Title 49 Advisory Ad Hoc Committee

CBJ Ad Hoc Title 49 Rewrite Advisory Committee

There is created within the City and Borough of Juneau a seven-member Title 49 Rewrite Advisory Committee. The Committee is composed of an Assembly liaison, Planning Commission liaison, Juneau Chamber of Commerce representative, Tlingit-Haida Regional Housing Authority representative, and Representative of the Building Trades and Development Community. 

Purpose

The purpose of the Committee shall be to provide strategic advice to the Manager’s Office and the Assembly, and to advance a rewrite of Title 49, CBJ’s land use code. The motivation behind the re-write is to draft a code that is easier for the public and staff to understand and follow, remove conflicts and inconsistencies, and produce a code that promotes housing and removes barriers to development. The Title 49 rewrite project has been visioned as having two phases – Phase 1 will be focused on improvements that are supported by the existing comprehensive plan and work towards current Assembly goals; Phase 2 will be focused on a more complete transformation of Title 49 in terms of both form and content which will be driven by the concurrent comprehensive plan update.

1. Phase 1, the Committee will:

a. Review and recommend sections of Title 49 for removal, improvement, or replacement.

b. Evaluate and provide feedback on proposed Title 49 text amendments before they are routed to the Assembly.

2. Phase 2, the Committee will:

a. Advise on public engagement strategies related to zoning and development topics and assist in the interpretation of feedback received from public engagement events and efforts (which may be held in conjunction with the comprehensive plan update’s public engagement efforts).

a. Review and comment on the concepts, standards, and processes to be retained, modified, or created for the next generation of Title 49.

b. Ensure consistency is maintained between the updated comprehensive plan and revised Title 49.

c. Provide input on the form and structure of the rewritten Title 49.

Timeline

The members shall serve until completion of the Title 49 rewrite project. The Committee shall report to the Assembly Committee of the Whole as scheduled by the Deputy Mayor.