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Our Mission
The Planning Department's mission is to guide Anchorage land use development and community resources to meet the quality of life, economic, social, environmental, and physical needs of present and future residents.
"Planning Today for Tomorrow"
 Good planning makes for livable neighborhoods, a safe and healthy community, and a sustainable economy. How land use fits in with housing, transportation, community and economic development gives Anchorage its character.
In 2001, the Municipality adopted "Anchorage 2020", a new comprehensive plan that will shape the future of our community. Following the guidelines of the new plan, work on town centers is underway and a new parks and open space plan will begin late this year.
We have also begun to tackle tough issues such as the first complete rewrite of our land use code, a sign ordinance, and retail store design standards. We are working to improve public information and involvement in proposed development projects through our on-line zoning and platting notification system. We are doing a joint project with the American Planning Association to set a national standard for staff case review and processing.
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