0:21
Julie Matthew
37:19 - 37:41
"The request for a variance is really just a workaround to get it back to where we can do it as a condition of approval again. This is something that we've done many times in the past. It's just due to legal technicalities, we're having to go through an extra hoop. They will still have to provide a soils report as the conditions are laid out after all regrading is completed, showing that they meet the requirements."
“The request for a variance is really just a workaround to get it back to where we can do it as a condition of approval again. This is something that we've done many times in the past. It's just due to legal technicalities, we're having to go through an extra hoop. They will still have to provide a soils report as the conditions are laid out after all regrading is completed, showing that they meet the requirements.”
- Speaker
- Julie Matthew
- Timestamp
- 37:19 – 37:41
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Mat-Su Borough
- Captured at
- June 18, 2026
From the transcript
The request for a variance is really just a workaround to get it back to where we can do it as a condition of approval again. This is something that we've done many times in the past. It's just due to legal technicalities, we're having to go through an extra hoop. They will still have to provide a soils report as the conditions are laid out after all regrading is completed, showing that they meet the requirements. Thank you.
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