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Anchorage |
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Code of Ordinances |
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Title 21. LAND USE PLANNING (NEW CODE - Effective January 1, 2014)* |
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Chapter 21.01. GENERAL PROVISIONS (NEW CODE - Effective January 1, 2014) |
§ 21.01.080. Comprehensive plan.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the comprehensive plan is to set forth the goals, objectives, strategies, and policies governing land use development of the municipality. As adopted, this section and the documents incorporated in this section constitute the comprehensive plan of the municipality.
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Elements.
1.
Adopted elements. The comprehensive plan consists of the adopted elements identified in the following table, and which are incorporated in this chapter by reference. Plans or other elements that are not listed below are not official elements of the comprehensive plan, though they may be valid planning tools.
TABLE 21.01-1: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ELEMENTS
Area/Topic Plan Adoption Date Amendments Anchorage Bowl Anchorage 2020, Anchorage Bowl Comprehensive Plan AO 2000-119(S); 2-20-2001 AO 2002-119; 9-10-2002 Anchorage 2040 Land Use Plan AO 2017-116 ; 9-26-2017 Spenard Commercial District Development Strategy AR 1986-121; 6-17-1986
AO 1987-145; 12-15-1987Tudor Road Public Lands and Institutions Plan AR 1986-162; 9-9-1986 3500 Tudor Road Master Plan AO 2007-118; 11-13-2007 Anchorage Downtown Comprehensive Plan AO 2007-113; 12-11-2007 Hillside District Plan AO 2010-22; 4-13-2010 AO 2014-134, 11-18-14; AO 2015-17 , 3-3-15 Utility Corridor Plan AO 1990-13(S); 2-27-1990 AO 2003-78; 8-19-2003
AO 2005-121(S); 10-25-2005
AO 2007-97; 7-17-2007Section 36 Land Use Study (recommending Alternative 2) AO 1992-125; 11-10-1992 The Ship Creek/Waterfront Land Use Plan (May 1991), including the Transportation Element, as supplemented by the Ship Creek Framework Plan, 7-22-14 AO 1991-88; 6-3-1991 AIM 1991-178; AO 2014-79, 7-22-14 Potter Valley Land Use Analysis AO 1999-144; 12-7-1999 UMED District Plan AO 2015-140 ; 3-8-2016 West Anchorage District Plan AO 2012-47; 7-10-2012 Government Hill Neighborhood Plan AO 2013-11; 2-12-2013 AO 2015-17 ; 3-3-15 Fairview Neighborhood Plan AO 2014-108; 9-9-14 East Anchorage District Plan AO 2014-139(S) ; December 2, 2014 Mountain View Targeted Neighborhood Plan AO 2016-101 ; (September 13, 2016) Turnagain Arm Turnagain Arm Comprehensive Plan AO 2009-126; 12-1-2009 Girdwood Area Plan AO 1994-238(S); 2-28-1995 AO 1998-176; 11-24-1998
AO 2006-47; 4-11-2006
AO 2007-112; 9-11-2007Crow Creek Neighborhood Land Use Plan AO 2006-47; 4-11-2006 Glacier-Winner Creek Access Corridor Study Final Routing Report AO 1997-11; 2-4-1997 Girdwood-Iditarod Trail Route Study AR 1997-84; 5-20-1997 Girdwood Commercial Areas and Transportation Master Plan AO 2000-124(S); 2-20-2001 Chugiak; Eagle River; Eklutna Chugiak-Eagle River Comprehensive Plan AO 1992-133; 1-12-1993 AO 1996-86; 6-25-1996—amended by Alternative 1 of HLB Parcel 1-085 Land Use Study
AO 2006-93(S-1); 12-12-2006
AO 2009-104; 9-15-2009—amended by Chugiak-Eagle River Site Specific Land Use Plan, January 2009; amended by AO 2011-104
AO 2013-151; January 14, 2014—amended by Land Use Plan Map
AO 2017-67; 5-9-2017 - amended by Land Use Plan Map
AO 2018-23 ; 3-20-18 - amended by Update of the Chugiak - Eagle River Site Specific Land Use Plan and by Land Use Plan MapEagle River Greenbelt Plan AR 1985-88; April 1985 Eagle River Central Business District Revitalization Plan AO 2003-74; 5-20-2003 Environmental Quality Anchorage Coastal Management Plan AO 2007-107; 8-28-2007 208 Areawide Water Quality Management Plan AR 1979-151; 7-31-1979 AO 1982-33(S); 4-20-1982 Eagle River PM-10 Control Plan AR 1990-30; 2-6-1990 AR 1991-197; 9-24-1991 Little Campbell Creek Watershed Management Plan AO 2008-74; 6-24-2008 1992 Air Quality Attainment Plan for Anchorage, Alaska AR 1992-279; 12-8-1992 Anchorage Wetlands Management Plan AO 1995-129; 3-12-1996 AO No. 2006-94; 7-25-06;
AO 2013-132(S); 7-8-14Chester Creek Watershed Plan AO 2015-46; 5-14-2015 Transportation Street and Highway Landscape Plan AO 1981-180; 11-3-1981 Areawide Trails Plan AO 1996-140; 4-8-1997 Anchorage Non-Motorized Transportation Plan: Pedestrian Plan AO 2007-96; 10-9-2007 Anchorage Non-Motorized Transportation Plan: Bicycle Plan AO 2010-08; 3-23-2010 Official Streets and Highways Plan AO 2014-63; 6-24-14 2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan AO 2012-30(S); 4-10-2012 Parks, Greenbelts, and Recreational Facilities Anchorage Bowl Park, Natural Resource, and Recreation Facility Plan AO 2005-122; 4-18-2006 Anchorage Park, Greenbelt and Recreation Facility Plan, Volume 2: Eagle River—Chugiak—Eklutna AO 1985-188; 12-17-1985 Anchorage Park, Greenbelt and Recreation Facility Plan, Volume 3: Turnagain Arm AO 1985-188; 12-17-1985 AO 1987-4; 2-17-1987 Areawide Library Facilities Plan AR 1984-83; 4-10-1984 Updated Far North Bicentennial Park Plan AR 1985-87; 5-14-1985 AO 2002-165; 12-10-2002 Campbell Creek Park System Acquisition and Development Plan GAAB Resolution No. R1986-72 Rabbit Creek Greenbelt Plan AR 1987-16; 3-31-1987 Chester Creek Greenbelt AR 11-1975; October 1975 Historic Preservation Historic Preservation Plan for Anchorage's Original four Neighborhoods AO 2013-12; 2-12-2013 AO 2000-119(S), at section 9, provides that elements of the comprehensive plan that were originally adopted by resolution are herby ratified and confirmed, and shall be deemed to have been adopted on the date that they were adopted by resolution. 2.
New elements. Procedures for amending the comprehensive plan are set forth in Section 21.03.070, Comprehensive Plan Amendments. That process may be used to amend existing elements of the plan or to adopt new plan elements, including, but not limited to:
a.
Plan elements that address new topic areas, such as, but not limited to, housing or public utilities;
b.
Neighborhood plans;
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Town center, district, or small-area plans; and
d.
Land use maps or residential intensity maps.
C.
Periodic review. The comprehensive plan shall be subject to periodic review in accordance with the procedure described in Section 21.03.070, Comprehensive Plan Amendments.
D.
Implementation—Conformity to Plans.
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The elements of the comprehensive plan shall be implemented as provided in this title.
2.
The specific requirements and regulations of this title govern in land use and building approvals and actions under this title, except as provided in subsections D.3. and D.4. below.
3.
Amendments to this title, rezonings, conditional uses, subdivisions, and other related discretionary actions under this title shall be consistent with the comprehensive plan, including the goals, objectives, policies, and strategies of the elements identified in Table 21.01-1.
4.
Rezonings, conditional uses, and subdivisions shall conform to the land use plan map and other applicable comprehensive plan maps of the elements identified in Table 21.01-1.
5.
Where comprehensive plan elements conflict, the most recently adopted shall govern.
(AO 2012-124(S), 2-26-13; AO 2013-117, 12-3-13; AO No. 2013-151, § 3, 1-14-14; AO No. 2014-63, § 3, 6-24-14; AO No. 2013-132(S), § 3, 7-8-14; AO No. 2014-79, § 3, 7-22-14; AO No. 2014-108, § 3, 9-9-14; AO No. 2014-134, § 3, 11-18-14; AO No. 2014-139(S) , § 3, 12-2-14; AO No. 2015-17 , § 3, 3-3-15; AO No. 2015-18 , § 5, 3-3-15; AO No. 2015-46, § 3, 5-14-15 ; AO No. 2015-140, § 2, 3-8-16 ; AO No. 2016-101 , § 2, 9-13-16; ; AO No. 2017-67, 5-9-2017; AO No. 2017-116 , § 6, 9-26-17; AO No. 2018-23 , § 3, 3-20-18)