Adopted April 13, 2010 April13, Adopted Assembly Ordinance 2010-22 The Hillside District Plan is a project of the Municipality of Anchorage. This report was prepared with assistance from MWH, Agnew: : Beck Consulting, LLC, HDR Alaska, Inc., Larsen Consulting Group, LLC and Blue Skies Solutions. Acknowledgements A number of dedicated people have volunteered their time and input to make this planning process successful and a refl ection of the desires, values and needs of Hillside residents and Anchorage citizens. The Municipality of Anchorage and the team of professional consultants working on this plan would like to thank all those who have attended meetings and workshops for this plan, and in particular recognize the commitment of the Citizen Advisory Committee in this process. Hillside District Plan Citizen Advisory Committee • David D’Amato • Victor Mollozzi • Lori Davey (Vice Chair) • Cheri Ford • John Reese (Chair) • Carol Fries • Niel Thomas • Chris Hamre • John Weddleton • Dee High • Wayne Westberg • David Lappi HHillsideillside DDistrictistrict PPlanlan Adopted April 13, 2010 Assembly Ordinance 2010-22 The Hillside District Plan is a project of the Municipality of Anchorage. This report was prepared with assistance from MWH, Agnew: : Beck Consulting, LLC, HDR Alaska, Inc., Larsen Consulting Group, LLC and Blue Skies Solutions. (This page intentionally left blank.) Hillside District Plan Table of Contents Preface Chapter I. Introduction ................................................................................1-1 Purpose of the Hillside District Plan ....................................................................................1-1 Hillside District Plan Process ...............................................................................................................1-5 Hillside Character ..................................................................................................................................1-7 Physical Landscape ....................................................................................................................1-7 Vegetation, Hydrology, Wildlife .................................................................................................1-11 The Human Landscape ............................................................................................................1-13 Roads and Trails ........................................................................................................................1-14 Hillside Character Summary: Implications for Development ...........................................................1-16 Expectations for Growth ......................................................................................................1-18 Summary of Plan Policies ...................................................................................................1-21 Chapter 2. Land Use ....................................................................................2-1 Overview ................................................................................................................................2-1 Context: Planning Issues Summary .....................................................................................2-2 Goal and Policy Summary .....................................................................................................2-4 Policies and Policy Background ...........................................................................................2-9 Policy 1-A — Hillside as a Whole ......................................................................................................2-9 Policy 1-B — Southeast Hillside Residential ....................................................................................2-9 Policy 1-C — Central Hillside Residential .......................................................................................2-11 Policy 1-D — Lower Hillside Residential .........................................................................................2-11 Policy 1-E — Hillside Land Use Plan Map ......................................................................................2-14 Commercial and Other Nonresidential Uses ....................................................................................2-24 Policy 2-A — Hillside Development Standards ..............................................................................2-30 Policy 2-B — Subdivision Approval Process ...................................................................................2-31 Policy 2-C — Hillside Conservation Subdivision ............................................................................2-32 Commercial Uses on the Hillside .......................................................................................................2-34 Goal 3. Infrastructure and Effi cient Growth Patterns (no policies) ..............................................2-35 Policy 4-A — Schools .......................................................................................................................2-35 Policy 4-B — Fire Stations ...............................................................................................................2-37 Other Public Facilities .........................................................................................................................2-37 Policy 5-A — Environmental Quality ...............................................................................................2-38 Policy 5-B — Built/Green Infrastructure ........................................................................................2-42 Policy 5-C — Riparian Greenbelt Acquisition ................................................................................ 2-44 Policy 6-A — Priorities for Parks and Open Spaces .......................................................................2-48 Policy 6-B — Parks Development ...................................................................................................2-48 Policy 7-A — Visual Quality Protection ............................................................................................2-49 Policy 7-B — Prominent Ridgeline Development Standards ........................................................2-49 i Chapter 3. Drainage ....................................................................................3-1 Overview ................................................................................................................................3-1 Context: Planning Issues Summary .....................................................................................3-2 Goal and Policy Summary .....................................................................................................3-5 Policies and Policy Background ...........................................................................................3-7 Policy 8-A — Development Standards ..............................................................................................3-7 Policy 8-B — Watershed Plans ..........................................................................................................3-8 Policy 8-C — Drainage Background Material .................................................................................3-13 Policy 8-D — Management Entity....................................................................................................3-14 Policy 8-E — No Net Increase in Runoff up to the 10-Year Event .................................................3-15 Chapter 4. Transportation ...........................................................................4-1 Overview ................................................................................................................................4-1 Context: Planning Issues Summary .....................................................................................4-2 Goal and Policy Summary .....................................................................................................4-6 Policies and Policy Background ...........................................................................................4-9 Policy 9-A — Road Connections ............................................................................................................4-9 Policy 9-B — Road Standards .............................................................................................................4-14 Policy 9-C — Road Maintenance ........................................................................................................4-18 Policy 9-D — Old Seward Highway ......................................................................................................4-18 Policy 9-E — Hillside Road Management Entity ................................................................................4-18 Policy 10-A — Trails and Trailheads ...................................................................................................4-20 Policy 10-B — Chugach State Park Access ........................................................................................4-24 Policy 10-C — Trail Standards .............................................................................................................4-28 Policy 11-A — Transit Service .............................................................................................................4-32 Policy 11-B — Park-n-Ride Facilities ...................................................................................................4-32