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Assembly adopts remote-recreation zoning for borough land near West Chatanika River, 8-1
Summary
The Assembly approved rezoning approximately 459 acres southwest of the Elliott Highway from general use to a remote recreation-site designation, a new zoning type intended to allow low-density recreational home sites and protect surrounding land use.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly on March 27 adopted an ordinance rezoning roughly 459 acres near the West Chatanika River from general-use (GU1) to a remote-recreation-site (RRS) designation, citing planning-commission support and an interest in preserving low-density recreational home sites.
The assembly vote to adopt Ordinance 2022-445 passed 8-1 after staff and planning-commission testimony. Borough planning staff described the parcel as borough-owned, located southwest of the Elliott Highway with access near mile post 15 down Himalaya Road and via the Pete Simpson Memorial trail. The remote-recreation-site zone is intended for low-density personal-use recreational development with access primarily…
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