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Posted 10/13/08: The Assembly adopted Chapter 6, Dimensional Standards and Measurements, on September 30, 2008. The adopted version is available for download from Adopted Chapters.

Posted 9/26/08: A substitute version of Chapter 21.06, Dimensional Standards and Measurements, has been posted on the Public Hearing Draft page. This version will be considered by the Assembly at their September 30, 2008 meeting.

Posted 9/17/08: The Assembly adopted Chapter 5, Use Regulations, on September 16, 2008. A version with the adopted amendments will be available for download in a couple of weeks.

Posted 8/25/08: The Assembly Title 21 Committee meetings of August 28, 2008 and September 4, 2008 are CANCELLED. The next meeting will be on September 11, 2008. For more information about these meetings, see the Public Participation page.

Posted 8/8/08: The Issue Response paper for the first section of Chapter 7 (sections 21.07.010, 020, 030, 040, 050, 140) has been posted on the Public Hearing Draft page.

Posted 7/31/08: The Assembly closed the public hearing on Chapter 5, Use Regulations, on July 29, 2008. Deliberations are scheduled for August 19, 2008. The public hearing on Chapter 6, Dimensional Standards and Measurements, is postponed to September 9, 2008.

Posted 6/27/08: The Planning Department has scheduled the first three public Special Topics Brown Bag Discussions covering policies that implement Anchorage's Comprehensive Plan, Anchorage 2020. See the Public Participation page for topics, dates and locations.

Posted 6/12/08: On June 10, 2008, the Assembly opened the public hearing on Chapter 5, Use Regulations, and continued it to July 29, 2008.

Posted 5/30/08: On May 20, 2008, the Assembly provisionally adopted Chapter 4, Zoning Districts, which can be downloaded from the Adopted Chapters page.

Posted 5/29/08: On Thursday, June 5, 2008, a community meeting is being held at the Anchorage Museum from 7-9 p.m. to give residents the opportunity to talk with the Planning staff. See the Public Participation page.

Posted 5/8/08: The Planning Department has prepared an analysis of how the Public Hearing Draft of the Title 21 Rewrite implements the policies and strategies of Anchorage 2020: Anchorage Bowl Comprehensive Plan. The analysis is available for download from the Public Hearing Draft page.

Posted 4/23/08: On April 14, 2008, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended adoption of Chapter 3. Amendments recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission for Chapter 3 are available for download from the Public Hearing Draft page.

Posted 3/6/08: The Assembly Title 21 Committee meeting of March 13, 2008 is CANCELLED. The meeting of March 20, 2008 will be held in the Mayor's Conference Room in City Hall at the usual time. See the Public Participation page.

Posted 3/3/08: The Issue Response Summary for Chapter 3 is available for download from the Public Hearing Draft page. Planning and Zoning Commission deliberations on Chapter 3 are scheduled for a special meeting on Monday, March 17, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. in the Assembly Chambers at the Loussac Library.

On January 28, 2008, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended adoption of Chapters 5 and 6. Amendments recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission for Chapters 4, 5, and 6 can be downloaded from the Public Hearing Draft page.

Posted 2/29/08: The draft Economic Impact Analysis (EIA) of the Title 21 Rewrite is now available for review. Go to the project page for more information about the project, meeting schedule, and to download the draft EIA document.

Posted 1/18/08: Issue Response Summaries have been prepared for Chapters 5 and 6 and are available for download from the Public Hearing Draft page. Action is scheduled for these chapters at a special meeting on Monday, January 28, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 830 of City Hall.

Chapter 4 was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission on January 7, 2008. Chapter 12 was amended and approved by the Assembly on December 11, 2007.

Posted 12/10/07: The Issue Response Summary prepared on Chapter 4 for the Planning and Zoning Commission is now available for download from the Public Hearing Draft page.

Posted 11/14/07: The Planning and Zoning Commission held public hearings on Chapters 3, 7, and 14 on November 5, 7, and 8, 2007. An Issue Response Summary will be provided to the Planning and Zoning Commission before deliberation on these chapters.

Posted 10/19/07: Download the Assembly Packet for the public hearing on chapter 21.12 on October 23, 2007.

Posted 10/16/07: On October 8, 2007, the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of chapter 21.12 with all the amendments proposed by the Planning Department as shown in the Issue Response paper. Download the Issue Response paper for chapter 21.12 from the Public Hearing Draft page.

Posted 10/16/07: The Planning and Zoning Commission held public hearings on Chapters 4, 5, and 6 on October 1, 3, and 4, 2007. They are scheduled to deliberate on these chapters starting on December 3, 2007.

Posted 9/24/07: On September 24, 2007, the Planning Department posted the public hearing draft of chapter 14 of the Title 21 Rewrite. Download this chapter from the Public Hearing Draft page.

Posted 9/19/07: On September 19, 2007, the Planning Department posted the public hearing drafts of chapters 3 and 7 of the Title 21 Rewrite. Download these chapters from the Public Hearing Draft page.

Posted 8/7/07: On August 6, 2007, the Planning Department posted the public hearing drafts of chapters 4, 5, 6, and 12 of the Title 21 Rewrite. Download these chapters from the Public Hearing Draft page.

Posted 7/2/07: The public meetings on July 12 and 13, 2007, for the presentation of the Title 21 Rewrite Economic Impact Analysis (EIA) have been cancelled. These meetings will be rescheduled for later this summer and posted on the Public Participation page.

Posted 6/14/07: The Assembly Title 21 Committee is reviewing an interim draft of Chapter 21.12, Nonconformities. Check the Public Participation page for the meeting schedule.

Posted 6/14/07: On June 12, 2007, the Assembly amended Section 21.08.060, regarding subdivision agreements, and made that section effective immediately, applicable to all preliminary plat applications submitted after June 12. The amended Chapter 8 can be downloaded from the Documents for Review page.

Posted 4/16/07: On April 10, 2007, the Assembly adopted Chapters 1, 2, 8, and 13 of the Title 21 rewrite. These chapters will not become effective until the remaining chapters of the rewrite are also adopted, which is anticipated to be in late 2007. Download the chapters from the Documents for Review page.

Posted 1/31/07: On Friday, February 2, 2007, the Assembly Title 21 Committee will meet to continue discussing Chapter 8, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., and from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the Assembly Conference Room in City Hall.

On January 23, 2007, the Assembly continued the public hearing on Chapters 1, 2, 8, and 13 to their meeting of March 13, 2007.

Posted 1/18/07: On Friday, January 19, 2007, the Assembly Title 21 Committee will meet to discuss Chapter 8, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Assembly Conference Room in City Hall.

On January 9, 2007, the Assembly opened the public hearing on Chapters 1, 2, 8, and 13, and continued it to their January 23, 2007 meeting.

The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on these chapters on November 13, 2006. Deliberations were held on December 4 and 11, 2006; the commission recommended adoption with amendments on December 11, 2006. Download their recommendations from the Public Hearing Draft page.

On November 1 and November 8, 2006, the Platting Board recommended adoption of Chapters 1, 2, 8, and 13 with amendments. Go to Documents for Review to download those chapters with the Platting Board's recommended amendments.

See the Public Participation page for a schedule of upcoming meetings and public hearings. The review and approval process of the chapters below has begun. If adopted, these chapters will not become effective until the remaining chapters are also adopted, which is proposed for the third quarter of 2007.

- Chapter 21.01, General Provisions

- Chapter 21.02, Boards, Commissions, and Municipal Administration

- Chapter 21.08, Subdivision Standards

- Chapter 21.13, Enforcement

An economic impact analysis is proposed to be performed on the chapters below. After the analysis is finished, a public hearing draft of these chapters will be released, in late February/early March 2007.

- Chapter 21.03, Review and Approval Procedures

- Chapter 21.04, Zoning Districts

- Chapter 21.05, Use Regulations

- Chapter 21.06, Dimensional Standards and Measurements

- Chapter 21.07, Development and Design Standards

- Chapter 21.12, Nonconformities

Public hearings on these chapters are proposed for late April through late May. The Planning and Zoning Commission deliberations are proposed for June and July, and Assembly deliberations for August through September 2007.

Note: Chapter 9, Girdwood Land Use Regulations, and Chapter 11, Signs, have already been adopted and are in effect. Chapter 10 is reserved as a placeholder for regulations specific to Chugiak-Eagle River, as directed by AR 2006-72.

Comment Response: Department response to comments on Chapters 1-3 of Public Review Draft #1 now available here. Comment response on other chapters will be posted as time allows.

Assembly Title 21 Rewrite Committee Meetings

See the Public Participation page for future meetings and notes from past meetings.

Public Comments and Information

Comments on the Public Hearing Draft will be posted on the Public Comment page as they are received. Comments on previous drafts can also be found on the Public Comment page.

Contact Us

Mail:

Planning Department/Physical Planning Division

P.O. Box 196650

Anchorage, Alaska 99519

E-mail: title21@muni.org

Phone: (907) 343-7921

Fax: (907) 343-7927