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Planning board approves Karnet Subdivision and two access variances for Old Valdez Trail

Fairbanks North Star (Borough) Planning Board · December 17, 2025
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Summary

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Planning Board approved SD 004-26 (Karnet Subdivision), dividing about 11.68 acres into three lots and granting two variances (VR00826, VR00926) for direct lot access onto Old Valdez Trail, by a 9-0 roll-call vote after staff and applicant testimony on road access and historical land division.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough Planning Board on Dec. 17 approved SD 004-26, known as the Karnet Subdivision, and granted two variances (VR00826 and VR00926) that allow direct lot access onto Old Valdez Trail.

George Stephan, a planning officer with the Department of Community Planning, told the board the proposal would divide approximately 11.68 acres into three lots of roughly 3.32 to 3.44 acres each and includes dedication of 50 feet of right-of-way that will abut an existing 50-foot dedication to create a 100-foot right-of-way. "The annual average daily traffic count or AADT is 130 for this area," Stephan said in the staff presentation, and he noted the posted speed limit is 30 miles per hour.

Stephan described two variances from Fairbanks North Star Borough code 17.56.010F for…

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