Regular Planning Commission meets February 27th, 2024. 

This hybrid meeting will be held in person and by remote participation. Join the virtual meeting online https://juneau.zoom.us/j/82129669482 or call:  1-253-215-8782  and enter Webinar ID: 821 2966 9482 . If you’re giving public comment, you’ll be asked to state your name, place of residence, and (if participating remotely) will be asked to stay on the line after your testimony to answer any questions from the Commission. For more information about the procedure, contact the Community Development Department at 907-586-0715.

The public is encouraged to submit written comments to [email protected] by Friday, February 23rd, 2023, by noon, or testify at the meeting. Read the Planning Commission Meeting agenda HERE.

Glacier Heights LLC (ARF2023 0002)

Alternative Residential Subdivision Modification request to increase surface parking and modify open space on Glacier Highway in a D18 zoning district.

Eaglecrest (USE2023 009 & CSP2023 0001)

Eaglecrest Ski Area is applying for a City Project Review & Conditional Use Permit (concurrently) to develop a number of amenities, including the following:

• Gondola with base station, upper station, and supporting structures
• “Summit House” warming hut
• Construction access roads
• Mountain bike trails
• Two Upper Fish Creek bridge crossings (each approx. 40 feet in length)
• Picnic pavilion near Cropley Lake
• Snow tubing park

PSA – 2.8.2024

The Planning Commission meets March 8, 2022, at 7 P.M. This meeting will be virtual and telephonic only, and will be to review an applications for a conditional use permit for a marijuana store, a conditional use permit for Sunny Slope Organic Farm, and the reconstruction of Harris Street.

This virtual meeting will be by video and telephonic participation only. Join the virtual meeting online https://juneau.zoom.us/j/87830813954 or call: 1-346-248-7799 or 1-669-900-6833 or 1-253-215-8782 or 1-312-626-6799 or 1-929-436-2866 or 1-301-715-8592 and enter Webinar ID: 878 3081 3954.  If you’re giving public comment, you’ll be asked to state your name, place of residence, and will be asked to stay on the phone after your testimony to answer any questions from the Commission. For more information about the procedure, contact the Community Development Department at 907-586-0715.

The public is encouraged to submit written comments to [email protected] by 12 noon, March 4, or testify at the meeting. Read the Planning Commission Meeting agenda here.

Reconstruction of Harris Street starting at Harris and Fourth Street to the Gold and Seventh Street intersection (CSP2021 0007)

Proposed replacement of road base material, pavement, concrete sidewalks, concrete curbs, gutters, and underground water and sewer utilities. The goal is to separate the sanitary and storm sewers, reducing the load on treatment facilities and reduce outfall of untreated sewage into Gastineau Channel during wet weather events, and to update the above sections of road with newer infrastructure.

A Conditional Use Permit for Sunny Slope Organic Farm – Nursery, Landscaping, & Retail (USE2022 0003)

The applicant requests a Conditional Use Permit to continue services at their location. These services include: on-site retail, gardening classes, landscaping, and a nursery. In the future, they plan to offer classes on Composting, Seed Collecting, Plant Dividing, Tool Sharpening, Forcing Winter Bulbs, Succulent Wreath Making, and Seed Starting. Classes would be approximately 1.5 hours and accommodate six (6) to eight (8) students.

A Special Use Permit for a marijuana retail store with on-site consumption of edible marijuana products (USE2022 0001)

The applicant a Special Use Permit to continue operations as Blissful Awakenings. The previous owner received a modification to USE2016 0006 (USE2020 0016) to allow on-site consumption of edible marijuana products. This application is reviewed as a Marijuana Retail Facility with On-Site Consumption. The applicant is required to obtain a license for this from the State of Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office, and a license from the City and Borough of Juneau.

The Planning Commission meets February 22, 2022, at 7 P.M. This meeting will be virtual and telephonic only, and will be to review an application for a revision to the Alternative Development Overlay District. This item is up for public hearing.

This virtual meeting will be by video and telephonic participation only. Join the virtual meeting online https://juneau.zoom.us/j/84594683197 or call: 1-346-248-7799 or 1-669-900-6833 or 1-253-215-8782 or 1-312-626-6799 or 1-929-436-2866 or 1-301-715-8592 and enter Webinar ID: 845 9468 3197.  If you’re giving public comment, you’ll be asked to state your name, place of residence, and will be asked to stay on the phone after your testimony to answer any questions from the Commission. For more information about the procedure, contact the Community Development Department at 907-586-0715.

The public is encouraged to submit written comments to [email protected] by 12 noon, February 18, or testify at the meeting. Read the Planning Commission Meeting agenda here.

Revision to the Alternative Development Overlay District (AME2018 0004)

Revision to the proposed ordinance taking into account lot size and subdivisions, setbacks for corner lots, and defining exception categories. Since the Commission last saw this ordinance, it has been reviewed by the CBJ Law Department and Engineering & Public Works Department. Both reviews generated proposed changes.