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Planning commission approves two conditional‑use permits for multiunit buildings amid neighborhood outcry about parking and drainage
Summary
After extended public comment about parking, drainage and neighborhood character, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Planning Commission approved conditional‑use permits for a three‑unit building on Baranoff Avenue (case 26001) and a four‑unit project on Denali Avenue (case 26002). Neighbors pressed the commission for more assurance on stormwater engineering and on‑site parking.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Planning Commission voted to approve two conditional‑use permits at its March 6 meeting after lengthy public hearings in which neighbors urged the commission to deny or delay the projects over parking, drainage and neighborhood‑character concerns.
Planning staff presented case 26001 (a triplex on the 3800 block of Baranoff Avenue) and case 26002 (a fourplex on Denali Avenue) as continuances from earlier hearings; staff’s report concluded both proposals met dimensional requirements and recommended approval, with the condition that a zoning permit be issued within one year. “It meets development requirements,” staff said of the Baranoff proposal and noted the lot coverage, setbacks and 30‑foot height limit were satisfied.
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