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Anchorage committee outlines permitting overhaul, pre-approved ADU plans and parks rezoning ahead of April meetings
Summary
City staff told the Community and Economic Development Committee that migrating to SmartGov and Bluebeam should speed permit reviews, that a pre-approved ADU program is launching with early submissions expected, and that several planning ordinances (including a parks reszone) will be introduced in mid-April.
Assembly Member George Martinez convened the Community and Economic Development Committee on April 2 as department leaders outlined permitting and planning updates intended to speed housing production.
Daniel King, acting building official for Development Services, said the department is filling several critical positions and reported modest early growth: construction valuation is about 2% higher than last year and the city logged 96 new dwelling units in the first quarter. King said staff are migrating permitting work to SmartGov and adopting Bluebeam for plan review to shorten review cycles. "Blue Beam" he noted is an industry standard that will make reviews easier for local engineers and architects.
King highlighted a new pre-approved…
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