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#17-21 Authorizing a Land Lease with Mega Trucking, LLC for Tract B, ASLS 98-26
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SUBMITTED BY: AnnMarie Lain, CFM
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Approve Resolution #17-20, authorizing a land lease with Mega Trucking, LLC for Tract B, ASLS 98-26.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Mr. Passin, of Mega Trucking LLC, has requested the lease of Tract B, ASLS 98-26, a 6.82 parcel along the Richardson Highway for the purpose of storing gravel, heavy equipment, and refining gravel from the Glacier Stream river bed. Tract B, ASLS 98-26, is zoned Public Lands. Chapter 4 of Valdez Municipal Code states that "no application for lease shall be considered unless the land desired to be leased is zoned to permit the use to which the applicant intends to put the land." Chapter 17 zoning requirements for Public Lands District, document attached, outlines the intent of the zoning district as well as the permitted and conditional uses. The intent of the Public Lands Zoning District is stated below:
"The P (public lands) district is intended to contain major open space areas, watershed management areas and major public and quasi-public, recreational, educational and institutional uses, including private lands and uses that are essentially public in character and of specific value to the entire community."
Although the intent of the purpose of storing gravel is to make the sale of gravel available to the public market which would add "specific value to the entire community," the requested use for storing gravel, heavy equipment, and refining gravel is not listed as a permitted principal use. Natural resource extraction; however, is listed as a conditional use. Legal Counsel has confirmed that the storage of gravel and equipment in conjunction with natural resource extraction is allowed by Valdez Municipal Code as a conditionally permitted use. Should City Council approve the land lea...
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