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Planning staff (Chris Gurlan) told the board the proposal would create 38 lots and one tract served by a community water well, with lot sizes ranging from about 0.92 acres to 0.46 acres. Staff noted a geotechnical report (Dan Snyder, PE) confirming each lot has the required 10,000 square feet of usable septic area and 10,000 square feet of buildable area, and recommended approval with six findings of fact and nine conditions of approval. Seventy-two public notices were mailed for this case.

Board member Mr. Gilson raised a public comment included in the record expressing concern about impacts on water for nearby neighborhoods. Planning officer Fred Wagner told the board that borough Title 43 is silent on availability of water in the subdivision review process and that the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is the state entity responsible for water. Dan Steiner, civil engineer associated with the project, said the water system will be owned and operated by Northern Utility Services, that a well has been drilled with \"more than adequate flow\" for the proposed development, and that the aquifer there has \"a high capacity.\" Steiner added that impacts on nearby private wells would likely occur only if those wells were within a couple hundred feet of the new well and suggested private parties can apply for water rights to protect use.

After applicant representatives spoke and no public speakers appeared at the hearing, a board member moved to approve the preliminary plan \"contingent upon staff recommendations 1 through 9,\" a motion that received a second and passed following a call for objections with none stated.

Staff noted that MSB predesign and engineering had commented about intersection spacing and site distance; the applicant provided intersection sight-distance measurements for a 40 mph design speed showing distances that exceed the minimum standard, which the applicant's representative emphasized during presentation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Platting Board Sep. 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The planning board approved the preliminary plan for Alliance Estates (38 lots, ~24.07 acres) contingent on staff conditions. Board members and staff discussed water availability; the applicant said a utility operator has drilled a well and reported adequate flow.","taxTitle","Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska","taxId",14460,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6470414,"Planning board approves 3 Sisters preliminary plat for 55-acre subdivision with conditions",621,130000,751000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5779601-48d1f58a7e5efe4adc170c0acb9ee66f&start=130&end=751","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5779601-48d1f58a7e5efe4adc170c0acb9ee66f/thumbnail_130000.jpg","/articles/6470414/Matanuska-Susitna-Borough/Alaska/Planning-board-approves-3-Sisters-preliminary-plat-for-55-acre-subdivision-with-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6470414-263b01506b4be92f597a96c3b4e1b50a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151792&Signature=LgULfmJza~14Cq2pLfPnr4ghMlpnpy575ZjNPuXPSsyFtdC6JEaxKaJyH2maUHcHdDBYeBUv76TrckxA0fbYwBMs3MwhgBzZicCwmsM1lOcpxQ4PVs2CyECvszkzIsalzT9-SCpSrCsIbW9Qjb5L3wT7rMaqIHxPDOxu~CIJI2Te6LNRxhZAuRFACs0Ju0JAwSdEJdxVHdRQRjgUCnRcItbKkZGPj-oIRbYY6vlkBSLuSVe6EsvWB1rnlmMJswTqZlU-BCuOCKZCGLkWMt8nRTgH17RK4TmxE~JJYwGl0G-zjr3idSBiZP8DvSPsYB19gIeig-Z~4UzLinaUu9unRA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Matanuska-Susitna Borough planning board approved the preliminary plat for \"3 Sisters,\" a proposed division of a roughly 55.01-acre parcel into three lots, contingent on staff recommendations and specified conditions.

Planning staff (Chris Curlin) told the board the proposed subdivision would create three lots from tax parcels C-25 and D-2, with legal access to be provided by a turnaround to be dedicated on West Arctic Orchid Lane and West Towson Avenue. Staff reported that the preliminary plat is consistent with applicable state statute and borough code and recommended approval with five findings of fact and seven conditions of approval. Staff also noted a topographic narrative was submitted and that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers advised that any dredge-or-fill work would require a permit.

Dana Rumfelt of Lavender Survey, representing the petitioner, told the board the applicant accepted staff's conditions. \"We accept the conditions of approval and don't have any comments,\" Rumfelt said. The board moved to approve the preliminary plat \"contingent upon staff recommendations 1 through 7,\" a motion that received a second and was approved after the chair asked for objections and none were raised.

Staff recorded that 12 public notices were mailed for this case and that utilities had offered no objections (GCI reported no objections; some utilities did not respond). MSB predesign and engineering requested that the preliminary plat show approximate locations of visible existing roadways within 100 feet of the subdivision boundary and that the proposed turnaround easement be shown on the plan to encompass the existing cul-de-sac; a revised drawing was later provided and deemed sufficient by staff.

The board closed the public hearing with no public speakers and approved the preliminary plat with the conditions identified in the staff report.","The Matanuska-Susitna Borough planning board approved the preliminary plat for the 3 Sisters subdivision (three lots, ~55.01 acres) contingent on staff recommendations; staff and agencies noted access, utilities, and permit requirements.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6470416,"Planning board reads findings that vacation would create substandard right-of-way; vacation denied",184,291000,475000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5779601-48d1f58a7e5efe4adc170c0acb9ee66f&start=291&end=475","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5779601-48d1f58a7e5efe4adc170c0acb9ee66f/thumbnail_291000.jpg","/articles/6470416/Matanuska-Susitna-Borough/Alaska/Planning-board-reads-findings-that-vacation-would-create-substandard-right-of-way-vacation-denied","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6470416-611bd27d8086831fda7932bc333e2461/orig.mp4?Expires=1771151792&Signature=TLc-eMjDdpySmoWnh2m-nBspH9KScEw-Gx94K3I7OgLBvYGqhM9xysNj15MWMFDdSe8qYJKSgiaFl-QyFQGIfOKhMnYTuUoHQE9x9m~AFtsWRlxdqQNR-l-1lKEj3cYLEqFuRm7zIReG-3tVqajdBIovrE4zlzKA2Nh1aUuh6cbercaCo23jdg-ta~ww2hKy5Jepo5jDSAJVlOhBZYelMwqDdJ22VCQkR~xfH9DNzDsqxk5H9eZR8ZqNb0079AP5JvfLBwnZOiVvfFrTwV6WyCA7lwtt~UDKlyqsbCHKWiMUXjie3mIT01vSDAqyI1qC0Puf0GeRnnpa7ga7zZRMbQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Matanuska-Susitna Borough planning board read findings into the record concluding that a proposed vacation of a public right-of-way would result in a substandard right-of-way and therefore warranted denial.

The facts read by a planning staff member cited the 2022 Subdivision Construction Manual, section A7.1, and Mat-Su Borough Title 43 provisions (as read into the record) explaining the planning board generally will not approve vacations when objections are filed by persons with an interest in adjacent land or by government agencies with responsibility to the public. The predesign and engineering division formally objected to the vacation of the right-of-way, the staff reader said.

The planning staff member read the findings and then closed the case; no motion to approve the vacation was made. The board confirmed the objection from predesign and engineering and proceeded to the next agenda item.

The action was procedural: staff read findings of denial into the record, citing the subdivision manual and borough code provisions, and the board closed the hearing on the vacation without approval.","The Matanuska-Susitna Borough planning board read findings concluding a proposed right-of-way vacation would create a substandard roadway and noted objections from the predesign and engineering division; the board closed the case without approving the vacation.","actionData","errors"]

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