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Neighborhood Meeting

The Community Development Department is hosting an informational meeting on a proposal to rezone 36 acres uphill of 11900 through 12170 Glacier Highway to D15. Lots are currently zoned D3, D10, and D10(T)D15. This meeting will be held virtually over Zoom. Your questions, comments and concerns are welcome. Link to blog in email will show map of area.

Neighborhood Meeting
September 11, 2024, 6:00PM
Call In: +1 253 215 8782
Webinar ID: 820 5838 3284
https://juneau.zoom.us/j/83784069549

If you are not able to attend this meeting but have questions or comments, please contact:
Irene Gallion, Senior Planner, at (907) 586-0753 ext. 4130 or irene.gallion@juneau.org

This project is scheduled for review by the Planning Commission on October 22, 2024.

Case No: AME2024 0005
Parcel No: 4B2801030121
CBJ Parcel Viewer: http://epv.juneau.org


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Commercial Recreation Neighborhood Meetings Rescheduled for June 5 & 6

The CBJ Parks & Recreation neighborhood meetings on commercial recreation activity have been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 5 for the Twin Lakes/Lemon Creek area and Thursday, June 6 for the Valley/Auke Bay area.

CBJ Parks & Recreation has partnered with Corvus Design to host neighborhood meetings throughout Juneau about commercial use iton CBJ park lands and trails. These meetings are an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback as CBJ works to define a thoughtful and strategic approach to commercial use in the community’s shared trails and outdoor spaces. 

Parks & Rec is currently working to create an updated CBJ Commercial Recreation Strategy that is driven by public input and supports CBJ policies and ordinances. This plan will evaluate City-managed park lands and trails for commercial use to recommend locations and restrictions, carrying capacities, intensity of use, and adaptive management guidelines.

Neighborhoods meetings are just the beginning of an extensive public process that seeks to engage the community at each stage. The input gathered at these meetings will be used to craft initial recommendations, which the community will be able to review at multiple opportunities for comment and feedback later this summer. 

Visit the project page for more information including process, timeline, and which trails will be discussed at each neighborhood meeting.

  • Twin Lakes/Lemon Creek: Wednesday, June 5, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Tlingit-Haida Regional Housing Authority (5446 Jenkins Drive)
  • Valley/Auke Bay: Thursday, June 6, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Dimond Park Field House

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For more information, contact Parks & Recreation at (907) 586-5226 or parks.rec@juneau.gov.

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Invitation to Comment

Map showing lots requesting rezone

A Zone Change Application has been submitted for consideration and public hearing by the Planning Commission for a zone upgrade from DI (T) D3 to D3 at 12400 & 12410 Glacier Highway. This invitation was mailed to residents that are within 500 feet of the subject parcels. This Invitation was received today (5/29/24).

  • Now through June 3
    Comments received during this period will be sent to the Planner, Ilsa Lund, to be included as an attachment in the staff report.
  • June 4 -noon, June 21
    Comments received during this period will be sent to the Planning Commissioners to read in preparation for the hearing.
  • Hearing Date & Time: 7:00pm, June 25, 2024: This meeting will be held in person and by remote participation. For remote participation: join the Webinar by visiting http://juneau.zoom.us/j/83127986319 and use the Webinar ID: 831 2798 6319 OR join by telephone, calling: 1-253-215-8782 and ener the Webinar ID (above). You may also participate in person in City Hall Assembly Chambers, 155 Heritage Way, Juneau, Alaska
  • June 26: The results of the hearing will be posted online.

Case No. : AME2024 0001
Parcel No.: 4B2301080010 & 4B2301080020
CBJ Parcel Viewer: http://epv.juneau.org

Comments are to be sent to (forget to include in original post above):
Phone: (907) 586-0715, Email: pc_comments@juneau.org
Mail: Community Development, 155 S. Seward St., Juneau AK 99801.

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Share Your Thoughts About Commercial Recreation at Neighborhood Meetings in May

CBJ Parks & Recreation is partnering with Corvus Design to host five neighborhood meetings in May about commercial use on CBJ park lands and trails. These meetings are an opportunity to learn and provide feedback as CBJ works to define a thoughtful and strategic approach to commercial use in the community’s shared trails and outdoor spaces. 

Parks & Rec is currently working to create an updated CBJ Commercial Recreation Strategy that is driven by public input and supports CBJ policies and ordinances. This plan will evaluate City-managed park lands and trails for commercial use to recommend locations and restrictions, carrying capacities, intensity of use, and adaptive management guidelines.

The community is invited to join these meetings to learn more about current commercial recreation activity in each neighborhood area and to share thoughts on the project. Each neighborhood meeting will focus on a specific area of town for discussion.

NEW: Visit the project page for more information including the purpose of this project and which trails will be discussed at each neighborhood meeting.

  • Douglas: Wednesday, May 8, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Mount Jumbo Gym
  • Downtown/Thane: Thursday, May 9, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at City Hall Chambers
  • Twin Lake/Lemon Creek: Tuesday, May 14, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Dzantik’i Heeni Commons
  • Out the Road: Wednesday, May 15, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at UAS Rec Center Room 116
  • Valley/Auke Bay: Thursday, May 16, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Thunder Mountain School Commons
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Juneau Neighborhood Associations (NA) Cruise Ship Impacts to Neighborhoods

Public meeting at Centennial Hall Feb. 27th at 5pm on the impacts of cruise ships to Juneau communities.

If you’re a member of a Juneau Neighborhood Association (see Auke Bay Neighborhood Boundary map at https://www.aukebay.org) please consider attending.

With the failure of the Auke Bay Area Plan the neighborhood association has not met for several years. I have often considered taking down this website, but have found this blog in particular to be helpful in getting information out to others in Auke Bay. Thoughts? Please comment below if you find this helpful.

For more information view this shared google document with the meetings agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QBNDYlmfC0NMm6VYKPBYGSS5tLg9W9oYGgYvujAEKF8/edit?usp=sharing

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Auke Bay Roundabout Weeding Party

The University of Alaska Southeast Alumni Association is sponsoring a work party to weed the Auke Bay roundabout, will you join us?

The group will meet from 10am to 2pm this Saturday, July 16th. UAS will provide tools, safety vests, traffic barriers, and drinks.

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Planning Commission Public Comment Tonight

Tonight is public comment on an application that has been submitted for consideration for a land exchange between CBJ land at 11860 Glacier Highway and Private Property at 11930 Glacier Highway. This will create a new right-of-way to access CBJ Land. For context view the last post, Invitation to Comment.

If you have not written a letter to submit to the Planning Commission, please take this opportunity to speak to the Commission tonight during public comment.

This virtual meeting at 7:00pm will be by video and telephonic participation only. To join the Webinar, visit: https://juneau.zoom.us/j/87375675296. The Webinar ID is: 873 7567 5296. To join by telephone, call +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 436 2866 and enter the Webinar ID.

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Invitation to Comment

Parcel location

An application has been submitted for consideration and public hearing by the Planning Commission for a land exchange between CBJ land at 11860 Glacier Highway and Private Property at 11930 Glacier Highway. This will create a new right-of-way to access CBJ Land (see additional parcel graphic below).

This invitation was mailed to residents that are within 500 feet of the subject parcels. This Invitation was received today (12/11/21) by the Auke Bay Neighborhood Association.

  • Now through Dec. 20, 2021
    Comments received during this period will be sent to the Planner, Allison Eddins, to be included as an attachment in the staff report.
  • Dec. 21 through 12 Noon, Jan 7
    Comments received during this period will be sent to the Planning Commissioners to read in preparation for the hearing.
  • 7:00pm, Jan. 11, 2022: This virtual meeting will be by video and telephonic participation only. To join the Webinar, visit: https://juneau.zoom.us/j/87375675296. The Webinar ID is: 873 7567 5296. To join by telephone, call +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 436 2866 and enter the Webinar ID.
  • Jan. 12, 2022: The results of the hearing will be posted online.
Additional parcel layout that shows CBJ’s desired ROW to right of Allwine property to gain access to CBJ land that extends uphill from CCFR to behind Bayview and Seaview (39.8100 acres). Small section of Allwine property to the rear would be swapped out at fair market value for the new ROW.

Case No. : CSP2021 0004
Parcel No.: 4B2801040041
CBJ Parcel Viewer: http://epv.juneau.org

Comments are to be sent to (forget to include in original post above):
Phone: (907) 586-0715, Email: pc_comments@juneau.org
Mail: Community Development, 155 S. Seward St., Juneau AK 99801.

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Parks & Recreation seeks public comment on Auke Bay easement

Juneau residents have until September 1 to comment on whether the City and Borough of Juneau should grant a permanent easement across a 0.14-acre public Beach Access in Auke Bay to allow an adjacent property owner to build a new driveway. Submit comments here until 4:30 p.m. September 1.

The owners of 12005 Glacier Highway have applied for a permanent easement to acquire 800 square feet of CBJ property. This particular property was preserved by the Juneau Assembly in 1986 to provide public beach access in Auke Bay as part of the Juneau Open Space & Park System. 

The applicant intends to build a permanent driveway providing a new access to their home, which currently has an existing detached garage on Glacier Highway. The applicant proposes to construct a 40-foot-long, five-foot-wide public footpath from Glacier Highway for public access to the remainder of the 6,100-square-foot CBJ parcel.

If the application is approved by the Assembly, the applicant would be required to pay fair market value for the easement. The Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee will consider public comment before making a recommendation to the Assembly. The Planning Commission also will consider whether the disposal is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan.

The deadline to submit public comment is 4:30 p.m. on September 1. Submit comments online, email them to Parks.Rec@juneau.org, or mail them to Parks & Recreation 155 S. Seward St., Juneau AK 99801.

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For more information, email Parks.Rec@juneau.org or call 586-5226.

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Survey: Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan and Freight Plan (LRTP/FP)

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) has launched a short survey and virtual public meeting as part of the Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan and Freight Plan (LRTP/FP). Transportation plays a vital role in every Alaskan’s day-to-day activities and DOT&PF is planning a comprehensive approach to clearly map out our future transportation goals and priorities for Alaska through 2050, support the state’s economy, and raise the quality of life for Alaskans.

Your voice matters in this plan! We ask that you:

The LRTP/FP provides the long-term vision, policies, and decision-making framework that will guide the transportation system over the coming years and maintain and improve the freight transportation system. The LRTP/FP is expected to be finalized in August 2022 – Stay involved through the planning process by signing up for email alerts, visiting the project website, and reviewing the Transportation Assessment.