PLATTING BOARD MEETING - Municipality of Anchorage

PLATTING BOARD MEETING Page 17
May 4, 2005
resolve numerous issues. He felt these conditions resolve the access issue, which was the
concern of the Board at the last hearing.
CHAIR PHELPS noted that the Board has the discretion to allow or disallow those who
testified previously to again testify. BOARD MEMBER WALSH felt it would be
beneficial to allow testimony to refresh the Board’s memory and for those members of
the Board who were not serving when the case was previously heard.
LON DREKA, landowner through which the proposed subdivision takes access, stated he
has serious concerns about the legality of the easement the petitioner is proposing to use
for access. He felt this concern had not been addressed. There is also an access problem
getting to the 60-foot wide easement that goes through Marguerite Hills, which has also
not been addressed. He stated the access through the proposed subdivision has two very
steep hairpin turns that should be addressed. The proposed access goes through his
property after it leaves Marguerite Hills, goes through the proposed subdivision, makes a
hairpin turn, and then comes back through his property. He stated a Cat skinner going up
the mountainside created this access. He did not think a fire truck could successfully
travel that access.
CHAIR PHELPS believed that Mr. Dreka's concerns were the legality of the access,
problems with the access through Marguerite Hills, and problems with respect to two
hairpin turns.
AERIAL STRAIGHT asked if her testimony would be limited. CHAIR PHELPS
responded that the hearing is open completely. She stated she and her husband own four
lots on Paine Road immediately across from Cloud Nine Subdivision. She submitted a
comment, but it was not included in the packet. Their main concerns remain the roads.
The requirement is to improve Paine Road to municipal standards for a three block length
of that road. However, in order for people to reach Cloud Nine, they have to leave Clarks
Road, which is paved, and drive through Rabbit Creek Heights, which is 1.5 miles of a
substandard dirt road that would not hold up to heavy equipment. At the last hearing it
was noted that this subdivision is only three lots, but it seems that little subdivisions are
being added around the main subdivision. All of the residents from those smaller
subdivisions would be filtered into Rabbit Creek Heights and onto roads paid for by
Rabbit Creek Heights residents, with residents of Cloud Nine having no financial
obligation. Cloud Nine Subdivision is located on the south side of Paine Road on the
west end of Paine Road. Mr. Burnham also has a subdivision S-11168-2 that is now on
hold, which would provide five more lots onto Paine Road and into her subdivision. She
had a major concern about surrounding subdivisions using her subdivision roads. In the
additional comment package was a comment from Dan Stone, a member of the Rabbit
Creek Heights Community Council, who says that in meetings there were
recommendations the subdivision be approved, but those were from the Rabbit Creek
Community Council, not the council in her area.