Jason Norris

Anchorage commission backs code change so Centennial campground and Russian Jack greenhouse fit park zoning

Housing on the Tozier Tract would likely close off a planned road

“I am highly in support of this change. Given the property's proximity to a major arterial, employment centers, and major People Mover routes with short headways, this is the correct designation for the property.”

Anchorage planners ask commission to triple setback threshold director can approve alone

“The root of this request is that it does not appear that our current dimensional standards are serving Anchorage well.”

South Anchorage council asks state and city for interim school-route safety projects

Anchorage zoning board approves setback variance for Chandalar Drive home

“I just wanted to quickly ask about the public comment you did receive. Is there any merit to what was received there other than we just don't like the way it looks?”

Anchorage zoning board backs letting director approve bigger setback fixes without a hearing

Anchorage Hillside neighborhood demands expedited chipping days as municipal contracting stalls

“the continued delays in carrying out chipping days combined with a pervasive lack of communication about their status is contributing to an increasing perception that HOCC's efforts were wasted and these actions beyond HOCC's own control are diminishing HOCC's standing in its own community as a purveyor of accurate and timely information”

A zoning board overruled its own staff to green-light a Girdwood building

“if we're saying that, well, they could just redesign it to have a smaller floor plate, then I think that that's going to force a lot of redesign, and they may not be able to actually make it commercially viable. And the applicant is saying they're going to have 3 units of commercial with 3 units of residential on top. I don't think that we can just flippantly say that this would be perfectly fine if you just take that 8-foot chunk out.”

Anchorage Planning and Zoning Commission to weigh shop-house and self-storage ordinances

Anchorage zoning board postpones variance threshold changes

“Where is it worth the time and effort to bring it before the body?”

Petersburg Medical Center receives state approval for MRI service

Zoning Board Approves Two Variances, Denies Girdwood Deck Request

Zoning Board Approves Variances Despite Municipal Errors on Canyon Road Property