The Fairbanks North Star Borough Planning Board on July 16 approved SD016‑25, Pinkau Subdivision (first edition), a split of an approximately 8‑acre parcel into two lots (about 2.63 acres and 5.37 acres) and granted two variances to allow direct lot access onto Broadway Road, a borough‑designated major collector. The motion passed 8–0.

Planning Officer Zach Lee told the board that the parent parcel already had direct access approved at the time of the 1988 plat and that the current request would reduce the number of driveways on Broadway from three to two; one existing western driveway will be obliterated as a condition of approval. Lee said the proposed access points are onto a DOT‑maintained segment of Broadway that is flat, straight and offers sight distance exceeding 1,000 feet in both directions; the FNSB transportation planner did not object. "This request is reducing the number of existing driveways on Broadway Road," Lee said while summarizing staff findings and recommending approval with nine conditions.

Staff emphasized that subdivision approval is contingent on the variances and listed conditions including: obliteration of the specified existing driveway; acquisition of an approved and finalized driveway permit from the Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) for proposed Lot 2B; and showing both approved driveways on the final plat to avoid future confusion. Lee noted staff could not find a clear reason in the 1988 file for why direct access was conditional on DOT approval then, but that DOT had already permitted at least one of the existing driveways.

Applicant Ryan Hunt said an internal driveway is proposed within Lot 2B to serve multiple dwellings and that eliminating the westernmost driveway was part of the negotiation to secure borough approval. He told the board that Lot 2B contains multiple dwellings (the applicant counted about five, some possibly movable) and that there was no immediate plan to remove any structures.

Board member Mr. Levin said the plan represents a net decrease in driveways on the major collector and that the change should improve safety; Mr. Levin called it an "appropriate set of variances." Mr. Crook moved and Mr. Levin seconded the staff‑recommended motion. The board voted 8–0 to approve the subdivision and both variances. The decision is appealable to the Board of Adjustment by filing a written notice within seven days.