At the Fairbanks North Star Borough administrative hearing on June 18, 2025, hearing leadership approved two quick plats that consolidate and reconfigure residential lots in Fairbanks.

The first approval, presented by staff contact Zach Lee, was a request by 3 Tier Alaska on behalf of Prince Properties LLC to replat 11 lots in the Prince Subdivision into three lots totaling about 2.07 acres, with each new lot roughly 0.69 acres. "This qualifies as a quick plat because this is a movement or elimination of lot lines resulting in no more than 4 lots," Lee told the hearing. Staff recommended approval with four conditions and three findings of fact; the chair moved to approve the request "with 4 conditions adopting the staff report findings of fact a through c." Applicant Oliver Loftus spoke briefly after taking the oath: "No. We appreciate staff's time and their approval of the subdivision." The chair advised the applicant to apply for a new zoning permit because the new lot lines change setbacks.

The second approval was a request by Stutzman Engineering Associates Inc. on behalf of Carol Lynn Vincent to subdivide Lot 2A, Block 3 of Linden Acres Subdivision into two lots of about 1.33 and 1.62 acres. Zach Lee presented the staff report and highlighted that Funk Road provides legal access via an 83-foot-wide corridor and that the borough engineer inspected Funk Road on May 13, 2025 and found it to be well drained and of stable material, satisfying the constructed-access requirement. Staff recommended approval with seven conditions, including removal of a standard road-construction-exemption plat note (condition 5). The chair approved the request "with 7 conditions adopting the staff report and findings of fact A through C." No members of the public signed up to testify on either item.

Both approvals require a final plat prepared by a registered land surveyor and submitted to the Community Planning Department within 24 months or the preliminary approval becomes void. Each decision is subject to appeal: appeals must be filed in writing with the borough clerk's office within 10 working days of the decision, and appeal forms are available from the clerk's office.

Details from the hearing record: the Prince replat references plat number 86-69 and the property description within the West Half/Southwest Quarter Section 15, Township 1 South, Range 1 West, Fairbanks Meridian at 20 Sixth Avenue. The Linden Acres item notes access from Chena Hot Springs Road via Funk Road and Marburger Drive; staff cited Title 17 design and public improvement requirements in explaining quick-plat eligibility.

Staff contact for the Prince Subdivision item was Zach Lee; staff contact named in the Linden Acres read was Dave Ruzicka though Lee presented the staff analysis. No vote tallies or individual commissioner votes were recorded in the hearing transcript.

The approvals leave routine implementation steps in place — final plats, adherence to the listed conditions, and the 24-month filing window — and preserve the right of any interested party to appeal through the clerk's office.