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Commission approves amendment changing how comprehensive-plan consistency applies to gravel extraction review; 5-2 vote
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 5-2 on April 20 to amend Resolution 26-04 to recommend approval of an ordinance that removes a comprehensive-plan consistency standard from the conditional-use process for earth material extraction; supporters said the change aligns code with state statute, opponents warned it could diminish public input.
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Commission voted 5-2 on April 20 to amend Planning Commission Resolution 26-04, reversing prior language and recommending approval of an assembly ordinance that would remove a specific comprehensive-plan consistency standard from the conditional-use permit (CUP) process for earth material (gravel) extraction.
Commissioner Collins, who moved the amendment, said he had reviewed the history and state law and concluded that comprehensive plans are guiding policy documents and should not operate as de facto regulation. "If we don't correct this now then I feel like this is now the comprehensive plans now in this particular gravel code is now acting…
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