>> Ok, lets to call the August 4th meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission to order mean please have the roll call. >> Mr. Gardner. As Christian, a Mr. Polis here, Mr. On. Here, Mr. Spinelli. Here, Mr. Strike here, Mr. Winchester here. Receiver you on the line. She's not. You have a quorum. >> And I see no minutes in my packet. I don't believe we have minutes to prove. Is that correct? That is correct. Mr. Chair. They've not been approved yet. Given. >> Blake's absence to do surgery. Thank you. Next item of business. Any disclosures, any commissioners having anything they wish to disclose? Commissioner Garner? >> Thanks. I think should disclose that was absent from the July 14th meeting, which I think is when the resolution 2025, 0, 1, 8, on the consent agenda was. Heard a related case so I won't participate in them. That portion of the consent agenda. Anybody else? I really and I believe I'm in that same position. I don't recall that. Well, we still have quorum 2 of us abstain. Commissioner strike will abstain from the consent agenda. All right. The next item of business is the approval of the consent agenda. Is there a motion to approve? >> Moved by commissioner pulls seconded by Commissioner Winchester. Any discussion on the consent agenda. Any opposed? Hearing? None. The motion passes. >> Do we want to combine cases 2025? Dash 0, 0, 8, 5 2025. Dash 0, 0, 8, 6, We can do that. Present the comprehensive plan amendment first and then we can do president of zone. >> And typically in situation like this, I don't know staff or the petitioner wishes to sides, but we're kind of instructed to come by I don't know if the commission cares petitioner. Okay. Is there a motion to combine? Public hearing cases 2025 Dash 0, 0, 8, 5, 2025 0, 0, 8, 6, If waiting for that to come up, all move. >> talked >> Brandy is that you? I didn't know for waiting for a motion to come up across the screen, but I would move that these 2 cases be combined. I think we are waiting. Moved by commissioner strike seconded by Commissioner Ron. Any discussion. Hearing? None any opposed. Hearing. None that motion passes. I will now read. The procedures by which the public may speak to the commission at its meeting. After staff presentation is completed on public hearing items. The chair will last for public testimony on the issue. Persons who wish to testify will follow time limits established in the commission rules and procedures. Petitioners, including his or her representatives will receive 10 minutes. Part of this time may be reserved for rebuttal. Please note that with the cases combined these times will be doubled. Representatives of groups Community Council's PTA is will receive 5 minutes. Individuals will receive 3 minutes when your testimony is completed. You may be asked questions by the commission. You may only testify want on any issue unless question by the commission. Any party of interest wishing to appeal show first foul with the planning director within 7 days of the commission's decision made on the record, a written notice of intent to appeal in accordance with AMC. 21. 0, 3, 0, 5, For a commission recommendation to the Anchorage Assembly are not appealable. Following approval of the written findings of fact and decision any party of interest may within 20 days file an appeal by filing a notice of appeal and paying the appeal fee and deposit in accordance with 21. 0, 3, 0, 5, 0, the notice of the feel appeal. Must be filed with the planning director on a form prescribed by the municipality. If the appellant is not the applicant, the appellants notice of appeal shall include proof of service on the applicant. They re please have the staff presentations. Please. Thank you, Mr. it will present a comprehensive plan amendment under case number 2025, 0, 0, 8, 5, 0st. >> This is a request to amend the Land use designation for approximately 0.3 acres of land. Plus the fate comprehensive compact mixed residential medium. And that includes 24 to land use plan to Main Street corridor. This comprehensive plan amendment with a low for a corresponding action that would subdivide the target some as well as 2 parcels of land to the West into one parcel rezone off one ball. So from our mixed residential District, 2 B, general business district under cases S 1, 2, 8, 4, 5, and 2025. 0, 0, 8, 6, The Planning Department commending approval for the corresponding zone as well. That includes 24 to land use plan classifies this parcel a complex mixed residential medium. Fossils to the east and south of the scene. Land use classification, the properties to the west, including 2 properties that are in the same ownership the subject parcel have a land use classification off me. New Main Street Quarter parcel has historically use as an accessory to the fossils to the West with too much as a comment as of today. The also is also on subdivided. And according to the and Cruz was a record AMC. 21 point will 8 point will treat will 0.2, its configuration is not compliant as the with the talk possible is less than one-third of the depth of the lot. Those that is a need to amend the conference of plan. means recorder for the subdivision and rezoning for efficient future development code compliance. Other agency comments, agencies had no objection to the Conference of Plan Amendments. The State Department of Transportation and public Facilities. One adviser comment about an ongoing project. It's been hold the comments artist. F**** on presentation. The planning and zoning and submitted a commendation for approval something that approve an amendment. If in the judgment of the commission ought to something amendment needs the following 5 criteria. Creighton is Subsections. 1, 2, and 4 are met. It is subsection one that includes 24 to land use plan classifies dispose of this compact make substantial medium alongside its Boston to the East and south. The target subdivided. The current configuration of the possible make it hard to develop efficient. Can as the battle is not going court complaint, the Boston to the east currently use as a mobile home park. What a subdivision process to incorporate the dog apostle to the mobile home park as possible. Given the zoning designations, it is improbable because a separate ownership. Additionally, the dog also has historically used as an accessory to the pasos the West. The same person was a dog parcel also target all The parcels to the West. for me by the 2040 land use plan that the dog up also and those to the east could end together. It's going probable and has no historical Jesus, moral of Concord uptick. Haitians for are you zone out a subdivision? I'm process that would effectively combine the dog apostle with the 2 buses to the West, creating a more efficient environment for development. One went in historical land use buttons. Those. It is notable it no longer makes sense for the dog pass and to shed the comprehensive mixed compact mixes attention. Medium land use classification with the parcels. A conference of land. A plan amendment. Is those necessary for this up for for the subdivision, the zoning of the button for development, subsection 2, the proposed comprehensive plan amendment along with the corresponding flooding action and he's on a quest is in response to growing them on for strategic economic development along that's corridor as go to a team that's been spent a quarter 2020. The proposed amendment will increase prospects for the dog opossum. The proposed amendment because if doesn't as a main street corridor enabling the subsequent subdivision energies on to a B 3 general business zoning District. The new subdivision and that was the development insufficiency the bug the bustle faces due to its going configuration. Subsection 3, there have been no changes to policies and objectives of stunt is going this possible. So section 4, the proposed comprehensive plan amendment would allow the talk possible to proceed with the subdivision. Join with the buses to the West that all under the sea, that all under the same ownership fixing the issues with a conventional configuration of the same Boston. The total cost of this going 55 feet away. And 238 feet deep according to MC 21 point. 0, people key 0.2 The confusion. The parcel is not a court complaint as the with dog. A postal is less than one part of the depth of the lot. The proposed amendment and rezoning would allow the subsequent subdivision action to go to eliminating the possibility of a split zoned lot fixing the dimension of incumbent of the bus. Ktva be it's meant as well. This request Monday is the internal consistency of the comprehensive plan by promoting more essential commercial development within area of Anchorage. That is centrally located with adequate access to expand our Gould. The sub the comprehensive plan amendment would also that enabled the subsequent rezone subdivision along the fish and use of the talk that parcel according to urban design principles. Great it. You see is ultimate. Amending the justification going from compact makes us eventually medium to Medium Street corridor would enable the proposed subdivision resolve this property. This love for about an of development that would affect the diverse and changing needs of Anchorage. This amendment will not be detrimental to the public interest and health safety convenience, although for the community. Writing on D it on ultimate. This request is consistent with the following of bankers, 2040 land use plan go to and fidelity. Double up and go fife, infrastructure. land use. This request is also consistent with this one out cart goal of 15 focus, a strategic economic development efforts. This proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan facilitate the fish and the lip and off this parcel and adjacent parcels to meet the needs of community. The subject also isn't an all-district is within the heart of this but part of. Which is envisioned too late. They view a change to the land use designation. Main Street corridor is consistent. It didn't you don't use. Also met. The proposed amendment is consistent with location criteria for cost of land use description of Main Street Corridor. The Mean Street corridor description as the 2 and the 24 de Cruz land-use planner as follows means Ricardo, this land use designation provides for commercial mixed use next who says with an urban neighborhoods that kind of all of pedestrian oriented, found it. mainstreet development. It includes specific. Are those recommended in neighborhoods and district lands means we futures transit taxes. Why? Why? The sidewalks? Pedestrian amenities. She tree landscaping location off you to the police and boxes. Another that he wants to a safe and go for 2. But a string and examples of designation include all segments, all spent a talk to boulevard. The ball rolled it suggests a truck. The talk also is located within the nod district of this pen argyl corridor, according to this, but not go to a plant. The amendment if you sort took all of the the proposed designation, including but not limited to access for the coldest constraints, provision of utilities and compatibility with zoning designations and buttons. a condition. The department finds that the pool cracked a deal for a comprehensive plan. Amendment are met. The department recommends approval. Off this comprehensive plan, amendment to change the land use designation. Chris, 24 the land use plan from come back next. Presidential medium me. trick or I can on Sunday questions the board to have an official position is is petition the present day 2 as fortunate and then off to the next presentation. I was office and case number. 25 does do. it 6 for the corresponding result? The petitioner is requesting to amend the up for approximately acres of land to him next presidential district to be 3 General business district. This petition site is generally located west of. South of Second Avenue was still do run street, not tough list tow he thought of a new and used to spend Gould and Anchorage. Accompanying comprehensive plan amendment will make the zone request consistent with a comprehensive plan. Approval of this rezone with fulfill a condition of approval for a corresponding blocking action. That's what subdivide the project site as well as to pass the flat to the west into one possible. Landing. department is recommending approval of bulk. The cost comprehensive plan and the flooding action as well as that of the zoning request. This uptick a pre application conference was held on April second 2025 in accordance with MC 21 Point 3, Point 0, 2 will be. The The community meeting with us but not Community Council on 5/7/2025. In accordance with AMC. 21 Point or 3 point 0, 2 will see. Summary of that meeting is on the application. This but not going to council concerns about rezoning residential land for commercial uses. The planning the Bachmann needed to 64 public hearing notices on June 16 2025. in accordance with AMC. 21.3 point Will h one tree as of this writing, the planning Department has not received comments from the public. All that we're not going to council. agency comments. States municipal agencies have no objection to the rezone similar to the previous case. The state of State Department of Transportation, Boat Facilities had one plays a comment about an ongoing project on Spin Doctor. Now it's time presentation the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval and the something that approve rezoning. If the rezoning needs all of the following criteria, correct? You on one, correct you on. One is met. zone is in the long-term interest of the citizens of concrete as a whole and promotes public health safety and general welfare. The proposed rezoning provides an opportunity for the petition that to subdivide the dog fossil, which is on combined with 21. is difficult to develop and it's going configuration. The Purple Subdivision Willet called free the Cut, Ball. So buses to its best in the same ownership into a new boss to let the school compliant and more efficient for development. It on to crack down to is met. Of course, won a comprehensive plan amendment request to amend the 2014 land use classification of subject. Also from comprehensive from compact mixed residential medium to Main Street corridor with the forward before the Planning and Zoning Commission prior to this. Rezoning request. If the Planning and Zoning Commission approves off the comprehensive plan amendment that he's on a quest will become complied with the bust of sir suffocation and I increased 24 to land use plan. This plan is consistent with the following goals of the 2040 cruise line has been go to and food and redevelopment go 5 infrastructure investment and use. This request is also consistent with this but not part plan. That is going 15 focus on strategic economic development efforts. This proposed amendment to the comprehensive plan, the facility deficient. Development off this fall. So and Jason fossils to meet the needs of this but not go too. The also located on the not district of us, but not too. That's been our 2 emissions, not spin art as the heart of this quarter with a wide range of us eventually to respond implement another Korea spaces. Corrected on 3. That's right. Leon is met. This rezoning is consistent with the purpose between zoning district. The district intent is for commercial purposes. The BT location, the garments are also be met with a comprehensive plan. Map. Amendment is approved. Try to do this greatly on his ultimate the purple rezoning is compatible with the zoning districts. The property to the east is on to him, the properties to the what let's not insult at all, John B, 3, which is consistent with that. He's on the streets on with continued historical land use buttons. Right 5 disgraced on his ultimate. Because water and wastewater utility. Wade's the talk possible with municipal water and wastewater connection. The site is located within the police service area and could 5. So to the Anchorage a look. So to because buildings that was a a writing on 6, 7 also meant this rezoning will not result in adverse impacts upon the natural environment. This rezoning a lot of the development of this parcel and keep considering historical land use patterns that did not affect the natural environment. Additionally proposed rezoning will not result in significant impact on adjacent land uses. The of undergarments will include as 2 before landscaping along the East property line watering this attention. Our to Amazon. And any future development on the property. So the meat, all optically use design. And in standards and me improve the environmental impact of the subject parcel. In case in Case S want to eat for 5 due to the addition off a little bit for landscaping. Ktva tonight, ultimate that on to BP will make build up until the start luck possible as it has achieved. That is difficult to double up on its own. This rezone will not extend on excess of land use button. That is inconsistent with a comprehensive plan as that is an associate of comprehensive plan amendment. Under between 35 eat 5. zone also create. This puts on a lot condition on the Hulu Approval of the rezone is a requirement to affect street lighting cues as 1, 2, 8, 4, 5, The partner condition Department finds that all 9 up a right here. Flurries on are met. So for the department recommends approval of the rezoning from R mixed residential to meet General Business district I can on Sunday question to the board may have on the petition representation of as Florida and that and goes for both cases. Thank you. Thank you. Any questions for staff? >> Hearing thing, none. Commissioner on. Thank you for that staff. Thank you for the presentation. My questions with respect to current development on the personal, if any, the petitioners applications, both of them describe plan is being vacant. Aerial photography on pages 8.10 respectively. The 2 pack. It seemed to show a structure there. It's where I will ask the petition when it's their turn. not, thanks. >> So the chance of a stir on as far as I know from most recent to the far salute is peeved very little education and primarily because with structures on it, I think the I think cost of energy that we have here maybe from 2021. 22 an ultra. But the proposed 24 central's nothing of such. >> Thank you. We will ask the petitioner to speak. >> The petitioners representative us a U V E I think the staffs report was thorough and correctly reflects both of the cases. I'm happy to answer any questions. The property was previously previously had buildings on it. They have all been demolished and is currently now flat and bacon. Any other questions? >> other questions for the petitioner? Seeing none Commissioner Winchester. I see that's been our community council. >> On their June meeting had a resolution to up either support that something 2025. Dash '02 June 4th. Did they take a vote on that? >> They voted to abstain. But Epstein, thanks. Any other questions. It's seen an you have 19 minutes and 45 seconds for about. I don't think I need to add anything. Okay. Anybody from the public wishing to testify now is your time. Please step forward. One last shot at that rebuttal. Okay. With that, we will close the public hearing. What is the will of the body? 2 separate motions and I believe. 85 should go first. Motion by Commissioner seconded by Commissioner Strike Commissioner Polis. Would you like to state your motion and speak to it? I move to approve a country comprehensive plan amendment of. Track 13, our for W section. 25 northwest Quarter northwest corner southeast quarter northeast quarter. >> Portion and B designated in the Anchorage. 24 the land use plan from compact mixed residential medium. 2 Main Street corridor found on Page 6 of the staff report. >> would you like to speak to the motion? >> Yeah. Online tend to support the motion. It meets the comprehensive Plan Amendment criteria as noted in the staff packet, there were no real public or agency opposition to the project other than questions at the Community Council meeting about changing residential do zones to commercial. On that note, the existing residential lot does not meet current to mention requirements. Sorry and a B 3, a lot. They have a better chance to include multiple multi-use development and to make existing work for residential only. >> Thank you. Anybody else wishing to speak to the motion. Hearing and seeing none. We'll call for the vote. sea breeze there. That motion passes. Move onto case 2025. 0 0 8 6 Commissioner Polis. Would you like to stay in motion? I move to approve the rezoning to 13 and our for W section. 25 northwest Quarter northwest corner southeast Quarter northeast quarter portion and B. >> From our to a mixed residential district, 2 B, 3 general Business District found on Page 7 of the staff report. >> And would you like to speak? Your motion is seconded by Commissioner We do like to speak your motion. Commissioner polls. Yeah, I'm gonna news pretty much the same did on the last. What I intend to support the motion. The rezone meets the 9 to pry approval criteria for reasons. >> As detailed in the staff packet, there are no real public or agency opposition to the project other than again, question of can vary in the residential to commercial. And to that, I can say the existing residential lot does not meet current dimensional requirements and to be 3 lot may have a better chance to include multiple use development, then to make the existing network for residential only. Thank you. Anybody else wishing to speak to the motion. And seeing none. We'll call for the vote. The motion passes. Thank you, everybody. >> Next item of business appearance for requests. None. Reports. I don't believe we have a new report title. 21 discussions, anyone have anything on title. 21. They wish to discuss. Seeing none any commissioner comments. Seeing none will entertain a motion to adjourn. Moved by Commissioner Strike seconded by Commissioner Winchester. Any discussion hearing? None any opposed hearing none. We are adjourned. Thank you. >> To my mind.