Overview
The new Downtown Comprehensive Plan is a complete revision to the comprehensive development plan for Anchorage’s central business district. Its purpose is to:
- Guide future growth & development in Downtown, and
- Encourage Downtown’s revitalization as a vibrant, mixed-use city center.
As part of the Downtown Plan process, the firm Robert Odland Consulting was retained to develop a revised land use & development code for Downtown. The Downtown Development Code intends to establish new use districts & development standards to implement the Downtown Plan.
The Downtown Plan provides guidance on page 98 for the overall regulatory structure of the Downtown Development Code.
The Downtown Plan established a vision and six overarching goals from an extensive community involvement process. To achieve its goals, the Plan recommends a strategic framework of:
- Land uses & districts
- Development incentives
- Transportation improvements
- Urban design guidelines, and
- Implementation actions.
The Downtown Development Code is integrated into the Downtown Plan process to provide a closer link between policy & implementation. Upon completion, the Downtown Development Code will fit within the framework of Title 21, the Municipal land use regulations.
Preparation of the revised Downtown Development Code has begun. A public review draft will be released in 2008.
Project Information
Tel. (907) 343-7921
Email: downtownplan@muni.org
Web: http://www.muni.org/planning/CBD_main.cfm
The Anchorage Downtown Comprehensive Plan may be downloaded or read online at: http://www.muni.org/planning
Hard copies may be purchased at the Planning Department (4700 Elmore Road)
