Planning commission recommends Assembly approval for area-wide rezoning to update decades-old Title 21 districts

The Anchorage Planning and Zoning Commission on March 9 voted to recommend that the Anchorage Assembly approve a package of land-use and zoning changes intended to remove obsolete Title 21 districts and align parcels with the Anchorage 2040 comprehensive plan.

Planning staff presented two linked items: PCC 2026-0025, an amendment to the Anchorage 2040 land-use map for three parcels near Huffman Road and the Seward Highway, and PCC 2026-0024, an area-wide rezoning affecting about 90.8 acres and 23 parcels across the Anchorage Bowl. "The main purpose of this land-use map amendment and rezone is to address it — finally get those off the map after more than a decade at this point," said Luke Bertram, senior planner in the long-range planning division. Staff recommended approval and cited code provisions that the proposals meet.

Staff described multiple subareas in the package: industrial/commercial designations and an I-1 zoning recommendation for parcels adjacent to Huffman Road and…