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Planning commission rejects proposal to add public notification and hearings for multifamily permits
Summary
Commissioners voted unanimously to reject Resolution 24‑32, which sought to amend MSB 17.73 to require public notices, 600‑foot mailings and an administrative hearing for multifamily development permits; staff warned the change would add substantial staff time and likely fees and delays.
The Matanuska‑Susitna Borough Planning Commission on Dec. 2 voted unanimously to reject Resolution 24‑32, which would have recommended an ordinance amending MSB 17.73 (multifamily development design standards) to create a formal public notification and administrative hearing process for multifamily development permits.
Alex Straumann, the borough’s planning and land use director, told the commission the proposal would change ministerial multifamily permits—currently reviewed and signed by the planning director or designee—by publishing notice in the newspaper, sending mail notices within 600 feet and holding a hearing at the dais where the director would hear testimony and adjudicate the permit. “We would publish it in the newspaper. We’d send a…
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