Anchorage 2040 Implementation 
Recent Activity
February 14, 2023
Title 21 Text Amendment to Site Access Standards, PZC Case No. 2023-0011
On February 13, 2023, the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) voted to recommend approval to the Anchorage Assembly of PZC Case No. 2023-0011, Site Access Regulations in Title 21. These are the reforms to vehicle driveway access and circulation requirements, pedestrian facility requirements and incentives, and building placement and orientation standards that were proposed alongside the reforms to off-street parking minimums in A.O. 2022-80 (PZC Case No. 2022-0026). The Assembly ultimately adopted a substitute version (A.O. 2022-80(S)) without the site access amendments in order to de-couple the site access amendments from the parking amendments ordinance. The Assembly gave direction to take the site access amendments back through the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) as a separate companion ordinance to the parking reforms. See the project page for more information.
Title 21 Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), AO 2022-107 (PZC Case No. 2022-0090)
The Accessory Dwelling Units ordinance was approved by the Anchorage Assembly on January 10, 2023.This updates ADU code language to facilitate additional provisions of housing and helps implement Anchorage 2040 Land Use Plan Actions 4-1 and 4-2. See the ADU project page for more information.
December 2022
Title 21 Downtown Land Use Code Update, PZC Case No. 2022-0129
On December 12, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval to the Anchorage Assembly of the Title 21 code update. It will be scheduled for Introduction and Public Hearing before the Assembly during the first quarter of 2023. See the project page for more information.
Amendments to the Anchorage 2040 Land Use Plan, PZC Case No. 2022-0133
On December 12, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval to the Anchorage Assembly the plan amendments to Anchorage 2040 Land Use Plan (2040 Plan). During the Title 21 Downtown Land Use Code Update (PZC Case No. 2022-0129), there were three inconsistencies
identified for correction in the 2040 Plan regarding DT districts. This case will be scheduled for Introduction and Public Hearing before the Assembly during the first quarter of 2023. See the project page for more information.
Amendments to the Anchorage Downtown District Plan 2021, PZC Case No. 2022-0134
On December 12, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of plan amendments to the Anchorage Downtown District Plan 2021 that identified inconsistencies between the proposed downtown code update and the design guidelines adopted into the plan. Inconsistencies between plans and code can result in conflicting code interpretations, and these proposed edits will remove these inconsistencies. The plan was also edited by staff to include additional maps, photographs, and other updated graphical information to assist plan users to better understand the plan's guidelines and intent. This case will be scheduled for Introduction and Public Hearing before the Assembly during the first quarter of 2023. See the project page for more information.
Title 21 Text Amendment to Parking and Site Access Standards, AO 2022-80(S) (PZC Case No. 2022-0026)
On November 22, 2022, the Anchorage Assembly adopted its substitute version of PZC's recommended Title 21 parking and site access amendment ordinance to eliminate minimum parking requirements. The adopted amendment goes into effect on January 23, 2023. See the parking project page for further info.
Title 21 R-4A Mixed-Use Zoning District (PZC Case No. 2021-0127)
On October 3, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval to the Anchorage Assembly of the R-4A district. It will be scheduled for Introduction and Public Hearing before the Anchorage Assembly during the first quarter of 2023. See the project page for more information.
October 2022
Reinvestment Focus Area (RFA) A.O. No. 2022-62
The RFA ordinance was introduced to the Assembly on May 24, 2022, and a public hearing was scheduled for June 21. The Assembly referred the ordinance to the Assembly Community and Economic Development Committee for review, and a meeting was held on July 14. The Assembly voted to approve the ordinance on October 11, 2022. See the RFA project page for more information.
June 13, 2022
Anchorage Assembly Adopted the R-2 Zones Bulk and Height Amendment, AO No. 2022-36, on April 26, 2022
The public hearing draft amendments to the R-2 zones two-and-one-half-story (2½-story) height limit and other dimensional standards (PZC Case No. 2021-0111; AO 2022-36) received final approval from the Anchorage Assembly on April 26. The amendments become effective on Thursday, May 26. See the R-2 project page.
Anchorage Assembly Adopted the Anchorage Downtown District Plan, AO No. 2022-27 on April 26, 2022
The public hearing draft Anchorage Downtown District Plan (PZC Case No. 2021-0119; AO 2022-27) received final approval from the Anchorage Assembly on April 26. See the Our Downtown project page.
PZC Public Hearing on the draft Title 21 Text Amendment to Parking and Site Access Standards, PZC Case No. 2022-0026
On June 6, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a recommendation to the Assembly to adopt the public hearing draft Title 21 parking and site access amendment. See the parking project page for further info.
August 24, 2021
Small Area Implementation Plan (SAIP) - AO No. 2021-46(S) Approved
The Anchorage Assembly adopted the Small Area Implementation Plan, a new master planning tool in Title 21, Chapter 21.03, Review and Approval Procedures, on June 8, 2021. This project, which was brought forward by the Planning Department as a public hearing draft in February 2021, has implemented Anchorage 2040 Action 2-11.
Projects
The Anchorage 2040 Land Use Plan shows the near-term actions to take in order to achieve the housing, neighborhoods, and mixed-use centers envisioned in the plan. Below are current and upcoming projects, with participation opportunities, to carry out some of the 2040 actions listed on page 96 of the Plan. These projects make changes to Anchorage's development regulations for housing and mixed-use:
- R-2 ZONES BULK AND HEIGHT AMENDMENT: This project proposes to amend the 2.5-story limit in the R-2A, R-2D, and R-2M residential zones, by allowing for 3-story residences in certain locations and situations, subject to mitigating features, such as height transitions.
(Action 4-4) Contact: tom.davis@anchorageak.gov
- OUR DOWNTOWN: This project is a three-step, multi-year process to update the Downtown Title 21 code and the Downtown Anchorage Comprehensive Plan.
(2040 Actions 3-2 and 3-9) Contact: kristine.bunnell@anchorageak.gov
Other 2040 actions may be taken by other agencies, such as transportation plans and investments by AMATS.
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