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Planning board approves Aspen Hillside Estates subdivision, grants variance for Ski Boot Hill Road access
Summary
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Planning Board on July 16, 2025 approved a two‑lot subdivision of Aspen Hillside Estates and granted a variance allowing the existing Ski Boot Hill Road to serve as constructed access under Pioneer Road standards; the vote was 8–0.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Planning Board on July 16 approved SD017‑25, Aspen Hillside Estates (first edition), a subdivision that splits roughly 75.7 acres into a 10‑acre lot and a 65.7‑acre remainder, and granted a variance to allow the existing Ski Boot Hill Road to serve as constructed access to the subdivision boundary. The motion passed 8–0.
Staff said the request relies on a provision that permits lots of 5 acres or larger (or creating five or fewer lots) to use Pioneer access‑road construction standards rather than the minor‑collector standard. Planning Officer David Ryzicka said the inspected stretch of Ski Boot Hill Road meets the Pioneer standard — it is at least 16 feet…
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