HomeMy WebLinkAboutPROSPECT HEIGHTS #1 Lot 2A & 2B S-3291
ANCHORAGE AREA BOROUGH
Oepart~'~mnt of Environmental Quality
E H 0 R ~.NN D U M
February 15, 1974
TO:
Fi<Oh:
SUBJECT:
John Spencer
Planning bepartmenC
[',elf S;~ri ckl and
Department of Environmmntal Quality
Case S-3291, Lot 2A and 2B, Block 5, Prospect Heights Subdivision,
Addition ~'l
~,,~e have i'~reviously ~.~ri~en a ~¥~emo regarding this case. However, ti~is and similar
cases presen~ such a serious healti~ hazard and economic burden '~o the ilillside
area tibet this memo is necessary.
Nilen the analysis of this cas~ is restr'ictc,.cl to only Chose t',,~() lots iC can bu
u,,c~u '~,i~y can ~)~.~ adeq~.~ately serw~.d by on-site sc:¥~er an<] ~ater.
However~ ~,~te~ you consi,~er t,~e total of Prospect ti:.~igi,'Cs Subdivision
surroun,.~in~ ~,reas '~ilis ~>ecomes :nuci~ i¥1ore serious.
This ar~.~a wi 11 i-'~o & s~.u)port con ~i hued res~bdi vi sion of 1 argo lo ts into smaller
ones on an area ~-~ide basis ~qti~oub drastic effects. These effects N;ill be
lack of available potable wa'~.~r for resi(ienc(':s and ~he necessity of provi~iin9
public se~,~er in areas of i~igher density. This also uoes no'C take into
consideration the increase dangers From wind damage, erosion, sloi)e erosion~ etc.
Rece~¥~ i~¥Forn~at~on shows Chat when develo?men'C reaches 50% '~o 65% on one acre
lots public sc¥,.'~$r and water will be rcquired to prevent pollution of undo;r-
ground water supplies. A~ this I~oint there will also be numerous areas wner~
on-si'~e se¥~er syst,'.~]s ilaw~ failed and raw seua~e is being disci]arged to
ground surface.
We strol~l'/ r(.~comr,~en,J against a policy wilich would allow resubdi vi si on ill areas
such as '~his ~hich are shown ~o be environmentally sensitive. This is
particularly '~rue in this case ~i~ere the existing lot sizes will ae necessa~ to
al low normal devolop~aen'~ patterns witi~out 1 ea[~ frog ~xtension of $)ubl i c sew~r or
water.
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