Anchorage 2040 Implementation 

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The Anchorage 2040 Land Use Plan shows the near-term actions to take in order to achieve the housing, neighborhoods, and mixed-use centers envisioned in the plan.  Below are current and upcoming projects, with participation opportunities, to carry out some of the 2040 actions listed on page 96 of the Plan.  These projects make changes to Anchorage's development regulations for housing and mixed-use:​

• AMENDMENTS TO  TITLE 21 R-4A MIXED-USE ZONING DISTRICT, PZC CASE 2021-0127 A.O. 2023-42. See the project page for more information.​

• TITLE 21 SITE ACCESS AMENDMENTS A.O. 2023-50. Passed by the Assembly with two amendments​ on July 11, 2023. See the project page​ for more information.

• TITLE 21 PARKING AND ​SITE ACCESS​: This project streamlines approvals for a reduced number of parking spaces for multifamily housing and mixed-use developments within parts of the Municipality that experience a lower parking demand. It also promotes walking, bicycling, and transit access alternatives.  ​(Actions 4-3 and 4-6) Contacts: elizabeth.appleby@anchorageak.gov or tom.davis@anchorageak.gov
  

• ​R-2 ZONES BULK AND HEIGHT AMENDMENT:  This project proposes to amend the 2.​5-story limit in the R-2A, R-2D, and R-2M residential zones, by allowing for 3-story residences in certain locations and situations, subject to mitigating features,​ such as height transitions. (Action 4-4) Contact: tom.davis@anchorageak.gov 

• OUR DOWNTOWN STEPS 1 & 2: This project is a three-step, multi-year process to update the Downtown Title 21 code and the Downtown Anchorage Comprehensive Plan. (2040 Actions 3-2 and 3-9) Contact: kristine.bunnell@anchorageak.gov
  

• R-4A ZONE MIXED-USE TEXT AMENDMENT:  This project updates and simplifies the mixed-use zoning regulations in the R-4A residential mixed-use zoning district, the densest residential zoning district in Anchorage outside of Downtown.(2040 Action 3-1) Contact: daniel.mckenna-foster@anchorageak.gov

• PRIVATE STREETS AND RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAYS:  This project is intended to create clarity in the decision-making process when determining whether a driveway or private street is required for new developments. ​​(Action 4-6) Contact: kristine.bunnell@anchorageak.gov​   

• REINVESTMENT FOCUS AREAS​ (RFAs)​:  This project establishes an RFA selection procedure, with approval by the Anchorage Assembly and new incentives for reinvestment in RFAs.  Contact: daniel.mckenna-foster@anchorageak.gov

• ​ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (​ADUs):​ This project updates ADU code language to facilitate additional provision of housing. It implements 2040 LUP actions 4-1 and 4-2. Contact daniel.mckenna-foster@anchorageak.gov​

• SMALL AREA IMPLEMENTATION PLANS:  ​The Anchorage Assembly adopted the Small Area Implementation Plan, a new master planning tool in Title 21, Chapter 21.03, Review and Approval Procedures, on June 8, 2021.  This project, which was brought forward by the Planning Department as a public heari​ng draft in February 2021, has implemented Anchorage 2040 Action 2-11. ​​

Other 2040 actions may be taken by other agencies, such as transportation plans and investments by AMATS.