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Regular Planning Commission meets March 25, 2025. Here’s how to weigh in.

The Regular Planning Commission meets Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers. This meeting will be a hybrid meeting held both in person and via Zoom Webinar link, and will be to discuss a new dog grooming salon, a new dental clinic, and a rewrite of the Comprehensive Plan.

This hybrid meeting will be held in person and by remote participation. Join the virtual meeting online at https://juneau.zoom.us/j/85421744892 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: 854 2174 4892. If you’re giving public comment while participating virtually, you shall state your name and place of residence before beginning your testimony and 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 12 noon, March 21, 2025, or testify at the meeting. Read the Planning Commission Meeting agenda at https://juneau-ak.municodemeetings.com.

Conditional Use Permit for a Dog Grooming Salon at 2217 Dunn Street (USE20250006)

Conditional Use permit for a Dog Grooming Salon at 2217 Dunn Street in a LC zone.

Conditional Use Permit for Dental Clinic at 3063 Vintage Blvd. (USE20250007)

Conditional Use Permit for a three-story, 19,635 square foot dental clinic located at 3063 Vintage Boulevard (next to Safeway).

Comprehensive Plan Rewrite (AME20250002)

A rewrite of the Juneau Comprehensive Plan.

March 10th, 2025|

Hank Harmon Public Range annual board meeting scheduled for March 19

The Hank Harmon Public Range Board will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will take place in person at the Juneau Hunter Education Shooting Complex at 5670 Montana Creek Road. (On the right side of the road, go through the yellow gate to the building on the immediate right and enter through the glass door.)

Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend. Public comment and questions will be taken at the beginning of the meeting and limited to three minutes per person.

If you have any concerns you would like the board to address, please send them to [email protected].

Please keep in mind that in accordance with range bylaws, only paid and participating members of at least 60 days may vote at the annual meeting (Article V, Section 1).

For questions, please contact the Hank Harmon Public Range Board at [email protected].

March 5th, 2025|

Changes to DPAC hours and operations on March 8, 9, 11

The Dimond Park Aquatic Center (DPAC) will see temporary changes to hours and operations on the following days:

On Saturday, March 8, the pool will close to the public at 2:30 p.m. for a Glacier Swim Club event.
On Sunday, March 9, capacity will be capped at 80 patrons due to staffing shortages.
On Tuesday, March 11, DPAC’s weekly maintenance closure will be extended in order to complete work on the scoreboard above the lap pool. The pool area will be closed from 8 – 11 a.m. Other areas remain open and Chair Yoga will meet as scheduled in the events room.

All other hours and operations are expected to continue as normal.

For complete DPAC hours and events, see the full calendar at juneaupools.org.

March 4th, 2025|

Regular Planning Commission meets March 11, 2025. Here’s how to weigh in.

The Regular Planning Commission meets Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers. This meeting will be a hybrid meeting held both in person and via Zoom Webinar link, and will be to discuss a site plan modification for a fire turnaround relocation on Mendenhall Loop road, the use of two existing church rooms to serve as a preschool for children aged 3-5 years, and a preliminary plan for an alternative residential subdivision.

This hybrid meeting will be held in person and by remote participation. Join the virtual meeting online at https://juneau.zoom.us/j/85421744892 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: 854 2174 4892. If you’re giving public comment while participating virtually, you shall state your name and place of residence before beginning your testimony and 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 12 noon, March 7, 2025, or testify at the meeting. Read the Planning Commission Meeting agenda at https://juneau-ak.municodemeetings.com.

Conditional Use Permit for Site Plan Modification: Fire Turnaround Relocation (USE20250001)

Conditional Use permit for site plan modification for fire turnaround relocation on Mendenhall Loop Road.

Conditional Use Permit for a Preschool at St. Brendan’s Episcopal Church (USE20250002)

Conditional Use Permit for the use of two existing church rooms to serve as a preschool for children aged 3-5 years. Additionally, these rooms can be utilized for Family Promise’s rotational sheltering program, various school services independent of church activities, and when needed, as emergency sheltering facilities for the Red Cross.

Preliminary Plan for Alternative Residential Subdivision at 4670 Glacier Hwy (ARP2024 0001)

Alternative Residential Subdivision for developing up to 76 dwelling units on 5.1 acres at 4670 Glacier Highway.

March 3rd, 2025|

Apply for Parks & Rec commercial use permit by March 31

The City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation Department is accepting 1-year commercial use permit applications for the 2025 season from now through Sunday, March 31.

Commercial use permits authorize commercial activity on CBJ parklands. There is a non-refundable $250 application fee for the first location and a $100 application fee for every additional location from the same vendor. Learn more about commercial use permits on the Parks & Recreation Commercial Use webpage.

Parks & Recreation will also accept late applications from April 1 through June 30, which will have an associated late fee of $250, totaling $500 for the first application. Additional applications will still cost $100.

All applications will be processed through an online form. Vendors applying for more than one location will be able to fill out a shorter version of the form when they apply for the second location onward. For those additional applications, be sure to select “No” for the second question on the landing page.

For more information, contact Dave Pusich at [email protected] or 907-586-5226 ext 4143

March 3rd, 2025|