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Planning Board Approves Removal of Two Plat Notes for Lake Otis Parcel; Safety Concerns Raised by Neighbor
Summary
The Anchorage Planning Board voted to remove plat notes 2 and 7 from plat 2017-1, clearing a procedural barrier that would allow consideration of a driveway on Lake Otis Parkway for a proposed Touchmark Senior Living development; staff recommended approval and a nearby resident warned the change could create traffic and pedestrian safety conflicts.
The Anchorage Planning Board on Feb. 4 approved a request to remove plat notes 2 and 7 from plat 2017-1, a step petitioners say is needed to facilitate development of a parcel at the northwest corner of Lake Otis Parkway and O'Malley Road.
Planning staff told the board the two notes — plat note 2, which prohibits vehicular access to Lake Otis Parkway, and plat note 7, a five-foot development setback in addition to required side yards — can be removed because changes in roadway design and traffic operations have negated the original reasons for those restrictions. Staff cited the O'Malley Road reconstruction completed in 2018 and the project acceptance in 2019 and said municipal traffic, right-of-way departments and the Alaska Department of Transportation raised no…
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