Planning board approves Prosperity South preliminary master plan for eight lots

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Board voted to approve the Prosperity South preliminary master plan, which would subdivide roughly 10 acres into eight lots, during its meeting that opened at 1:03 p.m.

Planning staff presented the proposal and recommended approval with five findings of fact and eight conditions. Planning staff member Chris Kerlin said the subdivision would be developed in two phases with access from an internal street that connects to Jaybird Place, and noted a geotechnical report that included four test holes to 12 feet with no groundwater encountered. Staff also said each lot meets minimum usable building and septic area requirements and flagged several site work items—most notably that an existing drainage basin would need to be replaced in kind and a proposed infiltrator would need to be relocated because it is blocking access to multiple lots.

Developer representative Greg Hansen told the board the project team accepted the conditions of approval, saying, "Conditions of approval are all fine. We agree with them." He also corrected an earlier clerical error on the exhibit map about the street providing access.

An unidentified board member moved to approve the preliminary master plan contingent on staff recommendations 1–8 and another member seconded the motion. After brief clarifying questions about the drainage basin, access and a driveway that may be affected if the internal road is constructed, the board voted to approve the motion.

The board record shows public comment and at least one written objection from a member of the public (Wilbur Kingsley) had been submitted with concerns; staff indicated additional comments received after preparation of the report were included in handouts and that some reviewing agencies had not provided comments by the report deadline.