Planning and Zoning Commission

The Wrangell Planning and Zoning Commission’s regular meeting will be held on Thursday, August 8^th, 2024 @ at 5:30 PM in the Borough Assembly Chambers located in City Hall.

         The agenda includes the following Public Hearing (PH) items:

1. (PH) Conditional Use Permit application request for the purposes of operating an Escape Room (Cottage Industry) within Lot 1 of the Evergreen Park Subdivision within Wrangell Townsite, according to Plat No. 68-75 of the Wrangell Recording District, zoned Single Family Residential, owned by Lucas and Lisa Messmer.

   In addition to the public hearing item listed above the agenda includes the following items:
    

2. Disposition (donation/gift) of Borough Property to the Wrangell Cooperative Association to develop a memorial at Alder Top Village subdivision identified as a portion of Tract A, of the Shoemaker Bay Subdivision, according to Plat No. 87-9.
    
3. Request from Wrangell Cooperative Association to purchase Borough owned real property identified as a portion of Lot C of the Healthcare Subdivision, according to Plat No. 2010-4, zoned Open Space Public.
    
4. Discussion Item: Direction from the Borough Assembly and Manager to create a new zoning designation in the Wrangell Municipal Code for multi-use activity and provide a recommendation to the Borough on how to rezone an area that current hosts commercial, restricted light industrial and single family residential within a tract of land; and, eliminate contract zone agreements either at expiration or by execution of a mixed-use rezoned; and, Review Chapter 20.72 Variances of the Wrangell Municipal Code and reconcile the differences with State statute. Provide a recommendation to improve the code such that variances may be used as a helpful tool for the Borough in the future.

If you receive this notice by mail, your property is within 300 ft. of the applicant and property involved in one or more of the Public Hearing (PH) items listed above.

Information will be published for public access in advance of the meeting. The meeting packet may be obtained through the calendar on the Borough website at https://www.wrangell.com/calendar.

The public is encouraged to attend. If you would like to submit a comment to the Department Director or the Commission, please email your comments to kthomas@wrangell.com.

Kate Thomas, Economic Development Director
City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska