Christopher Constant
12:15 - 12:39
"the new language seems to imply that if there's a minor modification that goes to the director and that he or she does not approve, the director then has to— has to request that it go through the normal public variance process, not automatically goes back through the process. Is that correct?"
“the new language seems to imply that if there's a minor modification that goes to the director and that he or she does not approve, the director then has to— has to request that it go through the normal public variance process, not automatically goes back through the process. Is that correct?”
- Speaker
- Christopher Constant
- Timestamp
- 12:15 – 12:39
- Source
- Anchorage Assembly: Zoning Board of Examiners and Appeals - September 10, 2026 - 2026-09-10 18:30:00
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- September 11, 2026
From the transcript
Thank you, Ari. I actually had a question on an item that you, you didn't touch on in the opening, and that's in the actual draft ordinance that's included in our packet. So on page 6 of 8, this would be page 2 of the draft ordinance, in the line 27 starts the procedure for minor modifications approved by director, and there is new language appended at the end of existing code. I was trying to pull up the section of code so I could see it, read it within the broader context, but what stands out to me here, or I guess the question I have for you here is the new language seems to imply that if there's a minor modification that goes to the director and that he or she does not approve, the director then has to— has to request that it go through the normal public variance process, not automatically goes back through the process. Is that correct?
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