ITEM TITLE:
Issuance of Temporary Land Use Permit #26-08 to Wilson Brothers Distributing Company for an Approximately 1.44-acre portion of 226 South Harbor Drive, Tract G, Harbor Subdivision.
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nylund, Senior Planner & GIS Technician
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
N/A - Receive and File
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
On May 15th, 2026, the City of Valdez Community Development Department issued a temporary land use permit (TLUP) to Wilson Brothers Distributing Company for an Approximately 1.44-acre portion of 226 South Harbor Drive, Tract G, Harbor Subdivision, owned by the City of Valdez.
Pursuant to Valdez Municipal Code 17.12.120 (G), staff review of the proposed temporary use request found that all ten approval criteria were satisfied. The term of this permit is June 1st to November 30th, 2026. The permitted use is for parking and staging of refrigeration trailers and a generator for supplying power to the units.
The Public Works Director, Capital Facilities Director and Ports and Harbor Director were solicited for comments on the application and had no objections. This long-term TLUP was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission at their regularly scheduled public meeting on April 12th, 2023, and has been administratively approved this year per VMC 17.12.120(F) which states that the permit “may be renewed annually, with the approval of the community development director”, “and may be renewed for a maximum of 4 years”. If it is applied for again next year, this TLUP will need to go through a full application and approval process.