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Land use trends

Community goals and plans

Forecast land needs to 2040

Infrastructure

Community Characteristics

Emerging Issues

Factors for Planning:

Presentation from March 2016 LUPM Regional Public Meetings and Consultations

Municipality of Anchorage Planning Department

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More development in existing centers

More infill housing near jobs

Town Center

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Area-specific Plans in Anchorage Bowl

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Since 2006:

• East Anchorage Plan• West Anchorage Plan• Hillside District Plan• Downtown Plan• Fairview Plan• Government Hill Plan• Ship Creek Plan• 3500 Tudor Master Plan• U-Med Plan Update•

Pending plans:• Mountain View Plan• Spenard Corridor Plan

44The Downtown Plan (2007) has 7 land use categories.

55Fairview’s Plan has 13 categories including “Fairview Mixed-use Corridor”.

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Downtown – 7 types

East Anchorage – 16 types

Fairview – 13 types

Hillside – 11 types

Categories are more general in the Anchorage Bowl Land Use Plan Map.

The Bowl Land Use Plan refers readers to the area specific plans for details.

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From Section 2 of LUPM narrative

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Urban Single-family

40% Deficiency

CommercialDeficiencies in

- Midtown- DimondInstitutional,

Parks and Other Facility

Needs

Multifamily Land Capacity 50% Deficiency

IndustrialLand Deficit:25% - 50%

Commercial Lands Assessment

2012

Industrial Lands Assessment

2015

Housing MarketAnalysis - 2012 Findings

Vacant Land Capacity

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Updated, Low-to-Medium/High ‘Range’ Forecast, 2015 - 2040

Low Baseline Medium/High

Population (Bowl) 15,000 37,000 45,000Households (Bowl) 9,000 18,000 21,000

Employment (Municipality) 15,000 35,000 44,000

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Structure TypeVacant

Land Capacity(Dwellings)

Projected Housing Demand

Sufficiency (capacity -demand)

Large Lot Single Family 1,618 840 778 Single Family 3,519 7,140 (3,621)“Compact” Single Family 470 1,050 (580)Two Family / Duplex 1,150 3,780 (2,630)Townhouse 745 1,680 (935)Multifamily / Other 2,209 6,510 (4,301)Total 9,712 21,000

Total "surplus units" -- -- 778 Total "deficit units" -- -- (12,067)

Updated Residential Vacant Land Sufficiency, Anchorage Bowl, 2015-2040

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Industrial Lands

Assessment(2015)

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Industrial Uses in Context:

• Anchorage Bowl will be preferred location

• Industrial users seek least cost locations due to high production costs

• Industrial development cannot “build upward” like office or mixed-use

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Anchorage Bowl’s “Traded” Sectors :

• Highest export revenue per job/acre• Higher average wages• Capitalize on local competitive advantages in global economy

Industrial:• Manufacturing • Air and water transportation • Professional, scientific, technical services

Commercial Office:• Petroleum and Mining • Real estate/property services • Professional, scientific, technical services• Health and Medical

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Bowl BowlAnchorage Industrial Land Need Factor "High Range" "Low Range"Anchorage Bowl Buildable I-Zoned Supply 232 133

+ Anchorage Bowl Redevelopable 208 208= Total Anchorage Bowl I-Zoned Capacity 440 341

- Gross Land Need to 2040 492 492

= Anchorage Bowl Net Traded Sector Capacity (52) (151)

+ Chugiak-Eagle River Buildable I-Zoned Supply 187 187

= MOA I-Zoned Capacity Net of Traded Sector Need 135 36

- Non-Traded Sector Gross Land Need to 2040 233 233

= 25-Year Net I-Zoned Land Capacity (98) (198)SOURCES: 2015 Anchorage Industrial Land Assessment Update: Volume II, Tables 25, 27, 28

Updated Industrial Land Sufficiency, Anchorage Bowl, 2015-2040

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Existing and Planned Parks

Future Streets

Water/Wastewater Capacity

K-12 School Capacity

Open Space Planning Factor Map

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Sidewalks

Trails

Public Transit

Mix of Land Uses

Sidewalks Planning Factor Map

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Streams and Watersheds

Important Wildlife Habitats

Community Preference for Natural Open Spaces

Natural Assets Planning Factor Map

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Neighborhood Contexts

Transit Oriented Characteristics

Natural Hazard Mitigation

Neighborhood Character Planning Factor Map

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5 Reinvestment Focus Areas

Infill Housing Regulations

Targeted Area Rezonings

Industrial Zone Regulations

Infrastructure Investments

Permit Review Assistance

ImplementationActions

Areas of Growth

Targeted Rezones

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From Section 3 of LUPM narrative

2020

From Section 3 of LUPM narrative

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Houses on Standard Lots

Small-Lot Housing

Accessory Dwellings

“Big House” with 2-3 Units

Compact / Mixed Housing Neighborhoods

Land Use Designations – Example Illustrations

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Attached Single-family

Townhouses

Small Multi-family

Compact / Mixed Housing Cont’d

Land Use Designations – Example Illustrations

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Compact Housing Types, and…

Townhouses

Multifamily

Multifamily Neighborhoods

Land Use Designations – Example Illustrations

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Neighborhood Center

Town Center

Centers

Land Use Designations – Example Illustrations

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Commercial Corridor

Corridors

Land Use Designations – Example Illustrations

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Main Street Corridor

Corridors

Land Use Designations – Example Illustrations

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On Main Streets

In Centers

In Multifamily Neighborhoods

Residential Mixed-use Development

Land Use Designations – Example Illustrations