Hearing officer approves Metro Industrial Airpark quick plat to correct lot line

The Fairbanks North Star Borough hearing officer approved a quick plat on Oct. 16, 2025, to realign lot lines among four parcels in Metro Industrial Airpark, adopting planning staff’s recommendation and six conditions.

Planning staff presented the proposal (RP2026-26) as a quick plat submitted by 3 Tier Alaska on behalf of Gabe's Truck and Auto Repair LLC and the Doyle and Cathy Gabriel Family Trust to realign boundaries for four lots ranging about 0.97 to 1.03 acres. Staff said the plan shows the existing lot line to be vacated and a new proposed line and concluded the proposal “does not create a new violation of the design and public improvement requirements of Title 17” and is therefore exempt from Title 17 design and public improvement requirements.

Ryan Hunt of 3 Tier Alaska, the applicant’s representative, said the change was intended to "allow some backup room and to correct a structure that's over the lot line." No members of the public signed up to testify; Anita Rentzel, who identified herself as power of attorney for Doyle Gabriel of the Gabriel Family Trust, said she was present in backing the application.

Hearing officer Kellen Spillman stated the request "appears to meet all the provisions of Title 17" and moved to approve the plat with six conditions, adopting the staff report and findings of fact a through c. He required that a final plat be prepared by a registered land surveyor and submitted to the community planning department within 24 months, or preliminary approval will become void. Spillman also noted that the decision is appealable to the Planning Board by filing a notice of appeal and fee with the borough clerk's office within 10 working days of the hearing.

The staff report referenced plat number 69-12194 and used a 2023 aerial image to show the proposed changes. For more information or to appeal, the borough clerk's office is the listed contact.