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Approval of Temporary Land Use Permit #25-09 for Granite Construction Company for a 1.9-acre Portion of Tract C1 ASLS 79-116 owned by the City of Valdez
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SUBMITTED BY: Nicole Chase, Senior Planner
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Approve temporary land use permit #25-09 for Granite Construction Company for a 1.9-acre portion of Tract C1 ASLS 79-116 owned by the City of Valdez
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Community Development Department staff received a temporary land use permit application from Granite Construction Company for use of an approximately 1.9-acre portion of Tract C1 ASLS 79-116 owned by the City of Valdez. The site has been the location of a gravel extraction pit and asphalt batch plant operated by Harris Sand and Gravel since 2002.
Granite Construction has requested use of the property for operation of a temporary asphalt production plant in association with a State of Alaska Department of Transportation paving project they are completing on the Richardson Highway (see attached application and narrative). No permanent alteration of the land shall occur, or structures are proposed as part of this use. Granite Construction has requested use of the starting July 7th, 2025, through October 15th, 2025.
The City Manager was solicited for comments on the application, and had no objection against the proposed use, but did want to stipulate in the permit that Granite Construction be responsible for clean up of any material or spills that could result from the proposed use. Staff will work with the City Attorney to determine adequate language to protect the City is included in the permit.
The subject property is zoned public lands, which does not permit asphalt plants as an allowable use. However, pursuant to Valdez Municipal Code 17.12.120 (B), interim, non-permanent uses of land that are not in conformance with the zoning district are allowable with a te...
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