City Council Passes Resolution 21-44 and Adoption of the Valdez Comprehensive Plan Revision

At Tuesday's City Council meeting, City staff and the planning team presented the Draft Final Comprehensive Plan Revision as part of Resolution 21-44, the adoption of Plan Valdez. Following the presentation, both Council members and the public were invited to comment, ask questions, and provide input. After discussions, the Council passed the resolution without revisions to the draft final plan, thereby adopting the plan as submitted.

Despite the many challenges of COVID-19, the planning team would like to thank the City of Valdez for their flexibility and dedication in the development of the plan. We would also like to thank the community of Valdez, City Council (current and past), Comprehensive Planning Advisory Committee, Planning and Zoning Commission and other City Boards and Commissions, Focus Group participants, Planning Department and other City Departments, and all who provided input in the development of this plan. 

Draft Final Plan to Go Before City Council Tonight (Tuesday, November 2nd) at 7:00 pm

The draft final Comprehensive Plan Revision approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission last week, with one minor comment/revision, goes before the City Council for approval. The meeting is tonight at 7:00 pm at the Civic Center Conference room. The full agenda can be found at: City Council Agenda

Draft Final Comprehensive Plan Revision approved by P&ZC

On Wednesday evening, the Planning and Zoning Commission heard a presentation from City staff and the planning team on the draft final Comprehensive Plan Revision. This meeting was also a public hearing to receive input on the plan from the public. After hearing public testimony, and asking questions of staff and the team, the draft final plan was adopted unanimously, with one change. The one change was for Action Item 2.1.C under Livable Built Environment, for the creation of the destination resort overlay, and changing the priority for this action from medium to high and the duration changed from within two years to six months. This change was in response to public input. 

The draft final plan next goes to City Council on Tuesday, November 2nd. 

Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Tomorrow (Wednesday)

A reminder that at tomorrow's (Wednesday, October 27th) Planning and Zoning Commission meeting will be a public hearing to get community input on the final draft Comprehensive Plan Revision. The meeting will start at 7:00 pm and is being held at the Civic Center Conference Room. 

The link for the meeting details, addenda and supporting documents in the P&ZC packet can be found at the City of Valdez website: City of Valdez: P&ZC Meeting Details

To download the draft final Comprehensive Plan Revision, see the post below.

New Dates for Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting and Council Adoption

New dates have been established for the postponed Planning and Zoning Commission meeting that was cancelled due to a lack of quorum, and the needed rescheduling for the City Council to adopt the Comprehensive Plan Revision. The dates are:

• Wednesday, October 27th at 7:00 pm – Planning & Zoning Commission

Public Hearing. Approval of Recommendation to Council for Adoption

• Tuesday November 2nd at 7:00 pm – City Council

Adoption of Comprehensive Plan with Presentation

The draft final plan that will be going to the Planning and Zoning Commission can be downloaded at the link below. This is the version that will be included in the P&ZC package. 

We have made the full size file smaller that is now 20MB. We encourage all to read the draft final plan and provide final input at the P&ZC meeting on Wednesday, October 27th.

Click link to download the Draft Final Comprehensive Plan Revision (pdf)

Planning and Zoning Meeting Cancelled

Tonight's P&ZC meeting (Wednesday, Oct 13) has been cancelled due to a lack of quorum. This will also delay the date that the Comprehensive Plan Revision goes before the City Council. Updated dates will be posted once determined.

Draft Final Comprehensive Plan Revision

The draft final plan that will be going to the Planning and Zoning Commission next week can be downloaded at the link below. This is the version that was included in the P&ZC package. 

Please note the pdf file is very large at 88MB. We have also included a smaller version at 5MB but this has a reduction in graphic quality and created issues with the aerial backgrounds on the Place Type Maps. If you have the connectivity and memory, we ask that you download the large full-sized version. We encourage all to read the draft final plan and provide final input at next week's P&ZC meeting on Wednesday, October 13.

LARGE (88MB) VERSION-Draft Final Comprehensive Plan 10-08-2021

SMALL VERSION-Draft Final Comprehensive Plan 10-08-2021

Release of Final Draft Comp Plan

The planning team and the Planning Department are currently working on the final draft that will go before the Planning and Zoning Commission in mid October. We anticipate that the plan will be completed in the first week in October and will be posted on this site. Key an eye out for the plan in the coming weeks.

Adoption of Comprehensive Plan Revision

The Comprehensive Plan Revision will go before the Planning and Zoning Commission and the following week to City Council for final comments and adoption. The dates for these meetings are:

• October 13th – Planning & Zoning Commission

Public Hearing. Approval of Recommendation to Council for Adoption

• October 19th – City Council

Adoption of Comprehensive Plan with Presentation

Summary of Comments Received and Responses

The planning team received thoughtful and valued input from the community and the various City departments as part of their review of the draft Comprehensive Plan Revision. The link below summarizes the comments received and the responses that will be incorporated into the final Comprehensive Plan. We again want to thank the over 150 Valdez citizens who took the time to read, review and provide comments on the draft plan.

Comments and Responses to Draft Comp Plan

Joint Work Session with City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission

The planning team will make a presentation to the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission as part of a joint work session on Thursday, August 12th at the Valdez Civic Center Conference Room. The meeting starts at 6:00 pm and the public is welcome. During the presentation, the planning team will share the public comments received from the draft comprehensive plan and share their responses and insight to the comments received. 

Community Meeting Details

Draft Comprehensive Plan Community Meeting

Thursday, June 10, 2021 from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM 

You can attend in person at the Valdez Civic Center or virtually through GoToMeeting to hear the brief presentation and provide comment. We encourage the public to attend in person to facilitate ease in providing input, as this will be the focus of the meeting.

If you cannot attend in person you can attend through: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/351927133

You can also dial in using your phone. +1 (646) 749-3122. Access Code: 351-927-133

Public Meeting: June 10th at 6:00 pm

A public meeting will be held on Thursday, June 10th at 6:00 pm in the Civic Center to expand public participation and collect input for the draft Comprehensive Plan Revision. This meeting will be both in-person and connected virtually as a GoToMeeting. The planning team will attend virtually to make a brief presentation, collect input, and answer any questions. The City of Valdez will set up the GoToMeeting, and the link will be posted on this website before the meeting.

The public comment period is extended to 11:59 pm on Sunday, June 13th. To provide comments digitally, we are using Survey Monkey to collect input.

• To provide comments on Chapters 1-5 (Your Plan, About Valdez, Community Voices, Our Land and Place Types), please follow this link to access the comment collector for these chapters. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TSQKCQ7
• To provide comments on Chapters 6 and 7 (Themes and Making It Happen), please follow this link to access the comment collector for these chapters. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TFLYJKH

Paper format comments can also be dropped off at the Planning Department desk.