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Applicant: Glacier Heights LLC -APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS AS RECOMMEDED
Location: 7400 Glacier Highway
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
The Alternative Residential Subdivision modification to increase surface parking and modify open space proposal eliminates underground parking in Buildings B,C and D, in favor of adding three-bedroom units to the 1- and 2-bedroom mix. The number of units does not change. Building B is moved northward due to unsuitable soils in the southwest corner, and Building B’s previous footprint provides parking. Note that affordability bonuses were not a part of the original proposal, and the Commission does not have purview over the ownership style; whether apartments or condominiums.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the director's analysis and findings and APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS the Alternative Residential Subdivision modification to increase surface parking and modify open space for the Ridgeview Subdivision Phase 1, developing 96 dwelling units on approximately three acres at 7400 Glacier Highway in a D18 zone. Final proposed project: 444 units on 19.71 acres.
The approval is subject to the following ongoing conditions:
1. Plan and install a continuous vegetated barrier along the entire length of the development from the platted connection with Vista del Sol Drive along the shared property line to the development’s property line at Glacier Highway. The vegetated barrier will be depicted on the preliminary and final plats of each Phase located in this area with an associated plat note. The vegetative buffer will be completed by phase, and required before the Temporary Certificate of Occupancy is issued.
2. The vegetative buffer on the west lot line shall be 15 feet wide, and can be reduced to five (5) feet with fence sufficient to provide a visual and acoustic buffer.
3. Establish unique names for the roadways in the subdivision.
4. Install signage where Vista del Sol Drive and the proposed subdivision road meet, with directional arrows depicting the split.
5. The developer will submit documentation of approval of the mailbox location by the United States Post Office.
6. Snow storage may be modified and approved by the Director if the area of snow storage provided per lot remains the same.
Applicant: Dave Scanlan, Eaglecrest General Manager -APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS AS RECOMMEDED
Location: 3000 Fish Creek Road
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
The applicant requests a Conditional Use Permit for amenities at Eaglecrest Ski area, a municipally owned ski area operated as a special revenue fund of the City and Borough of Juneau.
In 2018, Eaglecrest began planning the expansion of summer operations to ensure the long-term, financial sustainability of the ski area. In 2019, the Eaglecrest Summer Operations Task Force was created to better understand the range of business models, costs, and potential revenues from summer operations investments. In 2021, the CBJ Assembly purchased a gondola from Austria, and has subsequently entered into a Revenue Sharing Agreement with Goldbelt, Inc.
Proposed amenities include a new aerial conveyance gondola with three stations and supporting tower structures, a Summit House resort lodge, construction access roads, mountain bike trails, Upper Fish Creek bridge crossings, a picnic pavilion near Cropley Lake, and a snow tubing park.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the Director's analysis and findings and APPROVE the requested Conditional Use Permit. The permit would allow the development of a gondola, Summit House lodge, and other amenities in a Rural Reserve (RR) Zone. Approval is subject to the following conditions:
1. The minimum required setback from the southern CBJ parcel boundary for the Summit House lodge structure is 25-feet.
2. The maximum allowed height is 45 feet.
3. Expand the Lower Nordic Trail parking lot by a minimum of thirty (30) off-street parking spaces.
4. All exterior lighting fixtures shall be of a “full cutoff” design.
5. Prior to issuance of a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy, ESA shall ensure that all drainage, storm water, and stabilization improvements related to specific features and facilities are completed and functioning.
6. ESA shall minimize disturbance to the natural course of streams and drainage ways. Where disturbance is unavoidable, ESA will protect adjacent areas from contamination from storm water runoff and provide a drainage system or structures that will minimize the possibility of sedimentation and soil erosion on-site and downstream and maintain or enhance the general stream characteristics of the stream and its receiving waters.
Applicant: Dave Scanlan, Eaglecrest General Manager -APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS AS RECOMMEDED
Location: 3000 Fish Creek Road
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
The applicant requests a City Project Review recommendation for amenities at Eaglecrest Ski area, a municipally owned ski area operated as a special revenue fund of the City and Borough of Juneau.
Proposed amenities include a new aerial conveyance gondola with three stations and supporting tower structures, a Summit House resort lodge, construction access roads, mountain bike trails, Upper Fish Creek bridge crossings, a picnic pavilion near Cropley Lake, and a snow tubing park.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the Director's analysis and findings and forward a recommendation of APPROVAL to the CBJ Assembly for the requested gondola, Summit House lodge, and other amenities.
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