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Planning commission opposes proposed large-lot district, recommends ordinance fail
Summary
After public comment and extended debate, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Commission voted unanimously against a draft ordinance to create a new 5-acre large-lot district and then approved a resolution (25-22) recommending the assembly reject Assembly Ordinance 25-090.
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Commission voted on Oct. 6, 2025 to oppose Assembly Ordinance 25-090, a draft ordinance to create a new borough zoning classification, MSB 17.77, to allow property owners to petition for a borough-designated "large lot" district with a 5-acre minimum lot size.
Alex Strahan, planning and land use director, told commissioners the draft ordinance would create a new district type that does not include any properties by right; property owners would petition to form a district and, if two-thirds of property owners in a contiguous area petitioned and the assembly approved, properties in the district would not be subdividable below five acres. "If they successfully go through the petition process and have a meeting and get approved by the assembly to be in this district, then none of…
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