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Planning board denies Ohana Subdivision over unresolved drainage and driveway sight‑distance concerns
Summary
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Planning Board on March 18 denied SD009‑26 (Ohana Subdivision) by a 3–2 vote after neighbors raised drainage and sight‑distance concerns and the board found the application lacked required contour/spot‑elevation data and photos to assess those risks.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Planning Board on March 18, 2026, voted 3–2 to deny SD009‑26, the Ohana Subdivision, concluding that the application failed to provide sufficient technical information to verify neighbors’ drainage and driveway sight‑distance concerns.
Board members who voted to deny the three‑lot subdivision said the record lacked spot elevations, contour lines and sight‑distance documentation needed to evaluate whether a new driveway and lot layout would redirect water or create a traffic hazard for nearby homes. The board’s denial cited two findings of fact: (1) insufficient information (missing spot elevations and contour lines) to ascertain whether interested parties’ concerns about drainage and driveway access were…
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