single-Family Residential (larger lot) ZONE: COMMUNITY Huffman O'Malley, Old Seward-Oceanview, Rabbit Creek COUNCIL(S): 3. CASE: 2014-0187 (SDF) *POSTPONED TO 1/14/15* PETITIONER: Alaska Regional Hospital REQUEST: Sign Variance from AMC 21.47.050 to allow Alaska Regional Hospital to have freestanding signs that are higher in quantity, height and cumulative area than allowed by code. TOTAL AREA: 30.11 acres LOCATION: Generally located north of DeBarr Road, south of Glenn Highway and west of Airport Heights Drive SITE ADDRESS: 2810 DEBARR ROAD CURRENT RO Residential Office and RO-SL Residential Office with special ZONE: limitations COMMUNITY Airport Heights, Fairview COUNCIL(S): H. APPEARANCE REQUEST I. REPORTS 1. Chair 2. Secretary 3. Committee J. COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS K. ADJOURNMENT Page 3  Urban Design Commission December 10, 2014 URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION Late Public Hearing Submittal Policy Voluminous information shall not be submitted to the Commission at a public hearing. Generally, maps, graphic and photographs will be allowed. Type written information shall be limited to two pages, submitted no later than three (3) working days prior to a public hearing (i.e. the Friday before a regularly scheduled or special UDC Wednesday meeting). Information may be accepted, if the Commission chooses, to allow the additional information. If the petitioner or public insists that the voluminous information is important and critical to the case, the hearing shall be postponed for 30 days to allow staff to review the information, include it in the board member packet, and allow a thorough review by the Commission. 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 Page 4