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Mat-Su Borough: Planning Commission Meeting - Monday, June 1st, 2026

Alaska News • June 2, 2026 • 5 min

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Mat-Su Borough: Planning Commission Meeting - Monday, June 1st, 2026

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Mat-Su Planning Commission advances multifamily design standards rewrite

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Commission on Monday introduced a resolution to modernize multifamily development design standards, aligning permitting requirements with project scale and complexity, with a public hearing scheduled for June 15.

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0:00
Speaker A

Here. Commissioner Fanoff? Here. And Commissioner Scoggin is absent. We have a quorum.

0:08
Speaker A

Thank you very much. Approval of the agenda. Are there any additions or changes to the agenda? Any objections to approving the agenda as written? Seeing and hearing None.

0:20
Speaker A

The agenda is approved. Pledge of allegiance. Would Commissioner Glenn please lead us in the pledge?

0:28
Speaker A

Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States.

0:42
Speaker A

Thank you. Consent Agenda Minutes Regular meeting minutes May 18, 20206 Introduction for public hearing quasi judicial matters None. Introduction for public hearing legislative matters resolution 26 09, a resolution of the Matanuska Susitna Borough Planning Commission recommending approval of an ordinance amending MSB 17.73 multifamily development design standards to align permitting and design standards with the scale and complexity of development projects. Staff Alex Strachan Planning Director public hearing date June 15, 2026 Are there any objections to approving the consent agenda as written hearing and seeing? None.

1:42
Speaker A

The consent agenda is approved. Committee reports, none. Agency staff reports, none. Land use classifications, None. Audience participation, three minutes per person for items not scheduled for public hearing.

1:59
Speaker A

Caleb, is there anyone on the phone? No one on the phone. Is there anyone in the audience who would like to speak on anything not on the agenda for public hearing tonight? Okay. Seeing and hearing that there are no persons to be heard, is there any objection to closing the audience participation?

2:19
Speaker A

No objection. Audience participation is closed. Public hearing quasi judicial matters None. Public hearing legislative matters None. Correspondence and information None.

2:33
Speaker A

Unfinished business, None. New business, None. Commission business. Commissioners, do you have any questions regarding the future agenda items provided in your folders? Any questions at all?

2:47
Speaker A

All right, that takes us to director and Commissioner. Comments? I'll start at this end. Commissioner Fanoff.

2:58
Speaker A

No comment. Except it's a pretty quick one today. Thank you, sir. That it was. Mr. Carpenter.

3:07
Speaker A

No comment. All right. Commissioner Glenn. No comment. Commissioner McCabe, any comments from you tonight?

3:16
Speaker A

No, just hello and enjoy the nice weather this week. Thank you, Commissioner McCabe and staff. I know Steph had some comments tonight.

3:29
Wade Long

Yeah, thank you. Wade Long, Development Services Manager and not to take up too much of anybody's time, but I did want to recognize that last week, May 27th through the 30th, the planning department Development Services Division, in partnership with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, did a cleanup in Sutton Town site and we. We hit about 70 properties in about four days with 252 volunteers. We're still tallying up the tonnage that was removed from there, but I just wanted to express my gratitude to Burrow staff and the public and especially the Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints for their continued support in keeping the borough beautiful. Thank you.

4:15
Speaker A

That's wonderful. Thank you. And thank you to all involved. And I will just close out by saying it is supposed to be a spectacular week this week, weather wise. So I hope everyone can get out and enjoy it a little bit at this point.

4:27
Speaker A

I will call this meeting adjourned at 6. 6:05PM.