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Planning board approves Orchard/Mountain View preliminary plat after resident urges 50% workforce housing note
Summary
The Anchorage Planning Board unanimously approved a three‑tract preliminary plat near Alyeska Highway; a Girdwood resident urged adding a plat note reserving 50% of the residential tract for workforce housing, but staff and board members said such restrictions are typically addressed at the later subdivision or through development agreements and noted DOT access restrictions to Alyeska Highway.
The Anchorage Municipality Planning Board on Jan. 7 unanimously approved a preliminary plat (case S12866) that divides roughly 68 acres north of Ruan Road into three large tracts, including one tract identified for potential future residential use. Kevin Cross moved approval and Brenda Mills seconded; the motion passed 7–0.
Planning staff said the plat aligns parcel boundaries with existing zoning (Alyeska Highway mixed‑residential and Girdwood Open Space), preserves existing perpetual trail easements and requires the petitioner to resolve drainage easements and…
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