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Applicant: Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC)
Location: 10685 Mendenhall Loop Road; 10801 & 10815 Black Bear Road.
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Due to a recent merger between Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium and Juneau Youth Services, the applicant proposes to revert the use of Montana Creek House from administrative offices back to a residential treatment building with dorm rooms. Current administrative and community services staff will be relocated to other SEARHC locations. The maximum number of residents currently permitted to live on site is twenty‐four (24); the applicant is not proposing changes at this time. Lighthouse and Black Bear House will remain as residential treatment facilities with dorm rooms. Services include behavioral health care to help residents focus on increasing their coping skills, self-confidence, social functioning, and life skills.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the Director’s analysis and findings and APPROVE Conditional Use Permit USE2023-0007 with conditions.
CONDITION
The applicant shall clear brush and small trees along Mendenhall Loop Road to maintain safe, clear sight distance from the exit driveway to the Montana Creek Bridge as required by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. The applicant will be responsible for maintaining safe driveway sight distance as long as the site is occupied.
Applicant: Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI)
Location: South Seward Street
DIRECTOR'S REPORT
The applicant requests to rename approximately 345 feet of South Seward Street to Heritage Way. The street name change will be compatible with Heritage Square, the Walter Soboleff Building, the Arts Campus and the Sealaska Heritage Institute Campus. The primary driver for this request is to provide representation to the Northwest Coast People, and furthering Juneau as the Northwest Coast Arts Capital of the world. Unique street names may resolve addressing confusion between S Seward St. and Seward St. When naming new streets, code requires that the street name be unique for this purpose. The proposed name, Heritage Way, is unique to the borough.
RECOMMEDATION
Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt the Director’s analysis and findings and APPROVE Street Name Change SNC2023 0001 with the requested condition.
CONDITION
The street name change becomes effective November 1, 2023.
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