Fairbanks North Star Borough approves three quick plats, vacates utility easement

A hearing officer for the Fairbanks North Star Borough approved three quick plats and a vacation of a portion of a public utility easement during an administrative hearing on Jan. 2, 2025, the session record shows. The hearing began at 10:01 a.m. and ended at 10:15 a.m.

The actions modify lot lines and easement locations on three properties and were approved with conditions that require final plats prepared by a registered land surveyor and submission to the community planning department within 24 months. The decisions are appealable to the planning board within 10 working days of the hearing, borough staff said.

Zachariah Lee, community planning staff, presented each item and recommended approval in all three cases, citing the borough code provisions that allow these matters to proceed as quick plats. No members of the public signed up to testify on any of the items; applicants’ representatives answered technical questions from staff and the hearing officer and offered brief comments.

RP0010-25 — Murray Highlands replat: Stutzman Engineering Associates Inc., on behalf of property owners Donald Mulligan and Laura Mulligan, requested to replat Lots 2A and 2B to vacate and relocate an existing access easement within Lot 2A. Lee said the request qualifies as a quick plat under FNSBC…