Assembly approves rezoning at Herring Bay with vegetative‑buffer condition

Apr 20, 2026

The assembly adopted an amended substitute to rezone two lots in Herring Bay from Heavy Industrial to Planned Unit Development, allowing limited residential dwellings while requiring a clarified vegetative buffer along the neighbor property line.

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The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly on April 20 adopted an amended substitute to Ordinance 21‑04, rezoning Lot 76 (Herring Bay) from Heavy Industrial to a Planned Unit Development (PUD) that permits up to six dwellings in a constrained area while retaining industrial uses elsewhere on the parcel.

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