Planning board approves Greenfields 19-1 preliminary plat to create five lots

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Board on March 6 approved the preliminary plat for Greenfields 19-1, a proposal to subdivide a 5.77-acre parcel into five residential lots.

Staff presented the proposal and recommended approval. Wyatt Anderson, borough platting staff, said, "The proposed Greenfields Nineteen-one subdivision will create 5 lots varying in sizes from 1.02 acres up to 1.25 acres. Access for the proposed lots is from North Autumn Lane, which is a borough owned and maintained roadway." Anderson also reported a geotechnical report by Bill Klibasaddle and said all lots meet the borough's minimum usable and contiguous septic area requirements.

The parcel fronts on North Pittman Road (a state-owned road) and is within the Meadowlakes Community Council area. Anderson told the board the plat is within the boundary of a state HSIP project on Pittman Road that "may affect Lot 1," and reiterated staff recommendations to limit new access to Pittman Road. He also reported that 42 public notices were mailed on Feb. 11, 2025, and that staff received one objection, one concern, and one supportive comment in response to the public notice.

With no public testimony and no questions from the board, a planning member moved to approve the preliminary plat "contingent on staff recommendations 1 through 7 and findings and facts 1 through 6." A second was made and the board approved the motion.

The approval is a preliminary plat decision; further approvals and compliance with the listed conditions — including coordination with state DOT project requirements and the listed findings of fact — remain required before final plat recording.

Notes: staff cited compliance with Alaska statutes and borough code and attached a soils/geotechnical report; the applicant was not present for testimony.