Legislation Details

File #: 24-0061    Version: 1
Type: New Business Status: Passed
File created: 2/6/2024 In control: Planning and Zoning Commission
On agenda: 2/14/2024 Final action: 2/14/2024
Title: Approval of Temporary Land Use Permit 24-02 with 907 Snowcat, LLC for an Approximately 2,200 Square Foot Portion of 3001 Richardson Highway, Tract F, ASLS 79-116 owned by the City of Valdez
Attachments: 1. TLUP 24-02 907 Snowcat Application
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Approval of Temporary Land Use Permit 24-02 with 907 Snowcat, LLC for an Approximately 2,200 Square Foot Portion of 3001 Richardson Highway, Tract F, ASLS 79-116 owned by the City of Valdez

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SUBMITTED BY: Nicole LeRoy

FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A

RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve of temporary land use permit 24-02 with 907 Snowcat, LLC for an approximately 2,200 square foot portion of 3001 Richardson Highway, Tract F, ASLS 79-116 owned by the City of Valdez with conditions.

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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Planning Department staff received a temporary land use permit (TLUP) application from 907 Snowcat, LLC for use of approximately 2,200 square feet of parking area at 3001 Richardson Highway, Tract F, ASLS 76-116. 907 Snowcat is requesting use of this property for staging a snowcat skiing/snowcat tour business. The permitted area under the temporary land use agreement would be for 20' x 30' parking area for the snowcat, and 40' x 40' area for client parking (see attached application.)

If granted, this temporary land use permit will be paired with an access agreement between the City and 907 Snowcat for use of an alternative trail route for transport of clients over city-owned land (see attached route map shown in application.) The access agreement is authorized separately from the TLUP, but staff's recommended conditions of approval would apply to both agreements.

Public Works Director John Witte, Capital Facilities Director and Assistant City Manager Nate Duval, and Parks and Recreation Director Ken Wilson were solicited for comments on the temporary land use permit application and did not object to the proposed use.

Per Valdez Municipal Code, "use of the property under the permit shall not constitute a nuisance, substantially interfere with the use and enjoyment of adjacent property, or adversely impact public access or city operations." The conditions below are proposed to allo...

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