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Planning board grants reconsideration for Cooper Woods Phase 2 after staff flags second‑story deck as part of setback
Summary
The planning board voted to reopen Cooper Woods Phase 2 (case 2025-051) after planning staff discovered evidence a deck on the property is a second‑floor structure that affects setback compliance; the matter was set for the board’s Sept. 18 meeting for full rehearing.
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Board on Aug. 21 approved a request to reconsider its earlier approval of Cooper Woods Phase 2, Lot 16B, Block 1, after planning staff said new evidence shows a second‑story deck encroaches into a setback and a utility easement.
Planning officer Fred Wagner told the board he filed for reconsideration under the board’s rules citing newly discovered evidence: staff received information indicating a deck is a second‑story structure and therefore counts in setback calculations because it is more than 18 inches above average grade.
“At first, we’ll go over the reconsideration process,” Wagner said, explaining the legal bases the board may use to reopen a prior decision, and that he was…
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