Sean Debenham
63:06 - 63:49
"we need a comprehensive setback analysis of our Title 21 code that's 1,000 pages."
“we need a comprehensive setback analysis of our Title 21 code that's 1,000 pages.”
- Speaker
- Sean Debenham
- Timestamp
- 63:06 – 63:49
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- August 28, 2026
From the transcript
So my contention is, is it's not only that we need more land, it's that we need to more efficiently use the land that we currently have, right? If I can increase the number of units that I have by 33% on every development that I do, that is a substantial amount of units that we can put just by simply changing policy that we have within the municipality of Anchorage, right? That's a policy change, and we can do that and increase our availabilities of doing units. All right, so what does that mean? That means that number one, we need a comprehensive setback analysis of our Title 21 code that's 1,000 pages.
Related Coverage
Anchorage developer says fire lanes cost his 58-unit project 15 homes
At a Commonwealth North forum in Anchorage on Thursday, developer Sean Debenham said fire code drive-aisle widths and a nine-month permit wait cut units from his 58-home Raspberry Townhomes project, while a municipal official listed fee and code changes meant to speed building.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min readAI