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Anchorage Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting - November 3, 2026

Assembly & Committee Meetings — Tuesday, November 3, 2026
BodyAnchorage, Alaska
SessionAssembly & Committee Meetings
DateTuesday, November 3, 2026
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Speaker 1

0:00

The red zone now we're working for the passments.

0:02

Oh, damn house on you missed a place, gospel.

0:06

You missed a place of chasing what you want, when you want if you want it.

Speaker 2

0:13

Okay, please no chase.

0:15

Let's call this meeting of the planning and zoning commission to order.

0:20

Maybe please have the roll call.

Speaker 3

0:21

Andre Spinelli.

Speaker 2

0:22

Here.

Speaker 3

0:23

Jerry Gardner.

Speaker 4

0:25

Here.

Speaker 3

0:25

Radika Krishna.

0:26

Here.

0:27

Scott Polas.

0:28

Here.

0:28

Jeff Ron.

Speaker 4

0:29

Here.

Speaker 3

0:29

Amabaza.

0:30

Here.

0:30

Megan Mills.

0:31

Here.

0:32

Edith McKee.

0:33

Here.

0:34

And Brandy Eber should be calling in shortly.

0:36

Thank you.

0:36

You have a quorum.

Speaker 2

0:39

Okay.

0:40

May we have a motion to approve the minutes of Monday, October 19th.

Unassigned speaker

0:50

It's

Speaker 2

0:50

moved by Commissioner McKee.

0:52

Seconded by Commissioner Pullis.

0:54

Are there any corrections to the minutes?

0:58

Hearing seeing none, the minutes are approved.

1:03

Next item, special order of business disclosures.

1:08

Are there any commissioners with any items to disclose?

1:16

Hearing seeing none, uh next item, consent agenda.

1:19

May we have a motion to approve the consent agenda.

1:28

It's moved by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Mills.

1:32

Anyone wishing to pull any items for discussion?

1:38

Hearing seeing none.

1:40

Any objections to the consent agenda?

1:44

Hearing none, the consent agenda is approved.

1:52

Now we will move on to the public hearings, and I will read the procedure by which the public may speak to the commission.

2:00

After staff presentation is completed on public hearing items, the chair will ask for public testimony on the issue.

2:07

Persons who wish to testify will follow the time limits established in the commission rules of procedure.

2:13

A petitioners, including his or her representatives, will receive 10 minutes.

2:18

Part of this time may be reserved for rebuttal.

2:20

Representatives of groups, community councils, PTAs, etc.

2:23

will receive five minutes.

2:24

Individuals will receive three minutes.

2:27

When your testimony is complete, you may be asked questions by the commission.

2:31

You may only testify once on any issue unless questioned by the commission.

2:39

May we please have the staff presentation?

2:43

Oh, sorry.

2:44

If anyone is here for case 2026-0136, it has been postponed to November 9th.

2:53

And case 2026-0120 has been postponed to December 14th.

3:01

Now we will move on to case 2026-0132.

3:06

May we please have the staff presentation.

Speaker 5

3:08

Thank you, Mr.

3:09

Chair.

3:10

Uh, this is a reason request initiated by the owner to amend the zoning map for two parsers from R5 low density residential district to R2D, two-family residential district.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Land Use Planning█████████████████████████████████████████████74%
Board And Commission Management██████10%
Meeting Procedures█████9%
Parks and Recreation██3%
Trail Improvements██3%
Procedural█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Anchorage Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting - November 3, 2026

The Planning and Zoning Commission met on November 3, 2026, to consider a rezoning request, discuss Title 21 code amendments, and deliberate on a recommendation to the Assembly regarding the advisory status of neighborhood and district plans. The meeting included approval of the consent agenda, public hearings, and commissioner comments.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the minutes of October 19, 2026.
  • Approved the consent agenda without objections.

Public Hearings

  • Two cases (2026-0136 and 2026-0120) were postponed to November 9 and December 14, respectively.
  • Case 2026-0132: Rezoning of two parcels from R-5 (low density residential) to R-2D (two-family residential). Staff presented that the rezoning meets all three abbreviated criteria, no public comments were received, and the community council had no opposition. Petitioner Tony Hoffman spoke in favor. The commission voted unanimously to recommend approval to the Anchorage Assembly.

Discussion Items

  • Title 21 Discussion: Staff announced that an omnibus amendment will address a park use issue previously identified by the commission, clarifying that certain uses are accessory uses.
  • Commissioner Comments – Advisory Status of District/Neighborhood Plans: Commissioner Ron proposed that the commission make a recommendation to the Assembly that neighborhood and district plans should be advisory to the comprehensive plan, not having the same force of law. Commissioner Pullis and others expressed support. Commissioner Krishna requested clarification on the scope. Commissioner McKee raised the second component of the original AR regarding mechanisms for Girdwood and Eagle River to amend their comprehensive plan elements. Staff noted that part was not finalized. The commission agreed to handle the advisory question separately. Staff will prepare a package for future discussion. Commissioner Baza requested clarification on the practical effect of advisory status. Commissioner Krishna asked for a summary of how the change would affect the department's work plan.

Key Outcomes

  • Case 2026-0132: Motion to recommend approval passed unanimously (no vote count given, but no opposition).
  • Advisory Recommendation: No vote taken. The commission directed staff to bring back a case for further discussion on the question of making neighborhood and district plans advisory. The mechanism for Girdwood and Eagle River plan updates will be addressed separately.
  • Title 21 Omnibus: A future omnibus will include corrections to accessory use definitions for parks.

Meeting Transcript

The red zone now we're working for the passments. Oh, damn house on you missed a place, gospel. You missed a place of chasing what you want, when you want if you want it. Okay, please no chase. Let's call this meeting of the planning and zoning commission to order. Maybe please have the roll call. Andre Spinelli. Here. Jerry Gardner. Here. Radika Krishna. Here. Scott Polas. Here. Jeff Ron. Here. Amabaza. Here. Megan Mills. Here. Edith McKee. Here. And Brandy Eber should be calling in shortly. Thank you. You have a quorum. Okay. May we have a motion to approve the minutes of Monday, October 19th. It's moved by Commissioner McKee. Seconded by Commissioner Pullis. Are there any corrections to the minutes? Hearing seeing none, the minutes are approved. Next item, special order of business disclosures. Are there any commissioners with any items to disclose? Hearing seeing none, uh next item, consent agenda. May we have a motion to approve the consent agenda. It's moved by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Mills. Anyone wishing to pull any items for discussion? Hearing seeing none. Any objections to the consent agenda? Hearing none, the consent agenda is approved. Now we will move on to the public hearings, and I will read the procedure by which the public may speak to the commission. After staff presentation is completed on public hearing items, the chair will ask for public testimony on the issue. Persons who wish to testify will follow the time limits established in the commission rules of procedure. A petitioners, including his or her representatives, will receive 10 minutes. Part of this time may be reserved for rebuttal. Representatives of groups, community councils, PTAs, etc. will receive five minutes. Individuals will receive three minutes. When your testimony is complete, you may be asked questions by the commission.

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