Advisory Status of District and Neighborhood Plans
At a glance
What: Whether district and neighborhood plans in the Municipality of Anchorage should be advisory to the Comprehensive Plan rather than carrying the same force of law.
Where it stands: After a work session the same evening, commissioners said at the November 2 meeting they were open to recommending to the Assembly that these plans be advisory. A commissioner proposed limiting the recommendation to that one question.
Next: Staff will bring it back as a case in about two months, possibly after another work session. The separate question of how Girdwood and Eagle River amend their own plans will be handled separately.
Details
Commissioners asked staff to explain how the change would affect the department's work plan and how hard it would be to depart from an advisory plan.
Staff noted the Assembly resolution drafts in the packet included a mechanism for Girdwood and Eagle River to amend their plans, a piece the sponsor did not pursue.