ITEM TITLE:
Approval of Conditional Use Permit 24-02 - A Request from Alaska Guide Company for a Recreational Vehicle Park or Campground to be Utilized as Seasonal Summer Worker Housing at Tract C USS 439 Subdivision (115 Glacier Haul Road) and Adopt Findings and Conditions
SUBMITTED BY: Kate Huber, Community Development Director
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the request from Alaska Guide Company for a Recreational Vehicle Park or Campground to be utilized as seasonal summer Worker Housing at Tract C USS 439 Subdivision (115 Glacier Haul Road) and adopt the proposed findings and conditions.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Alaska Guide Company has requested approval of a Recreational Vehicle Park or Campground to be utilized as seasonal summer Worker Housing for his tourism/recreation guiding business on land that he leases from the City of Valdez.
Applicant: Alaska Guide Co.
Property Owner: City of Valdez
Street Address: 115 Glacier Haul Road
Legal Description: Tract C USS 439 Subdivision, Plat 2022-5
Zoning District: Light Industrial (LI)
Existing Land Use: Vacant
Access: Glacier Haul Road
Ordinance 24-01 states, “The Planning and Zoning Commission shall evaluate whether the conditional use permit application complies with the criteria established in this section in determining to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the request.”
Please see the attached staff report for details on the code requirements and staff’s evaluation of the application.
The previous version of Valdez Title 17 Zoning Code is still shown when viewing the online municipal code <https://www.codepublishing.com/AK/Valdez/>.
To view the newly adopted Valdez Title 17 Zoning Code, adopted in February 2024, please see the linked PDF <https://www.valdezak.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13486/ORD-24-01>. It is also available on the Community Development Department webpage <https://www.valdezak.gov/143/Community-Development> on the City of Valdez website.