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Report: Issuance of Temporary Land Use Permit 25-04 for the Roadside Potatohead, LLC for Six Months on 369 Square Feet of Public Right-of-Way Immediately Adjacent to Lot 12, Block 40, Harbor Subdivision
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SUBMITTED BY: Nicole Chase, Senior Planner
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Community Development staff received temporary land use permit application 25-04 from the Roadside Potatohead, LLC for a 369 square foot portion of public right-of-way adjacent to Lot 12, Block 40, Harbor Subdivision. The permit is for temporary outdoor restaurant seating for May 1, 2025 through September 20th, 2025.
This area has been utilized by the Potatohead for outdoor restaurant seating for the past few years. In 2018, staff assessed the area by measuring thirty and fifty feet from the center lines of Chitina and Harbor Drives which revealed three picnic tables at the Potatohead sit partially in the public right-of-way off Chitina Drive.
Public Works Director, Capital Facilities Director and Ports and Harbor Director were solicited for comments on the application and had no objections.
The public sidewalk remains unobstructed under this permit, and no permanent alteration of the land shall occur.
Pursuant to Valdez Municipal Code 17.12.120 (G) Approval Criteria, staff review of the proposed temporary use request found that all 10 approval criteria were satisfied.
Pursuant to Valdez Municipal Code 17.12.120 (F)(2) Long-term permits may be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission pursuant to Table 17.12.030-1. Long-term permit activities that reoccur on an annual basis may be renewed annually, with approval by the Community Development Director, if the duration of the use exceeds one year, and may be renewed for a maximum of four years. After four years the reoccurring use must go through the full application and approval process. Mi...
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