Developers’ downtown projects face pushback over 0‑foot setbacks, parking and utilities

Developers seeking to add retail on the ground floor and lodging or seasonal rooms above in Skagway’s historic downtown ran into repeated concerns over 0‑foot upper‑floor setbacks and reduced parking requirements. At least two near‑identical projects presented by the same applicant team called for upper floors to cantilever toward property lines to create in‑building parking below; permitting staff said supplemental materials clarified some points but did not resolve public‑works and fire‑safety queries.