Urban Design Commission

MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION A G E N D A Assembly Chambers Z.J. Loussac Library 3600 Denali Anchorage, Alaska November 13, 2019 6:30 P.M. Nichole Rehm, Chair Jerry Winchester, 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. Revised: 9/27/19 Page 1 Urban Design Commission November 13, 2019 A. ROLL CALL B. MINUTES 1. Wednesday, September 11, 2019 C. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS / EXECUTIVE SESSIONS 1. Disclosures 2. Informational item: Introduction and background on the Municipal Public Art Program D. CONSENT AGENDA 1. Resolutions for Approval a. Resolution: 2019-010 Related Case: 2019-0115 Purpose: APPROVAL (RY) Design Variance from: 1) AMC 21.05.040C.2.b.iv. and Table 21.07-1 requesting an alternative to the required L2 buffer landscaping on the east and west property boundaries; AMC 21.05.040C.2.b.iii. requesting access from subject parcel be allowed to ingress and egress onto a local road (Old Harbor Avenue). b. Resolution: 2019-011 Related Case: 2019-0116 Purpose: APPROVAL (SMO) Design Variance from AMC 21.07.080H.3. to allow a fence on the east and south property boundaries to exceed maximum height requirements. 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 Page 2 Urban Design Commission November 13, 2019 G. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. CASE: 2019-0134 (SMO) PETITIONER: Thomas Barter REQUEST: Request for Design Variance from AMC Title 21 Section 21.07.080H.3.a.i. to allow a fence to exceed maximum height requirements. TOTAL AREA: .24 acres LOCATION: Generally located north of Easter Island Circle, east of Cheveley Circle and south of Pointe Resolution Drive SITE ADDRESS: 4125 Easter Island Circle, Anchorage, Alaska 99515 CURRENT ZONE: R-1 Single-Family Residential District COMMUNITY Bayshore-Klatt COUNCIL(S): 2. CASE: 2019-0141 (RY) PETITIONER: Municipality of Anchorage - Solid Waste Services REQUEST: Request for a Design Variance from AMC Title 21, Section 21.05.060E.9.b.i, which requires that a solid waste transfer facility not be within 500 feet from any academic school, hospital, or residential zoning district. TOTAL AREA: 11.19 acres LOCATION: Generally located north of East Dowling Road, east of Old Seward Highway, south of East 56th Avenue, and west of New Seward Highway SITE ADDRESS: Vacant Land CURRENT ZONE: I-1 Light Industrial District COMMUNITY Taku Campbell, Campbell Park, Abbott Loop COUNCIL(S): H. APPEARANCE REQUEST I. REPORTS 1. Chair 2. Secretary 3. Committee J. COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS K. ADJOURNMENT Page 3  Urban Design Commission November 13, 2019 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