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Planning board approves 1‑foot vacation of West Point drainage easement over buyer objections; vote 6-2
Summary
The planning board voted 6-2 to vacate one foot of a 20‑foot drainage easement in West Point Subdivision to remove a small house encroachment; the buyer testified she fears future liability if infrastructure is later installed in the easement.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Planning Board on Nov. 19 approved a request to vacate a one‑foot portion of a 20‑foot public drainage easement in the West Point Subdivision, after staff recommended approval with three conditions and after several members of the public spoke, including the buyer under contract who raised liability concerns.
Zach Lee, planning staff contact for the item, told the board the parent plat created several 20‑foot drainage easements but that no drainage structures have been constructed in those easements to date. Staff’s review and an engineering drainage analysis included with the application concluded that reducing the easement to 19 feet would still allow future drainage construction…
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