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Commission recommends reducing building setback from pedestrian easements from 25 to 10 feet to encourage easement dedication

5963878 · October 21, 2025
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The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Commission on Oct. 20 adopted Resolution 25-21 recommending an ordinance to reduce the minimum building setback from pedestrian easements from 25 feet to 10 feet, aiming to make pedestrian easements less punitive to property development and encourage their dedication.

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Commission on Oct. 20 voted to adopt Resolution 25-21, recommending the assembly amend MSB 17.55 to reduce the minimum building setback from public rights-of-way and pedestrian easements.

Alex Strachan, planning and land use director, told commissioners that the borough code currently requires a 25-foot setback from all public…

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